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Black-throated Gray Warbler at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

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There are only two previous records, one from the Christmas Bird Count in 1991 and one from November of 2005, when I didn’t live in Queens and had just gotten into birding. Interestingly, I had made a brief attempt at the 2005 bird but my time was severely limited by Daisy’s family obligations and I dipped.

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Aging a thrush.

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A completely leucistic thrush had been recorded in the park in July 2005 and the observation had been written up in a far more formal style than you are likely to see from this blogger. noted that the bird from 2005 was to be found in a small area with a few conspecifics. There was one entry that particularly caught my attention.

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In 2005, a psychologist and an economist taught a group of monkeys the concept of money. Soon, the monkeys engaged in prostitution.

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Polar Bears Keep "Threatened" Status

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The listing was the result of a 2005 petition and litigation filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace. A federal judge on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision to protect polar bears throughout their range as a “threatened” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?

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Signed on 2005-08-12. Completion date: 2005-10-17. Signed on 2005-12-22. Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. 49,620 with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Completion date: 2006-03-20.

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Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?

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This waiver provision was greatly expanded with the REAL ID Act , which Congress passed in 2005. Ashcroft , 2005 U.S. That law allowed the Attorney General (there was not yet a Department of Homeland Security) to waive ESA and NEPA requirements as to a portion of a border wall that was to be located near San Diego. Constitution. # # #.

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part III (Finances)

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From 2005-2007, the ABA had a relatively healthy balance sheet, with net assets of approximately $1.0M. The revenue-expenses divergence resulted in several years of negative net income, from 2008 to 2010. The impact was a significant decline in the financial health of the ABA.

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