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Declining Bird Populations: The factors declining the populations of birds of North America

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By: Joel Wittnebel

Fabled Piasa Bird: Native American Petroglyph Discovered by Marquette

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By: Chad J Stumph

The Peacock Courtship Dance: Male Indian Peafowl use Their Beautiful Trains to Attract Peahens

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Facts About Indian Peacocks: Pavo cristatus is the Familiar Peafowl from Southern India

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Hang a Bluebird Nesting Box: Eastern and Western Bluebirds Like to Nest in Birdhouses

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Crows Make and Use Tools: Corvus moneduloides Uses Twigs, Wires, and Probes to Get Food

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Help a Bird of Prey for Christmas: Holiday Gift Ideas at Wings of Wonder, a Raptor Rehabilitation Group

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Alcyon – Bird of Peace and Calm: Halcyon Days Surround the Winter Solstice and Christmas

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Phoenix – Symbol of Immortality: A Mythical Bird Connected With Resurrection, Healing, and Peace

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Action Plan for Species Recovery: The Blue Chaffinch of the Canary Islands Provides an Example

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Build Mourning Dove Nest Baskets: Mourning Doves Don’t Use Nesting Boxes but Will Use a Cone

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Facts About Pigeons and Doves: The Natural History of Pigeon Species and Their History With Humans

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Columbidae – Doves and Pigeons: The Ubiquitous Rock Dove and Other Pigeon Species

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Cozumel Thrasher – T. guttatum: If Not Already Extinct, Mexico’s Most Endangered Bird

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Trouble With Pest Birds: Avian Visitors Sometimes Become Problem Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Bird’s Nest Soup - Asian Delicacy: Bird Saliva Provides a Prized but Contentious Food

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Canada Goose and Parasites: Canada Geese Unwittingly Spread Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Kirtland’s Warbler: The Jack Pine Warbler is Very Rare and Faces Many Threats

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Facts About Chimney Swifts: How the Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica, roosts, nests, and eats

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Quelea quelea – African Pest Bird: The Red-billed Quelea Travels in Huge Flocks and Destroys Crops

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Malaria in Birds: Avian Blood Parasites Cause a Parasitic Disease Familiar to Humans

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is Anting? Birds Use Ants, Beetles, Plants, and Other Substances on Feathers

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Wilson’s Snipe: A Secretive Bird With a Memorable Courtship Flight

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Chernobyl Birds Endure Radiation: Birds Can Tell Us Things About Radiation at Chornobyl, Ukraine

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Install a Birdbath to Entice Birds: Water Features Attract Birds and Encourage Them to Nest Nearby

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Aspergillus and Birds: Aspergillosis is a Serious and Often Fatal Fungal Disease of Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Why Do Birds Preen? Preening With Beaks and Claws is Important for Feathers and Skin

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: What is the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Kakapo Recovery: How the Kakapo Almost Died Out and How We Saved It

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Do Birds Sweat? How Do Birds Keep Cool on Hot Days?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Lead Poisoning in Birds: How and Why Birds Die from Lead Poisoning

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Feral Cats and Birds Debate: What to do About Feral Cats - A Contentious Issue

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Don’t Disturb the Piping Plover: Endangered Piping Plovers Need to be Left in Peace While Nesting

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Kakapo, Flightless Parrots: Life Cycle, Habitat, Diet, and History of the Largest Parrot Species

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Newcastle Virus and Amazon Parrots: Smuggled Amazon Parrots Carry and Transmit the Deadly Newcastle Virus for More Than a Year

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Bird Unfriendly Wind Farms: Three Wind Energy Projects Proposed or in Place that Threaten Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Pet Birds and Toxic Foods: A Short List of Poisonous Plants You Should Never Feed Your Pet

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Cats, Birds, and Ascension Island: Feral Cats on Islands Quickly Wipe Out Birds, but on Islands, Feral Cats Can be Eradicated.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Penguin Species in Happy Feet: Among the Main Characters in the Movie “Happy Feet,” There are Three Species of Penguins

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Facts About Piping Plovers: Eight Interesting Things You Might Not Know About the Piping Plover

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Poisonous Birds: Poisonous Birds Have Been Discovered in Papua New Guinea; Birds That Use Toxins May be More Common than We Imagine

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Birds and Newcastle Disease: Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) is a Contagious Viral Illness that can Cause High Death Rates in Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Feral Cats Kill Birds: The Issue of Feral and Roaming Domestic Cats and the Birds That They Kill

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Ralph, an Unforgettable Pet Crow: A Native of Michigan Remembers an Intelligent and Entertaining Pet Crow

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

World of the Dodo Birds Revealed: The Lost Ecosystem of the Extinct Dodo Bird is Being Reconstructed in Mauritius

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Endangered Albatross: Albatrosses Face a Number of Threats, but the Worst is Long-line Fishing

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

How do Penguins Keep Warm? Penguins Inhabit Some of the Coldest Places on Earth, so How do They Stay Warm?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Wild Turkey, Christmas Turkey: The Wild Turkey Has Survived Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Other Feasts

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

How to Make a Winter Roosting Box: A Roost Box for Winter, A Flicker Nest Box for Summer: Build a Box That Can Be Easily Converted

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Birds as Peace Symbols: The Bald Eagle, the Dove, the Crane, and the Mythical Phoenix are all Used as Symbols of Peace

