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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

.” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” She never finds her long days observing her falcons, crows, and condors boring. ” And within these chapters are three marvelous stories told by Sophie A. My only wish is that the book included photographs.

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Lots of Birds Being Killed in Ireland and the UK

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A horrific total of 6 eagles, 10 buzzards, 3 red kites, a Peregrine falcon and a sparrowhawk have all been poisoned in recent weeks across Ireland, England and Scotland. Tags: wildlife crime UK Ireland. It's just weird how many birds are being killed in England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Another Bird of Prey Killed in the UK

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This time it was a young female peregrine falcon. Tags: wildlife crime UK.

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More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

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.

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Of Whiskey Jacks and Water Ouzels

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Peregrine Falcon is certainly more elegant than Duck Hawk. Once known as the Canada Jay, but more interestingly by such tags as Camp Robber and Venison Hawk for its habit of hanging around humans and viewing them as a food source. photos courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Issues like taxonomy take the back seat.

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