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fans of vultures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were never
really a number one favorite of mine either—at least not until I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>started working with and learning about
them at the <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Vultures come off as
pretty gross birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They eat dead things,
they projectile vomit as a self-defense mechanism, and New World vultures
urinate on their legs to keep cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, why are vultures such awesome birds?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Osiris the Egyptian Vulture is an Old World Vulture (photo: Gay Schroer)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For starters, vultures are
super-important to our environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Without them, we would have an awful lot of dead things (carrion) lying
around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rotting animals are
breeding grounds for bacteria and disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vultures help keep animal carcasses cleaned up, and thus
help stop the spread of most diseases—positives in both a visual way (no one enjoys
seeing dead animals all over the place) and health aspects of human life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If animal carcasses harbor
so much bacteria and disease, how can vultures eat them without getting
sick?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, vultures have super
strong stomach acids that can kill the bacteria, making them a dead end for
disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their strong stomach acid
also helps them out quite a bit with that projectile vomit they use for defense
against predators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their stomach
acid is so strong that it can even strip the paint off of a car!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a good thing they have it, though,
because it helps us out with diseases and bacteria.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Vader the Black Vulture is a New World Vulture native to the southern United States (photo: Gay Schroer)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Vultures also have some of
the neatest personalities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
vulture I have worked with so far has been completely different from the
others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goober, the Black Vulture,
gets very excited for his food and he even skips and makes barking noises!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Desi, the Hooded Vulture, seems
rambunctious and is very gung ho about flying in shows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mortimer, the Turkey Vulture, is a
dominant bird that seems to know exactly what he wants while Kinsey, another
Turkey Vulture, seems a little bit shy around crowds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each vulture is very unique, even amongst the same
species.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They each have their own
personalities, and I feel privileged to get to work with them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Desi, the Hooded Vulture, is an Old World vulture (photo: Gay Schroer)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are also big
differences between New World and Old World vultures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New World vultures, such as the Andean Condor, Turkey
Vulture, and Black Vulture urinate on their legs to keep cool when it is hot
outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old World vultures, like
the Hooded Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, and Bearded Vulture don’t do this
behavior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may seem gross, but
it also acts as a natural anti-bacterial by killing germs on their legs and
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Skinner, a New World Turkey Vulture, displays his beautiful feather pattern (photo: Gay Schroer)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Several New World vulture
species live in groups with social hierarchies, whereas Old World vultures
typically live solitary lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old
World vultures also have a strong grip in their feet, whereas New World
vultures do not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you look at a
Turkey Vulture’s feet, they look fairly similar to those of a stork or
crane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New World vultures are
actually more closely related to cranes or herons than they are to Old World
vultures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are superficially
similar due to convergent evolution, which in this case means both kinds of
vultures evolved to feed on dead animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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they had to adapt to similar environments and feeding habits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Vultures are super
interesting and they have become some of my favorite birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so glad that I have the
opportunity to work with them each day and learn more about their unique traits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The next time you visit
the World Bird Sanctuary be sure to take a really close look at our resident
vultures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You, too, may find that
they are truly fascinating birds.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Any of the vultures mentioned in this article can be adopted via our <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/index.php/biographies/adopt_bird">Adopt A Bird</a> program.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Submitted by Kelsey
McCord, World Bird Sanctuary Naturalist<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Photoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757526581200211637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849402373517742206.post-44001554206004855032015-12-08T20:58:00.000-06:002015-12-08T20:58:00.066-06:00Dr. Doug's Menagerie<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On September</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">14, 2015 l</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ong time <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> Consulting Veterinarian, Dr. Doug Pernikoff, donated two Tarantulas,
for our exhibits and for our traveling educational programs. </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dr. Doug has been helping examine,
medicate and provide some surgeries for our birds since the 1980’s. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dr. Doug has a veterinary
practice: Clarkson Wilson Veterinary Clinic. 32 Clarkson Wilson Center,
Chesterfield, MO 63017. 636-530-1808. If you have concerns about your
Tarantula, Dr. Doug is the man to call. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=849402373517742206" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dr. Doug primarily treats
dogs and cats but also has many clients who bring in exotic animals. Dr. Doug
has an extreme affinity for Tarantulas. He also has a large collection of
Tarantulas at his home. I was able to see his collection on September 14, 2015. He has 12 species and has bred 3 of the species in the past year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He showed me one of the exhibits of
newly hatched Tarantulas--around 1,000 tiny babies. Wow!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dr. Doug donated a Chilean
Rose Haired Tarantula and a Mexican Red Kneed Tarantula to WBS. Both Tarantulas
are ground species, and use superficial burrows. Dr. Doug also donated the
materials for their exhibits and the enclosures themselves--very generous.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I asked Dr. Doug what he
liked about Tarantulas? He said that they are high-end predators, carnivorous,
and similar to Birds of Prey in the way they respond to their environment. He
also likes how social they are. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Breeding is interactive
and intimate. There is lots of display, they perform a mating<span style="color: green;"> </span>dance to each other with much visual display and
strumming. Tarantulas are not true spiders. Also they can throw their butt
hairs at an intruder or attacker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dr. Doug’s place was “busy”
with creatures as you might expect a Veterinarian’s house to be. When I arrived
a stream of French Bulldogs pulsed out of the garage to lick me and wag their
tails and butts vigorously. The most eager one jumped up into my lap while I
was still seated in my car. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The three French Bull dogs,
a breed with huge heads and small bodies, are named Pearl, Bruno, and George. They look like the head caricatures that Dr. Doug has a passion for making out
of clay. Dr. Doug has many life sized head caricatures of his friends and other
interesting looking people displayed in most of the rooms of his house on the
downstairs level. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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large Aldabra tortoise named Dewey that lives out back of his house.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thank you to Dr. Doug for
granting permission to do a blog about him and his house and his animals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I won’t go that far back,
but I would like to share a small amount of the local lore concerning the land
on which the <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> sits today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Some stories were passed
on to me by people whose grandparents lived in the area; other information came
from research; and<span style="color: green;">, </span>as with all historical
research, some could just be out and out fabrications.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The World Bird
Sanctuary exhibit line as it looks today—this ridge may have been host to Native American
hunters at one time (photo: Gay Schroer)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The hills around the World
Bird Sanctuary were said to have been a summer hunting ground for the builders
of the Cahokia mounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The chert<span style="color: red;"> </span>and other stones found here were important materials
for the tools and weapons the early Native American cultures needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Osage tribes inhabited the area in
later years and were relocated to reservations in Oklahoma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Missouri also had a
history of European settlers living alongside and fighting for native rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both Lewis and Clark worked throughout
their lives to find equitable solutions for any disputes in the territory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the hills in the area were
filled with homesteaders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A former WBS employee’s
grandparents had a cabin across Interstate 44 from our property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spoke to a gentleman when he was in
his 90s and he told me numerous stories of his grandfather seeing bison along
the river and of the lone elk which he would later help capture within the county<span style="color: red;"> </span>park bearing its name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The forest was a haven for
southern sympathizers or confederate guerrillas during the civil war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Directly across the Meramec<span style="color: red;"> </span>River from our property<span style="color: red;"> </span>there
is said to be a cave or tunnel, which was used to hide slaves escaping
captivity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later, this same tunnel
was said to have been used to sneak illegal alcohol into nearby taverns. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Shortly after the civil
