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Flycatchers in the Cocoa

10,000 Birds

Targeting a nest that is just approaching completion, the flycatchers persistently annoy the builders until they eventually abandon the nest. Having successfully claimed ownership of the nest, the Piratic Flycatchers move in, lay and incubate their eggs, and ultimately raise their young in the pirated nest. Piratic Flycatcher.

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National Family Pack Walk Giveaway

4 The Love Of Animals

will walk to raise money to save the lives of shelter dogs. All proceeds from the National Family Pack Walk events will be donated to the Cesar Millan Foundation, which raises awareness and supports the rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing of abused and abandoned dogs.

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Fledgling Barred Warbler

10,000 Birds

They are often raised by single mothers after their deadbeat dads disappear: Once the pair have mated, the female lays a clutch of three to six eggs and the male bird may abandon the female to take-up a new territory, in attempt to mate with additional females. You know what is interesting about Barred Warblers?

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The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project

10,000 Birds

But a Bewick’s Wren did build a nest, which it promptly abandoned before laying any eggs. But perhaps “tweets” simply went out that Aldea is a great place to raise chicks. Hopefully, we can increase its numbers through preservation and permaculture, as well as the Mountain Chickadee and Bewick’s Wren, which are also declining.

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The Usual Waterfowl: Junior Edition

10,000 Birds

Pity the hen Mallard that gets abandoned by her mate and left to raise a nest full of ducklings completely on her own. Mallard duckling Mute Swans and Canada Geese are tended to by both parents, though sometimes Canada Geese will all pool their young into a single large brood because there is safety in numbers.

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Rehabber Slang Part 2, etc.

10,000 Birds

So here’s the rest of it, complete with veering, zigzagging, and the eventual abandonment of the original topic altogether, which is what happens when you put rehabbers together in August. “Looks like I’m going to have to do a Rehabber Slang, Part 2,” I wrote. “No No #*%t,” replied reader Clarence Bartow.

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How To Get A Bird Back Up The Chimney

10,000 Birds

Chimney Swifts are remarkable birds who are having a harder and harder time finding brick chimneys in which to nest and raise their families. They are among the most difficult birds for wildlife rehabilitators to raise, so if any fall down your chimney their best chance of survival is to put them back up there again.