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« Reply #8205 on: December 30, 2018, 08:05:17 PM »
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« Reply #8206 on: December 30, 2018, 08:20:07 PM »
(Each one of these articles is slightly different, which is why there are so many of them! Don't miss the videos.)

Bald eagle goes rogue and starts landing on Notre Dame fans before start of Cotton Bowl

https://sports.yahoo.com/bald-eagle-goes-rogue-starts-landing-notre-dame-fans-start-cotton-bowl-212723954.html

"Clark" the Bald Eagle lands on a fan at the Cotton Bowl

https://www.star-telegram.com/latest-news/article223719995.html

LOOK: Good omen? Bald eagle lands on Notre Dame fan during national anthem at Cotton Bowl

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/look-good-omen-bald-eagle-lands-on-notre-dame-fan-during-national-anthem-at-cotton-bowl/

Bald eagle goes rogue, lands on Notre Dame fans before Cotton Bowl kickoff

https://fox8.com/2018/12/29/bald-eagle-goes-rogue-lands-on-notre-dame-fan-before-cotton-bowl-kickoff/



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« Reply #8207 on: December 31, 2018, 01:04:02 PM »
Protecting Bald Eagles and preventing legal troubles during bird watching/photography

https://khqa.com/news/local/bald-eagles-could-be-in-danger-from-photographers

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« Reply #8208 on: December 31, 2018, 08:50:39 PM »
Dunedin uses emergency authorization to remove osprey nest at Vanech Sports Complex

https://www.tbnweekly.com/north_county/article_5ced94ce-0d14-11e9-83fd-37c470829ec4.html

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« Reply #8209 on: December 31, 2018, 09:15:16 PM »
10 bird facts that sound fake but are true

https://www.thisisinsider.com/interesting-bird-facts-2018-12

Related:

T. Rex Linked to Chickens, Ostriches

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/t-rex-linked-to-chickens-ostriches-180940877/

Osprey - Diet and Foraging

https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/osprey/foodhabits

Parasitic Jaeger

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/parasitic-jaeger

HUMMINGBIRDS of Chamizal National Memorial

https://www.nps.gov/cham/learn/nature/upload/Hummingbirds-of-Chamizal_english.pdf

Bearded Vulture

http://wwf.panda.org/our_work/wildlife/profiles/birds/bearded_vulture/

The function of the cosmetic coloration of bearded vultures: when art imitates life

http://gypaetus.com/fotos/pdf/margalida1.pdf

Really Strange Birds

https://books.google.com/books?id=MdRhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=bassian+thrush+farts&source=bl&ots=BjrxK4n-Rn&sig=7Ut1mimnJC1kwACq0uXXG6Unmd0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdz-qK3cHfAhVI0KwKHQLwDh84ChDoATAGegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=bassian%20thrush%20farts&f=false

These Are The World's Weirdest Birds

https://gizmodo.com/these-are-the-worlds-weirdest-birds-1565837454

Orthographic processing in pigeons

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/09/13/1607870113.full

The Hoatzin: Misfit, Belcher, Genetic Mystery

https://www.audubon.org/news/hoatzin

Why Ravens and Crows Are Earth's Smartest Birds

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/year-of-the-bird-brains-intelligence-smarts/

The smartest bird in the world can use tools like a human, and it's amazing to watch

https://www.businessinsider.com/science-smart-black-crows-tools-food-faces-2016-8?_ga=2.145425847.2069198283.1546310765-2115224016.1546310765

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« Reply #8210 on: January 02, 2019, 07:40:41 PM »
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« Reply #8211 on: January 02, 2019, 07:41:26 PM »
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« Reply #8212 on: January 02, 2019, 07:44:06 PM »
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« Reply #8213 on: January 02, 2019, 07:45:24 PM »
Hawk Rescued By Bel Air Police After 'Short Chase,' Officials Say

https://patch.com/maryland/belair/hawk-rescued-bel-air-police-after-short-chase-officials-say

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« Reply #8214 on: January 02, 2019, 07:47:09 PM »
These species went extinct in 2018. More may be doomed to follow in 2019.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/31/extinct-species-these-animals-were-lost-forever-2018/2450121002/


The Spix's macaw, also known as the little blue macaw, is endemic to Brazil and was declared extinct in the wild.(Photo: PATRICK PLEUL, AFP/Getty Images)
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« Reply #8215 on: January 03, 2019, 12:47:23 PM »
10 birds that came back from the brink of extinction

https://www.thisisinsider.com/birds-that-were-almost-extinct-2019-1


In 1941, less than 20 whooping cranes existed in North America.
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« Reply #8216 on: January 03, 2019, 12:50:29 PM »
What a hoot: Donors rally for Vancouver Island bird sanctuary after storm destroys owl housing

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cowichan-valley-raptors-1.4964277


A falling tree crushed an owl aviary at the Raptors Birds of Prey Centre in Duncan. (The Raptors/Facebook)
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« Reply #8217 on: January 03, 2019, 12:51:27 PM »
10 terrifying birds that will give you nightmares

https://www.thisisinsider.com/scariest-birds-2019-1


The cassowary is thought to be the most dangerous bird.
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« Reply #8219 on: January 04, 2019, 04:42:28 PM »
Umatilla's Owl Man Is Bringing Burrowing Owls Back From The Brink

https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-burrowing-owls-umatilla-chemical-depot-conservation/

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