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« Reply #1695 on: June 04, 2016, 08:15:29 PM »
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« Reply #1697 on: June 06, 2016, 05:59:35 AM »
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« Reply #1699 on: June 06, 2016, 06:20:21 AM »
How a Hollywood Producer and a Bunch of Teenagers Brought Bald Eagles Back to DC

https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/06/05/hollywood-producer-bunch-teenagers-brought-back-bald-eagles-dc/

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« Reply #1700 on: June 06, 2016, 06:51:15 AM »
BIRD OF THE WEEK: June 3, 2016 (male is spectacular - video)

Booted Racket-tail hummingbird: https://abcbirds.org/bird/booted-racket-tail/
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« Reply #1701 on: June 06, 2016, 06:52:28 AM »
Kielder ospreys produce record-breaking number of chicks

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-36451306

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« Reply #1702 on: June 06, 2016, 07:00:52 AM »
Natural Sightings: Diners fly in when elk is on the menu

"Mike counted 35 of the endangered California Condors, representing about 25 percent of the entire population of wild condors found in California."

http://www.tehachapinews.com/lifestyle/2016/06/05/natural-sightings-diners-fly-in-when-elk-is-on-the-menu.html

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Nature center rescues injured peregrine falcon from Thames River railroad bridge

http://www.theday.com/local/20160605/nature-center-rescues-injured-peregrine-falcon-from-thames-river-railroad-bridge

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Hawk shootings highlight conflict between hungry predators and dwindling quail

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article55091250.html



Update: USC trustee appears in court in hawk killings

"I didn't know the damn birds were valuable."  >:( >:(

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article55733240.html

Update: USC trustee bird-killing case still unresolved

http://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/south-carolina/article76246222.html

Update: USC trustee, 3 others to plead guilty in hawk killing

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article76576292.html

Update: Documents: USC trustee baited and shot trapped hawks

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article79668337.html

Update: Williams' attorneys ask for 'reasonable' fine in hawk case ("...not the $100,000 recommended by prosecutors..."!)

http://thetandd.com/news/local/williams-attorneys-ask-for-reasonable-fine-in-hawk-case/article_0b6aba41-895b-5904-bef0-b6448fd8b5f6.html

Update: Williams gets $75,000 fine, hunting ban in hawk-killing case (and community service at a birds of prey center!)  :)

http://thetandd.com/news/williams-gets-fine-hunting-ban-in-hawk-killing-case/article_d82ad94a-2c06-11e6-9098-cf4485766638.html

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« Reply #1707 on: June 07, 2016, 12:53:45 PM »
Little squawkers: Volunteers band four male peregrine falcons at downtown bank (This is the RRP nest in LaCrosse, WI. Be sure to look at all the pictures!)

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/little-squawkers-volunteers-band-four-male-peregrine-falcons-at-downtown/article_ffda63de-155c-56de-a733-5f7688cd1702.html

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« Reply #1709 on: June 07, 2016, 01:03:20 PM »
Hen harrier breeding season 'very poor' says RSPB

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-36460788

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