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« Reply #2475 on: August 11, 2019, 04:23:02 PM »
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« Reply #2477 on: August 11, 2019, 04:25:11 PM »
'Mega-fires' may be too extreme even for a bird that loves fire

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806101556.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Not Even a Fire-Loving Bird Can Handle Climate Change's Heat

https://earther.gizmodo.com/not-even-a-fire-loving-bird-can-handle-climate-changes-1836904281


A Black-backed Woodpecker visits its nest in a burned tree trunk.
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« Reply #2478 on: August 11, 2019, 04:49:27 PM »
Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/insect-apocalypse-under-way-toxic-pesticides-agriculture/

Paper: An assessment of acute insecticide toxicity loading (AITL) of chemical pesticides used on agricultural land in the United States

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0220029

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Despite habitat protection, endangered owls decline in Mount Rainier National Park

https://scienmag.com/despite-habitat-protection-endangered-owls-decline-in-mount-rainier-national-park/

Endangered owls continue to decline drastically in national park

https://www.earth.com/news/endangered-owls-decline-drastically/

Paper: Barred Owls reduce occupancy and breeding propensity of Northern Spotted Owl in a Washington old-growth forest

https://academic.oup.com/condor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/condor/duz031/5543734


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How to stop a gull from stealing your food

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/how-stop-gull-stealing-your-food

Paper: Herring gulls respond to human gaze direction

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0405

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New UN Report Affirms Importance of Land-Use Initiatives in Fighting Climate Change, National Audubon Society Says

https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/19717-new-un-report-affirms-importance-of-land-use-initiatives-in-fighting-climate-change-national-audubon-society-says

Press Release: Land is Part of the Climate Solution - IPCC

https://unfccc.int/news/land-is-part-of-the-climate-solution-ipcc

Summary for Policymakers - Climate Change and Land: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2019/08/4.-SPM_Approved_Microsite_FINAL.pdf

Final Government Draft (entire report): https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl-report-download-page/




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« Reply #2487 on: August 12, 2019, 02:58:55 PM »
Here's why Puffins on this Maine island are master climate change 'researchers'

https://wgme.com/news/local/heres-why-puffins-on-this-maine-island-are-master-climate-change-researchers


An Atlantic puffin takes wing at Eastern Egg Rock in Muscongus Bay, Maine, on Wednesday. John Holyoke BDN
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« Reply #2488 on: August 13, 2019, 03:35:05 PM »
In the absence of a text abstract the first page of the article is provided.

Prairie Falcon Kills Canada Goose

https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-19-09/Prairie-Falcon-Kills-Canada-Goose/10.3356/JRR-19-09.short

Apparent Natural Recolonization of an Island by the Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araea)

https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-83/Apparent-Natural-Recolonization-of-an-Island-by-the-Seychelles-Kestrel/10.3356/JRR-18-83.short

Homing Instinct of a Female Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-78/Homing-Instinct-of-a-Female-Barn-Owl-Tyto-alba/10.3356/JRR-18-78.short

Talon-Grappling and Cartwheeling of Hooded Vultures in South Africa

https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-91/Talon-Grappling-and-Cartwheeling-of-Hooded-Vultures-in-South-Africa/10.3356/JRR-18-91.short

Bufophagy and Carcass Processing by a Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-98/Bufophagy-and-Carcass-Processing-by-a-Red-Shouldered-Hawk-Buteo/10.3356/JRR-18-98.short

Mexican Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) Roosting in an Urban Setting in Durango, Mexico

https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-59/Mexican-Spotted-Owls-Strix-occidentalis-lucida-Roosting-in-an-Urban/10.3356/JRR-18-59.short

Unusual Northern Goshawk Mtdna Haplotype Found in the Rocky Mountains

https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Raptor-Research/volume-53/issue-3/JRR-18-48/Unusual-Northern-Goshawk-Mtdna-Haplotype-Found-in-the-Rocky-Mountains/10.3356/JRR-18-48.short

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