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Three Interesting Things

10,000 Birds

But did you know that there is a bat that specializes in eating birds that are migrating at night? Giant Bats Snatch Birds from Night Sky. But researchers have now found evidence of a giant European bat that is plucking migrating birds out of the night sky. A group of researchers at the N.C. Birds research'

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Birding Technology – The New Citizen Science

10,000 Birds

Which is bad news for someone like me who still struggles with the fact that bats are mammals. Citizen science is a term used for the systematic collection and analysis of data and the dissemination of such data by researchers on a primarily voluntary basis. You mean a ham-fisted birder like me can actually be a real scientist?

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Saint Michael’s Summer

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Bats flying out of the Lazareva Cave, (c) Jovica Sjenicic. That “fire” refers to the median crown-stripe, but that is something I could not see from underneath.

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Sentient: a book review

10,000 Birds

The vampire bat is the vehicle for a discussion of what Higgins calls the human sense of pleasure and pain (but not, as to the latter, for the reason you might think). That innate sense of direction is, according to recent research, a result of the ability to detect the earth’s magnetic field. And do humans share this ability?

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Raptors of Mexico and Central America: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Here’s a sample of Plate 30, Bat Falcon and Orange-Breasted Falcon (pp. 84-85, though it’s hard to tell because there is no pagination in this section, simply plate numbers): And, here is a sample of the first two pages of the three-page Species Account for Bat Falcon (pp. Together, Clark and Schmitt make an excellent team.

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First White-Tailed Tropicbird Sighted in Connecticut

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Bowen, a wildlife rehabilitator licensed with CT DEEP for small mammals and reptiles (specializing in bats www.bats101.info) I called Dr. Erica Miller from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Delaware for some advice. Today’s Guest Post is written by Linda E. She may be contacted at: linda@cmsincorporated.net.

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Show, Don’t Tell: 5 Effective Ways to Coach Your Sales Team

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One way she implements this is through role-playing: She likens it to baseball players taking daily batting practice or golfers having sessions at the driving range. Research shows that for every comment designed to point out flaws or correct behavior, it’s best to deliver five pieces of positive feedback. Positivity.

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