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Year of the Eagle

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While these adults were not banded, it is well documented that Bald Eagles are monogamous and return to the same nest each year. I wondered why the dominant juvenile would even want to train its weaker sibling. I’m running a crowdfunding campaign now to raise funds to publish it. What was the incentive?

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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After writing this last sentence, I looked up the species in the HBW and found the sentence “Song poorly documented” in the appropriate section, while with regard to calls, the description is that “call is a two-note raspy nasal ‘ryeeh-reh’”.

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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. I imagine that Rapai’s reportorial training dictated that he stay in the background. So if you want to see a Kirtland’s Warbler, you go to Michigan in May or June.

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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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Holt and his staff, several of which are also ‘characters’ in the book, do hard-core field work, finding owls, owl nests, documenting them and working with concerned and unconcerned organizations to inform public policy decision-making. I want to read about owls, not people.” ” It is all about the owls.

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