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The Rusty Squirrel-Hawk AKA Ferruginous Hawk

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Note the long yellow gape, a characteristic field mark of this species. For the past five years I have been fortunate to have a Ferruginous Hawk wintering near a farm in a grassland area below the foothills where I live. Fish and Wildlife Service and as a Sensitive Species by the Bureau of Land Management 1.

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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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Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. Once a body of research was established and the bird was declared endangered, it took many more years of experimentation, political maneuvering, conflicts with the National Guard, and some tragic fires to establish what is now acclaimed as a model conservation project.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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But for a while one constant in his life was his grandfather’s farm, a far-off stretch of land in Comanche County, Texas. Again, Cade led with solid evidence acquired through his own research. It was there where the first glimpse of his future began. And grow they did. By 1999, the Peregrine Falcon was removed from the U.S.

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