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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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According to the study, since 1984 heightened temperatures and resulting aridity have caused fires to spread across an additional 16,000 square miles than they otherwise would have—an area larger than the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined 1. Click on graph for large sized image.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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A filtration system that works on waterfowl pools without clogging,” wrote Linda in Connecticut. They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”. Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species?

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Jinx Warbler Vanquished

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I am sharing it again here, at the request of Corey Finger, who takes some sort of sick pleasure in seeing other birders squirm and suffer under the weight of their obsession with life birds. Here is my story about a quest for the Connecticut Warbler.–Bill The Connecticut Warbler is MY JINX BIRD. –Bill Thompson III.

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The Waterhole at Forest Park: The Best Place in New York City to See Wood-Warblers

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In the one hundred and six minutes I spent at the waterhole seventeen species of wood-warbler stopped by for a drink or a bath. At least one Nashville Warbler came through and I didn’t hear a single person call it a Connecticut Warbler. Can you blame them when you consider that we were treated to views like these?