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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

10,000 Birds

Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting.

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The Warbler, the Birder, and the Bivalve

10,000 Birds

It was a beautiful April day, and the park—part salt marsh preserve and part recreational—was crowded with families celebrating the holiday week. I had spent Thursday morning looking for my own Prothonotary at Alley Pond Park and, finally admitting defeat, I arrived at the Nature Center in the early afternoon.