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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth Weekend of 2012)

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Speaking of Birdchasers, Rob Fergus may not be a medical doctor, but his prescribed 20 Bird Minimum Daily Requirement seems to be a sure cure for what ails most of us. Then again, maybe like me you simply enjoy hearing about the avian observations of others even when you can’t make time for your own bird chases.

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Rehabber Slang Part 2, etc.

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For non-chef readers, if there are any, turducken consists of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, which is then stuffed into a deboned turkey. I demanded an explanation from Laura, who replied, “You’re nail clipping, giving medications, carrying them close to your chest, then WHAM! Crows hold on and twist!”

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A Chance for Bliss

4 The Love Of Animals

Currently, A Chance for Bliss sanctuary is home to 96 residents including 25 horses, 22 dogs, 8 goats, 7 pot belly pigs , 4 sheep, 2 steers, 5 ducks, 5 geese, 5 cockatiels, 4 rabbits, 3 chickens, 3 cats, 1 turkey, a one-winged pigeon, Hines, and a turtle, Bart. Many of the dogs also have special medication needs.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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The eggs are Peregrine Falcon eggs, stolen from aeries in Wales, though Lendrum keeps insisting they’re duck eggs. They live in air-conditioned quarters and cared for in the most modern of avian medical facilities, with its own ophthalmology wing and intensive care unit. Back to Lendrum–McWilliam interviews him.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. US-NY-New York-Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – 40.6603x-73.9325. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. 22 May 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos.

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