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Quiz time! In what state would you find an anhinga, roseate spoonbill and painted bunting? Florida? Yes, of course, Florida. But this year if you answered “Maryland,” that would be
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Show Transcript BED, HEY, I LL TAKE THAT. AMY: YOU RE ONTO SOMETHING. ALL RIGHT, HAYLEY. WE TURN NOW TO OUR OCCASIONAL WILDLIFE SERIES. TODAY A BARE OF BABY OWLS ARE CONVALESCING AT ON THE WING IN EPPING. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU HAPPEN UPON ONE INJURED OR OUT OF THE NEST. JANE KELLY IS FOUNDER OF ON THE WING, HER APPRENTICE IS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO SAYS FROM DEBILITATI SPEAKING WITH CARE THE BIRDS. HE HAD AN INJURED ON HIS LEG HERE. HE S A GREAT HORNED OWL SITTING ASIDE A BABY BARN OWL. SHE SAYS IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN THE WILD. AND SHE GUARDS AGAINST TOO MUCH HUMAN CONTACT AND USES AN iPHONE THAT HELPS THEM TO HUNT. THERE S HIGH FREQUENCY PITCH OF THE MOUSE AND WHAT THEY RE LISTENING TO, WHAT S FASCINATING WITH OWLS, THEY CAN HEAR THE HEARTBEAT OF A MAMMAL THREE FEET UNDERCOVER SO THEY HAVE FOOT-EAR COORDINATION. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU FIND A HURT OWL FOR A BABY ON THE GROUND? KELLY SAYS RESIST THE