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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

10,000 Birds

Maybe author Sy Montgomery is right when she says that “birdwatchers often look down on falconry,” and maybe not. In training, the falconer must never think of rewards and punishments, Nancy Cowan (pictured below, with her Harris’s hawk, Scoter), tells her: “They don’t serve us. We serve them.”.

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The First Bird Tracking Station Is Up and Running in Costa Rica

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Some stop right in front of our place in the urbanized intermontane valley where the majority of Costa Ricans reside. Swarms of swallows zip past and a crazy train of Chimney Swifts can stretch from horizon to horizon. The bulk of birds, though, move along the coast and through the northern lowlands. What do they eat?

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California Audubon Names Burrowing Owl Bird of the Year

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Burrowing Owls are notoriously difficult to spot, even for the trained eye, since they are low to the ground and blend in to their background. These were taken right outside the golf course fence and within a hundred feet of a car dealership parking lot. There are actually four birds in this photo.

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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Our bus ride to the train that would take us to the boat launch led through monoculture pineapple plantations being sprayed with pesticides that were not a pretty sight, but the view of the sun breaking through the clouds over the mountains (like in the picture above) was inspiring. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to!

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Pet Doors

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The Top Techniques For At Home Pet Door Training, guest article from PetDoors.com. Not only do they help your pet keep its active lifestyle, but they also protect against accidental pet messes around the house. The following list outlines the top techniques for introducing and training your pet to use cat and dog doors.

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Black-throated Brown Warbler Dendroica domesticus

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It is accused of driving native species out and it has the protection of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act withheld from it. But at the end of it there will be a new species of wood-warbler breeding in every city and town across the Americas, and, really, that has to be good for conservation, right? You’ve come around now, right?

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Ontario Animal Welfare Law Goes Into Effect

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The provincial government says it's gone from "worst to first" and Ontario is now the only jurisdiction in Canada with special protections for law-enforcement animals like police dogs and horses. Veterinarians are now required to report any instances of abuse or neglect.