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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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But a falconer did legally trap a snowy, I saw the picture on his Facebook page before he deleted it after a firestorm of controversy exploded. When I looked at lists of birds allowed for falconry in Minnesota years ago, I asked some of my falconer friends, “Really, owls?” Many get their birds from breeders.

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My Global Big (half-)Day, May 2022

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While Black Terns are regular migrants and even rare breeders (only 2 to 5 pairs nation-wide), White-winged are ill-numbered migrants and very irregular breeders (the last breeding was a decade ago). By the end of the wood, there’s a small wetland, a huge bird above, one more White Stork? An immature White-tailed Eagle. The same eagle?

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Andalucia’s City-Slicker Falcons

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The kestrel colony is valued by the city of Seville: in recent years renovation work on the roof of the cathedral was suspended during the falcons’ breeding season. Watching flocks of these attractive little falcons feeding is aways a delightful sight. The post Andalucia’s City-Slicker Falcons first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. McWilliam realizes he’s dealing someone special, a career falcon egg-thief.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario: A Field Guide Review

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Bravo to the American Birding Association and Scott & Nixon on their excellent 20th field guide! * *Sports teams with bird names are the Toronto Blue Jays (baseball), Toronto Raptors (basketball), Raptors 905 (basketball), Toronto Falcons (hockey). © 2023 by Chris Earley and Scott & Nix, Inc., Bohemian Waxwing, p.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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There are charismatic birds like Barrow’s Goldeneye, Evening Grosbeak, Red and White-winged Crossbills; mysterious seabirds like Leach’s Storm-Petrel; ‘little brown jobs’ like Winter Wren and Nelson’s Sparrow; a treasury of warbler species, 27 in all, many state breeders.

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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

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The best bird was one lovely Common Chiffchaff that was very hard to locate in the thick crown of an old juniper tree, followed by one mysterious small falcon. For longest lists, go there in May when migrants are still passing while the local breeders are active and visible.

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