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Veterinary technicians highlight title protection, role definition, low salary as key issues

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The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in Americas 2024 Demographic Survey highlighted title protection, low salary, and role definition as top concerns among respondents.

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Definitely NOT beep-beep

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It is definitely not a “Road Runner” And it is definitely, certainly, absolutely not a Lesser Roadrunner , the roadrunner of choice for tropical Mexico and northern Central America. Definitely NOT “ beep-beep “ . — The Road Runner theme song; source: [link].

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Welcome to Invasive Species Week!

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We plan to use the broadest possible definition of invasive species, including species that are expanding under their own power and even species that are not, to the best of our knowledge, causing harm to species native in the range into which the invaders are expanding. But why are we covering invasive species at all?

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A worthy sparrow?

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Whatever you want to call it, it’s definitely not a sparrow… Worthen’s Sparrow is extremely rare. Oh no, not another sparrow story! Do not worry: Worthen’s Sparrow is a bunting – although New World Sparrow is apparently “en vogue” too.

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Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: An Identification Guide

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On the other hand, I do not feel confident in my knowledge of gulls to give a definite answer. From my experience, the gulling season is definitively winter. Definitively winter’ stands for bleak skies, short days, no sunshine, and barely enough light for gull photography. Or slightly off? The colder – the better.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of September 2020)

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The end of September doesn’t necessarily mean the end of what you might enjoy about September birding but it definitely signals the beginning of what you love about October. Hopefully, you’re looking forward to the month ahead!

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The Things We Do For Birds

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Seriously though, the “ Western Flycatcher ” in Central Park in 2015 was only definitively identified as a Pacific-slope Flycatcher after its poop was collected and the DNA analyzed. Oh, and I was the lucky birder who collected the poop. Birding is so sexy sometimes.