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Scientific finding marks the first documented discovery of Pallas’s Cat on Mt. Everest

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New Iberia Inspection Documents Available

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What the documents show # A USDA inspection on Feb. I found them here. 18 focusing on allegations by Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN) found the center in compliance. # A routine USDA inspection in September 2008 found the center in compliance. # A 2006 inspection found no problems. USDA inspections dated July 19, 2005 and Dec.

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Who's the "top dog" in your life? NPR documents the pet revolution ?

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Bear cub with 'no travel documents' caught trying to cross Canada-U.S. border.

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Who's the "top dog" in your life? NPR documents the pet revolution:

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Spectacled Petrel Surprise- New Species for Costa Rica!

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The most recent additions have included edge-loving birds like the Crimson-backed Tanager , an expected species that was finally documented for the country within the past year, and Bare-faced Ibis , an aquatic edge species also recently documented for Panama.

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Spectacular false killer whale attack documented by researchers

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What’s Up with the ABA? — Proposed Changes to Bylaws

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When lawyers review changes to documents, they typically run a redline, which is a single document that highlights all modifications (both additions and deletions). Although it looks messy, a redline is a good way to track changes to a document. A redline of the existing and proposed Bylaws is here. (I

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Little Egret with abnormal plumage near Broome

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I thought I would rather document something rather than nothing on this occasion and if we get a chance to get better photographs then I will. Previously we have encountered birds that have been white when they should have been dark.

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Getting Good Bird Video with a Phone Skope Adaptor

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First off, if you are trying to document birds quickly than this set up is not going to work for you. Don’t plan on using this set up to document a rarity that is hiding deep in the brush, though it does work for distant species that might be beyond the range of your SLR. This can result in bad videos and colorful language.

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CBC in Paradise

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And yes, there was an official photographer sent to document us documenting birds – see the post here. This endearing and very familiar species grabbed the attention of all present, including the official event photographer from the THA!

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of January 2021)

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The picture above is horrible but it kind of documents that Corey saw a state first this weekend which makes it obviously his Best Bird of the Weekend. It was found sitting way out in a field by Andy Guthrie on Saturday morning and Corey arrived in time to see it before it flew a short distance out of sight. How about you?

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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The book is richly illustrated with contributions from a group of birders/photographers who were fortunate to see and document many of the vagrants covered. The Family Accounts are also a deeply informational, documented source of information for researchers. 220; Copyright © 2022 Tom Johnson photos p.

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We Want to Help the Birding Tourism Industry

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Put the blog post directly into the body of the email: we will not open attached documents. Send a 500-word blog post to 10000birds AT gmail DOT com and/or 10000birdsblogger AT gmail DOT com that will convince people to give you money when this pandemic is over. You can include up to three images (sized 740 pixels across) and a single link.

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The Fallen Yellowlegs

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Elephants, peccaries, and corvids have all been documented processing the death of (as we put it) a loved one. Or was it all dumb luck, the randomness of nature at play, pure coincidence? Animals obviously see death and experience it as we do, so the question is not one of if, but of how.

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Leapin’ Grassquits, Sandy!

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By leaving my camera on its continuous-shoot function, with manual focus, I was able to document several of one blotchy male’s oh-so-brief jumps: Pssst! For these birds jump so often while singing (up to several times each minute), that they are apparently called “johnny jump-ups” in some English-speaking areas.

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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

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Although Henslow’s had been reliably found in nearby Sharon Springs for many years, the last documented sighting was in 2008, and the sighting startled longtime birders, waking them up to the fact that breeding sites in the state were rapidly being lost. In July 2011 a Henslow’s Sparrow was found in Ames, N.Y.,

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Another Research Company Accused of Animal Mistreatment

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Animal welfare watchdog group, Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN), has released documents which, it claims, provide evidence that CRO MPI Research has been operating in violation of the US Animal Welfare Act. For the full story, go here to outsourcing-pharma.com.

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Cheetah sets new world speed record!

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Learn more about National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative, which helped fund the documentation of the run by visiting CauseAnUproar.org ! “The Cincinnati Zoo has supported cheetah conservation in Africa for more than 20 years, and thankfully, cheetahs are the one species that has a chance to out run extinction.”.

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Z. Alexander Brown: Uncaged – Cabernet Sauvignon (2017)

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Just yesterday I learned that the Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ) is the only breeding bird found in New York that has been documented nesting in every month of the year. This bit of trivia was given in an article in my local bird club’s monthly newsletter about the ongoing breeding bird atlas in New York State.

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Wrapping Up Birding Tourism February

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Put the blog post directly into the body of the email: we will not open attached documents. Send a 500-word blog post to 10000birds AT gmail DOT com and/or 10000birdsblogger AT gmail DOT com that will entice birders to visit or work with you when this pandemic is over. Get us your materials as soon as possible.

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Celebrate Birding Tourism This Month with 10,000 Birds

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Put the blog post directly into the body of the email: we will not open attached documents. Send a 500-word blog post to 10000birds AT gmail DOT com and/or 10000birdsblogger AT gmail DOT com that will entice birders to visit or work with you when this pandemic is over. Get us your materials as soon as possible.

