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Manhattan’s first nesting Common Ravens

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Over the last five or six years, Common Ravens have been sighted with increasing frequency in New York City, part of a resurgence throughout the Northeast after more than a century of regional extirpation. They’ve also recently nested in the Bronx and nearby in New Jersey. But let’s back up for a minute.

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Last Chance to Enter

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Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Does This Make My Mom A Bird Blogger?

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These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

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Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. Eagle hunting is a family tradition that goes back at least 12 generations, part of the larger nomadic Kazakh culture.

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Bird Deaths in Washington DC Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program

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Circus of the Spineless #45 Shearwaters Galore… IATB #91 Deadline About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Duck Migration

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It is my belief that the birds were migrating, though one New York birder suggested that they might have been flying out for some crepuscular feeding. Either way, it was a heck of a sight and another example of why Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the best place in New York City to see amazing wildlife spectacles.

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First Phoebe of 2011

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I finally got my first phoebe of the year yesterday, Saturday, 19 March, a mere eighteen days after the first phoebe of the season was reported in New York City. … Tags: migration , phoebes , spring • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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