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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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There are many more factors than I imagined: compass errors, wind drift, overshooting, extreme weather and irruptions, natural dispersal, and human-driven vagrancy. The chapter on compass errors will probably be the most popular amongst birders who love to discuss reversal and mirror-image migration routes. Vagrancy in Birds.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Just days before Barbaro was humanely put down, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was reintroduced in Congress. In an incredible juxtaposition to the fanfare of Barbaro, more than 100,000 horses were slaughtered last year in the United States and shipped to Europe and Japan for human consumption.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? Thanks for visiting!

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Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (12-Year)

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Even through they subsist on insects during much of the year, European Robins are year-round residents of Britain, and during the colder, gray months of year, their colorful bearing and often audacious presence around humans was not lost on early observers. Robins aren’t really quite red though.

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A long way from nowhere

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She has lived in the Middle East and the United States and traveled extensively in Europe. This is what wikipedia has to say about Stoke’s Sea Snake: “Although aggressive with a venomous bite, there are no reported human fatalities attributed to Stokes’ seasnake.&# However, I must critizise this post of yours.

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