10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2013

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. Her blog can be found at: [link].

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2014

Starting in winter as the adults return to and repair their nest on the outskirts of Washington D.C. As an experiment, I also ran this book by a non-birding friend. Koppie, captures a key component of the eagles’ success — their capacity to make more eagles. with a view of the Capitol, no less!)

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species Washington 221

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2011

This, of course, is on top of the amazing avifauna he encountered in Washington State. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Fricking Corey! What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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2011 Washington Birds Experience 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2011

I took my kids on a fun whirlwind tour of Washington D.C. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I highly recommend it, but then again I always advocate travel, no matter the month! Would you believe my best bird of the weekend was a Screaming Piha ?

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Puffins Baltimore 2011 Washington 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 249

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Items up for bid feature a variety of one-of-a-kind experiences and merchandise. The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is hosting an online charity auction until November 9th, 2011. Proceeds from the sales will support ongoing programs such as chimpanzee preservation, and many more.

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Wisconsin 2011 Philadelphia Bats 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

A recent experience left me upside-down in a drift of pine needles as finding myself face-to-face with a Barred Owl was such a shock that I lost the power of standing. If there is one order of birds that is guaranteed to draw involuntary gasps and odd keening noises, it is the Strigiformes.

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Owls DC Litter Reptiles 177

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2017

If your CBC experience is anything like mine here in eastern New York, you’ll be counting an awful lot of crows. Two juvenile American Crows , undoubtedly begging for blackberries near Lake George in Washington County, New York. But crows seem willing to eat everything, and I’ll drink just about anything, so who am to judge?

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New York Portland Washington Geese 124

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

Led by professionals who have experience with organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, the group is definitely not new to the issues surrounding animals worldwide. A non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. Animal Rescue Corps.

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Humane Society Of The United States Illegal Trafficking Animal Animal Sanctuary 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

That one or two or a few might still exist somewhere “incognito,” perhaps in the company of doves or rock pigeons, maybe even somewhere deep within the Olympic Rain Forest of Washington State. So touched by the experience that I cried, I’ve only seen one since, his body preserved in some formal likeness of what he once had been.

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Pennsylvania Indiana California Condor 2013 193

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Habitat is very important to Hashimoto’s art, they are part of her observational and creative experience, and I think it’s this attention to appropriate waters, plants, climate, and time of day that make her bird portraits special.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 144

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2017

Fortunately, just like when we visited Washington State , Daisy was amenable to taking a boat ride to see some puffins so on the evening of Saturday, 27 May, we (me, Daisy, Desi, and my mother-in-law) found ourselves on a boat in New Harbor watching Black Guillemots swim in the harbor while we waited for our boat to head out to Eastern Egg Rock.

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Puffins Eggs Hunters United States 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

After three years of observation at a Bald Eagle nest in Washington state, I believe that young birds do, in fact, learn to fly — and they appear to learn much the same way we do. Scientific experiments would be needed to demonstrate true cause-and-effect, but the extra attention appeared to pay off. They would feed a bite to one.

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Eagles Bald Eagle Seattle Game 182

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

It covers seabirds and marine mammals and miscellaneous living things–creatures likely to be found on day trips from the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. It’s perfect for birders like me, birders who have some experience, but who get all queasy inside at the thought of identifying seabirds on their own.

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Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

Suffering is far from a uniquely human experience. Hope Ferdowsian Director of Research Policy Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Washington, July 14, 2008 Our findings follow many other studies demonstrating mental anguish in traumatized animals.

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New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York Apes 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

All twitchers will experience it at some stage or another. A Eurasian Dotterel had been reported from Ocean Shores, Washington. Destination: Ilwaco, Washington. That most dreaded of disappointments. That bird can then be referred to as a”dip”, the noun version of the word. And Gav had a severe dose of the latter.

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Norway Delaware Pennsylvania Philadelphia 224

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Chapters 1 through 5 are the adventure chapters, tales of how Kooyman started his penguin research, details of his first forays in determining which penguin colony to study, then establishing a research camp on the ice in a place no researcher had gone before, Cape Washington.

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Penguins Seals Leopards Research 152

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper?

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

The use of chimpanzees for research has declined significantly in the last decade mostly because of high costs and growing public opposition to relying on these animals in invasive experiments. Kathleen Conlee Washington, Nov. It is time to retire chimpanzees in labs to sanctuaries like Chimp Haven.

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New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York The Humane Society 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2011

It was a wonderful experience and one that none of us will soon forget. Desi, at 20 months old, represented a veritable smorgasbord for the crafty birds so during our entire lunch we had a couple of the nutcrackers in attendance, eagerly awaiting each and every dropped morsel.

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United States Louisiana Woodpeckers 2011 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. My first bird in Washington DC, where I am visiting for the weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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2011 New York Deer Birds 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. That was easily fixed by adding a post-Safari trip to Eastern South Africa, led by dashing Rockjumper guide Clayton Burne, to my itinerary.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 252

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Articles on the Bermuda petrel have appeared in scientific journals and popular birding magazines, and Wingate has been the subject of articles in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and has received the Linnaean Society’s of New York prestigious Eisenmann medal. These are magical experiences.

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Birds Rats Breeding 2012 165

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

The economic impact of refuge visitation is broad: Recreational visitors pay for recreation through entrance fees, lodging near the refuge, and purchases from local businesses for items to pursue their recreational experience. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 289,000; $15.1 Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 241

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Hornbills are spectacular under any circumstances, but when a pair lands in a bush beside you at eye-level and begin mutual preening , it makes for a spectacular experience. It was easily one of the best birding experiences I’ve ever had, even impressing my nonbirder fiance. You can read more about his experience here.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. For the United States, the 50 states are included, as are Washington D.C. But Washington D.C. The only other populated U.S. territories are Guam (pop. Thus, statehood cannot be a requirement.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 148

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

Now, he’s sharing some information sure to improve your experience of American historical sites… When I’m not writing about sports teams and bird logos , birding ephemera , or stumbling into first state records , I’m helping protect Civil War-related national parks with the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association in DC.

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Birds Mississippi Vermont Texas 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. Several birding trips resulted in posts, including Santa Ana NWR (Texas), Nisqually NWR (Washington), Hagerman NWR (Texas), Conboy Lake NWR (Washington), and Horicon NWR (Wisconsin).

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. Several birding trips resulted in posts, including Santa Ana NWR (Texas), Nisqually NWR (Washington), Hagerman NWR (Texas), Conboy Lake NWR (Washington), and Horicon NWR (Wisconsin).

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

As this Newsweek article and this Washington Post article report, when Gillette boarded a flight from Burlington, Vermont to New York on Oct. Sadly, Gillette's experience is not unique. 13 after a 2-3 hour delay, she began to nurse her daughter discreetly in her window seat before takeoff. How sick and twisted is that.

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I know how intense some birders can be), I can tell you from experience that there are some exquisite, stunning odonates flying around there. If you haven’t been to Costa Rica, or if you’ve birded Costa Rica but somehow missed their damselflies and dragonflies (not a problem! Paulson received his Ph.D.

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Costa Rica North America Family America 257