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3/8/2010
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FL
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Night Heron loves the wet landscape ... Yellow-crowned Night Heron ... (Nyctanassa violacea) ...
(News-Sun )
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3/8/2010
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FL
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Scrub-jay fight for survival continues ... volunteers give hundreds of hours a year ... (Bradenton Herald)
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3/8/2010
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TN
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Neighborhood's vulture problem may be solved ... carcasses hung in effigy ... (Greeneville Sun)
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3/8/2010
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TX
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8th Annual Galveston FeatherFest Birding Festival to be held April 8 - 11 ... (Associated Content)
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3/8/2010
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FL
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The friendship continues ... James and Henry pals since 2007 rescue ... (Gulf Coast Newspapers)
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3/8/2010
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WI
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Authorities still searching for culprits ... in the destruction of equipment of Whooping Crane group ...
(Wisconsin State Journal)
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3/8/2010
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BOOKREVIEW ... Penguin ... by Frans Lanting ... 2008, Taschen ... $7.99 ... hardbound, 190
pages ... (TriCities.com)
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3/8/2010
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CA
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Largest gathering of Bald Eagles in the continental U.S. takes place ... each winter near the
California-Oregon border ... (Contra Costa Times)
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3/7/2010
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FL
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Whooping Cranes settle into life at winter home ... at Chassahowitzka NWR ... (ocala.com)
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3/7/2010
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FL
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VIDEOLINK ... tending Whooping Cranes at Chassahowitzka NWR ... (YouTube)
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3/7/2010
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FL
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Snacking on endangered Wood Storks ... special python hunting season begins on FL state lands Monday ...
(New York Times)
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3/7/2010
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CA
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Yurok Tribe wins $200,000 from USF&WS to continue California Condor reintroduction work ... extends project
for at least 1 more year ... (Daily Triplicate)
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3/7/2010
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IN
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Indianapolis' Peregrines exhibiting parenting behaviors ... (Examiner.com)
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3/7/2010
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UT
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Reward offered in case of illegally plucking out the tail feathers of an injured Golden Eagle ...
(St. George Daily Spectrum)
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3/7/2010
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LA
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Biologists harass Egrets away from levee construction zone ... rookery used for 40 years ... (NOLA.com)
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3/7/2010
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VA
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PHOTOGALLERY ... Allen Bryan's pics of Black-headed Gulls just west of Little Creek Inlet ...
(VisitingNature)
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3/7/2010
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MA
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PROVINCETOWN - Protests to National Seashore's crow-poisoning plan continue ... (Wicked Local Truro)
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3/7/2010
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NJ
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WENONAH - Misunderstood with a bad reputation ... Jersey vultures are marvelous creatures ...
(newjerseynewsroom.com)
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3/7/2010
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Algae blooms grow into the world's largest dead zone ... in the Baltic Sea ... (National Geographic)
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3/6/2010
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Audubon guide to buying a spotting scope ... how to do it right ... (Audubon Magazine)
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3/6/2010
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Say Awwww! ... Ferruginous Pygmy Owl ... sooooo cute! ... (Huffington Post)
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3/6/2010
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AL
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Broken wing repaired ... Peregrine headed to Florida for further rehab ... (Birmingham News)
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3/6/2010
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MN
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More and more Bald Eagles are calling Douglas County home ... approximately 2,300 pairs nesting in
Minnesota in '07 ... (Alexandria Echo Press)
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3/6/2010
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Black-faced Spoonbill numbers up again as Action Plans are launched ... still far from being saved from
extinction ... (BirdLife International)
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3/6/2010
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CANADA - Approach of spring means Turkeys getting in the mood ... red wattles have developed on the
neck ... (Ottawa Citizen)
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3/5/2010
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NC
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How to read bands on American Oystercatchers ... instructions on how to report a sighting ... (ncsu.edu)
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3/5/2010
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CT
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Aggressive red-tailed hawk taking no prisoners in Stonington ... Conn. town warns residents about vicious
hawk ... (AP/TheDay.com)
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3/5/2010
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WA
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Rest Stop ... several dozen Great Blue Herons caught loitering on pilings ... (Spokesman Review)
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3/5/2010
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Beware of birding experts ... even if that expert is you ... (Hattiesburg American)
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3/5/2010
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NJ
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Rare Redheaded Woodpecker seen in Oradell ... on New Jersey's threatened list ... (NorthJersey.com)
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3/5/2010
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CT
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Albino Red-tailed Hawk spotted in Greenwich ... photo by Jennifer Braverman ... (Under Clear Skies)
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3/5/2010
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One of Ireland’s first wild hatched Golden eagles has been poisoned ... (Wildlife Extra)
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3/4/2010
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NJ
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N.J. scientists say Red Knot population still endangered ... despite recent rise in numbers ...
