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The Limits and Damage of Rat Poison
Chicago's watchdog agency just released a report detailing the failures of the city's rat-control efforts-- beginning with the over-reliance on…
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Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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Feather Mystery Part 2
Sound these feathers on a trail at the Hyper Humus Wildlife Management Area in Lafayette during a Nature Conservancy walk earlier this month. Can you I.D. the bird from the feathers? I have a hunch.
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Catbird (those rusty undertail coverts give it away)
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Catbird (love those rusty undertail coverts!)
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Catbird (those rusty undertail coverts give it away)
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Catbird (love those rusty undertail coverts!)