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  2. Bird trapping - Wikipedia

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    Crows in a trap on a farm in England. Almost all traps involve the use of food, water or decoys to attract birds within range and a mechanism for restricting the movement, injuring or killing birds that come into range. Food, water, decoy birds and call playback may be used to bring birds to the trap. The use of chemical sprays on crops or food ...

  3. Pish - Wikipedia

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    A pish is an imitated bird call (usually a scold or alarm call) used by birders and ornithologists to attract birds (generally passerines). [1] The action of making the sound is known as pishing or spishing. [2] This technique is used by scientists to increase the effectiveness of bird diversity surveys, and by birders to attract species that ...

  4. Lyrebird - Wikipedia

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    The lyrebirds are large passerine birds, amongst the largest in the order. They are ground living birds with strong legs and feet and short rounded wings. They are poor fliers and rarely fly except for periods of downhill gliding. [7] The superb lyrebird is the larger of the two species.

  5. Bowerbird - Wikipedia

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    Bowerbird. Bowerbirds (/ ˈbaʊ.ərbɜːrd /) make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate. The family has 27 species in eight genera. [1]

  6. Calcutta (song) - Wikipedia

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    The German version has lyrics by Hans Bradtke, and is titled "Kalkutta liegt am Ganges" (Calcutta lies on the Ganges). In the English-speaking world, the song was released under the title "Calcutta", and the American songwriting team of Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss wrote English lyrics, celebrating the charms of the "ladies of Calcutta."

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  8. Kookaburra (song) - Wikipedia

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    One Sunday morning in 1932, Sinclair had an inspiration in church and dashed home to write down the words to "Kookaburra". In 1934, she entered the song into a competition run by the Girl Guides Association of Victoria , with the rights of the winning song to be sold to raise money for the purchase of a camping ground, eventually chosen as ...

  9. Bird control - Wikipedia

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    Bird control. A top of broken glass provides an effective physical deterrent [citation needed] to birds considering resting on this wall. Bird control or bird abatement involves the methods to eliminate or deter pest birds from landing, roosting and nesting. Bird control is important because pest birds can create health-related problems through ...