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First Phoebe of 2014

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2013 – 24 March. 2008 – 21 March. For me, the 29th is pretty late, though the late date might have more to do with my lack of time birding last weekend rather than phoebes showing up late. Here are my arrival dates for my first Eastern Phoebes of the year for the last nine years: 2014 – 29 March.

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All about alcids: Extravagant divers of northern oceans

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They gradually spread to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the southern coast of North America (before it was joined to South America) and gained the ability to pursue prey by diving in cool waters (see Pereira and Baker 2008 ). Today, as highly specialized pursuit divers, they are restricted to cool northern waters for a straightforward reason.

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First Phoebe of 2015

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2013 – 24 March. 2008 – 21 March. If you are interested, here are the dates of my first phoebe from each of the last ten years. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2007 – 26 March. 2006 – 03 March. Great, I’m your first phoebe of 2015.

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Australian White Ibis Survey 2013

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This bird “040″ had been banded at about 5 weeks old in 2005 and given a tag as an adult in 2008 within Centennial Park. You may even see a tagged ibis, like we did on our trip to Sydney last year. Duncan saw Australian White Ibis ”001″ on his trip , so keep an eye out!

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part III (Finances)

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The revenue-expenses divergence resulted in several years of negative net income, from 2008 to 2010. The 2011 , 2012 , and 2013 Financial Statements continued to note the increasing deficiencies and continued to state that the ABA had essentially the same plan of action as listed in the 2010 statement. to $1.6M).

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First Phoebe of 2017

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2013 – 24 March. 2008 – 21 March. Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things…. 2017 – 12 March. 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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India, February 2013. The Guardian recently published the latest population analysis by the IUCN’s Dhole Working Group that has revealed that the area of occupancy of this species has significantly declined – close to 50% since the previous assessment in 2008! It is February and evenings are cold. Against snakes,” he said.

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