war these hills were almost entirely bare due to lumbering for the railroad and
the country’s expansion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
family owned most of the land and leased small plots for homes or vacation
retreats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Capone and his enforcer Frank Nitte were known to supply and be honored guests
at the local speakeasies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pretty
boy Floyd, a depression era bank robber and member of a super gang, which
listed among its members Baby Face Nelson and John Dillinger, was known to have
stayed in local flophouses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
home nearby still exists and has a register which he signed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The summer homes were very
popular and the town of Morschels was known for great weekend parties call “The
Chicken Fry’s”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some nearby land
was used as a military base during World War 2 and the Korean War.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the seventies the state
of Missouri approached the landowners and obtained the property to be a future
park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much of the land was
developed into Castlewood State Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On the south side of the
river the town <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=849402373517742206" name="_GoBack"></a>remnants remained, slowly decaying until
the World Bird Sanctuary moved onto the land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would like you to come visit our center and enjoy this
history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Signs can be found on the
World Bird Sanctuary trails throughout our site detailing some of the
fascinating history of our site.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My name is Tess Rogers,
and I am the newest naturalist here at World Bird Sanctuary!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started at the beginning of this
month, and am<span style="color: red;"> </span>having a great time learning all
about our wonderful birds.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am originally from
St.Louis, where I’ve lived for most of my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a native St. Louisan I will provide the obligatory high
school information--Maplewood Richmond-Heights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For all of you not from St. Louis, it’s a well known fact
that the first question asked when two St. Louis natives meet for the first
time is….”what high school did you go to?” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For college I decided to
get away from home, broaden my horizons, and apparently never be warm again as
I went north to attend the University of Minnesota.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a fantastic four years there, during which I went even
further away from home to do a semester abroad in Australia.</span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Myself
and an irate Tufted Titmouse, one of the first birds I banded with WBS this
summer!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Upon Graduating this
spring I returned home to St. Louis where, through a research fellowship, I
started to get involved with the World Bird Sanctuary by working with the
fantastic bird banding team. When I was told they might have a job opening
coming up in the fall, I jumped at the opportunity to apply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And here I am!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thus far I absolutely love
my job. There has been quite the learning curve working with raptors, as the
most dangerous birds I had handled previously were cardinals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That being said, getting to meet all
the birds and starting to learn their individual personalities has been one of
the most enjoyable parts of my days here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My other favorite part, by far, is getting to tell people all about each
bird when they come to visit, especially the kids. When I was little I adored
animals, and when kids (and even some adults) come in to the Nature Center full
of excitement and a list of facts about their favorite kinds of animals, I
immediately feel a kinship with them since I WAS them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting to teach them even more is by
far one of the most rewarding experiences I have had while at work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know from personal experience I may
very well be helping inspire the next batch of conservationists or even
naturalists.</span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The
kestrels and I have made fast friends. Though they may just be using me for my
access to food if I’m being honest<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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down at the Nature Center or at the Visitors Center arguing with a bird about
why they should not bite the glove, or seems to be taking longer than usual to
tie their leashes to a perch, that just might be me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m still getting the one-handed dexterity thing down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The next time you visit
the <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> feel free to say hello, and level any questions you may have at me!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the Saint Louis area have lately noticed an increase in armadillo sightings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Rustle, the World Bird Sanctuary's nine-banded armadillo (photo: Cathy Spahn)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the past we would only
spot armadillos if we were heading to the southern part of Missouri.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, they are finding their way up here,
and there have even been some sightings as far north as the Missouri/Iowa
border.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is mainly because of
climate change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The warmer winters
have made the northern section of Missouri more adaptable for them to migrate
north.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, it will not be uncommon
to see these guys more and more as the years go on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Since armadillos are
becoming more common in the Saint Louis area, we should learn about them and
why it is important to have them around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Armadillos are mammals. They have a thin layer of hair covering their
entire body. Their “shell,” which is actually bony plates with softer skin in
between, protects their head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
generally weigh between 11 to 14 pounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They have a long sticky tongue to help them catch their food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due to the fact that they have poor
eyesight, they rely on their ears and nose to detect food and predators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mating season in this area occurs from
July to August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The female always
produces maternal quadruplets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Armadillos are most active
from dusk until dawn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the winter
months, you will only encounter one during the warmest time of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They construct their home by building
burrows, using their long sharp claws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They use soil and grass to construct the habitats within their burrows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are even known to steal habitats
created by other armadillos or tortoises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their self defense mechanism consists of them jumping straight up into
the air; this is why they are often struck by automobiles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They jump instead of run.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So, why do we need these
guys as a part of our ecosystem?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They eat the insects and their larvae that “bug” us so often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is enough for me to appreciate
these creatures being in existence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you happen to see one of these guys while you are at the park or on a
walk, enjoy watching them, but do not make physical contact with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are capable of contracting leprosy
and transferring it to humans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
to worry about Rustle, though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He’s been checked by our vet and is disease free.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you want to see and
learn more about armadillos, come and visit our resident armadillo, Rustle. He
lives in the <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> Nature Center, and is always a favorite with our guests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also go to our website and
adopt Rustle for $150.00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
will help feed Rustle and pay for his medical care for one year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Submitted by Erica
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It’s that time of year
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The owls are very active
finding mates, defending territories, and preparing their nests for
babies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It’s a great time to see
and hear owls right in your own backyard!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But sometimes it can be a little bit tricky figuring out just Whoo you
are observing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This especially happens<span style="color: red;"> </span>when you only hear an owl calling without ever seeing
one.</span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Coal, one of WBS's resident Great Horned Owls (photo: Paige Davis)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In Missouri, as well as in
many other areas in the United States, the most common owls that you will
encounter are Great-Horned Owl and Barred Owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since it is more common to hear an owl than to see one, it
is a great idea to familiarize yourself with their calls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Great-Horned Owl has
that stereotypical hoot you hear in a spooky movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is said to sound like they are saying, “Hoot-a-hoot,
hoo-hoo, who's awake? Me too!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> To hear what they sound like <a href="http://www.owlpages.com/sounds/Bubo-virginianus-6.mp3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Click Here</span></a>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Barred Owl makes a
variety of calls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can
sometimes even sound like monkeys making all sorts of racket in the
forest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their classic call is said
to sound like, “Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By familiarizing yourself with these
owl calls, you can identify an owl species without ever seeing it. To hear what a Barred Owl sounds like <a href="http://www.owlpages.com/sounds/Strix-varia-4.mp3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Click Here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Both the Great-Horned Owl
and the Barred Owl are larger sized owls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Great-Horned Owl stands about 22 inches tall and has a 4.5 foot
wingspan with females being larger than males.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are mottled gray-brown, with a white patch on the
throat, and ear-like tufts atop their head that resemble horns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their eyes are large and yellow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Barred Owl stands
