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Birds of Chicken Inferno 2011

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For 13 years now, friends and family have been gathering in an undisclosed corner of Potter County, Pennsylvania during the third weekend of July to create a glorious giant chicken of wood, straw, and gunpowder only to burn it. See why we keep the location undisclosed?

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of July 2012?

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Speaking of July, every year around this time an assemblage of my family and friends gather in a remote part of Pennsylvania for food, fun, and flaming chickens. Corey will be spending the weekend with family in NYC and doubts he’ll get much birding in. Here is the Picasso-inspired Chicken of Inferno 2011.

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Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina

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The shot below is of a first-fall female Cape May Warbler taken in Potter County, Pennsylvania, by Mike Bergin in September of 2009. We are devoting a whole week to wood-warblers but are only just barely scratching the surface of possible topics involving this amazing family of birds.

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Spring is for Wheatears

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Spring is for Wheatears Spring is for Wheatears By Dan • March 18, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share What is true in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US holds true for Cyprus as well: Spring is prime-time for Passerines.

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A Problem with Gulls

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About the Author Dan Dan is an eastern Pennsylvania native who grew up surrounded by birdwatching and nature documentaries. Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. Dan Mar 4th, 2011 at 3:35 pm Thanks Mike! at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. 26, 2011 To the Editor: Seamus McGraw mounts all the standard defenses: I am feeding my family; there are too many deer; I kill as mercifully as possible. 26, 2011 To the Editor: Please give me a break.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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I should add that the Big Owls taking over NYC social and even hard print media, dominating conversations with my nonbirder friends and family, are not the only owls in the five boroughs, but like a musical, the closer you are to Broadway, the closer you are to fame and fortune (and maybe even a higher quality rodent for dinner, who knows?).