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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. Buckley, Walter Sedwitz, William J. Norse, and John Kieran. “Wait! ” you’re probably saying.

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Don’t Feed The Birds!

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The former is worse than the latter, though in some jurisdictions both would actually be considered illegal. In my neighborhood and across New York City, there are quite a few places with signs like the one above. New Yorkers love feeding pigeons and other New Yorkers love to hate pigeons and those that feed them.

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Pale Male and Lola Fan Arrested - Again

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But he apparently took the dead bird to his place illegally. Now, he's been arrested for actions surrounding the death of Pale Male's latest mate Lima. He is very passionate about these hawks and I've followed his blog and beautiful photography for years. Read the story here and decide for yourself. Too much this time?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Your reporting on the illegal ivory trade (“ Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits ,” “The Price of Ivory” series, front page, Sept. This holds true whether it is in the Democratic Republic of Congo or right here in New York City, where Cyrus R.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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I think birders will enjoy reading this political history of the MBTA.