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

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More than concerned, he is dismayed and alarmed and has been since January 1974, when he first witnessed a Mourning Dove fly into a window and fall to the ground dead on the Southern Illinois University campus. This was his trigger moment, when he decided to find out why birds fly into glass windows and die.

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Raptor Map Suggests Best Spots to Scan the Skies

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But for the average birder, these soaring raptors may not always be easy to see; lots of patches that are good for seeing other birds feature trees and other impediments to the wide-open skies that are necessary for the best raptor-watching experience. Enter the Audubon Society.

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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

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The selections appear to largely reflect Hauber’s personal experiences around the world and he does occasionally bring himself into the essay, reflecting on a European Robin he observes at dusk in northwestern Germany or searching for American Robin nests on a tree farm in the Midwestern United States.

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Western Bluebirds Are Back

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Musselman of Quincy Illinois is generally credited with originating the bluebird conservation movement that extended beyond local boundaries. This film is condensed from about a three hour fledging experience of Western Bluebirds being coaxed from their nest box. ” Nest Boxes (Bird Houses) from 1912. It was in 1926 that Thomas E.

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Reasons to Choose a Pet-Friendly Retirement Community

4 The Love Of Animals

If you’re a pet owner, you know from experience how tricky it can be finding places to live (other than buying a house) where you’re allowed to own pets. About the Author: Monarch Landing is a Chicago senior living community located near the city in Naperville, Illinois. Anything to the contrary would be … unnatural.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. The Service proposes opening the following refuges to sport fishing for the first time: North Dakota.

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Your Best Birds of the Year for 2011

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Kirby Adams had a magical experience with his Best Bird of the Year and he blogged about it on his blog, Sharp Tern. While I had heard Yellow Rails in North Dakota in 2010, to see this Ohio Review Species fly, not once but twice, right in front of me was an incredible experience. I blogged about them here.

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