about 20 inches tall and has a 4 foot wingspan with females being larger than
males.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are gray and white
overall, with dark bars of feathers going down their chest. The wings and tail
are barred brown and white.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their
eyes are very dark brown, which can look completely black from afar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Barred Owl does not have ear tufts
like the Great-Horned Owl does, and instead has a rounded head.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Although these are the two
most common owls you may encounter, there are many <span style="color: green;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>other<span style="color: green;"> </span>owl
species that live here in<span style="color: green;"> </span>North America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just a few of the other native species
include the Eastern Screech Owl, Barn Owl, Long-Eared Owl, Northern Saw-Whet
Owl, Short-Eared Owl, and Snowy Owl.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you would like the
opportunity to meet many owl species up close and personal, come to one of
<a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary’s Owl Prowls</span></a>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Prowls<span style="color: red;"> </span>Feature live flying owls and
an easy night hike to try to call in resident wild owls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a great program for any owl
lover. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Owl Prowls take place on
select dates from November-March starting at 7 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To learn more about the
World Bird Sanctuary Owl Prowls <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">CLICK HERE</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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today by calling 636-225-4390 x 101</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=849402373517742206" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Submitted by Paige Davis, World Bird Sanctuary Naturalist</i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Fall has arrived at <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a>, which means the
start of Owl Prowl season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Owl
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">One of many European Barn Owls at the World Bird Sanctuary (photo: Cathy Spahn)</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What is an Owl Prowl you ask?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Owl Prowls start at 7 pm in our Nature Center with about
a<span style="color: red;"> </span>1 hour program all about some of the owls of
the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of them will even
fly right over your head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
that we take you for a short walk on our property to try to call in a wild
owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also during November and
early December we will take you to our bird-banding field station to learn
about a study we are doing on Saw-whet Owls. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Do you love owls?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Owls Prowls are a great way to learn more about these fascinating
creatures of the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also
have a small gift shop where you can find lots of Owl merchandise for kids of
all ages.</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Xena, a member of the world's largest owl species (photo: Gay Schroer)</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Do you know what the largest species of Owl is in the
world?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even better, you’ll<span style="color: red;"> </span>have that bird fly right over the tops of your
heads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’ve guessed the
Eurasian Eagle Owl, you’re right.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Minerva the Common Barn Owl demonstrates some of her head-turning ability (photo: Gay Schroer)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Learn which owl is known as the ghost owl and has the best
hearing of any bird in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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head or what makes them fly<span style="color: red;"> </span>silently?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Have a scout group that you are looking to do something
different with?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have them join an
Owl Prowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not only fun, but
it’s educational.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Are you an adult that would love to join us, but would
prefer an “adults only” night out?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have special “adults only” nights for the “kid at heart”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a small group that just wants to
do something different?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come out
and join us for a fun evening with owls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Call now to make your reservations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Reservations are required</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Cost </b>- $15 per adult; $10 per child under 12.</span></div>
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World Bird Sanctuary receive a 10% discount. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Groups of ten or more</b>: $10 per person, regardless of age.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Submitted by Cathy Spahn, World Bird Sanctuary Naturalist</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What We at WBS Are
Thankful For….<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving is the time
of year when we all step back from our busy schedules and reflect on the things
for which we are thankful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here at WBS we have many
blessings…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
dedicated staff, interns and volunteers who work so tirelessly to rehabilitate
the more than 300 injured birds that pass through our hospital doors each year<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Education Department staff who work long hours and give up their weekends and
even some holidays to carry the message of environmental responsibility to
schools and organizations across the country<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Propagation Department staff--the often unsung heroes and heroines of our
organization--who remain “behind the scenes” caring for and training our large
roster of non-releasable birds<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
“Tuesday Crew” – a group of retired tradesmen who show up every Tuesday, rain
or shine, to lend us their construction trade skills, and literally “keep us
together”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
many volunteers without which we could not exist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These dedicated individuals come from every walk of life and
span every age group—all for the love of the birds<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts who choose the World Bird Sanctuary as their Eagle
Scout or Girl Scout Gold project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Most of our outdoor structures would not exist without them<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
many wonderful corporate sponsors who support us financially and in so many
other ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
individuals who call us from out of the blue offering to donate anything from
raptor food or birdseed to automobiles or tractors<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Our
wonderful visitors who purchase merchandise from our gift shop because they
know that the profits help to feed house and care for the birds, or the drive
through visitor who stops to drop a few dollars in our donation box as they
enter our site.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All
the diehard supporters who show up at WBS special events in spite of weather
conditions ranging from rain and cold to hundred degree temperatures <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To all of you out there—HAPPY THANKSGIVING!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>With Thanksgiving almost
upon us, we thought we would share the story of Fred the Turkey, our popular
cartoon mascot, with our readers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The cartoon was created by
one of our talented volunteers to accompany a song created and performed by our
in-house band, The Raptor Project. </span></span>This is just one of the many<span style="color: red;"> </span>songs on the two Raptor Project CDs that can be
purchased in our gift shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">When you visit the World Bird Sanctuary, be sure to take a stroll down
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKOAJ3LgyaQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Click Here</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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popular game bird species, quail are characteristic for their ability to hide
exceedingly well in clumps of grass and brush from predators and human hunters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In North
America, 5 species of quail (not including the Northern Bobwhite) are native to
the west and southwest of the United States and parts of Mexico.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These 5 species of quail are the
Montezuma Quail, the California Quail, the Mountain Quail, the Scaled Quail,
and lastly, the Gambel’s Quail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They gather together in small groups called coveys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The Montezuma Quail lives mostly in
Mexico and parts of Arizona and New Mexico (photo: wikipedia)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When faced
with the presence of a predator, the quail will hunker close to the ground and
become very still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their plumage
blends</span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> them in seamlessly with their
grassy and brush-filled habitat so well that you could almost step on them
without realizing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time
a predator would close in on the quail’s precise location, the quail would
burst from their</span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> hiding spot with a short and
explosive flight through the field to safety.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Quail play a
fairly minor role in Native American cultures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the Pima tribe from Arizona tell one amusing tale
of how a family of quail managed to outwit their predator, a coyote.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In a time
long ago, Coyote slept so deeply that when a covey of quail came upon him, they
cut off pieces of fleshy meat from his body without Coyote awaking up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Later after
the quail had moved on, set up camp, and took to cooking the meat, Coyote
walked up the trail to their encampment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me some.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He demanded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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protest, the quail gave it all to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After he had left and gone a ways down the trail, the quail called out
to him, “Coyote, you were eating your own flesh.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What did
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Nothing, we
heard something calling from behind the mountain.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Coyote moved
further down the trail, when the quail called again, “Coyote, you ate your own
meat.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What did
