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A Post Chock-full of Bird News

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… because my husband and I have done some migrating of our own, from Chicago to Philadelphia, over the past few weeks, and bringing 10,000 Birds readers the freshest and best bird news sadly had to take a back seat to packing, driving, unpacking, and furiously scouring Craigslist for Ikea furniture.

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California Peregrines Victims of Their Own Success?

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In a move that’s sure to stir controversy far beyond the borders of California, federal officials have announced that h enceforth, fledgling Peregrine Falcons won’t be relocated from nests built on bridges in the state. News California Conservation endangered species Peregrine Falcon' total was roughly 100 birds.

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Backyard Birdfeeder Bragging Rights, a Great Adventure for a Great Twitch, and More: This Week in Birding News

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Instead, we’ve got other bird news to cheer us up (or at least take our minds off avian’s inexplicable inability to capture U.S. Let us no more speak of this week’s extraordinary failure by a cast of Falcons to finish off their prey. sports championships ). And as a ferocious storm bears down on much of the northern U.S.,

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News for Northern Spotted Owl Goes From Bad to Worse

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(Photo by the California Forestry Association). The Condor has just published research quantifying significant population declines in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. It’s hard to be a Northern Spotted Owl , inhabiting old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest.

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Come a Little Closer, Don’t Be Shy: A Study in Greater Sage-grouse Lovin’

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Researchers from Auburn University and the University of California–Davis examined the non-vocal noises that Greater Sage-grouse make with just their feathers and wings. The researchers termed these sounds “mechanical swishing.”). News display Greater Sage Grouse mating' Not that it ever really works for those guys).

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Eagle Deaths by Wind Turbines Increasing, Study Finds

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Wind turbines at Altamont Pass in Northern California (a known eagle-fatality site not included in the study); image by Bonita de Boer/Flickr/Creative Commons License. . It’s worth noting that these numbers are self-reported, so researchers assume that actual death totals are higher. News Bald Eagles Golden Eagles windmills'

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Breeders Also Supply Universities with Research Animals

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I didn't know that there were specific breeders out there producing animal subjects for medical research. According to this article, some are so bad that the University of California and the University of Cincinnati have actually decided to end their relationships with them and stop purchasing animals bred for research use.

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