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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. Natural areas include Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Fortunately, Tom spotted it flying in and landing in a tree over the house and we all enjoyed scope views of a great bird, a lifer for most of us and Isaac’s 400th bird in New York State!

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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conservation legislation and regulation, a tool used to protect birds from irresponsible hunting, industrial intrusion and incidental take, habitat loss and pollution, and to encourage best practices by everyone, from birders to corporations. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.

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Reflecting on a Year of Less Birding

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For many women, pregnancy gives them a burst of energy, the joy of creating new life the boost they need to continue their daily activities while growing a human inside them. I am determined to instill the same love for the natural landscape in my friends and family, especially any new, tiny members.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of January 2017)

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I had a bunch of birds to choose from this weekend as I spent the afternoon hiking upstate with the family and all morning on Sunday building up my new year list.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of May 2012)

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Yet if you roasted this weekend like we did in western New York, you’re probably a little scared of what July and August will look like! Hope you made the most of a precious May weekend… I took my kids down to the family gravel pit for some fishing.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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Out of over 30 respondents, almost everyone wanted money for better facilities, paid staff, on-call veterinarians, emergency vehicles, food, and protected land – from Terry and Lindsay in California to Cindy in Michigan, from Sally in Kentucky to Mickie in South Dakota, and Lisa and Lia in New York. High Technology.

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