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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. There are many more factors than I imagined: compass errors, wind drift, overshooting, extreme weather and irruptions, natural dispersal, and human-driven vagrancy.

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More Clarity About Family Farms

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In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. This adds another layer to yesterday's discussion about family. Irv Bell's farm is a family farm. It's also a factory farm.

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Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds By Corey • March 21, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance

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Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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A First Christmas Bird Count Experience

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Pledge Your Love To Your Favorite Backyard Bird The New ABA President is… About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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Nine-legged Plover?

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About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Hat-tip to Mike McDowell.

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More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Another Reason to Hate on Staten Island (Maybe) Bird Banding Codes Demystified Couldn’t have said it better ourselves… About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. The proposal from U.S. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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