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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The nickel was placed in the nest for the photo to show me the size of the egg for identification purposes, then removed. Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round.

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Hunters Hunting North America Game 219

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APRIL 18, 2021

Occasionally I host wildlife rehabilitator vent-fests, where I post a question on Facebook and duly note the rehabber responses. Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? said Alix Parks of Happinest Wildlife Rehab in Tennessee.

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Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

There are two things you need to know about A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia , edited by Robert Burton and John Croxall, and produced by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. The temptation will be to jump to the Wildlife sections. Nor is it about Georgia, the country in Eurasia. Who can resist penguins and whales?

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Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 188

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AUGUST 4, 2015

I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.” Fish and Wildlife Service. Margaret A.

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America Squirrels Industry Birds 250

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APRIL 17, 2012

We documented Least Terns fishing for their young in oil-contaminated water Likewise with Caspian Terns Several ospreys had visible traces of oil, a result of fishing in contaminated water May 7, 2010 The failed container dome is lowered onto the wellhead. Traces of hydrocarbon poisoning are showing up in fish species.

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2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 269

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JULY 3, 2012

As a Northeast birder I am familiar with the alarming decrease in the number of Red Knots along Atlantic shores and have signed petitions and written e-mails calling for legislation and rules that will limit the overharvesting of the horseshoe crab, whose eggs Red Knots depend on. million in the late 1990’s. Should the gulls be controlled?

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Delaware New Jersey Eggs Research 220

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JANUARY 16, 2015

On our first morning after breakfast, my group and the teens piled onto a boat and headed out to Eastern Egg Rock, once again the breeding ground for Atlantic Puffins (as well as a host of other seabirds) thanks to biologist Dr. Stephen Kress. Puffins growl like chainsaws, and one in Britain was seen carrying 62 fish in her beak.

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Puffins Birds Groups West Virginia 277

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JUNE 5, 2015

Wildlife rehabilitators are a multi-tasking lot. And scrambled eggs,” added Hilary Lewis. “I A nestling Eastern Screech Owl they fed nothing but fish,” wrote Eileen Hagerman. People walk in and hand you a box, which you know will contain the wildlife and some bizarre food item. The baffling, mind-boggling public.

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Hamburgers Squirrels Wildlife Rehabilitation Chickens 250

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JULY 13, 2011

Part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, it is an amazing place to take in the seabirds of the North Pacific. This one found a ledge on one of the buildings a suitable place to lay an egg, a location which is positively decadent for the species. Look at all that room!

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Hawaii Breeding Wildlife Eggs 200

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JUNE 7, 2015

Life in Broome evolves around the tides and it does not matter if you are interested in shorebirds, fishing or the creatures of the reef, because you are in some way reliant on the tide chart. The Pied Oystercatcher pairs are all in their breeding territories and we can expect to find eggs laid in the first week of July along the coast here.

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Turtles Fish Eggs Breeding 180

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

Featured image: a Mississippi Sandhill Crane egg begins to hatch, courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. I am not saying that we need to fear the extinction of the Sandhill Crane, not just now. But soft mud can become stone sooner than we think, and there’s no excuse to be careless.

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California Condor Mississippi Florida Montana 199

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AUGUST 13, 2014

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on animals taken in fiscal year 2013 , “Wildlife Services” intentionally killed 657,134 Red-winged Blackbirds and dispersed1,777,960. See Birdchick’s post here. No one knows how many of those numbers were actually Tricolored Blackbirds. v=3rwi0SF8r8o.

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Blackbirds California 2014 Sacramento 224

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

.” His classes attracted diverse groups of students, often with little scientific background: “Students have to first pass biology, but most come in knowing next to nothing about birds except that they can fly, that they have feathers, and that they lay eggs.”. But once a week, they were “out the door by 8:05 a.m.

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2018 Agenda Science Massachusetts 264

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MAY 20, 2013

I started the day at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge hoping for rails (I heard and saw none) and then made my way to Strack Pond on the western end of Forest Park where I was pleased to find White-crowned Sparrows and a Solitary Sandpiper. Neither an Osprey carrying a fish nor an Osprey carrying a stick is unusual.

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Jamaica Baltimore Eggs Wildlife 190

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JUNE 20, 2012

It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Fish and Wildlife Service. As a result, certain activities affecting swallows are subject to legal restrictions 1. This seems pretty straight forward to any thinking individual.

