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How many birds are killed by windmills and other green energy projects?

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eagles and vultures ) so we need to pay attention. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. Also, in relatively natural, or wild, lands in much of the US the feral cat population will be limited by a healthy wild predator population. So keep that in mind.

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Help me Choose the Bird Specialties of Belgrade

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When discussing this topic for local media, I often say that because of their White-tailed Eagles , the Scottish island of Mull makes 2 million pounds per year from birders alone. Defining Belgrade bird specialties is the hard part – there is no defined criterion, beside attractiveness which often comes from how uncommon some species is.

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Remotest Endemic Birds

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Does the word define a species within country terms, regional terms etc? Is the term defined at the sub-species or full species level in terms of classification? The species must be listed as a separate, full species by both of the most widely used ornithological bird lists, Sibley/Monroe and Clements.

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Beaten by an Angry Bird

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The species he was thrilled to see was the Mute Swan. Well, for me – no, but for Nicolaas, Mute Swans were a lifer species. He has seen them before in Cape Town, but those were introduced and feral birds, while in the Balkans they are indigenous and – countable!

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Exploring the Kapela (Chapel) Reserve

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Bank Swallow) holes, among 60+ other bird species. Yet, nothing of the calmness of my previous visits remained: a week ago, the reserve was recommended in some angling magazine and I found parked cars and a dozen people, swish-swooshing their fishing rods. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus).

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Foster to Toora

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Last week I introduced you to a section of the Great Southern Rail Trail in Victoria from Foster to Fish Creek. I also often observe a pair of Wedge-tailed Eagles towards the hills on my left as I follow this section of trail. I always approach the bridge slowly to see what bird species are below and around the area.

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