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Update on Proposition 2 in CA

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California’s Proposition 2 is not solely about the California egg business but is also about the egg industry’s national survival, warned Gene Gregory at the annual legislative meeting of United Egg Producers (UEP). Again, thanks to Farmed Animal Net for this update on California's proposition 2.

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Stuck in the middle (of the AOU/COS meeting)

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Other hardy souls signed up for an early morning “Ostrich Run” 5k, with the prizes beinging–you guessed it–actual ostrich eggs. So set your calendars for next year’s meeting, scheduled for September in Colorado. Emptied of their contents, of course.).

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Black Swifts Nesting at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

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Plus the fact that they only lay one egg per season which is incubated for about four weeks and the chicks don’t fledge for another fifty days gives you some notion as to why these birds are a Species of Special Concern. Pairs will also reuse the same nest in consecutive years, adding only a small amount of material to the nest.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Owls live and migrate from Arctic circumpolar to Colorado prairie to South American rainforest to Southeast Asian islands, Galapagos islands, Canary islands–many many islands–to coastal Australia and onward.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

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Tropical Forest Ecology: a view from Barro Colorado Island. Sources Laden, Greg. Where the abyss touches the sky: A Booby and Noddy ecosystem. Birdingblogs.com Leigh, Egbert Giles. Oxford University Press. Myers, P., Espinosa, C. Hammond, and T. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed July 12, 2011 at [link] a.

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East: A Field Guide Review

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And then, a few years ago in Colorado, I looked at a Pale Snaketail through my binoculars and became hooked by the absolute alien quality of the creature’s face juxtaposed against the beauty of its flight. When I started birding, I ignored them. With odonates, there are always exceptions!

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Trinidad Lake Watchable Wildlike Trail and Hides, Colorado. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Ruby-crowned Tanager – Tachyphonus coronatus. São Paulo–Jardim Botânico (Botanical Gardens).

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