There is a thing in birding called a “spark bird.” It is not a species of bird like a bluebird, mockingbird or blackbird, but rather the type of …
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Bird News
This Fossil Bird Choked To Death On Rocks, And No One Knows Why – Eurasia Review
But the cause of death for one unlucky bird that lived about 120 million years ago is clearer: the cluster of rocks in its throat tells scientists …
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Dozens of dead birds found on bridge spark investigations by DWR – WWBT
Multiple reports of dead birds have been reported to have been seen on a bridge over Hoskins Creek in Tappahannock, Virginia.
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Birders flock to Vancouver beach to see rare bird native to Russia | CBC News
Dozens of birders descended on Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Park on Sunday to catch a rare glimpse of a bird that avian enthusiasts say has never been …
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On the trail of poachers illegally trapping China’s rare songbirds – BBC
China is home to 1500-plus bird species, which is about 13% of the global population – more than 800 of those are migratory birds. Four of the nine …
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On the trail of poachers illegally trapping China’s rare songbirds – Yahoo News Canada
We only spot the bird net when it is a few inches from our faces. Each year, tens of thousands of birds are caught in nets across China for the pet …
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George Teariki-Mataki Mateariki, the Birdman of Atiu – Rhett Ayers Butler
… bird persists or disappears. The Cook Islands learned this lesson the hard way. By the late 20th century, several endemic birds were reduced to …
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DWR investigating after multiple dead birds found on Tappahannock bridge – WRIC
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is investigating after multiple dead birds were found on the Route 17 Bridge over the Hoskins …
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Bird watchers gather across rural Oregon for annual Christmas count – OPB
As Oregonians share meals and gifts this holiday season, small groups are braving the winter conditions to count birds in the state’s rural …
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Bird never seen before in Canada draws crowds to Vancouver park | Globalnews.ca
The taiga flycatcher has never before been seen in Canada. At least, not until this holiday season when a bird watcher spotted the rare avian …
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