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Birding the Drakensberg, South Africa

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No photoshop was needed to document this bizarre creature encountered somewhere along the road. Occasionally, it seems these birds can be quite long-lived – a paper documents a recapturing of a ringed female after 10 years. I wonder what Jackal Buzzards sat on before there were electricity lines. On the ground?

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Tenet Wines: The Pundit Syrah (2016)

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Fortunately, the varietals that make up The Pundit are more well documented. I can’t say whether one of these species is more prone to punditry than the other.

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Is It So Hard To Understand Why Birders and Wildlife Conservationists Don’t Buy the Duck Stamp?

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Back in October of 2012, the USFWS published a document pertaining to recommendations 17 and 18 of their vision document titled “ Hunting, Fishing, & Outdoor Recreation: National Wildlife Refuge System.” It is only the growing number of birders, photographers and conservationists that need convincing.

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The Owls of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Texas

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There are an additional 1,200 acres of surrounding protected refuge, supporting a documented 525 bird species! Both of these have been documented in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Specifically I was headed for the 797-acre Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park; part of the World Birding Center.

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Mistletoebirds nesting in Broome

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It is a shame we had not noticed what was going on earlier, so we could have documented it from an earlier stage of development. Over several days we have watched the female Mistletoebird build the nest and there is a hole on the upper left that will be the entrance. Mistletoebird nest.

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My Pilgrimage

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The first words describing this species in Wikipedia are “poorly-documented” Before 2015, when I first saw it in Paso Ancho, it had only been reported twice on eBird outside of its Sierra Madre Occidental breeding range: once from Taxco, Mexico, and another report from Nicaragua.

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Greater Sand Plover with abnormal colouration 2018 update

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The skin on the Greater Sand Plover’s legs became very orange/pink and the bill also changed colour from black to orange/pink and I documented this here. Greater Sand Plovers migrate north from Broome during March and April and we were able to document the further changes and I documented this here.

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Investigation Demanded for Southwest Lab

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Documents show discrepancies in reporting to two different regulatory agencies, suggesting fraud within the lab, SAEN claims.

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Man Kills Goldfish in Domestic Violence Attack, Gets Probation

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Court documents say Donald Earl Fite III wanted to reunite with the woman in July, but she wasn’t willing. Court documents said Fite told an officer, “If she can’t have me, then she can’t have the fish.” Fite shoved her against a wall and tossed her against a bathtub.

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What Now?

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By the time I got back, it had moved on, but not before giving everyone else spectacular views – as well documented at this very site. Last Friday, a Kirtland’s Warbler appeared in Central Park for the first time ever, shortly before I was obliged to get on a plane to Tennessee. So, faithful readers, what’s next for Carrie?

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PETA Suing Utah County

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They're trying to get documentation regarding the 100 dogs and cats sold to the University of Utah for medical experiments.

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FBI Discussed Ways to Discredit Animal Rights Activists

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The FBI and a previously-unknown informant in the animal rights movement discussed, among other topics, how to disrupt political activism, according to FBI documents. Read the full post here. The topics discussed echo COINTELPRO-era tactics of the 1960s, including the possibility of discrediting activists through planting rumors.

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Heat in the Tropics

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A friend of mine has been begging me to come over to document a nesting pair of Plumbeous Kites in her property but life has gotten in the way thus far. As the boreal migrants head north, breeding season for the residents and austral migrants is beginning to pick up.

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Tips to Use eBird for Costa Rica

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That way, we can make a regular old bird list more like an exciting digital trip report while also documenting sightings. Always nice to document your lifers, especially beauties like the Crowned Woodnymph.

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For the Birds: Midway Atoll Mouse Eradication and NEPA

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On March 21, 2018, FWS released a 198-page document entitled “ Midway Seabird Protection Project — Draft Environmental Assessment.” The document consists of an executive summary, nine chapters, two appendices, and many tables and figures. There is also a website with additional information.

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Driving Across Ohio to the Midwest Birding Symposium

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Instead of talking on the cell phone, singing along to the radio or do other activities that drivers everywhere do to stave off boredom I decided to grab my camera and document my trip from the eastern edge of Ohio all the way to beautiful Lakeside where the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium was about to kick off.

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Green Herons are So Smart

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Researchers have documented Green Herons employing a variety of baits to lure prey within reach of that serpentine neck. But how could you not love these birds with their distinctive chestnut and pine plumage, their ribald nickname , their groovy necks ?

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Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

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When you bird afar and wander wide, you carry a field guide to the birds of the region you are exploring, a pair of binoculars, likely a camera, perhaps a spotting scope and a tripod too, plus clothing, medicines, toiletries, electronics, money and documents… Did you notice the missing item?

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Big Cat Week!

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Big Cat Odyssey chronicles their meticulous work over three decades of filming, photographing and documenting the behavior of big cat species in Botswana. Award-winning filmmakers and National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert set out 30 years ago on a quest to get close to big cats.

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part III (Finances)

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Note that I only have access to public documents, and I am not accountant. Additionally, I was curious how the ABA arrived at its precarious financial position, so I did some historical research and decided to share the results. However, I can copy and paste from tax forms and read a financial statement as a layperson.

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Birding Beljarica in August

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Still, there is an official document (a city development plan) claiming that the harbour will be built on the Beljarica floodplain, and all we have against is their PR saying: Oh, no, we were just kidding you. No, without an explanation, I felt cheated.

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