(Star-Ledger )
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3/4/2010
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Ecotourism is going to the birds ... ABC recommends a 'conservation birding' vacation this year ...
(OnEarth Magazine)
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3/4/2010
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TX
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Whooper flock total remains 263 at Aransas ... food availability is improving ... (Victoria Advocate)
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3/4/2010
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FL
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Displaced Great Blue Herons doing well ... eating like pigs ... (Bradenton Herald)
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3/4/2010
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AZ
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USF&WS wants Ariz. Bald Eagles off endangered list ... aren't significantly different from other eagles ...
(AP/San Antonio Express-News)
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3/4/2010
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UT
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Registration for 12th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival now open ... festival runs May 13-17 ...
(Deseret News)
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3/4/2010
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CA
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San Jose's celebrity falcon delivers first egg of the season ... (KTVU)
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3/4/2010
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MA
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GRAFTON — Euthanization of an injured Red-tail sparks heated debate ... after vet forced by state to turn
the bird over to Tufts ... (Worcester Telegram)
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3/4/2010
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DE
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A haven for birds, beachcombers ... Point at Cape Henlopen provides nesting ground, lesson in geology ...
(News Journal)
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3/4/2010
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New BirdLife report identifies key threats to Rockhopper Penguins ... populations in serious decline
worldwide ... (Birdlife International)
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3/4/2010
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UK
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Sign up to help with the Breeding Bird Survey ... and get a free CD of British bird songs and calls ...
(Surfbirds News)
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3/3/2010
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UT
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Think 'Neapolitan ice cream!' ... Gray-crowned Rosy Finch a high elevation specialist ... (StandardNet)
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3/3/2010
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CT
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Watch Mystic Aquarium's baby Penguins by webcam while at work ... (Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News)
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3/3/2010
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FL
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Corkscrew Sanctuary named Vital Wetland Of Global Importance ... (Surfbirds News)
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3/3/2010
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NM
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Birders descend on Mesilla Valley Bosque SP to catch a glimpse of Aplomado Falcon ... trek from as far away
as Sante Fe, El Paso, Tucson, and California ... (Las Cruces Sun-News)
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3/3/2010
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MO
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Short-eared Owls bunch? together by the hundreds near Greenfield and Lockwood ... 28 owls sitting on one
small corral fence ... (Lake Expo)
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3/3/2010
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MN
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Pileated Woodpecker caught napping near suet feeder ... (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
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3/3/2010
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NJ
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Heating oil delivery truck over- turns ... 1,000 gallons of oil heads towards environmentally sensitive
wetlands ... (Today's Sunbeam)
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3/3/2010
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GA
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PHOTOSTREAM ... Roy Brown snaps a Red-breasted Nuthatch at Watson Gap ... (flickr)
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3/3/2010
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SC
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GREENVILLE - Ceremony names Lake Conestee Nature Park an Audubon Society IBA ... (Greenville News)
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3/3/2010
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UK
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Supercharged Common Swifts take flight speed record ... the fasted bird recorded in level flight ...
