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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

That’s just what researchers on Cape Cod in Massachusetts are using–a cannon-fired net. Let’s hope the netted birds provide more information that points researchers to solutions. News Conservation Red Knots research' To paraphrase Roy Scheider , you’re gonna need a bigger net. Their goal?

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Science Massachusetts Research Eggs 166

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APRIL 5, 2022

Vagrancy in Birds is organized into two major parts: (1) A detailed, 62-page synthesis of research and theory and (2) “Family Accounts,” 259 pages covering bird families from Struthionidae/Ostriches) to Thraupidae/Tanagers and allies (Clements is the taxonomic authority). Copyright © 2022 Alexander Lees and James Gilroy.

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 263

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AUGUST 9, 2018

According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. Forest Service research biologist Vicki Saab studies, birds evolved alongside fire and flee in the face of conflagrations. This is about 35 miles West of my home.

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Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Science 103

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AUGUST 6, 2012

These were the sounds I heard as I walked around a small pond in Amherst, Massachusetts last week, looking for dragonflies, listening for birds. There are over 5,000 species of frogs in existence (5,858 at the time the book was written, the exact number changes as research dictates re-arrangements of taxonomy and new species are discovered).

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Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 190

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MARCH 4, 2014

What year was the Red-footed Falcon seen in Massachusetts? The Comments sections are analyses of the species’ vagrancy pattern, the answer to pull out when someone asks you, “But, why is there a Fieldfare in Massachusetts?” My friends had many more years of birding on me and had many stories to tell.

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North America America Birds United States 259