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My eBird 10th Anniversary

10,000 Birds

According to eBird , I have been an eBirder since December 23, 2009, so today is my 10th eBird anniversary. A checklist from Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. Predictably, the states I have lived in (California and Oregon) have the most species, as does nearby Washington. and Canada. was good for 11 lifers. Virgin Islands ( St.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Paying sharpshooters and using helicopters cannot possibly be less expensive than allowing North Dakota hunters to volunteer their time, at no cost, and to take the animal carcasses out of the park themselves—exactly the kind of solution Teddy Roosevelt would have wanted.