10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Based on his own experiences teaching ornithology to high school students in California, he believes that high school student often just need the spark of an interesting elective class that fills a graduation requirement. In other words, a “spark class” rather than a “spark bird.” And many become birders.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2017

My mom and I were visiting the gardens while we waited for my brother to get out of his classes at UC Berkeley. Nest-building must have been on their agenda, for they hopped this way and that with delicate moss bits hanging from their tiny beaks. The bird’s song was lovely, but we wanted to actually see the wren as well.

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Animal Person

MARCH 24, 2010

Coincidentally, last night was a board meeting for our homeowner's association, and though I wasn't on the agenda there's always time for homeowner comments about, say, the petting zoo and pony rides that are scheduled for the spring "BBQ" ( here 's part one of this story). That's what happens when people don't participate. That depends.

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Zoos Ponies Pets Vegan 100