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Birding northern Serbia, or a sudden bird tour

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noticed a Eurasian Stone-curlew , which I dipped and, as we were leaving, one male Red-footed Falcon waved us goodbye. Sadly, there have been no males displaying for the last five years, so the remaining 8 females – the entire Serbian population – may only incubate unfertilised eggs. Did I mention Great Bustards ? who dipped it).

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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

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Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In both cases, knots, which feed on the crabs’ eggs, can miss their peak refueling opportunity.

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Collaborative list – June 2019

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Ham

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And scrambled eggs,” added Hilary Lewis. “I I had a finder bring me a bird he’d correctly ID’d as a merlin – a not-too-common falcon – but when he brought him in, I could see he’d been trying to feed it BIRD SEED!” A nestling Eastern Screech Owl they fed nothing but fish,” wrote Eileen Hagerman.

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Comebackers

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Fish and Wildlife Service. Alaska’s long-lining fleet now must have bird-deterrent measures in place, which means a lot more Laysan, Black-footed and Short-tailed Albatross are not being injured or drowned in fishing gear. North American Peregrine Falcons have also enjoyed an impressive population rebound in recent years.

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Greenland’s Arctic Tern

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When their nests are ready the birds lay two eggs, and in rare occasions only one or three. The eggs are hatched in 21 days and even though the chicks leave the nest after a couple of days, they remain close to their place of birth. It takes another 21 days before the young birds can fly and from then they’re considered as adult birds.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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She volunteered out of both scientific interest (she had just finished a master’s degree in biology) and a feeling of ownership–she grew up in the former fishing village of Lantzville, across the Salish Sea from Vancouver, and just north of the town of Nanaimo, where she boards the Achiever. ” There are amazing stories here.

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