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is a Kestrel? A Brief Description of Kestrels, One of the Falcons

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is a Winter Roosting Box? A Roosting Box for Birds Gives Them a Sheltered Place to Hide From the Weather

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Type E Botulism and Birds: The Great Lakes Have Become a Toxic Place for Fish Eating Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Birds and Windmills: The Whirling Blades of Wind Turbines Can be Deadly to Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is an Albatross? A Brief Description of Albatrosses, Large Birds of the Southern Seas and Seafarer’s Folklore.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

A Gentoo Penguin’s Life Cycle: A Look at a Gentoo Penguin Breeding Colony and the Birds Themselves

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

A Christmas Idea for Birders: This Christmas, Adopt a Bird for Yourself or Your Favorite Birder

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Migrating Birds and Buildings: Birds Fly Into Glass Because They Just Don’t See It

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

El Nino, El Coyote, and the Birds: How Water Temperature in the Eastern Pacific Means Life or Death for Seabirds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Christmas Goose: Tales of the Goose in History and Tradition, or How the Goose Came to be a Traditional Christmas Feast

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Conservation Status of Species: Critically Endangered, Endangered, Threatened, Vulnerable - Conservation Designations

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Birds and Trichomonas gallinae: The protozoan parasite T. gallinae infects certain species of birds and the disease is frequently fatal.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is Bird Banding? Bird Marking is a Time-honored Method for Repeatedly Identifying Individual Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Teshekpuk Lake Threatened: Oil Development is About to Decimate The Teshekpuk Lake Region in Northern Alaska.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Hurricanes and Bermuda Petrels: Hurricane Florence Threatens the Island Nesting Burrows of the Bermuda Petrel - the Only Breeding Site for this Endangered Bird.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Places to See Atlantic Puffins: It's Hard to See Atlantic Puffins but There are a Few Good Places

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Christmas Bird Count: An Annual Count of Birds at Christmas Provides Valuable Information About Bird Populations

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Birds Glossary: Definitions and Descriptons of Words from Birding

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Mysterious Extinct Dodo Bird: The Dodo Might be the Most Famous Extinct Bird, but We Don’t Actually Know Very Much About It.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is Carrion: A Short Description of Carrion, a Food Source of Scavenging Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

A Partridge in a Pear Tree: A Birder's History of the Christmas Carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is Trichomonas gallinae? The Parasite Trichomonas gallinae Kills Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is Ground Effect Flying? Ground Effect Flying is an Aerodynamic Effect Exploited by Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Glace Bay Western Reef Heron: A Western Reef Heron from Africa Chose Glace Bay, Nova Scotia for its Summer Fishing Grounds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Vacation with Cranes in Hungary: Hortobagy National Park in Hungary is a Memorable Vacation Destination for Bird Watchers

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is an Ornithologist? A Brief Description of the Professional Ornithologist

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Japanese Cranes, Symbols of Peace: Sadako Sasaki, a Young Hiroshima Victim, Made Paper Cranes a Symbol of International Peace

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Birds and Influenza: Avian Flu Jumps from Birds to People, but Migrating Wild Birds May Not Bring it to North America

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Birds, Ticks, and Lyme Disease: White-tailed Deer, White-footed Mice, and Deer Ticks Support Lyme Disease Spread – So Do Birds.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

West Nile and Birds: Birds Carry West Nile Virus all Over North America

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The National Audubon Society: What is the Organization Called The National Audubon Society?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Hang a Nesting Box for Birds: Learn the Important Features of a Nesting Box That Will Attract Nesting Birds to Your Yard

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What are Birds of Prey? A Description of the Bird Group Commonly Called Birds of Prey

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is the Boreal Forest? A Description of the Boreal Forest and its Relevance to Birding

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is the CWF? A Description of the Canadian Wildlife Federation

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is a Crane? What are the Characteristics of the Group of Birds Commonly Called Cranes?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is a Crossbill? What are the Characteristics of the Small Group of Birds Known as Crossbills?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is an Eagle? What are the Characteristics of the Group of Birds Known as Eagles?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is an Emu? What are the Characteristics of the Birds Known as Emus?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is a Falcon? What are the Characteristics of the Birds of Prey Known as Falcons?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is a Flyway? Migrating Birds Use Flyways - What are They?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

What is a Godwit? What are the Characteristics of the Group of Birds Known as Godwits?

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Creating Shelter for Birds: Trees, Shrubs, Brush Piles, and Boxes Provide Year-Round Shelter for Birds

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Endangered Piping Plovers: Identifying the Causes of the Decline of the Piping Plover and Helping the Bird Make a Comeback.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Duck Tolling: The Curious Duck: Duck Tolling Dogs Lure Ducks Close to Shore, Within Range of Guns and Cameras

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Squirrels and Birdfeeders: Read About Friendly Ways to Keep Squirrels From Stealing All Your Birdseed

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

When Birds Attack Windows: Birds Attack Their Own Reflections in Shiny Surfaces

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Amazing Crow Stories: Crows Manipulate Other Animals, Plan Ahead, and Even Learn to Talk

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

The Intelligent American Crow: Smart Crows, Strategizing, Tool Use, and Crow Families

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Birding Ethics: Enjoy Birdwatching Without Harming the Birds or the Environment, or Offending Other People.

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By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

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