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« Reply #840 on: January 05, 2017, 08:02:50 PM »
New policy addresses threat of lead toxicosis

https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/170115f.aspx

"Lead - The AVMA recognizes that lead in the environment is a health risk to people, pets, livestock, and wildlife. The AVMA encourages research, education, and actions to mitigate the risk by elimination of lead exposure and continued development and use of alternative products."

Organization endorses use of lead-free fishing tackle and ammunition - https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/121215e.aspx

Association of Avian Veterinarians - http://www.aav.org/

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« Reply #841 on: January 05, 2017, 08:19:51 PM »
Virginia peregrine falcons leap forward

http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/05/virginia-peregrine-falcons-leap-forward/

VIRGINIA PEREGRINE FALCON MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: YEAR 2016 REPORT

http://www.ccbbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CCBTR-16-12_PEFA-report-2016.pdf

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« Reply #842 on: January 06, 2017, 11:39:03 PM »
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« Reply #843 on: January 07, 2017, 12:08:18 AM »
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« Reply #844 on: January 07, 2017, 12:09:10 AM »
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« Reply #845 on: January 08, 2017, 07:50:58 AM »
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« Reply #846 on: January 08, 2017, 02:01:44 PM »
Long-distance Nest Switching by a Juvenile Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3356/JRR-16-22.1

"...dispersing young Ospreys may use nests (i.e., family groups) over a wide geographical region as a resource while they explore the world prior to migration."

Juvenile Osprey NH-Y defends recently delivered fish from resident juvenile.
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« Reply #847 on: January 08, 2017, 02:11:22 PM »
Hatching asynchrony in birds: Multiple nesting attempts and the nest failure hypothesis

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-16-90.1?af=R

"...high risk early in the nesting cycle favors hatching asynchrony, and that greater synchrony is favored by high risk later in the cycle or adult mortality during incubation."
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« Reply #848 on: January 08, 2017, 02:21:36 PM »
Sneak peek: Raptors search for prey using stochastic head turns

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-15-230.1?af=R

To save you from looking these up...

saccade - a rapid movement of the eye between fixation points.

stochastic - randomly determined; having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely.
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« Reply #849 on: January 09, 2017, 11:35:30 AM »
Russian zoo culls all its birds over avian flu

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-russian-zoo-culls-birds-avian.html
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« Reply #850 on: January 09, 2017, 11:37:27 AM »
Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tail

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-long-distance-birdie-sex-crazed-pipers-tail.html

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« Reply #851 on: January 10, 2017, 10:53:55 AM »
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« Reply #852 on: January 11, 2017, 04:18:21 AM »
Connectivity is key for preserving isolated sage-grouse populations

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-key-isolated-sage-grouse-populations.html
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« Reply #853 on: January 11, 2017, 04:21:25 AM »
Plovers Navigate the Dangers of Hurricane Matthew (so interesting)

http://www.ccbbirds.org/2017/01/10/plovers-navigate-the-dangers-of-hurricane-matthew/

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