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Cliff Swallows and Pest Management

10,000 Birds

In California, the Cliff Swallows usually arrive in February so the agency in charge of enforcing these laws, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), considers February 15th to September 1st the swallow nesting season. Salmon, UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego Co.; Fish and Wildlife Service. Authors: T.

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1,200+ Canines Don Tiaras & ‘Tails’ This Week for Doggy Proms

4 The Love Of Animals

The staff, also wearing prom attire, will organize games and doggy dancing and take photos of each canine couple to send home to mom and dad. The camp room at each Best Friends center is decorated for the special event with a Starry Night theme of dark blue and silver streamers, stars and a disco ball.

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15 Years: Things Will Never Be The Same

10,000 Birds

A large portion of North American birders are relatively new to the game, with less than ten years under their belts. For example, take the Mississippi Kite (above), photographed at the Dairy Mart Ponds in Tijuana River Valley, between San Diego and the Mexican border. Hello my birding sons and daughters.

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On Not Chasing Grace’s Warbler

10,000 Birds

I got word of the Grace’s Warbler a bit late in the game. This is no one’s fault but my own; had I partied a bit less hearty on New Year’s Eve, I would have stuck with my original plan of going birding on January 1, which in turn would have led me to check the rare bird alerts before I went outside.

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