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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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I’m to the point that I wish all the Snowy Owls in the US this winter would head back north. There’s been some confusing info because Project SNOWStorm also captured and put a transmitter on a first winter female Snowy Owl around the same time in the same area. As Tracey Ullman said at the end of her show, “Go home!

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. Barn Swallows are a bit unhappy with their image as restless aerial hunters and would like to gain a more stately and dignified profile. Accessorizing for birds.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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As I explained to my nephews when they were younger, “The Burrowing Owls don’t think we’re their friends. People on one side of the rope, owls on the other.” Substitute Snowy Owl here if you’d like the modern version). Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.”

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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And so, Fuller embarked on a new initiative—locating and researching photographs of lost birds and, expanding his scope, of mammals. Laughing Owl, 1909, New Zealand, photo taken by Cuthbert and Oliver Parr, pp. Their photos are the only known ones taken of the owl in the wild. more than there really was to see!” (p.

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. And, if you are part of an ongoing atlas project in your state, tell us about your experiences. A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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They really appeared to enjoy this, because as soon as they swam back to the rocks they would line up again to repeat the experience. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. It seemed like a really fun way to spend the day! Wicked, right?

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