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Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #8445 on: February 17, 2019, 07:19:07 PM »
Talkin' Birds: The Great Backyard Bird Count

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/16/695494292/talkin-birds-the-great-backyard-bird-count


An American coot flies over Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake on Feb. 5.
Courtesy of August Davidson-Onsgard
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Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #8446 on: February 22, 2019, 03:47:38 PM »
Mice prey on seabirds

https://www.thegardenisland.com/2019/02/18/hawaii-news/mice-prey-on-seabirds/


Courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Laysan albatross tend to nests near the Midway battle monument.

Hungry Mice Are Attacking and Killing Adult Albatrosses

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/hungry-mice-are-attacking-and-killing-adult-albatross/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=b5c9de7803-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-b5c9de7803-121598265


Albatrosses are big birds, with wingspans up to two meters. Yet their huge size does not seem to save them from the vicious attacks of hungry house mice. Photo by Peter Ryan
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« Reply #8447 on: February 22, 2019, 04:00:28 PM »
Welcome to Sound Escapes, a new podcast production from BirdNote.

https://www.birdnote.org/blog/2019/02/sound-escapes

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« Reply #8448 on: February 22, 2019, 04:04:01 PM »
Globe-trotting British schoolgirl, 16, becomes the world's youngest bird watcher to spot 5,000 species after visiting 38 countries and seven continents

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6729223/British-schoolgirl-16-worlds-youngest-bird-watcher-spot-5-000-species.html


Pictured: Three of Mya-Rose's finds, including the latest in Spain which marks her 5,000th
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« Reply #8449 on: February 28, 2019, 06:01:15 PM »
BirdNote Stories for the week of February 24, 2019

https://mailchi.mp/birdnote/weeklypreview-866761?e=e2aca28750

Featuring: The Companionship of Birds

https://www.birdnote.org/show/companionship-birds

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« Reply #8454 on: February 28, 2019, 06:34:18 PM »
No Falcon Smuggling in Oman. Customs Officers Tell 'Wouldbe' Underhand Dealers

https://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/no-falcon-smuggling-oman-customs-officers-tell-wouldbe-underhand-dealers-1258602

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« Reply #8455 on: February 28, 2019, 06:35:27 PM »
Portions of RMNP closed for raptor nesting

http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_32478750/portions-rmnp-closed-raptor-nesting


Rocky Mountain National Park announced its annual closure to protect nesting raptors, like this red-tailed hawk. The closures begin March 1. (Ann Schonlau / RMNP / Courtesy photo)
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« Reply #8456 on: February 28, 2019, 06:48:50 PM »
IntoBirds Talks Perils of Rodenticide to Birds of Prey with Wildlife Advocates

https://www.prunderground.com/intobirds-talks-perils-of-rodenticide-to-birds-of-prey-with-wildlife-advocates/00148668/

Save Our Raptors, Don't Use Rodenticide!

https://intobirds.com/save-our-raptors-dont-use-rodenticide/

Raptors Are the Solution (RATS)

https://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/

Are You Poisoning Your Pets and Wildlife? (brochure): https://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RATS_brochure_2018_HomePrint.pdf

Fact Sheet (excellent!): https://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/RATS-fact-sheet.pdf

Outreach Materials (also excellent): https://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/free-outreach-materials/




Whatever an animal eats, especially poison, travels up the food chain. Illustration by Raptors Are The Solution
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« Reply #8457 on: February 28, 2019, 07:14:02 PM »
Fighting for the last Eden: saving Madagascar's unique species

https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/fighting-last-eden-saving-madagascar%E2%80%99s-unique-species?utm_source=BirdLife+International+News+Notifications&utm_campaign=711047fa4a-Summary_news_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4122f13b8a-711047fa4a-133930605&mc_cid=711047fa4a&mc_eid=e3dcb8e6b3


Unsustainable farming practices like shifting agriculture continue to take a heavy toll on Madagascar?s natural heritage. Photo by UN Environment / Lisa Murray
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