10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

“A lady put American Robin nestlings in a small Tupperware container and put the lid on,” said Jodi Swenson in Massachusetts. Thankfully the bird was alive, but he needed a lot of Dawn soap baths.” “ Herring Gull in a bait bin,” added Jodi Swenson in Massachusetts. “Almost restores your faith in humanity!”

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Stumpy Duck is an American pale ale by Trillium Brewing Company of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the most popular breweries in New England for the past few years. Well, except for that one time I was birding in Florida… (For more on this, see Corey’s great article on the Mallard complex ).

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In “Birding in Traffic,” Jonathan Rosen, no stranger to making connections between birds and human elements as he did in “The Life of the Skies,” describes how he took the subway to Union Square Park to see a rare (for NYC) Scott’s Oriole. The two stories about New York City are personal favorites, of course.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

In the spring (when they look like they do — the males, that is — in the photo on the left, above) they fly more than six thousand miles from the Amazon Basin to the Arctic, via Florida and Ohio. The harshest law of all, one more draconian than any human legislature could enact, is the law of unintended consequences.

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Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 201

Animal Person

MAY 27, 2009

We who want humans to stop using sentient nonhumans have few victories to celebrate. You may recall that Massachusetts voters let their opinions about dog racing be heard when they voted to ban racing in their state. Here are a couple recent bits of good news. Mooney Rhode Island.

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Greyhounds Rhode Island Massachusetts Adopt Dog 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 21, 2012

Canine guests must be on leash and accompanied by a human companion. All dogs – whether Best Friends clients or not – are invited to stop by any of our 42 locations on Saturday between 9 a.m. for a free ice cream.”. Founded in 2004, National Dog Day is observed annually on August 26. For a complete list, visit www.bestfriendspetcare.com.

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