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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

BRUCE FRIEDRICH Senior Policy Director Farm Sanctuary Washington, March 4, 2014 To the Editor: The humane laws for hens in California that provide them more space in which to live should be countrywide. ELAINE SLOAN New York, March 4, 2014' Chickens deserve to live humanely. That’s the least farmers can do.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

June 19, 2014 The writer is vice president, corporate communications, for Feld Entertainment, parent company of Ringling Bros. Rather than rely on PETA’s rhetoric, circus fans should come and see for themselves how all our animals are thriving at the Greatest Show on Earth. STEPHEN PAYNE Vienna, Va., and Barnum & Bailey.'

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June 16, 2014' The trend is undeniable: The days of hauling and hurting animals in the name of entertainment are quickly coming to an end. JENNIFER O’CONNOR Staff Writer, PETA Foundation Norfolk, Va.,

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Manhattan’s first nesting Common Ravens

10,000 Birds

On March 16, 2014, I saw and heard a raven flying overhead in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The New York Times wrote about the city’s new residents , interviewing several local observers and experts. In Manhattan, ravens were seen sporadically beginning in 2010.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

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According to a December 1970 article in the New York Times , there was a flock of 9 to 12 birds in Fort Tilden. Even today, newspaper and magazine articles about the parakeets have headlines like this one, that ran in the Broward (FL) Sun-Sentinel on March 2, 2014: Monk Parakeets: Delightful Import or Pest? 16, 1970, p.51.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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It reminds me a lot of Rare Birds of North America , the 2014 book by Steve N. Don’t worry. There’s a lot in this book to digest and savor, even if you’re not a twitcher. Howell, Ian Lewington, and Will Russell on distribution and identification of vagrants.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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The new series was masterminded by Chanticleer founder Paul Steiner, who was lauded on his death 19 years later for his “brilliant idea of creating bird guides with photographs” and organizing them visually. New York Times, March 11, 1996. by John Bull and John Farrand, Jr., revised by John Farrand, Jr. .”