you say?” Coyote repeated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Nothing, we
only heard somebody pounding his grinding stone.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Coyote left
the quail, going further down the trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He then felt the places where the quail had cut him and understood what
the quail had been saying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
turned around and gave chase to the quail saying he would eat them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The quail flew through the air with
Coyote running beneath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally,
the quail could no longer fly because of exhaustion, but Coyote kept up the
pursuit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was too angry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When the
quail came to a hole in the ground the cleverest of the quail picked up a piece
of prickly cactus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pushing the
cactus first into the hole, the rest followed in after it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coyote caught up to them and began
digging up the hole to reach them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He grabbed the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first quail
and asked, “Was it you who told me I ate my own flesh?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No, I did
not,” said the quail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So Coyote released
him and the quail flew away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
then grabbed quail, one at a time, and asked the same question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each quail said “No,” and Coyote would
release them to fly away until the last quail was gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he finally came to the piece of
cactus, Coyote mistook it for another quail as it was covered in feathers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He asked the same question, but the
cactus branch did not reply.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I know it
was you, because you do not answer”, he said at last.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So Coyote
bit down hard onto the prickly cactus branch, and it killed him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hibernation, its not
just for bears.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The definition of
hibernation is “…to be in a dormant or torpid state during a cold period,
typically winter”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When most
people think of hibernation, animals like snakes, bats, and bears come to mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But would you be shocked to find out
that there is a bird that hibernates too?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I certainly was!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Hopi Indians have
known about this for a long time, calling a certain bird species Holchko, or
“sleeping one”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We call this bird
the Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Living in the
dry hills of the western United States and Mexico, you can find this
medium-sized bird nesting on the ground or making short vertical flights into
the night air to grab insects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
the smallest bird in the Nightjar family, it needs to be well camouflaged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With dark browns, greys, and black, it
has no problems hiding. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Common Poorwill has an
almost owl-like look to it, with short rounded wings and a round tail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It does, however, have a large head
with a tiny beak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During periods
of cold weather and scarce food sources, this bird needs to conserve
energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So they will go into a
state of torpor, or hibernation, for days and even up to a few weeks!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this time they can slow down
their metabolic rate, slowing down their breathing, heartbeat, and lowering their body
temperature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the weather
warms up and all the insects start to come out for food, so does the common
poorwill, eager to eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">These incredibly adaptive
birds will lay 2 pinkish white eggs on the ground and do not build a nest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, if the area gets disturbed,
they will move the eggs to a safer location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The young start flying at around 20 days old, and before
that they have been observed moving around by somersaulting across the ground. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are no current extra
protections for these birds because they are so plentiful from Washington to
North Dakota all the way into Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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leaf color, Thanksgiving pumpkins, and cold crisp weather, love is in the air
here in Missouri—at least it is if you’re an owl!<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you happen to be
outdoors in the evening or late at night you may hear an owl calling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this time of the year our feathered
creatures of the night are busy claiming a territory, and soon will be
advertising for a mate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In our last blog we posed
a little owl quiz with links to some audio bites of owl calls to test your
knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are the answers to
our quiz, as well as a few facts about each of those fascinating creatures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Each of the photos is of a
resident of the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_2129765895"></span>World Bird Sanctuary <span id="goog_2129765896"></span></a>and represents his or her species.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Photo #1 is Timber the
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Photo #3 is Goblin the
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Photo #5 is Olaf the
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Barred Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<i>Strix varia</i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Photo #8 is Mia the
Spectacled Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<i>Pulsatrix
perspicillata</i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Jersey the Barred Owl (photo: Gay Schroer)</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">A.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b>This
owl’s call seems to be concerned about your dinner</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Photo #7 – Jersey the Barred Owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This bird’s call is said to sound like “Who, who, who cooks for-you”
“Who, who, who cooks for-you-all”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Barred owls are one of the most common owls in the Eastern U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This bird is often locally referred to
as a “hoot” owl.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Goblin a Common Barn Owl (photo: Gay Schroer)</i></div>
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wimpy hooting for this bird—it communicates with a high-pitched hissing scream.</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
would be #3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pictured is Goblin
the Common Barn Owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did you know
that Barn Owls are found on every continent except Antarctica?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barn Owls have been on the endangered
list here in Missouri due to habitat loss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a number of years WBS has been at the forefront of an
effort to release captive bred Barn Owls back into the wild to bolster
declining populations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Timber, an Eastern Screech Owl (photo: Gay Schroer)</i></div>
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let this bird’s sweet trilling call fool you—it’s a fierce little predator.</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
would be #1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pictured here is
Timber the Eastern Screech Owl. Eastern Screech Owls are generally seen in two
color phases—red and grey, although there are occasionally intermediate brown
shades of these two colors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their
call is a mellow muted trill—no hooting for this bird.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Olaf, a Saw-whet Owl (photo: Gay Schroer)</span></i></div>
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owl’s call is a monotonous “hoop-hoop-hoop”, but its volume belies its diminutive size!</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#5 -
The Northern Saw-whet Owl has a surprisingly loud call for such a small
bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pictured is Olaf, a World
Bird Sanctuary resident bird. When prey is plentiful, a Saw-whet Owl will kill
as many as 6 mice in rapid succession, without consuming any of them. The
excess food is cached in safe places and, in winter, is thawed out later by
"brooding" the frozen carcass. When food is plentiful, it is common
for only the head of each prey item<span style="color: red;"> </span>to be eaten.
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Jake, a resident Great Horned Owl (photo: Gay Schroer)</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">E.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b>The
male of this species calls with a low-pitched monotone “ho ho-ho hoo hoo”, and
is answered with a higher pitched “girly” version of the same call.</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
would be #2, the Great-horned Owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pictured is Jake, a WBS resident owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Great Horned Owl is powerful enough to take prey two to
three times heavier than itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Longevity is up to 13 years in the wild and as much as 29 to 38 years in
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Mia, our beautiful Spectacled Owl (photo: Gay Schroer)</span></i></div>
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owl’s vocalization sounds like a knocking or tapping, “Pup-pup-pup-pup-o”
issued in a rising crescendo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Hint – This owl is not native to the U.S., but you may have heard it if
you’ve been to the World Bird Sanctuary’s weathering area lately.)</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#8 is
Mia the Spectacled Owl, and she can usually be found in the weathering area
behind the WBS’s Nature Center building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This owl hales from Mexico, Central and South America, most frequently
found in dense tropical rain forests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once fledged, at about 5-6 weeks, the chicks depend on the parents for
up to a year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Buzz, a Tawny Owl (photo: Gay Schroer)</i></div>
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owl was the inspiration for the owl in the Winnie the Pooh tales and is the
most common owl in Europe—especially in England</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#6 –
The Eurasian Tawny Owl will usually nest in tree holes or nest boxes in trees,
and pair bonds last for life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even
though these owls are small they will defend their nest aggressively, even
attacking humans on occasion if they perceive them as a threat to the nest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Xena, everyone's favorite Eurasian Eagle Owl (photo: Gay Schroer)</i></div>
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owl issues a long, booming “oo-hooh”, and may even bark and growl if it feels
