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Thank a Republican for Trying to Strip All Protections from Migratory Birds

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But this attempt by Congressmen Duncan of South Carolina to completely prevent any enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is beyond the pale, even for bird-hating Republicans. Because, really, who needs hummingbirds or eagles? If Representative Duncan gets his way it’s open season for birds across the country.

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Good news for the Wood Stork

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Since listing, sound science, work towards habitat protection, acquisition and restoration and regulatory reforms its range has expanded north and west, and now includes portions of North Carolina and Mississippi, with significant nesting in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Two wildlife biologists brought me a Golden Eagle inside a metal pipe.” Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. “All he had was an empty super (the part of the hive where the honey would go), the bottom, and the lid. So he brought the little Shearwater in a beehive.” “Two What are the odds?

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Audubon’s Footsteps

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Davis points out in his book published earlier this year, The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird. On the other hand, Davis is, of course, a big fan of the Bald Eagle, as Audubon was not. Some ornithologists regard Audubon as a great artist and some artists regard him as a great ornithologist, as author Jack E.