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Grand Forks Herald, ND – Jun 25, 2014
By Mike Jacobs, Publisher and Editor of the Herald

Birds face a lot of perils as they work to raise their young. This truth reached our home dramatically Saturday morning.
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Thanh Nien Daily, Vietnam – Jun 18, 2014 Young edible-nest swiftlets An indoor Salangane or edible-nest swiftlet raising pilot has shown promise recently in south-central Vietnam where local residents earned their living from selling the lucrative nests as an edible delicacy. The Khanh Hoa Salagane Nest Company has successfully incubated and raised indoor Salangane whose nests serve […]

Akron Beacon Journal, OH – Jul 3, 2014
Portage Lakes group hangs up homes for insect eaters
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer

COVENTRY TWP. – Until Sunday afternoon, Alyce Duncan had never flung scrambled eggs catapult-style at purple martins in mid-flight with a black plastic spoon.

Duncan’s niece, Heidi Pitts and her husband, Dennis, belong to the Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association, which has a sanctuary for the birds near the State Mill Road boat launch in Portage Lakes.
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Greenwich Time, CT – Jul 6, 2014
By Michael Dinan
Staff Writer

Published July 6 2014

Brian O’Toole stepped over a guardrail at East Putnam Avenue yesterday morning and skidded down a worn path toward the Mianus River. He came to the edge of a concrete embankment, lifted his binoculars and peered into the steel underbelly of the Post Road overpass, cars rumbling overhead.
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sinpiao.com The mystical and mythical facts about bird’s nests and their nutritional and medical powers have not only drawn the wildest assumptions from the westerners but also erroneous speculations from some Asians as well. According to most authors, bird’s nests were believed to be first introduced in the 16th Century as a mean of medication […]

ladyshrike.com 1-3/4 ounces cleaned bird’s nest (see note below) 2 cups water 2 slices fresh ginger, each the size of a 25-cent piece 4 cups Chinese chicken Soup Stock (see recipe below) 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water salt 2 eggs, beaten ham, cut julienne, very fine, for garnish Soak the bird’s nest […]

tedpack.org Historical note – we moved from the barn swallow house in 1992. I still miss them.) This is a personal reminiscence. If you want a good general-purpose description, here’s a link to the barn swallow page at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. See what the experts say about the care and feeding of baby […]

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STACEY MURRAY
The Truro Daily News

TRURO – A group of scouts who built homes for the local blue bird population got some unexpected visitors singing their thanks recently.

Five local scouts have been working on a conservation project since February as the final requirement for the top scout badge.
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ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca 2. Inventory Group Order Passeriformes Family Hirundinidae Violet- green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Bank Swallow Riparia ripara Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Purple Martin Progne subis Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Black Swift Cypeseloides niger Vaux’s Swift Chaetura vauxi White-throated Swifts Aeronautes saxatalis Status: […]

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Published by Greg February 10th, 2014 in Commentary, Blogging, Popular Science, Health

According to Chinese historians, the consumption of bird’s nests began as a “thing to do” among the wealthy. But after a century or so (beginning during the Ming Dynasty) the medicinal and nutritional value was recognized and the bird nest was incorporated into a less frivolous life model.
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