10,000 Birds
AUGUST 18, 2021
I got back into birding less than a decade ago, long after moving to Mexico in 1983. This would sound attractive even to me, except for one fact: almost all of those exotic and beautiful species are common down here in central Mexico. But those are all full-time residents of central Mexico, with the exception of the Red-faced Warbler.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Then we crossed the south San Diego Trough to Thirty Mile Bank, eventually reaching a place called “The Corner,” which, as I understand it, is where San Diego and Los Angeles counties meet Mexico. Exactly how that cartographic alchemy works, I do not know. Then we headed back.
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Critter News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2010
Tags: chimpanzees animal research almagordo primates National Institutes of Health new mexico.
Critter News
MAY 7, 2011
Mexico is notorious for its bullfights and lack of animal rights. Senators from the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, are working on legislation to ban bullfights and guarantee animal rights in Mexico, a lawmaker said. Maria de los Angeles Moreno, who is sponsoring the bill, said.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. Sincerely, Tags: chimpanzees animal research almagordo primates new mexico. Here is the text we sent to Congressman Jim McDermott and Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2013
Quite a few species are well-established and breeding from San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond. This native of northeastern Mexico is declining in its natural range and is considered endangered by BirdLife International for, among other reasons, its exploitation by the cage-bird trade.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2012
This post is old news to those who pay attention to what I say on Facebook but I am still pleased as punch to point out that I have finally reached the 500-bird milestone in the American Birding Association area (basically North America north of Mexico). How did I finally reach this lofty peak?
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