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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. Again, Cade led with solid evidence acquired through his own research. It was there where the first glimpse of his future began.

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Spring is for Wheatears

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Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Prepping For Spring Spring in East Harbour Regional Park.Or Mauritius: birding some less well-known spots Pinch Me… I’m Going to Ecuador! • Explore These Related Posts First Phoebe of 2011 Spring is Coming! These Blasts From The Past Sometimes you just have to smile!

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Pink pigeon near Le Pétrin, Mauritius by Michael Hanselmann, used under Creative Commons license. A bit of background: Pink Pigeons are medium-sized, pink/gray/ brown birds found on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. Is this the type of avian experience we want? More about the Dodo in a minute.)

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