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TheHorse.com, KY – Jun 13, 2014
by: Multiple Authors
June 13 2014 Article # 9786

With a resident entomologist as its owner, Windrose Stables, a boarding facility in central California, was armed against insects, but biting stable, horse, and deerflies continued to be a serious problem.
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52 The Wilson Bulletin-March, 1928 13. November 14, 1927. A flock of eight or ten Starlings flew south, flying low over the fields west of Bondville, Champaign County. Record by A. S. Hyde. 14. November 16, 1927. Two Starlings in with a flock of about twenty Bronzed Grackles were seen in the residence district of Urbana. Record by A. R. Cahn. 15. November 19, 1927.
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ag.ohio-state.edu Writer: Kurt Knebusch Dear Twig: Why do they call it birds’ nest soup? Is it really made out of birds’ nests? In short: Yes. Birds’ nest soup is a Chinese dish that is made from the nest of a bird called the swiftlet. Swiftlets are small, fast birds of southeast Asia. They build their […]

pontianakpost.com Singkawang,-  Asosiasi Pengusaha Walet (APW) Kota Singkawang yang baru saja terbentuk harus memperhatikan masalah penempatan bangunan sarang walet. Bangunan yang ada jangan sampai menganggu lingkungan sekitarnya yang dapat merusak kesehatan dan mengusik bangunan lainnya di kota ini. “Kita dukung pembentukan APW di kota ini. Mengingat usaha walet ini dapat meningkatkan PAD. Namun demikian, asosiasi […]

.kapet.org BALIKPAPAN ternyata bukan hanya dikenal memiliki potensi sebagai kota transit, tetapi juga memiliki potensi bisnis rumah walet yang cukup besar. Namun sayangnya, hingga kini potensi agribisnis ini belum tergarap maksimal karena dipandang sebagai bisnis yang mengandalkan hoki. Menurut pengamat walet Ir Herman, 90 persen penghasil sarang burung dengan liur ini berjenis walet (collocalia fuciphaga) […]

CBC New Brunswick, Canada – Jun 5, 2014
The Canadian Wildlife Service is investigating the possible destruction of a woodpecker nest in Lorneville by a utility crew last week. 

Destroying an inhabited nest is a violation of the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act, and Craig Smith, head of maritime wildlife enforcement, said it can carry a stiff penalty.
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By Cristin Ross Athens Review Online If you’ve driven under the bridges of Loop 7 in Athens on any given morning lately, you may have noticed flurries of winged activity along the sides of those bridges. That would be your typical cliff swallow, making the most of a morning meal — mostly likely mosquitoes. Like […]

Gazette Extra Sports (Published Friday, June 9, 2014 09:54:00 AM CDT Associated Press NEENAH, Wis. – A bridge project in Neenah has gone to the birds. The Oak Street bridge will take at least an extra two months to complete because of the arrival of hundreds of nesting cliff and barn swallows. The birds aren’t […]

solusisehat.net   Kendati penelitian menyebutkan burung wallet tidak menularkan flu burung, namun masyarakat harus senantiasa waspada. Sebab suatu saat bukan tak mungkin burung ini juga bisa menjadi pembawa virus tersebut. Kepala Dinas Peternakan Riau Marzuki Husin mengungkapkan berdasarkan sampel, tidak ditemukan sedikit pun virus flu burung pada burung walet. Enam fakultas yang melakukan penelitian itu […]

by Raleigh J. Robertson Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 and Jason Jones Spatial and demographic effects on Tree Swallow nest quality and reproductive success The reproductive success of Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) is affected by a number of factors. For populations nesting in natural cavities, ecological factors such as cavity volume, […]