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A Post Chock-full of Bird News

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… because my husband and I have done some migrating of our own, from Chicago to Philadelphia, over the past few weeks, and bringing 10,000 Birds readers the freshest and best bird news sadly had to take a back seat to packing, driving, unpacking, and furiously scouring Craigslist for Ikea furniture.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

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There is another area of the Queens County CBC where a team will also likely see Monk Parakeets , Myipsitta monachus , but I am seriously determined to count that bird for my area, Coastal Flushing, a section of northeast Queens, New York, that includes Whitestone, home of one of the loudest invasive bird species in the U.S.

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Animal Ethics

Niman’s suggestion that the findings do not apply to smaller farms, the United Nations and the University of Chicago reports demonstrate the inefficiency of beef “production” because a cow must be fed to convert grass or grain calories into protein before a human can consume even “humane” or grass-fed beef. Barry Rehfeld New York, Nov.

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Animal Ethics

Irene Muschel New York, April 9, 2009 To the Editor: Nicholas D. Animals rescued from so-called humane farming establishments have been found in horrific condition. Our relationship with animals should be based on respect and caring, and that begins with not eating them. I was 4 or 5, and I cringed.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Mary Ellen Croteau Chicago, Dec. I’m sure it would save even more money. By the way, since we are using the former scraps (described as “pink slime” by one microbiologist) for people now, what are we feeding the dogs?

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Bird Deaths in Washington DC Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program

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Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella. Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds.

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

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I understand that this is common in many media style sheets (looking at you, New York Times), but they should be capitalized in a bird book. Lederer (U of Chicago Press, Sept. .’ Since these boxed informational sections are not listed in the table of contents, this is the only way to find them apart from browsing.

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