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My Favorite Release

10,000 Birds

We let a one-eyed Bald Eagle go after a year of battling state officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky. I’ve really been wracking my brain because for me releasing is very traumatic,” said Cara Petricca, with Bluebird Farm Animal Sanctuary in Cheshire, MA.

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Jinx Warbler Vanquished

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Julie has seen or heard several on our farm here in southeast Ohio! No, my rational mind took over–it was a Mourning Warbler , and I’ve known that song since my early birding days in the West Virginia highlands. I raised a bottle of beer in its honor, then headed for my hotel, satisfied that the day was mine.