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The Struggle to Save the Birds of Honduras

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In the Far East they keep birds of prey which they use to capture other animals such as foxes and rabbits. The introduction of exotic animals has extirpated and continues to threaten hundreds of species. The changing landscape will favor many common species, but weakens or annihilates the chances for more specialist species to survive.

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How To Help A Baby Bird

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The adults of most species will still care for the chicks no matter how much you touch them. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. What human can point out a fox hidden nearby and how to avoid it? If the nest was in a bird house, open the house and check the damage.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” Most birders will go straight to the “Species Accounts.” It’s important to note that the 301 species selected for this section are those of historical and current importance to the core study area, the northwest Bronx.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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Gisela Kaplan has written a book about the species, and how they seem unperturbed by humans: “It’s one of their most successful defense strategies. ” The Australasian Swamphen used to think of itself as a subspecies of the Purple Swamphen but then started a self-improvement program and ended up as a full species.

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