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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. Let’s start with Minneapolis, because that is what sparked my interest. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall. Does it solve it?

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Christian Cooper comes on screen about two-and-a-half minutes into The Central Park Effect , appreciating a Prothonotary Warbler at ‘the Point’ while telephoning a friend with the news (this is pre-text group), a nice hint of the collegial networks that underlie Central Park birding.

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Best Bird of the Year 2011

10,000 Birds

qn Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China Runner-up: The Bald Eagle that swooped around over the Big Gay Race in Minneapolis in October, which I didn’t get a picture of. On Seymour Island, my group witnessed a very human-like interaction amongst three boobies , one female and two males.

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