(BBC News)
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3/2/2010
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Miniature Marvels! ... birds nests ... (Audubon Magazine)
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3/2/2010
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HI
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24 bird species found only in Hawaii added to Migratory Bird Treaty Act ... (Honolulu Advertiser)
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3/2/2010
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White House adviser-turned- bird-photographer dead at 86 ... Theodore Cross died Sunday following a fall at
his home ... (NPR)
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3/2/2010
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CT
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Vultures becoming more conspicuous in Connecticut ... northward expansion of ranges continues ...
(Waterbury Republican American)
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3/2/2010
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OH
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The economics of birdwatching in Ohio ... 2.4 million birdwatchers in the state ... (Columbus Other Paper)
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3/2/2010
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UK
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SCOTLAND - Petition calls for action on illegal bird killing ... almost 22,000 people have signed ...
(BBC News)
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3/2/2010
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UK
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White blackbird lands in Hereford garden ... (Hereford Times)
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3/1/2010
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CA
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Could be a "Very Busy Year" for Condors in Southern California ... two eggs already found ... another six
pairs acting like they’re ready to nest ... (Santa Barbara Independent)
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3/1/2010
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UK
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Photographer captures rare sight of River Severn Kingfishers mating ... photographer waited five weeks
to get this shot ... (Times Online)
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3/1/2010
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FL
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Look whooo's here! ... Visitors to Fort Matanzas think Great Horned Owl family is quite a hoot ...
(St. Augustine Record)
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3/1/2010
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TN
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Hummingbirds on their way back from Costa Rica ... should reach Tennessee by the end of March ...
(The Tennessean)
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3/1/2010
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CA
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Clear Lake SP to host 16th annual Heron Festival April 24 and 25 ... (Lake County News)
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3/1/2010
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CA
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It's getting wild out there ... spring is in the air ... it's mating season for mammals and birds ...
(OCRegister)
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3/1/2010
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NY
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Bald Eagles in love ... locking their talons as they tumble dramatically toward the ground ...
(Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
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3/1/2010
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OH
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Those amazing crowned Kinglets ... Ruby and Golden are each 'one tough little bird' ... (Toledo Blade)
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3/1/2010
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VT
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PHOTOGALLERY ... Ivory Gull at Rouses Point ... photos by Larry Master ... (masterimages.org)
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3/1/2010
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NY
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Falcons hatched atop Kodak Tower travel thousands of miles ... website tracks the journey ...
(Democrat & Chronicle)
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3/1/2010
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NY
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Love, betrayal, conflict surround Rochester's falcon story ... (Democrat & Chronicle)
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3/1/2010
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UK
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SCOTLAND - Small birds 'struggling in cold' ... heavy snow and prolonged deep frosts in the Highlands ...
(BBC News)
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2/28/2010
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OR
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Winter Wrens hunker down in the Puget lowlands year-round ... a little brown bird with a very big song ...
(Seattle Times)
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2/28/2010
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PA
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How to help predators survive through snow storms in winter ... clear off a patch under your feeder ...
(Pocono Record)
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2/28/2010
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TN
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U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp ruffles bird lovers feathers ... says coal mining is good for birds ... (The Tennessean)
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2/28/2010
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VANCOUVER - Some birds you might see were you at the winter Olympics this year ... Golden Eagle, Gray Jay,
Violet-green Swallow, et al ... (Vancouver Sun)
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2/28/2010
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UK
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Conservationists vote overwhelmingly against Sea Eagles being released ... but RSPB plunges ahead ...
(Norfolk Eastern Daily Press)
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2/28/2010
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PA
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PHOTOSTREAM ... Meredith Lombard snaps some wintering birds at LASA in Washington Boro ... (flickr)
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2/28/2010
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NJ
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SLIDESHOW ... Rusty Blackbird and Monk Parakeets in Stephanie Seymour's back yard ... (picasa)
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2/27/2010
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SC
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Red Knots in big trouble in the Lowcountry ... used to see thousands on Hilton Head Island's beaches during
the '80s ... (Hilton Head Island Packet)
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2/27/2010
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GBBC results ... 10.5 million birds and counting ... (Audubon Magazine)
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2/27/2010
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IN
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Sandhill Cranes in the midst of migration through Greene County ... first-ever Marsh Madness bird festival
set for March 5-6 ... (Greene County Daily World)
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2/27/2010
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CA
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Vandenberg AFB beaches to close for nesting plovers ... 20,000 acres along West Coast beaches declared
critical habitat by feds ... (Santa Maria Times)
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2/27/2010
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CA
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Birder working to bring Burrowing Owls back to the tall grasslands of Northern California ...
