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Unlucky Ducks, Lucky Penguins, and Good-Luck Ostriches

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In a move that brings new meaning to the term “farm team,” one of the min0r-league affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies has a new mascot. Duck hunters and wildlife officials alike worry that the spill will affect both hunting season and migration. And here in the U.S.,

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First Phoebe of 2011

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Ken Januski Mar 21st, 2011 at 8:12 am Heard my first Phoebe on March 18 at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Philadelphia. But then saw 4 of them yesterday at Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia.

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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

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This is an excellent opinion piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer. This is part of the piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Hunters shoot down animals in cold blood for mere sport. The author, an assistant professor of sociology at Tulane University, poses some important questions.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Philadelphia Vireo – Vireo philadelphicus. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia. Bonaparte’s Gull – Chroicocephalus philadelphia. e Save u Dunav. 06 Mar 2018.

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