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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Fifteen species have been recorded in Michigan. Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
CHICAGO — Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials.
Many species of ducks, including the canvasback, are highly migratory, but are effectively conserved by protecting the places where they nest, even though they may be hunted away from their breeding grounds. [1] Protecting key feeding and breeding grounds is key for conserving many types of migratory birds. [citation needed]
Whistling duck taxonomy, including that of the entire order Anseriformes, is complicated and disputed. [4] Under a traditional classification proposed by ornithologist Jean Théodore Delacour based on morphological and behavioral traits, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] whistling ducks belong to the tribe Dendrocygnini under the family Anatidae and subfamily ...
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Free-range runner ducks can fend for themselves. They are avid foragers that eat a wide variety of things like slugs, mosquitoes, snails, grass, wild greens, and small fish and crustaceans. Runner ...
The ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), also known as ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard, is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurosiberia.The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek word, αἴθυιᾰ (aithuia), an unknown seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and the Russian word, нырок (nyrok), [2] the Russian word for pochard ...
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