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The rise of the urban falcon

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Similarities between the Golden Nugget Casino penthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex, are not obvious, but there is one. The falcons’ low-point was 1963, when only three breeding pairs were known in southern England, and only 13% of Welsh eyries were occupied.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall. This got me wondering what other cities were doing.

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ABA Field Guides to Birds of Colorado and Florida

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Like the two previous books in the series, the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey by Rick Wright and the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Colorado by Ted Floyd (photographs for all three primarily by master photographer Brian E. At first, I was taken aback by this approach.

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A Corn Crake in New York State!

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But, then, no one expected a Common Greenshanks in New Jersey. …maybe there’s a secret Corn Crake breeding farm out in Gilgo Beach. Hopefully, its reaction to any feral cats in the area will be the same as its reactions to birders–run! No one expected a Corn Crake. What if it’s an escapee?

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Photograph of a Wild Turkey at Flatrock Brook Nature Center, in Englewood, New Jersey, by Corey. The chance that this was a real Turkey are not great, and the chance that Columbus actually brought breeding stock from Honduras to Spain is not great, so maybe, maybe not.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?)