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Willow Ptarmigan in Jefferson County, New York!

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On Thursday, 24 April, Eugene Nichols was minding his own business, birding along the shore of Lake Ontario on Point Peninsula, in the far northern reaches of New York State. He contacted Jeff Bolsinger, a top birder from northern New York, and they went to the site and refound the bird the next day. What’s next?

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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Don’t misunderstand me, it’s not consciously presented this way, but as I read the book, I really did feel that Klem was writing as he talks, putting into text the many presentations he has done over the years. FLAP is the Fatal Light Awareness Program, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and this is how they raise awareness.

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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review

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Her lively block prints adorn calendars, note cards, puzzles, and children’s books, very much in the popular tradition of beloved minimalist Charley Harper. It’s a fun book, offering ideas for projects and, most importantly for me, new ways to observe birds and their natural world.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Fortunately, Tom spotted it flying in and landing in a tree over the house and we all enjoyed scope views of a great bird, a lifer for most of us and Isaac’s 400th bird in New York State!

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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Treaties trump state laws. A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book. Note: This review is based on a PDF copy of the book supplied by the author. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P.

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Snapper by Brian Kimberling

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In that light, I am looking at this debut novel from the guy who got his MA in Creative Writing in 2010 — yesterday, in terms of the slow grind involved in publishing a book — and seeing the future, perhaps. Reviews book review Fiction turtles' “A man” here means Nathan Lochmueller.

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Shutting Your Trap

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Had I known the law better I would have said, “Excuse me, but this trap is not worth over $250 nor have I damaged it with explosives, so in the State of New York you cannot legally charge me with Malicious Mischief.” I have a book about injured wildlife coming out soon, and I couldn’t buy better publicity.”. Arrest me.