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What the rings reveal

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I’d love to have known where and when the Great Spotted Woodpecker in my photograph below was ringed, but though the ring is clearly visible, the number stamped on it isn’t. That’s why the current trend to radio-tag birds reveals so much more than ringing, though it is of course vastly more expensive.

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Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg

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Share Your Thoughts « The Future of Birding Field Guides is Digital Lewis’s Woodpecker in New York State » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Tags: Asides , owls • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Wicked, right? Get yours today!

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. So you can imagine our disappointment when we crawled out of the car after our trip to find out that Mike was in fact relaxing in the warm kitchen and had no idea where the woodpecker was! Why is that awesome?

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Bufflehead in Flight

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They breed across Canada and Alaska’s boreal forest near ponds and lakes, using nest holes made by woodpeckers, almost exclusively flickers. … Tags: diving ducks , ducks , flight • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Bufflehead are the smallest of North America’s diving ducks. Get yours today!

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Nine-legged Plover?

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A Fascinating Blog Post Three Brave Boys Save Secretary Bird Black-backed Woodpecker to Get Protection in California? Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Nine-legged Plover? By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share No, of course not, but what a picture !

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance

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Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field?

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Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field. The bird, which looked like a Barn Owl , was the mascot for the opposing team and died from its injuries.

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