threatened</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This would be #4 – the Eurasian Eagle
Owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pictured is Xena, one of our
most popular resident birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
largest owl species eats mainly voles and rats, but has been known to take prey
as large as a Roe Deer fawn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
nest on cliff ledges, crevices between rocks, and cave entrances, although they
are not above using abandoned nests of large birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To meet some of these
fascinating creatures, join us for an OWL PROWL<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For information on WBS Owl Prowls <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/index.php/events/owlprowls"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Click Here</span></a> or call 636-225-4390,
Ext. 101.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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all owls hoot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some hiss, some
trill, and some even bark and growl!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here’s a little quiz we
thought you might enjoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How good
is your Owl IQ?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, see how
many of the owls pictured you can identify, then see if you can match their
calls (click on the link below the descriptions) to their pictures (Hint—you can
use our blog site as a cheat sheet—at least for some of these).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check our blog in the next few days to
see how owl savvy you are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Answers
will be posted in a “Whooo’s Who?” blog post.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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owl’s call seems to be concerned about your dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">B.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>No
wimpy hooting for this bird—it communicates with a high-pitched hissing
scream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is often call the
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">C.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Don’t
let this bird’s sweet trilling call fool you—it’s a fierce little predator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">D.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This
owl’s call is a monotonous “hoop-hoop-hoop”, but its volume belies its size.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">E.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
male owl of this species calls with a low-pitched “ho-ho-ho-ho-hoo-hoo”, and is
answered with a higher pitched “girly” version of the same call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is native to the U.S. and fairly
common in Missouri.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">F.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This
owl’s vocalization sounds like a knocking or tapping, “Pup-pup-pup-o” issued in
a rising crescendo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The female of
this species has a hawklike ‘ker-WHEEER” call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Hint—This owl is not native to the U.S.—it lives south of
the border.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, you may
have heard it if you’ve been to the World Bird Sanctuary’s weathering area
lately.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">G..<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This
owl was the inspiration for the owl in the Winnie the Pooh tales, and is the
most common owl in Europe—especially in England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">H.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This
owl issues a long, booming “oo-hooh”, and may even bark and growl if it feels
threatened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Hint—This owl is not
native to the U.S., but is one of the most popular residents at the World Bird
Sanctuary and is notable for its size.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To hear these birds’ calls
<a href="http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=all&by=commonnames"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Click Here</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Find the bird you are looking for and
click on the name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will take
you to a page with detailed information on the species and a link to its calls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Find out the answers to
our quiz and dozens of other facts about our planet’s amazing birds of the
night by attending one of our Owl Prowls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Prowls begin in our Nature Center building where you will meet some of
these seldom seen creatures, and be given a short lesson on “hooting”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Owl Prowl participants then proceed
onto our outdoor trails, where we will try our hand at hooting to see if we can
get some of our local wild owls to answer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Owl Prowls are filling up
fast!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are still openings on
some of our Owl Prowls beginning 12/11. To view Owl Prowl dates still available
Click Here—or—for more information or TO MAKE RESERVATIONS CALL 636-225-4390,
Ext. 101.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">RESERVATIONS REQUIRED<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Adults - $15.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Children - $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Owls Prowls start at 7
p.m. and last approximately 1-1/2 hour.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Be sure to dress for the
weather, and wear comfortable and warm walking shoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Flashlights are not needed, as your Naturalist will provide
the only lighting necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Submitted by Gay Schroer,
World Bird Sanctuary Volunteer<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a>
friend and poet, Marge Biermann, gives us the story of Patriot’s rescue and path
back to good health.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The “bad guys” referred to
in her prose are World Bird Sanctuary staff members Roger Holloway, Joe
Hoffmann and Jeff Meshach,<span style="color: red;"> </span>who nursed her back
to health, but in the process had to do “bad things” to her such as restraining
her to give medications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even
though this all occurred in 1995, whenever she spies any of them—even at a distance—she
loudly issues her territorial call.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Meet a Patriot<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Patriot, the Bald
Eagle, what a story to tell,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Starting her life from
a tree that suddenly fell.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Though thought to die
like her siblings in that storm,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She survived with
loving hands that kept her warm.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fed and nurtured, and
nursed through pneumonia’s grip,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Her caretakers worked
hard to not let her slip.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Finally she thrived and
grew…seven pounds in two weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">These are the joyous
results a true bird lover seeks.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Though now not able to
take to the skies,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And feeling her saviors
were really the “bad guys”,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She has become a
much-loved celebrity…A star,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Having made appearances
in places near and far.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Her favorite “Gig” was
home plate as our anthem played.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She stood with great
pride, her every feather displayed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Showing us that all creatures
can peacefully abide,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Because WBS restored
Patriot and her national pride.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To share the
satisfaction of the experience in caring,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You might consider a
donation in a way of sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Who knows, someday you
may see an eagle high in a tree,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><i>And you’ll feel in your
heart you helped him fly free.</i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The next time you visit
the World Bird Sanctuary look for Patriot in the weathering area behind the
visitor’s center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s where she
usually resides when she’s not traveling with our Education Department staff.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As with all of our
residents, Patriot is available for adoption through our <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/index.php/biographies/adopt_bird"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Adopt A Bird program.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>With the advent of fall the
leaves change colors (at least here in the Midwestern U.S.) signaling that it
is migration time. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Many bird species will be
flying south for the colder months of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are about 4,000 species of birds in the world that
migrate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all birds migrate,
but of the ones that do, their migrations are very different from bird to
bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The Arctic Tern does a round trip migration of over 40,000 miles (photo: wikipedia)</span></i></div>
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short distance, while others have a very long way to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, the Arctic Tern will do a
round trip migration of over 40 THOUSAND miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the longest migration of any bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Ruby-throated Hummingbird only
migrates about 600 miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The Ruby-throated Hummingbird travels about 600 miles (photo: wikipedia)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The record for the bird
with the longest non-stop flight is the Bar-tailed Godwit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It flew almost 7,000 miles over a
period of eight days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some birds
even fly over oceans and gulfs during their migrations, spending 100 hours or
more in the air before they reach land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These birds are known as transoceanic migrants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The Bartailed Godwit holds the record for the longest non-stop flight (photo: wikipedia)</span></i></div>
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so miles a day, where others have been known to fly for around 600 miles in a
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Great Snipe is the
fastest migrator, traveling at 60 miles per hour during its migration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most raptor species, like hawks,
migrate during the day, whereas many songbirds will migrate at night, mostly to
stay away from becoming hawk food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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birds go through a stage of hyperphagia before their migration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the technical term for eating A
LOT of food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some birds, like the
