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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

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Hauber Hauber’s mini-essays focus on specific behaviors, enhanced by references to recent research yet written in a relaxed, personal way. And there is diversity in charisma–few people can resist an Emperor Penguin or a Secretary Bird, but common birds like Indian Myna and Black-crowned Night Heron also get their due respect.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

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Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. Those mammals consist of the previously mentioned fossorial members of Insectivora, Rodents, and bats. The data here are from the site of Manaus: All animals: 200 Mammals: 8.4 Amphibian’s and Reptiles: 3.4

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Presumably, the species also not only eats fruit but also mammals and possibly birds –the HBW specifically mentions the species catching bats emerging from caves at dusk, and feeding them to juveniles. The Black Hornbill is listed as Vulnerable, a change for the worse from the previous listing as Near Threatened.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 28 Jun 2017. Common Murre – Uria aalge. 28 May 2017. Razorbill – Alca torda.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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There are a number of potential reasons for this, the most likely by far being that Pat has been batting for both teams for a couple of weeks. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 28 May 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 28 May 2018.

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