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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. And another one,” she added, “in a tampon box.” “A Big Brown Bat in a large glass terrarium,” said Marlene Ehresman in Iowa, “because the people wanted to make sure it wouldn’t escape.” ” I wrote.

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Who Wants To See a Greater Prairie Chicken?

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The human world is on the move to where the money is. Destroy the native prairies and lose Henslow’s Sparrows , Bobolinks , Upland Sandpipers , and Greater Prairie Chickens. This is a moment when birders will need to begin to pay attention to our choices if we want to have certain birds to watch.

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Forgotten Prairies

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I can certainly speak about the Midwest where states like Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, etc. Whether I am speaking about Henslow’s Sparrows and Upland Sandpipers of the east and Midwest that occupy tall-grass prairies or birds like Ferruginous Hawks and Mountain Plovers of the western short-grass prairies; all deserve our attention.