10,000 Birds
JUNE 30, 2012
New York City killed less Canada Geese this year than any year since they started rounding the geese up and slaughtering them. The cullings have happened every year since the 2009 emergency landing of a US Airways plane in the Hudson River after the plane struck geese and was disabled.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2013
As you might recall, upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York in January 2009, Sullenberger’s plane collided with a flock of migratory Canada Geese and was forced to ditch in the Hudson River. The only fatalities were to the geese.). ” (Note: You’ll need to register for free to read it.)
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2011
An Indiana man, Wade Bennett, and a minor have pled guilty for their involvement in the shooting and killing of a critically endangered Whooping Crane way back in 2009, and been sentenced to probation and the paying of fines and fees. Thee is still no information on the more recent killings of the majestic birds.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2011
The highlight of the early winter period for many over here has been an unusually large influx of Greater White-fronted Geese along the full span of the East Coast before penetrating further west and inland over the past 2-3 weeks.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2012
Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 15 March 2009 It was at about 1:30 AM on Saturday morning that I startled awake and found myself sitting in an empty subway car in an unfamiliar location. … This post was originally published on 15 March 2009, but we hate to keep posts this good buried in the archives !
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
The Nisqually estuary was restored in 2009 by removing dikes and reconnecting 762 acres with the tides of Puget Sound. This cold weather and snow does not seem to have much effect on the huge number of ducks and geese, but the smaller song birds, all seem to wake up much later in the days, and only after it has warmed up a bit.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2012
Queens, New York, May 2009 May is the month of migration in North America. … This post was first published on 04 May 2009 but a post like this shouldn’t be left to languish in the archives ! ……… a.
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