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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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This was where I set up my bird feeders, just one at first, then expanding as everyone expressed delight in seeing the Carolina Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Downy Woodpeckers. I picked up a Downy Woodpecker, an every-day visitor. I was shocked when I found the first body, a female Towhee. The window silhouettes were gone.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

10,000 Birds

You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii).

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

Our guides were researchers from Callisto, patient and always smiling Yannis Tsanakis (above) and Maria Petridou with her infectious laugh and stories of her Sun Bear and Jaguar research experiences. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia dom. Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major. Also, trekking poles proved useful.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

10,000 Birds

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. Is this the type of avian experience we want? We know what those large flocks were like. Well, except maybe you.

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