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Birding in the Blossoms

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She has lived in Maine, California, France, New York, and currently makes her home in Washington, DC. The Washington DC cherry blossoms burst forth in an explosion of pink and white color, rimming the Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial down on the National Mall. Trips flowers trees Washington DC' Mallard in a lovely place.

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Superheroes and the Birds

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She took on the persona Songbird and joined the Thunderbolts, a group of villains trying to take over the world by pretending to be heroes. Now that DC has reset their entire universe again he now has another origin story and the whole mess will get even worse. Heroes, mind, you won’t find the Penguin here.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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There are now multiple sites where people can contribute data on window strikes and bird deaths, including NYC Audubon’s dBird , FLAP’s Global Collision Bird Mapper , iNaturalist, and, on a social media level, the Facebook group Dead Birds 4 Science , run by the indefatigable Heidi Trudell. ’s Lights Out DC, to name a few.

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Settlement Forces Animal Research Facilities to Disclose More

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I worry it won't pass the DC district court for some wacky reason. The two parties settled in a lawsuit filed by the advocacy group four years ago after the group were unable to obtain information they requested. This would be awesome. Now, I know it doesn't solve everything, but it's another chink in the armor.

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Ringling Brothers Circus Faces Lawsuit Over Elephants

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Four animal welfare groups brought suit against the circus back in 2003. A decision will soon come in a DC courtroom. The charges state that “Ringling Bros.

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Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

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Fish and Wildlife Service 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 The Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior 1849 C. We need to create a clamor here, one that can’t be shoved aside by special interest hunting groups. Submit written comments by mail to KDFWR Attn: Rose Mack U.S. Street, N.W.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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He brings to the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine a lively prose style born of years of blog writing (initially bird DC and then for many years, still continuing, as The Birdist ) and his “Birdist’s Rules of Birding” series for National Audubon. I’ve always wondered, how do you write a species account?