Blackpoll Warbler, will even double their body weight for the long trips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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only ones that migrate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many penguins will swim for their migrations, and Emus will run for
miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Migrating birds face a lot
of threats though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Weather,
temperature, endurance, predators, but most migration deaths are because of
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Billions of birds die
every year due to collisions with windows, TV and radio towers, and power
lines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the bright lights of a
city can alter a bird’s migration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A few things we as
individuals can do to help these birds out include: keeping cats indoors all
the time (cats are one of the leading causes of bird deaths), put up window
stickers or tint your windows to prevent collisions, keep your bird feeders and
birdbaths clean, and create a good pit stop for the birds in your
backyard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keeping native grasses,
plants, and trees will greatly help the birds and their environment<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=849402373517742206" name="_GoBack"></a> as they migrate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Submitted by Mike Cerutti,
World Bird Sanctuary Naturalist/Trainer<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Meet Consuela<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Naturalist Trina Whitener
introduces us to Consuela, an Orbweaver spider who took up residence on her
truck in the <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> parking lot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>If you have been out to <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> this past summer you may have noticed an area of the exhibit line
that was roped off. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you took the time to stop and look at the area you might
have noticed a small brown fuzz ball on legs in the early part of the summer,
and toward the end of the summer a teenager sized crane hanging out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our two injured Sandhill Cranes (<i>Grus
canadensis</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">)
Shawnee and Menomenee, originally from Wisconsin, hatched their first chick
this summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sandhill Cranes are found
throughout North America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
northern populations are migratory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sandhill cranes have the largest wildlife spectacle we can see here in North
America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the cranes migrate<span style="color: red;"> </span>From February to early April hundreds of thousands to
over a million Sandhill Cranes will pass through and temporarily<span style="color: red;"> </span>stay in a small area of Nebraska along the Platte
River. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have always enjoyed cranes, but
when I first saw their gathering along the Platte River I fell in love with this
amazing species.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seeing the
amazing amount of birds, hearing their call, and then watching this bird dance
I could not help but fall in love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">There are 6 subspecies of Sandhill
Crane; 5 of them are found here in North America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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34-48 inches tall and have a wingspan of 73-90 inches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">When our two cranes first arrived
at WBS I worked on doing some basic training, which helped with<span style="color: red;"> </span>getting them more comfortable around me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the help of me rewarding them with
superworms (a<span style="color: red;"> </span>beetle larva that kind of looks
like a worm), the cranes became more relaxed and would allow me to enter the
cage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As long as I kept 6 or more
feet between them and I,<span style="color: red;"> </span>they were comfortable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">Over the last few years they have
become more vocal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year they
laid a few eggs, and one of them hatched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This little one we nicknamed Clyde after the middle name of<span style="color: red;"> </span>Walter C. Crawford Jr, our Founder and Executive
Director, who passed away in July.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This youngster was one of Walt’s last projects with us.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Clyde, our youngster, has now been
released at the Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge in the northwestern part of
Missouri.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">In fact, Clyde is the
first ever, captive bred Sandhill Crane to be released into the wild in the
State of Missouri.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Clyde seems to
be integrating well with a small flock of Sandhill Cranes that resides in that
area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">If you like Shawnee or Menomenee
(named after places in Wisconsin where they are from) you may adopt one or both
of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To adopt a bird Click
Here, or call 636-861-3225 and ask for Marion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has a mixed bag of giant raptor legends, like the Thunderbird and the Roc, or
creatures that looked like they came out of a blender with mixed
characteristics, like the Piasa Bird. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Another bird-like creature depicted in Hindu and Buddhist mythology is
the part-man, part bird deity, Garuda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bird characteristics are usually referred to as
eagle-like or kite-like depending on the source.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">In Hinduism,
Garuda was born from a huge egg with the torso and limbs of a man, and the
talons, wings, and beak of an eagle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His father was Kasyapa, an ancient sage, and his mother, Vinata, mother
of all birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was born with a
radiance that made the gods cry in fear for the end of the world and at their
request, Garuda diminished his splendor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">Before his
birth, his mother was tricked into slavery with a bet by her sister-in-law,
Kadru, mother of serpents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a
bid to free her, Garuda asked Kadru and her serpent sons what he must do for
his mother’s release.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kadru
decreed he must bring them the drink of the gods, amrita, so that she and her
sons may become immortal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">However, the
amrita was jealously guarded by Indra, King of the gods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The elixir was protected by a massive
fire covering the sky, a spinning mechanical door with spokes on the side
blocking the way, and two large venomous snakes guarding the elixir’s resting
place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not deterred, Garuda fought
and defeated the host of gods with his power and drank from many nearby rivers
to put out the fire in the sky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
decreased his size to pass through the deadly spikes of the spinning door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He snuck past the giant venomous
serpents by blowing dust into their eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Garuda took the elixir into his mouth without swallowing it and rose to
the heavens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">On his
journey back, Garuda was met by Indra, King of the gods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Indra struck Garuda with his
thunderbolt, but Garuda remained unharmed by the strike except for the loss of
a single feather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Faced with the
reality of Garuda’s true strength, Indra called for a cease in fighting and
formed a pact with the bird-man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Garuda would be allowed to deliver the elixir to the serpents to fulfill
his end of the deal and earn his mother’s freedom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In return, Garuda would make it possible for Indra to
reclaim the elixir from the serpents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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the elixir, Garuda convinced the serpents that a bath of purification was
required before partaking in the drink of the gods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the serpents’ brief absence, Indra descended from the sky
to retrieve the elixir and left for the heavens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the serpents returned, they licked the grass on which
the elixir had rested, slicing their tongues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All modern snakes have forked tongues as a result.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">From that
day forward, Garuda was a friend to the gods and enemy to snakes everywhere,
devouring them at every opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt;">To learn
more about the contemporary bird species that inspire these amazing myths and
legends, come to the <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> and speak with one of our amazing
Naturalists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>On September 25, 2015, <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> staff member Kelsey McCord and I packed the van with birds and all of
the support equipment that goes with traveling for shows, and off we went on
our adventure to Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This was our first year at the
Arkabutla Lake Eagle Fest and my first ever trip to Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a nice drive to Mississippi and
arrived mid to late afternoon on a Friday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we arrived at our hotel we got the birds set up in the hotel
conference room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is always nice
when the birds have their own room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Lake Arkabutla (photo: Cathy Spahn)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On Saturday September 26, we got
up early and headed to our program located at Arkabutla Lake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation,
Inc<span style="color: red;"> </span>very nicely provided some fencing for the display<span style="color: red;"> </span>area, so we set out the birds for their all day display
from 10-4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of close by
trees we did not have to worry about shade for the birds, so we put the
provided tent over the table we had set up with information about World Bird
Sanctuary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Once we were set up we walked down
to the shore of the lake and realized just how beautiful and large the lake is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had perfect temperatures for the
display and programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both Jersey
the Barred Owl and Patriot the Bald Eagle were fascinated with something in the
woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mortimer, the Turkey
Vulture, on the other hand was so excited to discover pine cones and pine
needles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had a blast picking up
the pine cones and tossing them and then chasing them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We did two, 30-minute programs, free<span style="color: red;"> </span>flying MacGyver, Harris Hawk and Mortimer, Turkey
