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Black-backed Woodpeckers and Forest Fires in California and the West

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Black-backed Woodpeckers are non-migratory, although there have been documented intermittent irruptions of the species outside their normal range. In October of 2012, the Institute for Bird Populations released “ A Conservation Strategy for the Black-Backed Woodpecker in California 3.” Siegel and, D. Craig, editors.

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Getting to Know Your National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plans

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The CCP also identifies challenges, whether endangered species, invasive plants, fish, or animals, pollution from adjacent lands, encroaching development, or any number of others. These are not short breezy documents intended for pleasure reading. A CCP is a wealth of information regarding a specific refuge.

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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Recently it has also been documented as breeding in Wisconsin, Ontario, and the Upper Michigan Peninsula, but those birds are few and not always accessible. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The warbler is on the road to being delisted from the Endangered Species List.

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