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San Diego illegal California South America 165

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service. On the short list of wins for wildlife during the Bush II era, Short-tailed Albatross were officially listed as Endangered in 2000. But within a couple of decades, it’s effects on both wildlife and humanity became apparent. It was thought of as a wonder-chemical, with no ill effects.

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Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 252

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JUNE 21, 2019

Today, we know a little more, such as the fact that an eagle couple produces one egg every two years, but numbers remain low, too low. And, he tells us about the time he was attacked by a parent Philippine Eagle as he handled an egg at the nest, hundreds of feet above the ground. This film could not be made without them.

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Eagles Philippines Eggs Monkeys 203

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MARCH 11, 2024

This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” ” ( source ). ” Even more strangely, the U.S.

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Burma India Indonesia Thailand 246

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MARCH 7, 2011

This happened to me recently on a birding trip, with somewhat egg-on-the-face results. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

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2011 Michigan Birds Ohio 244

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MARCH 22, 2018

One of my wildlife rehabber friends had received a legacy gift and contacted me regarding the prospect of building a nesting platform to place at the top of the utility pole. Pairs average 59 successful copulations per clutch, starting 14 days before, and peaking a few days before, the start of egg-laying 1.

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Eggs North America Fish America 144

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JUNE 7, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. A nest wasn’t found until 1903, which set off a craze for Kirtland’s Warbler skins, nests, and eggs. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. The trust fund is a real possibility, part of a plan outlined by The U.S.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 258

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In both cases, knots, which feed on the crabs’ eggs, can miss their peak refueling opportunity.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 30, 2013

As well as ducks and geese bringing their character and personalities to your life, females also lay eggs that you can cook with. Goose eggs are around two to three times bigger than chicken eggs and duck eggs are just slightly larger than chicken eggs. guest post wildlife'

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Geese Ducks Pets Chickens 100

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 30, 2013

As well as ducks and geese bringing their character and personalities to your life, females also lay eggs that you can cook with. Goose eggs are around two to three times bigger than chicken eggs and duck eggs are just slightly larger than chicken eggs. guest post wildlife'

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Geese Ducks Pets Chickens 100

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MAY 5, 2016

We have been assured by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) that they are watching this nest also. We are all watching intently as these two beautiful raptors attempt another successful breeding season without further disturbance.

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Transported Eggs Killing 2009 108

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MARCH 11, 2011

With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. The proposal from U.S.

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Montana 2011 Bahamas Deer 172

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JULY 6, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 147

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JULY 2, 2024

The text describes the species’ appearance, including plumages and molts, habitats, migration patterns, feeding behavior, courtship and breeding behaviors, nest and egg information, subspecies, and population data. They are by Karlson, from his years as a research biologist in Alaska, and Ted Swem, a U.S.

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North America America 2006 Delaware 264

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MARCH 19, 2011

As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. Sondra Mar 22nd, 2011 at 6:29 pm AN excellent series and how COOL to see the egg–chicks will soon be in the picture! I am around to learn more.

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2011 Deer Africa Peru 213

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

This bird spent the 2011-2012 winter at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in northern California, migrated someplace exotic and distant in February, and returned to the same pond at the beginning of this month. Red Junglefowl by Mike Bergin Clare Kines chose an egg as his Best Bird of the Year. And, no, I am not kidding.

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2012 Guatemala Birds Florida 200

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JULY 11, 2018

I found this little grouping of Guillemots, with parents, babies and even an egg. I gave up on visiting the cave, and just watched this bird washing, preening and then jumping right in, and catch this small flat fish. Tomorrow morning we will head on down to England, and the township of Hull, to visit the Spurn Wildlife Reserve.

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Puffins Wildlife Reserve 2003 Farming 100

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JULY 4, 2023

Their common names reflect their size, appearance, residence, and sometimes their sound, ranging from the simple to the eponymous: Little Owl, Powerful Owl, Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Cloud-Forest Pygmy-Owl, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Morepork, Christmas Island Boobook, Blakiston’s Fish-Owl.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 246

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. fishing beach. 28 Sep 2018. 27 Sep 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. fishing beach. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Malheur NWR–Headquarters. 09 Sep 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

fishing beach. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Anse Boileau. 27 Jul 2018. Hermit Warbler – Setophaga occidentalis. Lassen Volcanic NP–Manzanita Lake. 27 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 108

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113