10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2013

Long overdue, the first confirmed state record of Elegant Tern * was found on 3 July 2013 by a trio of birders on the mudflats at Cupsogue Beach County Park as the tide was getting very high. The next day many New York birders celebrated Independence Day by mobbing the flats where they all dipped. Many birders rejoiced.

New York 150

New York South America 2013 New Jersey 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters. But special.

Eggs 263

Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Marybeth learns as she birds, embraces listing goals as a means of engaging with community, unabashedly enjoys a little competition, struggles to balance her absolute joy in birding with unexpected, life-and-death family obligations. The book focuses on two listing events: her 2012 Louisiana Big Year and her 2016 Louisiana 300 Year.

Louisiana 264

Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Eventually everyone made it to their computer, and created the Summer of 2013 Rehabber’s Wish List: Money. They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”. No one wished for diamonds, fast cars, or penthouse apartments.

Wildlife 241

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 241

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets. Random House UK, September 2013.

Birds 205

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 205

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Starting with Casey and Arrow, our keepers in the woods, our family would keep cats and dogs. He was drawn to their innocence, and their pure emotions. We both feel that even though we’ve never met these dogs, they’re ours, too; an extension of our family, someone to keep Peter smiling. Growing up, we always had animals.

Dogs 100

Dogs Puppies Iraq Pets 100