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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of September 2013)

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Here in Western NY, we suffered a 40 point swing in temperature over two days; one moment, you’re enjoying drinks by the pool and the next finds you wrapped in a shawl sipping got cocoa. I was predictably pleased to encounter a couple of Black-throated Blue Warblers as well as a Red Fox at Cobbs Hill in Rochester.

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Western Tanager in Queens – Finally!

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All day Friday I suffered the “Needs Alert” emails as birder after birder found the bird and reported it to eBird. Sparrows were plentiful, with Fox , Song , Swamp , and White-throated enjoying the patches of mugwort that hasn’t been removed yet. It was enough to drive a county-lister crazy! The search continued.

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The Parable of the Goat Mites

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And so, the foxes and shrikes endemic to the island began to suffer as the greenery went. And so, these goats ate the flora of the island: unique species of Indian paintbrush and woodland star, bushmallow and wirelettuce and morning glory. The Indian paintbrush and the morning glory are doing much better.

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Andean Condors On The News

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Later it was determined these condors suffered from organophosphate poisoning after they were exposed to insecticides used for agriculture. In some regions people will bring their livestock to safe areas to prevent incidents with Andean Condor and Andean foxes. Another sick condor and two dead ones were found nearby.

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Michael Fox on Concern for Animals

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Michael Fox , "'Animal Liberation': A Critique," Ethics 88 [January 1978]: 106-18, at 109 n. in those countries which supply the raw materials that North American industry and consumerism devour at a staggering rate). From this perspective, the animal-rights debate seems considerably less urgent and a relatively "safe" area of controversy.

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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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While larger animals like deer and elk are usually able to escape the fire’s path, smaller animals like squirrels, foxes and snakes are not always so lucky. In the months after a fire, wildlife populations can suffer substantial losses due to habitat alteration and destruction.

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On Post-Hurricane Birding in Queens

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Daisy had heard of an organization called YANA (You Are Not Alone), that was distributing relief supplies to those who had suffered from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and that needed warm clothes and other supplies for children, so she prepared a box of clothes that Desi had outgrown, along with wipes and diapers. People are too.

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