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School Burrowing Owls

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Not only has this live camera feed provided a wonderful educational resource for science teachers across the country, but it has also shed light on some very interesting behaviors of these owls. The owls from the old burrow area near the classrooms continue to raise multiple broods and 2 other pairs have since moved in.

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Support Project SNOWstorm!

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So they are raising money to buy more. Do it for science! To that end they are attaching lightweight tracking devices to Snowy Owls so we can learn what individual owls are doing. Three owls have already had the devices attached and some pretty interesting data is being collected. That is where YOU come in! That is not cheap.

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Rescue Spotlight: Kitten Rescue

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Every year they host a great event to help raise the funds that they need to continue their rescue efforts. Jenna Fischer hosts the event, which is being held this year on September 11th, 2010. Event partners and sponsors include: PETCO, Central Life Sciences, Natural Balance, Febreze and Dyson.

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Climate Change and Birds

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But still, there is variation in variation and how rapid climate change occurs can matter, as demonstrated in a paper just published in Science: The Influence of Late Quaternary Climate-Change Velocity on Species Endemism. Over the next 20 or 30 years there will likely be some dramatic events along these lines. Keep watching.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. The photographs are from VIREO, the ornithological image collection associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, which licenses bird photographs to many guides and reference books.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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Birding can be enjoyed at various levels of intensity, from casual birdwatching in one’s backyard to more dedicated pursuits that involve keeping birding lists, participating in birding competitions, or contributing to citizen science projects. According to the U.S.

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

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The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). Now we move on to the Neognathae , which also has two very deep branches that lead to all the other living species of birds.

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