10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
Connecticut. Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Election Results = PASSED with 59%+ voter support. Northern Harrier. Photo by © Robin Edwards. Legislative Requirements to Transfer State Properties Amendment.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2019
That fallacious family name seems to have encouraged all manner of knaves, dunderheads, and miscreants when time came to label species. Appropriate appellations should respect the birds, not 19th century naturalists and their friends and family. Connecticut Warblers are rarely seen in Connecticut or anywhere else for that matter.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2013
The fact is, it’s all part and parcel of a long tradition of bad bird naming: Red-bellied Woodpeckers and Ring-necked Ducks , Connecticut Warblers that rarely appear in Connecticut and Baltimore Orioles that have nothing in particular to to with the city of Baltimore, and of course the endless procession of birds named for the friends and family (..)
10,000 Birds
JULY 15, 2016
Chimney Swifts are remarkable birds who are having a harder and harder time finding brick chimneys in which to nest and raise their families. Jayne Neville runs Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary in Southington, Connecticut, and is the area’s go-to guru when it comes to swifts and swallows. They’re Chimney Swifts. 1024 Mt.
Critter News
JULY 2, 2009
Chimpanzees, like Travis the chimp who mauled the woman in Connecticut, are not meant to be family pets. Apparently, Bubbles is now 26 years old and living at an animal sanctuary. He got too aggressive to live with Jackson's kids. This is not surprising. Well, supposedly there's a film and book deal pending.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 21, 2012
It honors dogs of all breeds — from working dogs to family pets — and encourage pet owners to do something special for their dog. Canine guests must be on leash and accompanied by a human companion. Founded in 2004, National Dog Day is observed annually on August 26. For a complete list, visit www.bestfriendspetcare.com.
10,000 Birds
MAY 12, 2014
Scientific names don’t reflect the massive changes to species in the warbler family. Tanagers are listed in the table of contents as members of the Tanager, Thraupidae , family, not members of the cardinal and grosbeak, Cardinalidae , family. But, that technology is for another article.)
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