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The Everglade Snail Kite Is Making a Comeback

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The threat of extinction of such iconic Florida bird prompted State and Federal agencies to find solutions to stop and reverse the declining trend. It would take years to restore such large scale landscape changes, perhaps not soon enough to reverse the kite’s population downward trend. Kites now nest there and are fairly common.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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” Species descriptions include physical features; distribution; population and population trends; locations of main populations; breeding; food; threats; impact of climate change; migration where applicable; Red List status (vulnerable, near threatened, etc.). Davis and Martin Renner in 2003, appropriately titled Penguin s (Yale Univ.

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How to find the Ural Owl in Serbia

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Egg-laying starts in late March to early April and they remain in the vicinity till early June. Population estimates from “Birds of Serbia: Breeding Population Estimates and Trends”, BirdLife Serbia, 2015. And where to look for the Ural Owl in Serbia? Cover photo by Snezana & Slobodan Panjkovic.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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Some of these trends may, however, be due to a bias in coverage by ornithologists of safer areas such as national parks and protected swamps that afford easier accessibility and comforts.” Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability. Also, I learned that in the US , ostrich eggs are priced at $40-$75.

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Collaborative list – June 2019

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The trend at this time of year is a downturn in shared lists and birds reported, nevertheless, 12 (is this a record?) 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. 01 Jun 2019.

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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This page also offers a table of the number of blocks for which there is possible, probably, and confirmed breeding in the first and second atlases, and, for some birds, a chart of Breeding Bird Survey Trend, based on 40 years of breeding bird survey data. Pileated Woodpecker, for example.