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Repurpose Your Tree

Source: http://www.birds.Cornell.edu blog

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Solstice Greetings

re-posted from YardMap.org‘s FB page

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Bird Families

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology‘s All About Birds webcams are a fascinating way to get up close and personal views into the lives of amazing raptors. The Hellgate Osprey nest in Missoula, Montana shows a lot of human activity in the … Continue reading

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Snowy Owls

The Northern U.S. is in the middle of a considerable Snowy Owl invasion (they are appearing in more southerly locations across the U.S. as well). Read more about the sightings and what may be causing them in this article written by … Continue reading

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Good News for Birds and Coffee Lovers

For those who enjoy migrating summer songbirds and want to help them survive in their wintering grounds, read on: New research in Costa Rica shows that hungry warblers and other birds significantly reduce damage by a devastating coffee pest, the coffee … Continue reading

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Plentiful Bounty

In our area of New England, there is a bounty of fruit this year, perhaps due to plentiful spring rain or from plants’ natural response to the dearth of fruit last year. Apples, sumacs, rosehips, barberries, winterberries and that rapidly … Continue reading

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Environmentally safe rodent control

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