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The Christmas bird count: Hunting without guns

Dec. 30, 2008
A splendid tradition in its 109th yearDECORATING the tree, sending out new year wishes, counting birds? Thousands of Americans have adopted the annual holiday tradition of the Christmas bird count, now in its 109th year and run by the Audubon Society. From Canada to South America and points in...
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Annual volunteer effort for the birds

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Blue jays may have rebounded in Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The Christmas Bird Count in the Chicago area is showing Blue Jays are returning to the region, the Chicago Ornithological Society said.

China's Bird eyes India phone factory

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Bird flu spreads in Russia

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Russia takes measures amid bird flu fears

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Christmas Bird County under way

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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler