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Exploding Liverpecked Toads

May 3, 2005 by Mike No Comments

The world is surely an odd place. Every day is thick with tales of woe and madness, a glut of spin and sin that...

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A Tale Of Two Teals

March 21, 2005 by Mike 1 Comment

The taxonomic practice of speciation must be more art than science. After all, there are at least six distinct and recognizable populations of Dark-eyed...

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Say Hello to the Sulfur-breasted Parakeet

March 3, 2005 by Mike No Comments

When it comes to the number of existing bird species, the math tends towards subtraction rather than addition. The most recent tale of extinction...

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When Geese Roamed The Earth

January 28, 2005 by Mike No Comments

It’s been known for some time that birds are descended from dinosaurs, with Archaeopteryx representing one strong link between avians and antiquity. However, researchers...

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Blind Leading The Blind: Maine Magpies

January 25, 2005 by Mike No Comments

We recently received a interesting question from Alice of 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera. After buttering us up with compliments, she posed this query:...

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Hazed And Confused

January 13, 2005 by Mike No Comments

The people of Auburn, NY have long felt besieged by American Crows. Small wonder, considering that this city of roughly 29,000 (where, coincidentally, Core...

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What is a Sage-Grouse?

January 10, 2005 by Mike 3 Comments

Some decisions have been made recently that will have serious ramifications for the future of the Greater Sage-Grouse. The wrangling of politicians, conservationists, and...

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Alas Poor Po’ouli

December 2, 2004 by Mike 1 Comment

We may have lost yet another endemic Hawaiian bird with an unpronounceable name. The Associated Press reported yesterday that one of Earth’s rarest birds...

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