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    Pharaoh/Eurasian Eagle Owl range ?

    Hi Birdspotter, Here is the information you are looking for from The Birds of Israel: SUBSPECIES IN ISRAEL: B. b. interpositus Rothschild and Hartert, 1910. Breeds SE Eur. E to S European CIS/Volga delta, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, W Iran and Levant including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and...
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    Red knot may be extinct in five years

    A judge in Delaware has decided to strike down the state's self-imposed 2-year moratorium on taking Horseshoe Crabs: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.crabs09jun09,0,6546691.story?coll=bal-pe-maryland Adam
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    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    I admit to being thick and had to look up canapes (very unappetising first thing in the morning), but, philosophically speaking, if this thread isn't deep into Absurdist territory I don't know what is. Waiting for Ibwot, anyone? Adam
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    "The Economist" on species splitting

    What a crap article. Let's create the notion that there isn't that much biodiversity, so there is less motivation to protect it. A Polar Bear is really just a Brown Bear, and there are plenty of Brown Bears, so screw the Polar Bears. Here's a real essay on economics and nature, part of Jack...
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    Help: Name These Birds!

    It's a Brown-headed Cowbird in the photo with the Am. Goldfinch. Adam
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    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Good grief, some of those folks look like extras from Apocalypse Now! Adam
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    Rose Breasted Grosbeak passing through

    Hi JMom et al., It has been suggested on the Ohio-birds listserv that the reason for so many grosbeaks hitting feeders in the state is the cold spell in April, which caused a retarding of the flowering and leafing of many species of trees as well as a diminished number of insects. You can get...
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    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    Reading the blog now. When he first saw the bird, it was "flying diagonally away". Then: "It took only a few wingbeats to clear the area I was in." So when was it "that close"? Adam
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    Ivory-billed Woodpecker (formerly updates)

    I was alone (what a surprise) and didn't dare attempt a picture. Why didn't he attempt a picture? Oh, here's why: I was that close and didn't want to spook it anymore... Two questions spring immediately to mind, since the searcher said he was with the Cornell team: 1. Why is Cornell sending...
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    Peregrine webcam in the Netherlands

    Apparently they are currently in the corner under the camera (according to information on the related forum). Adam
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    Unknown bird at my backyard feeder in California - ID help

    Hi Gail, It looks like a female Black-headed Grosbeak. Adam
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    Reptiles and Amphibians Quiz

    Hi Marian, How about Ladder Snake Elaphe scalaris and Viperine Snake Natrix maura? Adam
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    CATCHBIRD - new Ghostly Quiz

    The first one is deceptively clever. Excellent, Xenospiza! But is White-rumped Zatopek on the American list? Adam
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    CATCHBIRD - new Ghostly Quiz

    And here I thought Bateleur rhymed with "masseur", which can be pronounced "ma-soor" where I come from (the United States). I can assure you I won't try to come up with pictures to spell out Brünnich's Guillemot! :eek!: Adam
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    CATCHBIRD - new Ghostly Quiz

    Bateleur is from batt insulation, Chicago's elevated railway (known affectionately as the "El"), and a fishing lure (the easy one). The "drumstick" is a French dowel rolling pin. Never would have gotten CE's Fea's Petrel in a million years, though I did get the petrel part correct. Cheers for...
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