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Birds

West Nile Violence

November 12, 2003 by Mike No Comments

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology reported yesterday that last winter, in West Nile virus-afflicted parts of the United States, American Crow counts dropped to...

Birds

Ready For Red-Bellies

November 10, 2003 by Mike No Comments

While driving today, I found myself amidst a playful flock of Dark-eyed Junco. I also spotted a European Starling with an amazing throat pouch...

Birds

Fallen Fulmars

November 5, 2003 by Mike No Comments

Since mid-October, hundreds of dead and dying fulmars have been found beached on Californiaâ€™s shoreline from Northern to Southern California. Necropsies done on five...

Birds, Terminology

Go Gallinaceous

October 14, 2003 by Mike No Comments

We erroneously dubbed the Northern Bobwhite we recently spotted at Bombay Hook our first gallinaceous bird. It is correct that the northern bobwhite is...

Birds

Requiem For The Rock Dove

September 8, 2003 by Mike 3 Comments

The most astonishing thing occurred a few weeks ago, and yet hardly anybody noticed. All at once, every Rock Dove in North and South...

Birds

English Sparrow In The House

August 18, 2003 by Mike 2 Comments

Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow. –W. L. Dawson, The Birds...

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