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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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” are the big questions at the heart of Vagrancy in Birds by Alexander Lees and James Gilroy, an impressive, fascinating book about what ornithologists and wildlife biologists have found out about avian vagrancy so far and their theories explaining this phenomenon. internal compasses tied to the earth’s magnetic fields?

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Last Chance to Enter

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Last Chance to Enter Last Chance to Enter By Corey • March 10, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share You only have until midnight tonight to enter the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway.

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Does This Make My Mom A Bird Blogger?

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These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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Domestic or Ganky Geese

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4 Responses to “Domestic or Ganky Geese&# John Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:12 pm I see goose hybrids regularly since the local, nonmigratory Canada Geese happily interbreed with the domestic geese at a county park’s zoo. RENEE LARRY Mar 7th, 2011 at 12:18 pm I SAW THIS GOOSE IN HERSHEY PA, THOUGHT IT WAS A LEUCISTIC CANADA GOOSE.

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Bufflehead in Flight

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They breed across Canada and Alaska’s boreal forest near ponds and lakes, using nest holes made by woodpeckers, almost exclusively flickers. All of the shots in this post were taken on 1 March 2011 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s West Pond as the sun was going down. Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?

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I was very glad to see him, as I probably won’t be getting to Northern Canada or the Hudson Bay anytime soon… We also have a Tropical Kingbird and a Chestnut-sided Warbler nearby, which I saw on Thursday – doesn’t count for the weekend, though? Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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5 Responses to “The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana&# Will Mar 11th, 2011 at 2:10 pm Still haven’t figured out why they haven’t stormed into the Northeast yet in any numbers, yet they have pushed well into central Canada. Maybe we have tough Mourning Doves in NY. Maybe because I don’t see so many of them.

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