"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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Look up quail, pheasants, and ask your local state office
about how many birds die each year and what a breeding
population is. Some birds may have the possibility of a
long life, but nature has a tendency for them to die in hot
weather, cold weather, or be eaten by cats, dogs, other
birds, snakes, and even a few humans.

BTW, Woddy Woodpecker has been around more than 60 years,
but so has Superman.


No, I don't check things beyond my recollection of common
facts.


Given there are thousands of species of wild birds, he cherrypicked a few
from the high end. In addition to what you listed, the young lad evidently
doesn't know the meaning of "most" or the word "average".

Casey, you can take your foot out of your mouth any time now.

"Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:yUZxg.84299$ZW3.61152@dukeread04...
| It could as easily been a mid air collision with a
hawk's
| landing gear. Two years is a long time for a wild bird,
| most live a single season and breed once.
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| If your accuracy above is typical of your
aviation related posts,
| your credibility is sagging badly. Do you check things
before you make broad
| statements like that?
|
| Here's a short list of a few North American wild birds:
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| Species Common Age
| Number Name Yrs-Mos
|
| 3930 Hairy Woodpecker 15-11
| 3940 Downy Woodpecker 11-11
| 3950 Red-cockaded Woodpecker 16-01
| 3960 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4-06
| 4020 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6-09
| 4040 Williamson's Sapsucker 4-00
| 4050 Pileated Woodpecker 12-11
| 4060 Red-headed Woodpecker 9-11
| 4070 Acorn Woodpecker 9-06
| 4090 Red-bellied Woodpecker 12-01
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|
| You can find more at:
| http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/longvlst.htm
|
| The mated pair of Mockingbirds nesting in my acacia are
back for their
| eighth year.
|
| The Artic Tern has an average life span exceeding thirty
years.
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