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Operation Duck Drop

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Date: 07 October 2018. Date: 08 October 2018. Date: 09 October 2018. Date: 09 October 2018. Date: 09 October 2018. Date: 10 October 2018. Date: 10 October 2018. Date: 11 October 2018. Date: 11 October 2018. Date: 11 October 2018. Date: 11 October 2018. To: Sparrow.

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Bird Litigation: Spotted Owl v. Barred Owl

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However, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) broadly prohibits the “take” of any bird, which effectively means that a protected bird cannot be killed, harassed, or otherwise adversely impacted. The cases are: Friends of Animals v. Fish & Wildlife Serv., LEXIS 93734 (D. July 16, 2015). Friends of Animals v.

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of May 2018?

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Unfortunately, family commitments are killing my Big Day or any other kind of birding this weekend. Last year’s Global Big Day accounted for at least 65% of all the bird species on the planet. Are you going to help beat that tally this weekend? I’ll be in NYC hearing migrants flying high above me.

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Murder Most Wildfowl: A Review of “A Dance of Cranes” by Steve Burrows

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Since the last notice of him on this blogsite (in June 2018), Steve Burrows has published two more novels in his terrific “Birder Murder” series, the fifth and sixth – respectively, A Tiding of Magpies and, now the latest, A Dance of Cranes. This is good news, and especially so for birders. Fair enough.

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From the Niagara Frontier: A Book Review of “Birder’s Break”

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But when both birds approached an eagle, it attacked: the hawk was able to evade the eagle, but not so the crow, which was killed instantly. W.R.Parks, 2018 (March 1, 2018). A crow was repeatedly bothering a hawk from above and behind, pecking at the tail feathers. and the Buffalo native Fred Szatkowki. by Gerry Rising.

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The Lake of Beasts: Kerkini, Greece

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The Lesser White-fronted Goose is one of the most threatened waterfowl species of the Western Palearctic, with illegal killing being the most important threat globally. The water level was very low, exposing the large mudbar dotted with waterfowl in the distance. Stopping here and there to scope the mudbar….

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Key B2B Sales Challenges for Supply Chain Companies

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In 2018, businesses can’t afford to fall behind the market, and they can’t afford not to maximize their operational efficiency. According to our survey, some 65% of businesses expect to make salespeople their top hires for 2018: a trend that suggests a dearth of talent or a surplus of unexploited opportunities.

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