Vulture, and those two birds awed the audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Patriot then made her appearance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could see the excitement and awe in everyone’s
face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the program I gave
people the chance to have their photos taken with Patriot and Kelsey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After the first program there was
a sunny spot in the birds’ weathering area and Patriot put on her sun display
and started sunning herself to the delight of the passers-by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The best reaction I have ever had
from a program came at the end of the second program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I finished the program Kelsey turned with Patriot and was
walking out of the pavilion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A<span style="color: red;"> </span>young boy, about 8-10 years old, spoke up very loudly,
saying, “That was Awesome!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
was the best compliment of the weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We had a ton of compliments, everyone loved the birds and the program,
but that one moment was the best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">My first WILD nine-banded armadillo (photo: Cathy Spahn)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After we packed up at the end of
the day and thanked everyone, we got on the road, and that is when the day got
even better and I photographed my first wild nine-banded<span style="color: red;"> </span>armadillo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did not
think the trip could go any better and then that happened.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We are looking forward to
returning to this great festival at a beautiful peaceful location!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>Submitted by Cathy Spahn, World
Bird Sanctuary Naturalist/Trainer</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>We are steadily
approaching the autumn season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
weather is changing, the foliage is turning into beautiful orange and red
colors, and we see as well as hear more presence of our nocturnal friends, the
owls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Missouri is home to various
species of owls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the most
interesting of all the owls, in my opinion, is the Great Horned Owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All you have to do is look at one to
see why they have earned the name, “Great Horned Owl.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Junior, one
of the resident Great Horned Owls here at the World Bird Sanctuary (photo: Gay
Schroer)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Great Horned Owl is
one of the larger sized species of Owls, with documented weights ranging from
1.5 pounds up to 4.5 pounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
with most species of raptors, the females usually weigh more than the
males.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great Horned Owls have a
long life span.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can live well
into their late 20’s in the wild, while there have been documented captive Owls
that have lived up to 50 years of age. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Junior is 29!<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After they leave the nest,<span style="color: red;"> </span>these birds do not have any natural predators due to
their size and strength.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
capable of lifting more than their own body weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of this, their appetite goes well with their name, “Great!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These guys do not eat nuts and
vegetables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are strictly meat
eaters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will eat pretty much
anything that moves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great Horned
Owls have the most diverse diet of any other species of owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means they are capable of
surviving in almost any type of habitat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So whether you live in an urban area or a rural community, it is
possible to<span style="color: red;"> </span>have a Great Horned Owl sighting.</span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">At a WBS Owl Prowl you may meet Junior or one of our other resident Great Horned Owls (photo: Gay Schroer)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you would like to learn
more about our nighttime friends, the owls, look into scheduling an <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/index.php/events/owlprowls"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Owl Prowl</span></a>
with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Owl Prowls are available
on select weekends starting in November and run until the middle of March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can learn more about our Owl Prowls
by going to the <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctary website</span> </a>and clicking on the Events tab or giving me a call at 636-225-4390, extension
101.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You never know who or what
you might find while attending an Owl Prowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hope to<span style="color: red;"> </span>see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Submitted by Erica O'Donnell, World Bird Sanctuary Education Programs Coordinator</i></span></span></div>
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you work in the Education Department at the <a href="http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">World Bird Sanctuary</span></a> then you will eventually
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">How
do you prepare for this you may ask?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To begin with, I have been the handler in several Amazing Animal
Encounters (our weekend programs at the World Bird Sanctuary from Memorial Day
weekend to Labor Day weekend).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These programs are smaller than our full- length Raptor Awareness
programs, but they are a great way to learn about the birds we fly and
present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned several facts
and tips on presenting programs by listening to several Amazing Animal
Encounters speakers while presenting the<span style="color: red;"> </span>birds in
these shows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a basic
script that I was given to read over and learn my parts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
next step is to start small. I presented my first Birdday Party at the WBS<span style="color: red;"> </span>Visitor’s Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You present four different animals in a small setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was great practice and the kids at
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The "Royal Falconers" at K.C. Renfaire, Kelsey McCord, Matt Levin and Paige Davis (photo: B. J. Talley)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">As we
come into fall the Renaissance Festival in Kansas City starts, and WBS presents
programs as the Royal Falconers Theater<span style="color: red;"> </span>each
weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cathy Spahn, a WBS
naturalist with many years’ experience, told me that on the second weekend she
wanted me to be the speaker for a few of the shows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These would be my first real presentations as a speaker.
These shows are only a half hour long though, so they are good “stepping stone”
programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was a little nervous
and a little excited.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was
still a little nervous about getting the timing down right when Paige Davis
suggested I speak some of the same lines from our last Amazing Animal
Encounters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She suggested being
the speaker for a few birds in a show, rather than the whole show, with<span style="color: red;"> </span>some flyers and some non-flyers, so that I could get
a feel for it and get some feedback from the other people helping in the
show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So the next day I received a
bit of coaching before the program started, and then spoke for three of our
birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
learned during that first show that being the speaker is more than just
talking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You still have to
remember to move about the stage when flying the birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made sure to get that part right for
the second show. I received some great pointers after each of the programs to
improve my role as the speaker. I also felt much more ready for the following
weekend at the Renaissance Festival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">As
the day of my first full show began, Paige took the first show so that I could
listen to her and get a feel for this particular setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the Renaissance Faire we do four
shows each day, and this weekend we had three speakers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When my turn came up for the second
show I briefly went over what I should be saying with Paige and Matt Levin,
past WBS employee and current volunteer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I took a deep breath and walked out on stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I introduced each bird as they came out and spoke about each
of their species as they flew over the audience’s heads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After they fly, each bird is walked
between the aisles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The birds did
their part wonderfully which helped me to stay focused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I introduced our last bird in the show
(a Bald Eagle), then explained how the audience could hand their cash donations
to our American Crow, Aesop, and the audience applauded! I checked the clock,
and my timing was perfect! <b>I had survived!! </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the program I got a few more tips and pointers, and I presented two more shows
the following day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">About
a week later, Paige and I presented three full Raptor Awareness programs at a
campground for fifth graders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
time it was a full length Raptor Awareness program which runs 45 to 50 minutes. In these 3 shows we also had a bird that I had never met, let alone spoken about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We brought Shadow, the Bateleur Eagle,
for our finale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paige spoke the
first two programs so that I could learn all about Shadow as a bird and a
species. The final program started and I introduced our first bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The program went great, and the kids
loved it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got it to 47 minutes
and then another few minutes for questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perfect!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
my best program to date.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
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one of my mother’s favorite birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This small member of the Falcon family can be seen hovering over the
grassy areas along roads and highways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Kestrels seemed to have
been more common years ago when we had more cloverleaf interchanges and the
grass was cut short.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trend
today by most highway departments is to let the medians, interchanges and
roadsides grow up in native plants, which are only mowed once or twice a year.