(Sonoma Index-Tribune)
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2/27/2010
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IL
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Chicago skyscraper wins 2009 architecture award ... also uses special glass to prevent bird strikes ...
(Independent)
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2/27/2010
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NY
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Major water quality improvements coming to New York's Jamaica Bay ... home to endangered/threatened species
including Peregrine Falcons ... (Water World)
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2/27/2010
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WV
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Golden eagle injured in illegal trap ... one toe and tip of another amputated ... (Charleston Daily Mail)
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2/27/2010
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PA
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Feds say Somerset windmills would not be aviation hazard ... but Audu- bon concerned about impact on migra-
tory birds ... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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2/27/2010
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PHILIPPINES - The delights of birdwatching according to Bernardo M. Villegas ... "I never thought I would
appreciate birdwatching" ... (Manila Bulletin)
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2/26/2010
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Maybe they're not as smart as we thought? ... brainy crows finally stumped by intelligence test ...
(Wired Science)
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2/26/2010
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NY
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Theatrical release in the works for "The Legend Of Pale Male" ... new feature length documentary doing well
in film festivals ... (thelegendofpalemale.com)
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2/26/2010
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ID
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ABC asks USF&WS to give Greater Sage-Grouse ESA status ... population decline, relentless expansion of
energy developments into sagebrush habitat ... (Island Park News)
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2/26/2010
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TX
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Whooper death drops Aransas flock to 263 ... biologists putting together a feeding plan ...
(Victoria Advocate)
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2/26/2010
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CO
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New study shows natural antioxidants give top Barn Swallows a leg up on competitors ... at least as far as
reproduction goes ... (EurekAlert)
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2/26/2010
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MI
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Bald Eagles a bit of a headache for airport officials ... no brush- cutting can be done within 660 feet of
the nest ... (Bay City Times )
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2/26/2010
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FL
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Fakahatchee a tropical jewel unlike any other in the U.S. ... "Florida's Amazon" ... (Miami Herald)
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2/26/2010
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CA
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Bald Eagles back in Santa Clara County ... practically unheard of thirty years ago ... (Gilroy Dispatch)
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2/26/2010
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VT
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ALBURGH - Ivory Gull spotted near the Rouse's Point Bridge ... birders drawn from as far away as Toronto ...
(Burlington Free Press)
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2/26/2010
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CT
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Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk makes rare appearance in Connecticut ... belongs out west ...
(Waterbury Republican American)
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2/26/2010
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UK
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Nuclear reprocessing plant mulls cull of radioactive gulls ... larine carcasses to be stored on site ...
(The Register)
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2/25/2010
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UK
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Three-year-old tames birds ... owls nearly as tall as she is ... (The Sun)
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2/25/2010
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New eBird feature sends you email when a bird you need for your state list has been reported ... (eBird)
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2/25/2010
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OR
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USF&WS will decide soon ... whether Sage Grouse deserves ESA protection ... (OregonLive.com)
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2/25/2010
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FL
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Birds flock to restored wetlands along Kissimmee River ... hundreds of egrets, herons, ibises and storks
... and more ... (The Ledger)
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2/25/2010
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PA
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We always knew that Twitter's for the birds! ... DEP 'tweets' progress of Harrisburg's rare Peregrine
Falcon couple ... (Reuters)
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2/25/2010
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MA
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AUDIOLINK ... WICN interviews Bruce deGraaf ... author of Avian Awakening: Discovering The Birds Of
New England ... (WICN)
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2/25/2010
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MA
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Preview the book on-line ... (blurb)
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2/25/2010
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GA
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PHOTOSTREAM ... Bachman's Sparrow near Albany ... (flickr/Roy Brown)
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2/25/2010
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Unearthing how dinosaurs became birds ... Xu Xing believes birds evolved from dinosaurs ...
