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Bird Strike Damages Plane In Denver

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A 737 headed in to land in Denver was struck by a bird , which caused significant damage to the nose of the plane. The 737 was still 25 miles away from the airport when it was struck, but the pilots managed to land safely.

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The Unsung Hero of Denver Birding!

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Then there is Denver. Venues for birding are on the short list, but where the immediate Denver locale comes short in numbers of sites, we make up for in quality of birding. Southeast Denver and Aurora host Cherry Creek State Park. He moved from Delaware to Colorado and then like a week later this bird shows up in Denver.

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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Denver, Colorado. Second, Amendment 2 required a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the state legislature to authorize the transfer, sale, or disposal of land under the control of the state agriculture or environmental protection departments.”. Election Results = PASSED with 84%+ voter support. Red-breasted Merganser. Photo by © Mike Blevins.

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1,200+ Canines Don Tiaras & ‘Tails’ This Week for Doggy Proms

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Doggy proms will be held throughout the week at Best Friends Pet Care centers in the Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Denver, San Diego and Houston metro areas, across Connecticut and New Jersey, and in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Charlotte and at Best Friends Pet Care center at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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A Mile High Isn’t High Enough

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Denver Broncos fans are learning this difficult truth at what is currently called Sports Authority Field. …if pigeons can still roost above you! See how these befouled football fans cope with the distasteful downpour. Hat tip to Meredith, our unofficial Midwest correspondent.).

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of July 2016)

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Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was easy to decide: his lifer Black-billed Magpie just outside of Denver. That’s why you get an Audubon print rather than a real photo! His second magpie was cool too, as was his third, fourth, fifth and sixth. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Montana is Owl Country

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This year, that award was presented to Denver Holt , a Montana scientist and bird guide and thus, if I may be presumptuious, my homeboy. Perhaps, in the future, someone like Denver Holt. Things you may not know, but should: 1.) There is an International Festival of Owls. They give out a “Champion of Owls” award.

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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Incidents include a hippo who died in transport from Denver and a Turkmenian markhor, a species of wild goat, hung itself at the zoo after becoming trapped by a rope. The fatality is one in a string of animal deaths in recent years. In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs.

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Who Says Digiscoping Isn’t Legit?

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Our outing on January 7th was based around chasing this winter adult male Long-tailed Duck at City Lake in the middle of Denver, CO. The ponds around the Denver Natural History Museum are visitor and birding friendly. Bill Schmoker captured the best of our shots using the variable focal length of 500mm-1750mm.

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eBird Profile Pages and the Power of Suggestion

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And Colorado showed a similar shortcoming, despite the fact that I have made countless business trips to Denver. But I had spent years in Ann Arbor attending law school at the University of Michigan, albeit before I started birding. But displaying information with a map does not treat all states the same.

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Back from the West!

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We started our trip in Colorado where we spent the night and half a day exploring Denver before heading to Breckenridge where my aunt and uncle have a house they were kind enough to let us use for a few days. I’ll give a brief rundown of where we were and what we did in this post and delve into details in later posts.

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Birds and Bibles in History by Tian Hattingh

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Certain sections of Birds and Bibles in History have already been done, and done better: the pocket history of ornithology covers mostly material that has been more artfully presented elsewhere, and the brief history of the Bible as text is likewise too compressed to present anything new.

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Star-Powered Auction for Animals!

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Autographed Poster by John Denver. . * Autographed Collector’s Beer Can by Joe Elliott of Def Leppard (’92 cover of the Rolling Stone is on the can). * A variety of items from Paris Hilton’s products line. Autographed Poster by BB King & Robert Cray. Autographed Poster by Billy Idol. Autographed t-shirt by Jimmy Buffett.

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Taking It to the Streets

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Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary has put up a billboard in downtown Denver. See here.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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For comparison: Atlanta to Denver is 1,200 miles, Atlanta to San Francisco is 2,100 miles, and Atlanta to Honolulu is 4,500 miles. The flight from Atlanta (the busiest airport in the U.S.) to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan (the busiest airport in Puerto Rico) is about 1,550 miles. The USVI are almost as easy: Cyril E.

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Pet-Related Charities Receive Early Holiday Present

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In addition to New York City, Purina ONE® beyOnd™ street teams took to three other cities – Denver, New Orleans and Miami – asking randomly selected people to help spread goodness by selecting a charity to receive $5,000.

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What is a Goosinator?

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Click this link if you dare. And if you are a goose you should run or fly away as fast as you can!).

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A Merganser Trifecta!

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These Common Mergansers were digiscoped with a Nikon 85mm VR EDG Fieldscope this week across from my house at the largest lake the city of Denver has to offer called Sloan’s Lake. However, a place like Colorado offers mild winters and there is usually open water scattered around the Front Range.

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Combined Beat list for 2016

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Denver City Park. Red-billed Blue-Magpie – Urocissa erythrorhyncha. Summer Palace. 04 Mar 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia. 06 Feb 2016. Eurasian Jackdaw – Corvus monedula. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

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Combined Beats’ list

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Denver City Park. Hatikhuli Tea Estate. 24 Feb 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia. 06 Feb 2016. Eurasian Jackdaw – Corvus monedula. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Daurian Jackdaw – Corvus dauuricus. 05 Mar 2016.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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Denver City Park. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. 07 Feb 2016. Rough-legged Hawk – Buteo lagopus. South Platte Park. 07 Feb 2016. Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia. 06 Feb 2016. Australian Painted-Snipe – Rostratula australis. Western Australia. 04 Feb 2016. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Western Australia.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Denver City Park. Hatikhuli Tea Estate. 24 Feb 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia. 06 Feb 2016. Clark’s Nutcracker – Nucifraga columbiana. US-CO-Breckenridge-Goldenview Drive. 01 Aug 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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Denver City Park. Hatikhuli Tea Estate. 24 Feb 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia. 06 Feb 2016. Clark’s Nutcracker – Nucifraga columbiana. US-CO-Breckenridge-Goldenview Drive. 01 Aug 2016. Eurasian Jackdaw – Corvus monedula.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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Denver City Park. Hatikhuli Tea Estate. 24 Feb 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia. 06 Feb 2016. Eurasian Jackdaw – Corvus monedula. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Daurian Jackdaw – Corvus dauuricus. 05 Mar 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

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Denver City Park. Hatikhuli Tea Estate. 24 Feb 2016. Eurasian Magpie – Pica pica. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia. 06 Feb 2016. Eurasian Jackdaw – Corvus monedula. Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve. 01 Jan 2016. Daurian Jackdaw – Corvus dauuricus. 05 Mar 2016.

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