The World Bird Sanctuary has placed hundreds of nest boxes along highways to
accommodate Kestrels looking for homes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Population studies have
shown conflicting data and have shown yearly variations in populations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some population drops were regional
phenomena.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other drops seemed to
coincide with the rise in the population of Coopers Hawks, which would indicate
loss<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=849402373517742206" name="_GoBack"></a> by predation. Luckily we have recently seen
increases nationwide in kestrel numbers, but they seem to be a fragile species
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Besides national studies,
which were instituted in recent years by the government and some universities,
the World Bird Sanctuary has noticed reductions in the number of American
Kestrels admitted to our wildlife hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has taken place<span style="color: red;"> </span>over a
number of years, so we<span style="color: red;"> </span>thought we might
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have many interns each
season at the Sanctuary who are assigned special projects as one of<span style="color: red;"> </span>the goal of their internship, and we try to give them
interesting projects to do while they are here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kim Sage was the intern chosen to research these yearly
fluctuations in kestrel admissions, not only at World Bird Sanctuary, but at
centers throughout the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Kim contacted fifteen centers
to see if they could dig through their files and see how many kestrels were
admitted in recent years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
reported that admissions had fallen in most areas of the country, probably
meaning kestrel numbers dropped in that part of the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the Northeast kestrel admissions
were already starting to rise by the time we published our report in our Mews
News newsletter,<span style="color: red;"> </span>and the other studies finished.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the historic numbers of kestrels at the hospital that we once did, but we admit
20 to 30 each year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the
kestrels we receive at the World Bird Sanctuary Wildlife hospital are collision
victims, most likely hit by car or truck (or sometimes even trucks that might
be carrying cars).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another large
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">These little Falcons seem
to be making a strong comeback, but you might not see them in the same areas
where we were accustomed to seeing them--by the highways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On your next long car trip
watch in fields where the grass is short and you might see a little angel
hovering over the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">There is a very common
question that we get at zoo show programs, especially when we have a bird on
the arm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Does the bird ever bite
you?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The short answer is yes, but
the better question is “<i>why</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">
does the bird bite you?”<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I hate the phrase
“aggression” or “the bird was being aggressive”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay, allow me to rephrase, I dislike when people,
especially new trainers use those phrases as they tend to lump together any
sort of negative display from the bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Over the years I have
found that birds may be aggressive for a number of different reasons, and
unless the reason is identified, curbing the negative behavior becomes
increasingly difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Questions that I like to
ask both myself and people that I am training when trying to identify the cause
of aggressive behavior are:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How
was the bird “being aggressive”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What exactly was it doing?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When did the negative behavior start exactly?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was there an instigating moment?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What was the trainer doing?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The first form of
aggression is food aggression.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is when a bird tends to react in a violent manner because it wants
food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone gets a little
grumpy when they are hungry and birds are no exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Food aggression can vary from rushing a
trainer who has food, to biting at the glove when it does not contain
food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The key is to reward the
birds not when they are charging or footing, but when they are exhibiting calm
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We also redirect their
aggressive tendencies into a different behavior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance one of our Black Vultures used to rush at
people all of the time since he had accidentally been rewarded for doing so at
his previous location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We taught
him to perch on a branch or stump, wait for 10-15 seconds and then he would be
rewarded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He found this to be a
much faster and easier way to get his breakfast, rather than charging at
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That often caused them to
leave, taking the food with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Birds that become
aggressive to the glove are no longer rewarded from the glove; instead they eat
from a cup or a “food glove” which is on the opposite hand from the handling
glove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is how we trained
Zeus, our Golden Eagle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The use of
a food glove also had the added benefit of creating a disregard for our bare
hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This allows us to check his
feet and change his equipment without any issues. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Birds also become
defensive if they think you are trying to take food from them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This often leads to a behavior called
mantling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is when a bird
hunches over its food and droops its wings so that the food is not visible to
other birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If any creature dares
approach their prize there is usually a loud vocalization followed by the bird
striking out with either its beak or feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Yup...looks like a rat to me! (photo: Leah Tyndall)</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">On occasion it does not
even need to be food, the bird just perceives it that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other day Buford our Bald Eagle was
sitting backstage on his perch and he relieved himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to grab a paper towel to
clean it up once I picked him up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Apparently that paper towel looked exactly like a rat because Buford
immediately jumped for it, feet first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He didn’t stop until I tossed him the paper towel, he realized it was <i>not</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> a rat and promptly spit it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that he was a prince.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=849402373517742206" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aggression is sort of a
catch all term for a bird reacting in a hostile or violent way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can have many root causes, only one
of which I have touched upon here. Come back next month as I discuss
territorial aggression, perceived threat aggression, and dominance
aggression.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, maybe come
back for several months, this might take me a bit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">Beak or bill?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a question I have asked myself
a number of times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is something
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Beak or Bill? They come in many different shapes and sizes (photos: Gay Schroer)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">According to Oxford Dictionaries,
a beak is a bird's horny projecting jaws, or other animal such as a turtle or a
squid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> A</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;"> bill is the beak of a bird when
it is slender, flattened, weak (doesn't hurt when it bites you),</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;"> or belongs to a web footed bird
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;"> In other words, a bill is a type of beak, but not
all beaks are also bills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;"> This is like all macaws are parrots, but
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">Beaks and bills can come in a
large variety of shapes and sizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To me, the most impressive beak is that of a raptor--although, not all
raptor beaks are the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">Some</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;"> beaks can be longer and narrower, like
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Reese the Great Horned Owl
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">Other raptor beaks can be short and stout like on
Reese, our Great Horned Owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is one of the things I love about raptor beaks, the variety in which they
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Nemo, an African Grey
Parrot (photo: Mike Cerutti)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">Parrot beaks are hooked like
raptor beaks, but have a rasping edge on the inside of the top beak for filing
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">A Northern Cardinal (photo:
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">Many songbirds, like Cardinals,
have short stout beaks for breaking seeds open and killing insects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12.0pt;">When you visit the World Bird
Sanctuary, you will see a large variety of beaks and bills on our birds and
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help a bird to fly. While I’m not about to refute that fact, it must be said
that there is so much more to feathers that makes them truly fascinating.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">First of all, there are seven different kinds of feathers. There are wing feathers, tail feathers, contour feathers (which cover the
bird’s body), semiplumes (slightly fluffy), down feathers (REALLY fluffy),
filoplumes and bristles (long skinny whisker-like feathers). Each different
kind of feather serves a different kind of purpose.</span></div>
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Keeoo the Augur Buzzard displaying the overlapping pattern of wing feathers and the rudder-like tail feathers (photo: Gay Schroer)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Wing feathers help form the shape of the wing into an
airfoil to gain lift, and tail feathers act as a rudder to help a bird steer. Of course, this assumes that the bird in question can fly at all. In some
species, such as the ostrich, flight is not an option. Oftentimes, when this is
the case, the wing and tail feathers are not stiff and flat, but have evolved
to become more ornate for use in territorial or courtship displays.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Contour feathers form an interlocking, overlapping pattern
over the bird’s body. This helps to streamline the bird…and keep it waterproof. Thanks to the pattern of the contour feathers, only the waterproof tips are
exposed, allowing water to bead up and roll right off of the bird. This is
especially important in waterfowl, which would otherwise be soaked and cold.</span></div>
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outer feathers, where their fluffy barbs act as insulation. The delicate fluff
on these soft feathers creates small pockets of air next to the bird’s body. These pockets of air under the contour feathers help insulate and<span style="color: red;"> </span>keep the bird warm as outside temperatures cool down.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Down feather<span style="color: red;"> </span>coats and comforters keep us so warm the same way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A White-faced Barbet (Photo: wikipedia)</div>
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called the rachis, so they resemble whiskers more closely than feathers. This
is rather appropriate, since the purpose they serve is similar to that of
whiskers. Filoplumes, which have teeny-tiny barbules at the very tip of the
feather, help to sense the position of the contour feathers; and bristles,
which have almost no barbules at all, are often found on or around the bird’s
face. Bristles may act as whiskers but also likely serve to protect the bird’s
eyes and face, much like our eyelashes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So yes, birds have feathers. One could leave it at that, but
why on earth would you want to, when there is much more to be learned once you
delve into the fascinating and fabulous world of feathers?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Submitted by World Bird Sanctuary Naturalist JoHanna Burton</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Editors Note: The World Bird Sanctuary, and the blog in particular, are
sad to say farewell to Naturalist JoHanna Burton who is leaving us to move
across the country We wish her godspeed and know that with her strong work ethic she will do well in
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