(Audubon Magazine)
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2/25/2010
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TURKEY - Vultures dine at new Turkish carrion restaurant ... stocked with clean (toxin-free) meat needed to
thrive ... (Discovery News)
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2/25/2010
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BOOKREVIEWS ... Two new field guides to the birds of Costa Rica ... (ScienceBlogs)
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2/24/2010
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MD
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Twin snow storms jeopardize future of Maryland Zoo and its aviaries ... Long-eared Owl on the loose in
Druid Park ... (Baltimore Sun)
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2/24/2010
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PA
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PHILADELPHIA - New season of hawks via Franklin Institute webcam ... officially up and running ...
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
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2/24/2010
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Sibley takes on distinguishing female Barrow's and Common Golden- eyes ... has only seen 3 yellow-billed
female Commons in the U.S. ... (Sibley Guides)
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2/24/2010
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Environmentalists hail Supreme Court's denial of 3 high-profile cases ... industry attempted challenges to
fed environmental regs ... (New York Times)
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2/24/2010
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Track Purple Martin migration using BirdsEye app on your iPhone ... $19.99 ... (New York Times)
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2/24/2010
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CT
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Connecticut a popular dining spot in late winter for predatory birds ... (Hartford Courant)
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2/24/2010
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MA
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CAPE COD - Opposition growing to feds plan to poison crows to protect Piping Plovers ... (Cape Cod Times)
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2/24/2010
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OH
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Killdeer Plains WA among best places in Ohio ... for raptors in winter ... (Plain Dealer)
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2/24/2010
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VA
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RIDGEWAY - Scouts help woman eliminate vulture problems above her home ... (Martinsville Bulletin)
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2/24/2010
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UK
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Final call for nest boxes ... still time to put out nest boxes ... (Wildlife Extra)
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2/24/2010
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GERMANY - New study suggests a magnetometer may be in the upper beak of birds ... can measure vector of the
Earth's magnetic field ... (EurekAlert)
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2/23/2010
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AZ
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3 California Condors die of lead poisoning in Arizona ... 1st such deaths in 3 years ...
(AP/Los Angeles Times)
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2/23/2010
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BINOREVIEW ... Swarovski EL Traveler ... (The Birdfreak Team)
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2/23/2010
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UK
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Nearer my God to thee! ... three young Barn Owls make themselves comfortable in the quatrefoil of a
church ... (Daily Mail)
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2/23/2010
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CA
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Scientists believe bad weather, food shortages responsible for wave of Brown Pelican deaths ... (KCBA)
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2/23/2010
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FL
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Biologists to study Florida's nesting Sandhills ... may put a data-logging 'egg', and a camera, into their
nest ... (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
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2/23/2010
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FL
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Wood Storks spreading out to small lakes ... higher water levels from recent rains means more feeding
habitat for them ... (Orlando Sentinel)
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2/23/2010
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Sam D. Hamilton dead at 54 ... director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since September ...
(Washington Post)
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2/23/2010
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MA
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Roseate Tern decline perplexes researchers ... Cape Cod’s shoreline even more important to them than to
Piping plovers ... (Wicked Local Orleans)
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2/23/2010
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NJ
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PHOTOGALLERY ... Black-headed Gull in North Cape May ... (Karl Lukens)
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2/23/2010
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PA
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Move over Steelers! ... Crows might be a better mascot for your city ... (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
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2/23/2010
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DE
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Point at Cape Henlopen to close March 1 ... nesting shorebirds need peace and quiet ... (News Journal)
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2/23/2010
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AFGHANISTAN - Birding in Badakhshan ... a good place for birds to hide ... (New York Times)
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