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Lizards of New York City

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New York City is well known as a city of immigrants so it makes sense that the only lizards living within the five boroughs are immigrants as well. It may seem odd to go searching for lizards in New York City but the idea of seeing the lizards in the major metropolitan area that is Gotham is too good to pass up for long.

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Three Interesting Things

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Every spring, billions of migratory songbirds in Europe fly north to their breeding grounds. But researchers have now found evidence of a giant European bat that is plucking migrating birds out of the night sky. Several months ago, a group of bat researchers spent the night recording the sounds of a marshy Spanish forest.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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Vagrancy in Birds is organized into two major parts: (1) A detailed, 62-page synthesis of research and theory and (2) “Family Accounts,” 259 pages covering bird families from Struthionidae/Ostriches) to Thraupidae/Tanagers and allies (Clements is the taxonomic authority). Copyright © 2022 Alexander Lees and James Gilroy.

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Birding Sweden on the Fly

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In June of 2013 he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe, spotting birds in Iceland , Russia , Finland , and, as you’re about to find out, Sweden: We took a quick flight from Helsinki and arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, arriving at our fourth country on this trip. Birding Trips Europe Sweden' How could Norway top this?

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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The new series was masterminded by Chanticleer founder Paul Steiner, who was lauded on his death 19 years later for his “brilliant idea of creating bird guides with photographs” and organizing them visually. I am particularly happy to see that the bird communication section includes recent research on singing female birds.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

No wonder rBGH has been banned in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Europe and Canada outlawed using hormones on dairy cows because of such human and animal health concerns. There is as yet no medical research showing the cost of several extra years of hormones flooding the system. But for Henry I.

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Spring is for Wheatears

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Birders from Western Europe will surely note, upon seeing Black-eared Wheatear here, the difference between this Eastern race and the Western race that they may have seen in Spain or France. Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Prepping For Spring Spring in East Harbour Regional Park.Or Get yours today! Wicked, right?

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