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The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project

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In 2017, my neighborhood, Aldea de Santa Fe, began a Juniper Titmouse Nesting Box Project in collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s NestWatch Program. But a Bewick’s Wren did build a nest, which it promptly abandoned before laying any eggs. A total of 79 fledged, which beat our 2017 count of 52.

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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

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Today, we know a little more, such as the fact that an eagle couple produces one egg every two years, but numbers remain low, too low. And, he tells us about the time he was attacked by a parent Philippine Eagle as he handled an egg at the nest, hundreds of feet above the ground. This film could not be made without them.

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The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration–A Book Review

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The text describes the species’ appearance, including plumages and molts, habitats, migration patterns, feeding behavior, courtship and breeding behaviors, nest and egg information, subspecies, and population data. They are by Karlson, from his years as a research biologist in Alaska, and Ted Swem, a U.S.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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September 2017, Cerrado, Brazil. Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret. wrote a lengthy article in Outside magazine (Jan. 2019), and now this book.

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Animals of Kruger National Park: A Book Review

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And one that is easy to use, because, let’s face it, you want to spend most of your time looking at wildlife, not searching for information. Tall grass, grass in burnt areas, leaves stems, small mammals, large mammals, invertebrates, birds, bird eggs, even hyena feces (that’s the Leopard Tortoise). Such a great variety of food!

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The Traveling Birder

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I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. In contrast, one of my lifers in 2017 was an Emperor Goose in the Bay Area. I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip. Another is California Condor in the Grand Canyon.).

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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13 Jan 2017. 20 Jan 2017. 30 Apr 2017. 11 Apr 2017. 05 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017. 01 Jun 2017. 08 Jan 2017. 28 Mar 2017. 01 Jan 2017. 07 Jan 2017. 28 Jan 2017. 22 Jan 2017. 15 Jan 2017. 05 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017. 07 Jan 2017. Monkey Mia.

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