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« Reply #9840 on: December 21, 2019, 05:23:44 PM »
Welcome to the Falcon Hospital. Please Take a Number.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/sports/qatar-falcon-hospital.html


The waiting room has perches for birds and for humans. Olya Morvan for The New York Times


Sharpening a falcon's beak. The veterinarians' assistants do claws, too. Olya Morvan for The New York Times


Feathers ready for replacement, just one of the many procedures the hospital offers. Olya Morvan for The New York Times
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« Reply #9841 on: December 21, 2019, 05:24:54 PM »
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« Reply #9842 on: December 21, 2019, 05:29:54 PM »
Jackson Hole bird experts abuzz after one surprise bird, then another

https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/jackson_hole_daily/local/jackson-hole-bird-experts-abuzz-after-one-surprise-bird-then/article_693c5008-45a6-597a-8e93-ac39d028ddfb.html


The Teton Raptor Center retrieved two birds Thursday, a barn owl and a pheasant, which are not typical winged winter residents of Jackson Hole.
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« Reply #9843 on: December 21, 2019, 05:31:04 PM »
Chicken cull continues as 'thorough' probe into source of bird flu outbreak on farm continues

https://www.eadt.co.uk/business/farming/apha-inspectors-continue-to-investigate-source-of-bird-flu-outbreak-in-mid-suffolk-1-6428013

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« Reply #9844 on: December 21, 2019, 05:33:40 PM »
Rail successfully recovers from extinction in the wild

https://www.birdguides.com/news/rail-successfully-recovers-from-extinction-in-the-wild/


Guam Rail is only the second bird to ever recover from extinction in the wild (Greg Hume / wikimedia.commons.org).
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« Reply #9845 on: December 21, 2019, 05:49:55 PM »
Wildlife officer rescues great horned owl trapped in barbed wire fence

https://weartv.com/news/videos/wildlife-officer-rescues-great-horned-owl-trapped-in-barbed-wire-fence

Great Horned Owl Rescued From Barbed Wire After Chasing Skunk

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/12/10/great-horned-owl-wire-skunk/

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« Reply #9846 on: December 21, 2019, 05:52:24 PM »
City of Marco Island may soon pay homeowners to dig starter owl burrows in front yards

https://www.marconews.com/story/news/local/2019/12/09/marco-island-may-soon-pay-homeowners-dig-starter-owl-burrows/2619653001/

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« Reply #9847 on: December 21, 2019, 07:08:43 PM »
Thousands of dead Alaska seabirds are washing ashore, for a fifth year. Experts call that a climate 'red flag.'

https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191214/thousands-of-dead-alaska-seabirds-are-washing-ashore-for-a-fifth-year-experts-call-that-a-climate-red-flag


Dead common murres lie washed up on a rocky beach in Whittier, Alaska, in 2016. Researchers have pinned the cause to unusually high ocean temperatures that affected the tiny fish they eat.
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« Reply #9848 on: December 21, 2019, 07:18:00 PM »
'Quite Amazing': Rare Sighting Offers Hope For Critically Endangered Bird That Can't Flee Fire

https://10daily.com.au/news/australia/a191218zfvdl/quite-amazing-rare-sighting-offers-hope-for-critically-endangered-bird-that-cant-flee-fire-20191218


Malleefowl are a vulnerable species across Australia. Photo: Jurgen and Christine Sohns via Getty Images
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« Reply #9849 on: December 21, 2019, 07:29:03 PM »
Conservation ranching is for the birds - and the cows

https://www.wyomingnews.com/conservation-ranching-is-for-the-birds-and-the-cows/article_5d1d119a-164d-57c5-ab56-fadf99bb4e0d.html


Western Meadowlark on June 4 on Rockin' 7 Ranch, an Audubon-certified conservation ranch in Converse County, Wyoming. Courtesy Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies
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« Reply #9850 on: December 21, 2019, 07:54:11 PM »
WATCH Chopper 7 tracks bald eagle over St. Clair County

https://www.wxyz.com/news/watch-chopper-7-tracks-bald-eagle-over-st-clair-county
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« Reply #9852 on: December 21, 2019, 07:57:42 PM »
Prairie du Sac is a prime spot for eagle watching in winter

https://www.jsonline.com/story/travel/wisconsin/weekend-getaway/2019/12/20/prairie-du-sac-bald-eagle-watching-winter/2673623001/


Bald eagles flock to the Wisconsin River during Bald Eagle Watching Days in Prairie du Sac. (Photo: Michael Sears)
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« Reply #9854 on: December 21, 2019, 09:05:15 PM »
Illegally Caught Trout Given to Injured Bears, Raccoons and Eagle in Lake Tahoe

https://ktla.com/2019/12/15/illegally-caught-trout-given-to-injured-bears-raccoons-and-eagle-in-lake-tahoe/

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