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Year of the Eagle

10,000 Birds

While these adults were not banded, it is well documented that Bald Eagles are monogamous and return to the same nest each year. I didn’t get to witness such cooperation in the second year of the project, as only one egg hatched. I’m running a crowdfunding campaign now to raise funds to publish it.

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

10,000 Birds

Possibly the first documentation of a ship-assisted bird in history, undoubtedly sailing off the edge of the world. He blindfolded vultures to determine whether they could locate food by sense of smell, and also sought to determine if chicken eggs would hatch by the warmth of the sun alone, rather than from being incubated by a hen.

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