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Cliff Swallows May Have Developed Shorter Wings to Avoid Cars
Omaha :: NE :: USA | 2 months ago
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Human inventions tend to cause a lot of problems for wildlife...A few months ago we wrote about how some birds were using cigarette butts in their nests to ward of parasites. Now, it appears that cliff swallows in Nebraska have actually changed their
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Man facing $300 fine after baby birds beaten
Grand Junction :: CO :: USA | 10 months ago
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A man is facing a $300 fine after 60 baby birds were beaten with a pipe. The Division of Wildlife says the man didn't want bird nests on his property. The Baby Cliff Swallows were found on the ground suffering from bone fractures and concussions...TV,
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Eating and drinking 'on the wing'
Frisco :: CO :: USA | 11 months ago
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Special to the Daily Dr. Joanne Stolen Swallow anatomy and diet Swallows have short legs and their feet are adapted for perching rather than walking, as the front toes are partially joined at the base. Though they walk and even run, they do so with a
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Bringing back San Juan Capistrano's swallows is one tough mission
Anaheim :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Hardly the sweet song of the nightingale, the sound is more like the croak of a distressed frog or, by an expert's own description, a "rusty, squeaky door." It's a last-ditch effort to lure back the cliff swallow, which put San Juan Capistrano on the
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Calif. mission lures iconic swallows back
San Juan Capistrano :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Calif. (AP) — Reminders of the legend of the swallows are everywhere at the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano: Tiny swallow silhouettes are etched into paving tiles, replicas of their distinctive mud nests hang from buildings and the gift shop
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Mission San Juan tries bird calls to entice swallows
San Juan :: Argentina | 1 year ago
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Visitors to Mission San Juan Capistrano in the next month may hear the song of a familiar bird near a statue honoring Father Junipero Serra. No, the cliff swallows haven't returned to the mission at least not yet. The sound is coming from a speaker
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League of Women Voters cancels meeting
Grass Valley :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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A bird walk is scheduled at South Yuba River State Park for April 21...The walk will be led by Bill Cortright, veteran birder, who has studied local Park birds for several years. Cortright said he expects to see the bald eagles, cliff swallows, lark
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Where have all the swallows gone? Here are some
San Juan :: Argentina | 1 year ago
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In a walled section of Oso Creek near Camino Capistrano, white bird bellies catch the fading sunlight. Though crusty remnants of mud nests are visible on the nearby overhang, about 20 cliff swallows roost in fist-size holes drilled in the creek's
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Migratory swallows flock to local neighborhood
San Juan :: Argentina | almost 2 years ago
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If one swallow doesn't make a summer, the hundreds of birds swarming over a North Merced neighborhood more than make up for it. The migratory cliff swallows have taken up residence in the eaves of homes in a Bellevue Ranch neighborhood bordered by M
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Outdated bird-protection law holding up bridge repairs, official says
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 2 years ago
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Secretary said he wants Congress to amend the law on migratory birds. An Ellis County bridge project was delayed due to nesting swallows. Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley thinks a century-old law passed in part to keep birds from ending
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