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Sparrows Coming and Going

10,000 Birds

April, while not as exciting a migratory month as May is in the northeastern United States, is still a great time of year to see migrating birds. Some birders… … This post was first published in April of 2008 (though I have added and changed a few images) but a post like this is too cool to keep hidden in the archives !

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

April 21, 2008 To the Editor: Re “ Million-Dollar Meat ” (editorial, April 23): In vitro meat might not appeal to everyone, but I am guessing that the day PETA awards its prize money will be a happy day for the billions of land animals bound for slaughter. More than nine billion chickens are slaughtered each year in the United States.