10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2021

In his Preface, McMullan warns the reader that the book is not written in chronological order and he’s not kidding: the narrative goes from Thailand to Seattle, from Senegal to the Everglades, without segue or even much of a breath. He probably should do. More Birds Than Bullets is not the first of its genre.

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Fox Kuwait Bosnia Afghanistan 173

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2017

In Super Bowl XLVIII, the mighty Seattle Seahawks took a title, though they lost the following year to the aforementioned Patriots. But don’t be surprised to see the Falcons falter just as the Cardinals did in 2009 and the Seahawks did in 2006 and the Eagles in 2005. or join others in rooting for the Patriots to fail.

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Falcons Atlanta 2001 Game 106

Critter News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I live in Seattle and I am always skeptical of how the UW treats its lab animals. Full story in the Seattle Times. Inspectors found serious deficiencies in animal-care facilities in 2006 and put the UW on probation. I had never heard of the use of ferrets in medical research though. News to me.

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Ferrets Washington Cruelty Dallas 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Seattle–Terminal 91. Rufous-banded Honeyeater – Conopophila albogularis. 09 May 2018. Little Owl – Athene noctua. 08 May 2018. Pigeon Guillemot – Cepphus columba. 08 May 2018. Orange-footed Scrubfowl – Megapodius reinwardt. Lake Placid RV Park. 08 May 2018. Lewin’s Honeyeater – Meliphaga lewinii.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Seattle–Terminal 91. Rufous-banded Honeyeater – Conopophila albogularis. 09 May 2018. Little Owl – Athene noctua. 08 May 2018. Pigeon Guillemot – Cepphus columba. 08 May 2018. Orange-footed Scrubfowl – Megapodius reinwardt. Lake Placid RV Park. 08 May 2018. Lewin’s Honeyeater – Meliphaga lewinii.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Seattle–Terminal 91. Rufous-banded Honeyeater – Conopophila albogularis. 09 May 2018. Little Owl – Athene noctua. 08 May 2018. Pigeon Guillemot – Cepphus columba. 08 May 2018. Orange-footed Scrubfowl – Megapodius reinwardt. Lake Placid RV Park. 08 May 2018. Lewin’s Honeyeater – Meliphaga lewinii.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Seattle–Terminal 91. Razorbill – Alca torda. Breezy Point Tip. 27 Jan 2018. Black Guillemot – Cepphus grylle. Loblolly Cove. 17 Feb 2018. Pigeon Guillemot – Cepphus columba. 08 May 2018. Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. Glacier Bay. 24 Jul 2018. Atlantic Puffin – Fratercula arctica. 01 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113