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Wintering Raptors
Join VINS tonight, Thursday, Sept. 2, to hear tales from ornithologist Al Hinde about his studies and travels out west, and about Hinde's contributions to...
These boots were made for walkin'!
Now I have seen many an odd thing in my day -- but boots for a sparrow? Why, I never thought I'd see the day.Watch...
An Osprey Takes the Plunge
By David Deen for The Outside StoryIllustration by Adelaide TyrolFlyfishing from a canoe in a small headwater pond at the tippity-top of the Connecticut River...
Deadly Oil
A fledgling American robin had a rough start and end to life, landing in an open container of motor oil during what must...
The Perils of Ground Nesting
Recently, VINS received two juvenile northern harriers into care after their nest had been destroyed. Northern harriers are hawks who can be found soaring low...

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September 2010

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Through the Eyes of Raptors

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Through the Eyes of Raptors

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