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APRIL 21, 2015

Ostriches are infected as well as, in one known case, Falcons. Will H5N2 Kill Wild Birds? People should avoid contact with sick/dead poultry or wildlife. H5N2 is a subtype of Influenza A, and infects many species of birds including those mentioned as well as ducks (domestic and wild). So, what about wild birds?

Mississippi 178

Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 178

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JULY 27, 2012

When I see a band I imagine something slipping beneath it and trapping the bird, I’ve seen photos of birds with so many bands it looks like they’re wearing stockings, and then there’s the awful story of Violet , whose band eventually killed her. And to prove it, there’s The Queen. The driver took her to a local nature center.

Rabbits 250

Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 250

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APRIL 6, 2021

Weidensaul worked on the first research project in Argentina 24 years ago, and his memories of that time in the pampas are both a baseline for what has happened since, a mini-story in itself, and a tribute to Pete Bloom and Brian Woodbridge, the wildlife biologists who originated the study of Swainson’s Hawks in Butte Valley.

Cyprus 260

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 260

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JUNE 19, 2012

Secretarybirds counter this by being very careful when killing snakes and ensuring that the prey is dead before eating it. Sometimes they will pick up other prey and, aided by their incredible height, they will kill the prey by repeatedly dropping it on hard ground. Watching them hunt is fascinating.

Botswana 235

Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 235

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening. I was fortunate to rack up a number of lifers in 2013, both at home and abroad ( Varied Thrush in Washington, Brewer’s Blackbirds in California, Burrowing Owl in the Nevada desert).

2013 168

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 168

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 07 May 2018. 23 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 09 Sep 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 07 May 2018. 23 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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MAY 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Rusty-margined Guan – Penelope superciliaris. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

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JUNE 2, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Guerro Negro. 03 Feb 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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JULY 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Adayaru Estuary. 10 Mar 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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AUGUST 5, 2014

The story of the flightless Dodo, discovered on the island of Mauritius in 1598 and killed off by 1700, is sad and familiar. Number 33, Parabolic reflector, 1888, for example, starts with the invention of the reflector by a German physicist and broadens into the early history of wildlife sound recording technology.

Mauritius 173

Mauritius Collecting Egypt Cyprus 173

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

Atlantic City is now known for Peregrine Falcons. But what it even better – for me, at least – was the Peregrine Falcons. A coworker met up with me and we will killing time before the first event we had to be at when he said, “Hey, is that a falcon?” Wait, what? ” And yes, yes it was.

Falcons 172

Falcons New York Game Killing 172

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Gray-fronted Honeyeater – Ptilotula plumula.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck , 11 July, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York (2nd Queens sighting). Then we relocated to a spot where people were seeing several and arrived just in time to see the last one present get snatched by a Peregrine Falcon. Gray Kingbird, 02 December, Great Kills Park, Staten Island, New York.

New York 262

New York Birds California Owls 262