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Herpetology Vs. Ornithology

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Ornithology By Corey • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share If you like science and comic strips you definitely want to read xkcd. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Thanks for visiting!

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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I had neither seen before nor heard of an example of a leucistic* Ruddy Duck but a quick Google search let me know that this is definitely not the first (not surprisingly). Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# He could not say the same today. • Explore These Related Posts What is a raptor?

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Bird Surprises

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Definitely!&# OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Tags: Bird Behavior , buntings , features , michigan • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! he concurs. “I doubt it. Snow Bunting?

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On Project Treadstone and Welfare, OED-Style

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I'm proud to say that Project Treadstone is a nearly-well-oiled machine thanks to the compassion and willingness to help that I have encountered by almost everyone I've encountered regarding the cats at the site. 5/1 The scandal of the ‘welfare hotels’ [in New York] where the city places homeless families has been simmering for many weeks.

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Tsunami Pics from Midway Atoll

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Jochen Mar 15th, 2011 at 4:42 am @Duncan: yes, there is definitely the hope that single catastrophic events will be compensated over time as long as the ecosystem stays largely intact and there is a core population left that has the ability to expand again. Tip of the hat to our own Duncan Wright, who used to work on Tern Island.

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Avian Quiz Answer – March 11, 2011

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Size is interesting, but isn’t definitive. Facial characteristics are interesting, but aren’t definitive. Song is interesting, but isn’t definitive. Perhaps one with a name tag on its breast would help. Tags: ID Quiz , quiz • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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