Animal Ethics
MARCH 6, 2014
BRUCE FRIEDRICH Senior Policy Director Farm Sanctuary Washington, March 4, 2014 To the Editor: The humane laws for hens in California that provide them more space in which to live should be countrywide. The same goes for pigs and cattle that are exploited and forced to live in substandard conditions. Chickens deserve to live humanely.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Unlike Barred Owls they were accompanied by no great controversy , and unlike Cattle Egrets or Eurasian Collared Doves they didn’t come as an abrupt continent-hopping surprise. 1978, for reference, was the year of my birth.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2019
449–543 Cross Bay Blvd, New York US-NY (40.6103,-73.8191). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Brookville Park, New York US-NY (40.6436,-73.7443). Brookville Park, New York US-NY (40.6436,-73.7443). Brookville Park, New York US-NY (40.6436,-73.7443). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.
10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2016
Sure, I might have said that I had already seen those birds in California and didn’t care about getting good looks at them at all but Carlos didn’t even stop. Sadly, he couldn’t (or wouldn’t) so I had to content myself with just Burrowing Owls , Monk Parakeets , Loggerhead Shrikes , and Cattle Egrets.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
752 County Road 99W, Willows, California, US (39.43, -122.187). California Quail – Callipepla californica. 82-29 Abingdon Rd, New York US-NY (40.7088,-73.8342). California Gull – Larus californicus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 82-29 Abingdon Rd, New York US-NY (40.7088,-73.8342).
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 6, 2021
Mike doubled up with “smushed”, a new addition to the adjective list. Perhaps it is common parlance in the wilds of New York State, but it is a new one for the people of Kent. The life list received an exciting boost straight out of the blocks, Mike and Kai added 3 lifers on January 1st.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2019
For some reason, even though there are Mandarin Ducks in zoos throughout New York City, this escapee has become an internationally known tourist attraction, even heading the New York Times list of “Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2018.” Mountain Plover, California.
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