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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? In the transport box was the bat and a SpongeBob Squarepants Pineapple House – she said that’s where he slept. Covered in fish slime! Dedicated to Pat Collins.

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Pel’s Fishing Owls, Phantoms of the Okavango

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For many birders, the Pel’s Fishing Owl roosts in a lofty position on just such a list. One of the most highly desirable birds in the world, the Pel’s Fishing Owl is a true phantom. In full sunlight, at eye-level and eating a freshly caught fish. So my first sighting of Pel’s Fishing Owl was highly appreciated.

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Birds on Utility Poles – The Electrocution Solution

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She can land on another wire with impunity, but not if she’s holding a wet fish. Jayne had a pet carrier handy for wildlife rescue and the eagle was transported to Peace River Wildlife Center and treated for electrocution. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Audubon Society. . It’s not.

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Gullmania in Costa Rica

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These bonus sightings have included a Masked Booby perched on a fishing boat and a few Sabine’s Gulls seen flying past as well as more consistent views of two other gulls commonly seen up north but rarely viewed in Costa Rica; one each of Herring and Ring-billed Gulls !

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Birding Mkuze

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Cattle Egrets using public transport. Not too many raptors, but at least an African Fish Eagle. And drying on a giraffe with your friends. What a life. Kingfishers – the poor man`s Pittas? African Pygmy Kingfisher. Brown-hooded Kingfisher. ” The Red-billed Quelea is regarded as the most numerous undomesticated bird on earth.

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Elton’s Egret

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But a small colony of them have made an exception for Elton Reed, who has fished off Chincoteague Island, Virginia for almost five decades. On a sunny day in early April Gay transported the egret to Chincoteague Island, joined Elton in his boat, and motored out to where the group had gathered.

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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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Cathy Cudmore, who helps rehabbers with hummingbird transport in Arizona, points out that while power companies may have easements, disturbing an active bird nest is a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and thus a crime. Fish & Wildlife Service. This goes for private landowners’ cutting of trees as well.