The rule implements federal protections provided by the ESA for the Cantabrian capercaillie, Marquesan imperial pigeon, Eiao Marquesas reed-warbler, greater adjutant, Jerdon’s courser, and slender-billed curlew.
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Nesting Short-Tailed Albatross Mark Milestone
If the pair’s breeding effort is successful at Midway Atoll Refuge, it would mark the first confirmed hatching of a short-tailed albatross outside of Japan in modern history.
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Oldest US Wild Bird is a New Mother
The oldest known U.S. wild bird – a coyly conservative 60 — is a new mother. The bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, was spotted a few weeks ago with a chick by John Klavitter, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife …
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Wing Fungus Has Lethal Effects on Bats With White Nose Syndrome
Damage to bat wings from the fungus associated with white-nose syndrome (WNS) may cause catastrophic imbalance in life-support processes, according to newly published research. This imbalance may be to blame for the more than 1 million deaths of bats due …
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Are Abnormal Beaks Indicative of a Bigger Problem?
The highest rate of beak abnormalities ever recorded in wild bird populations is being seen in a number of species in the Northwest and Alaska, and scientists to this point have not been able to isolate the cause. Black-capped Chickadees, Northwestern Crows, and other birds are being impacted by the problem, which affects their ability to feed and clean themselves and could signal a growing environmental health problem.
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Orange Spring Peeper Visits Chelmsford Backyard
As most gardeners do, I find it a spiritual experience to play amongst my garden beds and flowers. Imagine my surprise the other day when I saw what appeared to be an orange poison dart frog in my butterfly garden. …
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Nationwide Events Planned for National Public Lands Day
On September 24, Americans across the country will participate in National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands. The event calls people of all ages to connect to America’s great outdoors and care for the country’s public lands.
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Eastern Wild Turkeys Flock to Chelmsford Backyard
This summer, a flock of Eastern Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) routinely visited my Chelmsford, Massachusetts backyard. The turkeys regularly pecked their way around the yard each morning, spending most of their time scratching and grazing on spilled seed from our bird feeders.
The flock was usually comprised of about a dozen hens (females), jakes, and jennies (young male and female turkeys). The size and number of the birds, made them an imposing site in our suburan New England backyard.
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Hummingbird Nest – Live Video Feed
This hummingbird nest camera in Laguna Beach,California began broadcasting in May 2010. To the excitement of over 370,000 viewers, two families of hummingbirds have used the nest. The mother hummingbird called Emma by the camera operators, feeds her nestlings about every 20 …
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Eagle Nest Cam – Live Eggs Hatching
Get a bird’s eye view of a pair of eagles and their new chicks. The live video is being streamed by the Raptor Resource Project, and has had over 100,000 viewers at any given time. The camera is mounted near a nest 80 feet up …
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