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Activist Releases 1500 Mink in Oregon

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According to Bite Back Magazine , an activist released 1500 mink from a farm in Astoria. In the early morning hours of October 17th, a lone activist infiltrated the fur farm at 92659 Simonsen Road in Astoria Oregon. About 1,500 mink were released from their cages with at least 200 of these being breeding stock.

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Accessibility Matters II:  Birdability Q&A

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Both have been featured on the ABA Podcast and Freya has written for the National Audubon Society , Birding magazine and the LA Times. So I attempted to apply the access considerations to Tualatin River NWR near Portland, Oregon. Birdability was founded by Virginia Rose and she is thePresident.

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How Many Birders Are There, Really?

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Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. Magazines : There are several magazines dedicated to birding. Receiving Birding magazine is a benefit of being an ABA member, so its circulation numbers are the same as ABA membership. How many birders are there in America? Indeed, there appears to be just one.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America: A Review by a Sparrow Fan

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Currently, that includes leading “Birds and Art” tours for VENT, editing the book review section of ABA’s Birding magazine, presenting at festivals and bird clubs, plus writing maybe the most erudite birding blog around, Birding New Jersey (it’s more than New Jersey).

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

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This week’s beer is named for these remarkable vultures: Condor Kolsch from Rogue Ale & Spirits of Newport, Oregon. Rogue brewed Condor Kolsch to support California Condor conservation efforts in partnership with the Oregon Zoo of Portland, which became the fourth condor captive breeding program in the country in 2003.

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part II (Some Suggestions)

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This is far from a novel idea: contributors to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology receive Living Bird magazine, which is also freely available online to everyone. * * *. Birders will join and renew if they are engaged with the ABA and believe the ABA is fulfilling an important mission, not because they receive Birding.

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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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His wildlife photographs have been published in birding and mountaineering magazines and his devotion to his very favorite bird family, the Albatross, have been documented in his book, Around the World for Albatrosses (2019). Otto Plantema resides in the Netherlands, is a scientist by trade (he has a Ph.D. Press, 2011).

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