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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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And squirrels. Aggravatingly, many squirrels. How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works).

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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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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. While larger animals like deer and elk are usually able to escape the fire’s path, smaller animals like squirrels, foxes and snakes are not always so lucky.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Fortunately for the honor of the species, the researchers found that kleptoparasitism was practiced at a low rate (4% of observations) while much more often, drongos captured insects disturbed by other species (41% of observations). It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner.

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NASA Funds Radiation Experiments on Monkeys

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The research project, led by Jack Bergman of McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate in Belmont, Mass., was one of 12 awarded radiobiology research grants through NASA's Human Research Program, the space agency announced October 27. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine are calling attention to it.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana.

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Collaborative List – March 2018

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Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. 03 Feb 2018. 03 Feb 2018.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

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Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana.

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