10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

Not only do we take care of zillions of injured and orphaned birds/mammals/reptiles/whatever, we also have to deal with and educate the public. Nestling songbirds fed hamburger and cat food,” wrote Sean O’Brien. I mean, how could he know it was a merlin, but not know it didn’t eat bird seed?”. “I wrote Maryjane Angelo.

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Squirrels Hamburgers Chickens Wildlife Rehabilitation 250

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Ever wanted to meet James Currie , beat writer on 10,000 Birds and star of Birding Adventures TV ? Or Mike Freiberg , beat writer on 10,000 Birds and Nikon Birding Marker Specialist ? You’ll have your chance three weekends from now, 15-16 October, at the Extreme Raptor Weekend in Hamburg, Pennsylvania.

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Hamburgers Pennsylvania Birds 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2011

On October 15-16th, 2011 Nikon Birding teamed up with Hawk Mountain and Cabela’s to host a blow-out weekend focusing on raptors. This weekend was meant to draw kids into the Hamburg, PA Cabela’s to experience birds in a up-close and personal kind of way.

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Hamburgers Tail Banding United States Philadelphia 174

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Somehow they manage to get the bird or animal to a rehabilitator, even though finding one is often a feat in itself. We receive nestling owls who have been fed nothing but hamburger, whose bones are so brittle from lack of calcium that they break when they try to stand. To these people, we owe our gratitude.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Feral Cats Hamburgers 257

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds. This is what happens when people choose their pet birds on visual factors alone without taking vocalizations into account. Very stupid thing to do.

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Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 238

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2017

This special place in a birder’s heart or on a list of best birds of the year certainly pertains not only to their extravagant lifestyle but also to the fact that most birders – particularly visiting birders – often struggle with finding them. Crazy, I know. And you know what? A silly name from a German prespective.

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Germany 2016 Hamburgers Austria 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

What would the cost of a hamburger at Burger King or McDonald’s be if the meat were to come from Ms. Birds need only a fraction of the food that cattle do to gain a pound of meat. Niman’s ranch and others using comparable methods? How many people would be able to afford the price? Indeed, in Ms.

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New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40