10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. Treaties trump state laws. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

These lands support countless birds, either year-round, as migratory stopovers, or as breeding grounds. For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. The most significant breeding areas in the country are isolated islands in the National Wildlife Refuge and National Park Systems.

Virgin Islands 224

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 224

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

thesis on the “Social Behavior and Cooperative Breeding of Kalij Pheasants” in a place with much nicer sanitary facilities than where I saw the bird (in rural Fujian). Connecticut. Just don’t bring up the topic during a dinner with your in-laws. thesis – as she did – is a bit much though.

Rhode Island 147

Rhode Island Research South Dakota North Dakota 147