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Organic bat control.

August 4, 2012 by Redgannet 1 Comment

Grey-headed Flying Foxes have been roosting in a large colony in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens for many years now and their popularity with visitors is matched by...

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Brown Creepers Nesting at Lassen Volcanic National Park

August 1, 2012 by Larry 9 Comments

A few weeks ago I headed up to Lassen Volcanic National Park to photograph a family of Water Ouzels that one of our Audubon...

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Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

July 31, 2012 by Corey 8 Comments

There are two species in the Old World woodpecker genus that sounds like birds that birders would never be able to see. They are...

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A Gull at the End of the World

July 27, 2012 by Carrie 1 Comment

The Camino de Santiago wasn’t always de Santiago, and it didn’t always end in the saint’s namesake city. According to some legends, the path...

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The Queen

by Suzie 19 Comments

I’m not a big fan of bird banding. When I see a band I imagine something slipping beneath it and trapping the bird, I’ve...

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AOU 53rd supplement: Highlights and near misses

July 26, 2012 by David 4 Comments

The American Ornithologists’ Union published the 53rd supplement (PDF) to its North American list last week, making official many long-speculated changes and rejecting others,...

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Starlings Rise In Some Areas, Fall In Others

July 25, 2012 by Birdchick No Comments

Throughout most of North America, European Starling is a four letter word. There are groups dedicated to species like Eastern Bluebirds and Purple Martins...

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