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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The lengthy Introduction gives both a personal history and a global history of birds and art, including brief profiles of John James Audubon and the far lesser known Genevieve Estelle Jones, who conceived of a book eventually called Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio in the late 19th century.

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Hope for Hen Welfare

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history, the United Egg Producers (UEP) has agreed to support national legislation that will, upon enactment, improve the welfare of all laying hens in the nation. Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.

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The Traveling Birder

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Here in Portland, Oregon, it is more frequently too rainy rather than too cold to go birding, at least comfortably. I’ve also been on pelagic birding trips on both coasts, out of Half Moon Bay and Monterey, California; Newport, Oregon; and Hatteras, North Carolina. That trip resulted in 88 lifers in limited birding.

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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One of Whittaker’s first experiments was to place other birds’ preen oil on the nests and eggs of Dark-eyed Juncos. I was startled to find out a few days ago that she is now managing director of COLDEX, the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration at Oregon State University, another NSF Science and Technology Center.

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The Great Hummingbird Nest Heist

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Tom Brown grew up in the high desert area of Central Oregon. Once the nest was done, she began sitting on it, preparing to lay her eggs. I was surprised that there were several days before there were a couple of eggs in the nest when she took off to get a bit to eat.This is the part where the story gets fun.

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Try, Try Again

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And for the first time, I saw a Bronzed Cowbird (which lays its eggs in other birds’ nests) checking out one of these nests. Two weeks later, it was a young math and science teacher from Oregon named Brent who asked me to take him with me. I know this photo isn’t very helpful, but there are four Motmots in that one tree.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America: A Review by a Sparrow Fan

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And, the 1996 volume includes information on nests and eggs, a topic not covered by the Peterson guide. My point here isn’t that I’m opposed to treating these subspecies (or ‘races’) at the species level. They are excellent identification guides and still useful, though taxonomy and distribution are outdated.