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The swallows that make mud nests in spring and catch flying insects all
summer are now far south in Mexico, and Central and South America.<br>
Both are smaller cousins to the American Crow and the Common Raven.
Thirty years ago, there were six million Northern Pintails in North
America. One piercing, cheerful yelp catches your ear.<br>
The Chestnut-back has a black head with a large white cheek patch, but
its back and sides are a rich chestnut brown. A recent bonanza of
fossils has intensified debate over how contemporary birds are linked to
the extinct dinosaurs. The people went hungry because the clams lay
hidden under water.<br>
As December days shorten, birds spend the long, cold nights in a
protected place, sheltered from rain and safe from nighttime predators.
Have you ever wondered how some migrating birds return to the same
location, year after year? A stiff December breeze blowing down the
Columbia River delivers an exhilarating chill. Pine Siskins, in
particular, are prone to salmonellosis, a bacterial disease. Twenty-five
years ago, there were twice as many Lesser and Greater Scaup in North
America as there are today. Could this be the same sound you remember
from a Saturday morning in your childhood?<br>
And the birds sound different, too! With an almost seven-foot wingspan
and weighing nearly twenty-five pounds, this swan is among the largest
of all waterfowl.<br>
Learning to tell these LBBs apart can be really frustrating for novice
birdwatchers. One piercing, cheerful yelp catches your ear.<br>
And how do songbirds sit on metal perches with no problem? They forage
mostly during low tide, moving slowly and deliberately through the rocks
in search of food.<br>
One crow is just a crow. And the rewards of feeding birds in your yard
are mutual: smaller birds, which have high energy demands, benefit
greatly from the food you provide during the colder months. Then a Barn
Swallow swoops overhead.<br>
The Twelve Days of Christmas began as a French secular love song.<br>
The native Douglas squirrel is a pint-sized, chestnut-red resident of
forests west of the Cascade rim.<br>
Only a few are harmful.<br>
In the Amazon, heat and humidity weigh upon you and a cacophony of
birdcalls surrounds you. Harlequins are unique in other ways, too.
Learning to tell these LBBs apart can be really frustrating for novice
birdwatchers.<br>
Without flapping, it traces a leisurely, rising circle.<br>
Local guides, including those that specialize in birds, are often listed
in travel books or are available through hotels or nature preserves. A
recent bonanza of fossils has intensified debate over how contemporary
birds are linked to the extinct dinosaurs.<br>
A Red-tailed Hawk soars on broad, rounded wings, the epitome of
effortless flight.<br>
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