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Junco Mashup

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The bird was immediately apparent to be as such largely because a similar bird has been visiting a feeder, and well-photographed, in Henderson County in western North Carolina for the last three winters. And once you feel comfortable tackling winter sparrow intergrades, well, then I can introduce you to the really weird stuff.

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Calling all Dogs: Celebrate National Dog Day with Free Ice Cream August 25

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Canine guests must be on leash and accompanied by a human companion. It honors dogs of all breeds — from working dogs to family pets — and encourage pet owners to do something special for their dog. All dogs – whether Best Friends clients or not – are invited to stop by any of our 42 locations on Saturday between 9 a.m.

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82-foot-long “Rescue Rig” on Way to Missouri

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Following the devastating tornado that ravaged Joplin, Missouri, American Humane Association has mobilized its famed Red Star Animal Emergency Services™ team to help the animal victims there. Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane Association. About American Humane Association.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Got to finish browsing for the fawns and collecting chiggers,” wrote Becky, from an island off North Carolina. Monte in California agreed: “I’d like some time just to watch healthy wild families.”.

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

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Ballantine and Hyman explore how birds communicate and summarize studies on how that communication functions in diverse bird families all over the world. The authors themselves, Barbara Ballentine and Jeremy Hyman, are professors at Western Carolina University, a state university in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

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We see a Puerto Rican Parrot flying over the heads of two humans (the authors, it turns out), their yellow and white shirts shining like beacons in a landscape of forest and olive and emerald greens and cobalt blues. (Roth depicts a brown, tail-banded, evil-eyed hawk with an open-eyed parrot held upside-down, wings spread, in its claws).

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The Icebird Cometh

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Evening Grosbeaks have been reported flying overhead across the state (even practically in my backyard), a couple Common Redpoll s made the listserv, and a trio of White-winged Crossbill s spend a few days at a botanical garden on North Carolina’s coast, the first such sightings in decades down here.