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Honey, I Shrunk The Dinosaurs!

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I want to talk about this research but if you really want to know more about it, don’t rely on me; one of the co-authors of this important paper is Darren Naish, who happens to be a stupendous blogger, and he has written the research up here. So go read that for sure, and revel in the excellent graphics. Naish, D., & Dyke, G.

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Persistence Pays Off For Burrowing Owls

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This property is also a site with vernal pools and uses cattle grazing for vegetation control. Journal of Raptor Research 27:175-179., 2 Menzel, Sandra, “ An Assessment of Artificial Burrows for Burrowing Owls in Northern California ” (2014).Master’s The other two tunnels dead end inside the nesting chamber.

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National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition: A Book Review

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In other words, if you look up Cattle Egret, you will find a reference to its species account and its inclusion in the box on Identification of White Egrets. It does not have the scientific references or research knowledge offered by some other bird handbooks, and it doesn’t pretend to be that type of book. 744pages; 10.1

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Christmas Counting in Arenal, Costa Rica

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That last site is where Corey, Mike, and I counted birds in 2014 , and this year, I did the same. Formerly common, their present scarcity in the country is a reminder of what happens to biodiversity when spectacular rainforest is replaced with cattle pasture. We also had some of the same rain but at least it wasn’t all day long!

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Las Vegas – Sunset Park. 04 Apr 2018. Bridge on Ruta 1.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Las Vegas – Sunset Park. 04 Apr 2018. Bridge on Ruta 1.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Las Vegas – Sunset Park. 04 Apr 2018. Bridge on Ruta 1.

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