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« Reply #9750 on: November 30, 2019, 03:26:37 PM »
The Snail Kite, a rare South American bird, was spotted in Pennsylvania for the first time -- ever

https://www.phillyvoice.com/snail-kite-rare-south-american-bird-pennsylvania-sighting-erie-presque-isle-state-park/


A Snail Kite, a tropical bird of prey normally seen in South America, Cuba, and Florida, was spotted in Pennsylvania for the first time ever this week.
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« Reply #9751 on: November 30, 2019, 03:36:05 PM »
Report: Climate Change Putting Wildlife at Risk

https://www.bctv.org/2019/11/27/report-climate-change-putting-wildlife-at-risk/

NWF Report/Map: Climate Change and the Mounting Threats to People and Wildlife

https://nwf.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=9d24acf0f70d49999fea768ea9b86dcd


An annual bird count has shown an estimated 76% decline in ruffed grouse populations in southeast Pennsylvania.
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« Reply #9753 on: November 30, 2019, 03:41:04 PM »
Thanks to foul air & climate change, only 54 species of foreign birds visit Sultanpur bird sanctuary this time

http://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/thanks-to-foul-air-climate-change-only-54-species-of-foreign-birds-visit-sultanpur-bird-sanctuary-this-time-386742

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« Reply #9756 on: November 30, 2019, 05:44:04 PM »
Falconers arrive in Great Bend for national conference

https://salinapost.com/posts/5dd41d5e897d147ad4bb111f




SOARING WITH EAGLES

https://www.gbtribune.com/news/local-news/soaring-eagles/


Dexter, a 15 year old golden eagle, calls out, his high-pitched cry sure to frighten jack-rabbits, his preferred quarry.  photo by Veronica Coons
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« Reply #9757 on: November 30, 2019, 05:47:54 PM »
The Apocalypse Just Started With 17,000 Birds Dropping Dead at Sambhar Lake

https://theswaddle.com/bird-apocalypse/

To avoid Sambhar-like tragedy, Bijnor forest dept steps up vigil on migratory birds

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/to-avoid-sambhar-like-tragedy-bijnor-forest-dept-steps-up-vigil-on-migratory-birds/articleshow/72229193.cms




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« Reply #9758 on: November 30, 2019, 05:53:52 PM »
Did Neanderthals make eagle talon necklaces 120,000 years ago?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/did-neanderthals-make-eagle-talon-necklaces-120000-years-ago/

Paper: The Ch?telperronian Neanderthals of Cova Foradada (Calafell, Spain) used imperial eagle phalanges for symbolic purposes

https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/11/eaax1984


(A) Dorsal, medial, plantar, and lateral views of the phalange (from left to right, respectively). (B) Detail of the cut marks in the dorsal view and dotted-line squares with the area amplified in photos (C) and (D). (E) Detailed photo of all the cut marks after cleaning and restoration. Photo credit: Antonio Rodr?guez-Hidalgo, IDEA.
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« Reply #9760 on: November 30, 2019, 06:02:18 PM »
Mouse in your house? Alberta sanctuary asking for mice donations, will become meals for birds of prey

https://globalnews.ca/news/6211921/alberta-society-injured-birds-of-prey-mice/

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« Reply #9763 on: November 30, 2019, 06:07:24 PM »
Kuwait struggles to rein in trade in wild falcons

https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/kuwait-struggles-to-rein-in-trade-in-wild-falcons-1.941993


Ahmad Abbas shows off Thahab, a captive-bred Saker falcon he bought from a breeding centre in Germany. Sebastian Castelier for The National
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