10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

After a bit of searching, I found that it appears to be part of an even longer commandment: “Rise and rise again until lambs become lions” This is pretty serious stuff coming from a can of beer; all I wanted was a drink, thank you. The Bible, possibly, with all this quasi-Messianic, New Testament talk of lambs and lions?

Connecticut 136

Connecticut India Lamb Lions 136

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2020

The Yellow-green Vireo is another of those rare birds that winter in South America but only travels north as far as Mexico to breed. But, when I checked eBird to make sure I had my facts straight, I found only one sighting listed this far from the coast, and it was by the legendary ornithologist Chester Lamb… in 1951!

Mexico 235

Mexico Lamb Nicaragua Sparrows 235

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2019

Lamb, who surveyed the birds of western Mexico from 1932-1955, and whose lists have been posted on eBird in recent years. They breed in northernmost Canada and Alaska, and winter in Patagonia in southernmost South America. All of which makes me a true one-eyed king. (It One-eyed birding wins again!

Mexico 126

Mexico Birds 2013 Lamb 126

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Sparrows, on the other hand, seem to make the most of the lamb-like weather left over from the end of March and make their move northward while wistful, wood-warbler-wishing birders have seen few of their quarry. Others migrate in about now to set up their breeding territories while still others continue further north to breed.

Sparrows 145

Sparrows New York City New York Fox 145

Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2008

We encourage kids to gently pet baby lambs, cows, chickens and pigs, but we deny them this loving connection when we serve animals for dinner by surreptitiously calling them chops, hamburger, nuggets and bacon. And there is no good reason to breed, confine and kill animals for food unless we believe that economic benefit justifies killing.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat Sheep 40