Nesting Birds Show Birds Favor Hidden Safe Nests
This article surveys bird nesting habits. It notes varieties from Ovenbirds nesting on forest floors to Kildeer eggs on bare ground. It lists cavity nesters, cup nests, and open nests, plus nest lining preferences and predator strategies.
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Smithsonian guide helps birders near Washington DC
The Smithsonian Institution Press issued Finding Birds in the National Capital Area. Claudia Wilds, research collaborator at the National Museum of Natural History, authored the 215 page paperback detailing about 350 bird species and locating where to spot nesters and migrants across Maryland Delaware Virginia piedmont and nearby mountains.
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Inexpensive Birdhouse Plan Boosts Purple Martins
A simple half inch plywood birdhouse plan invites purple martins to nest in backyards. The project includes other birdhouses and feeders, lists order details for Project No. 20144, and offers a Smithsonian Institution Press book on North American birding for $10.95 with catalogs and mail orders.
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Carter Attends Private Reunion for Sister Suffering Cancer
Former President Carter and family join Ruth Carter Stapleton at a secluded 44 hour gathering as she battles pancreatic cancer. The weekend retreat included Carter, his mother Miss Lillian, his brother Billy, his wife, and several relatives.
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Dear Abby readers recall three marriages to Rudy and Ralph
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