10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2022

For example, in May, I was on the Maryland shore for a wedding and submitted several checklists for Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. For example, in terms of lifers, my most productive trip was to the U.S. I have found Trip Reports a useful way to organize checklists from birding trips. were new to me.

District of Columbia 162

District of Columbia Virgin Islands Maryland Delaware 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Thomas Serfass, a professor at Maryland’s Frostburg State University says, “I would describe the North American Model as incomplete. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels. New Ideas In Conservation.

Wildlife 234

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 234

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

The report also includes other FWS lands, including the under-appreciated Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). Blackwater NWR (Maryland): 223,000; $7.8 Chincoteague NWR (Virginia/Maryland): 7,000,000; $390 million; 3,647. The Rainwater Basin in Nebraska is one of the most significant waterfowl stopover areas on the continent.

Wildlife 241

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 241

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2013

And, in that area there is something every bird lover will be interested in: I’ve recently heard that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources may be implementing a new policy dictated by the realities of climate change. This applies, I think, not only to marshes but to infrastructure. Because it is. These features will become rare.

Maryland 217

Maryland Birds Penguins Wildlife 217

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

In my earlier post "Children and Heart Disease" available here , I noted that, in the seventh and final edition of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care: A Handbook for Parents of the Developing Child from Birth to Adolescence , Dr. Benjamin Spock no longer recommends feeding animal products to children after two years of age. The answer is "Yes."

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

To derive the immorality of raising, killing, and eating animals from (1) – (5), one needs the following additional premise: (6) The pain, suffering and killing of farm animals that inevitably results from meat production is gratuitous , i.e., it is done for no good reason. How might one defend premise (6)?

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Lacto-Ovo Ethics 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2014

It seemed as though “other species” referred mostly to species of hummingbirds until I came across some reports from a Listserv in Maryland of an exceptional TOWA, that was reported to be feeding from sapsucker wells. Was this to increase the productivity of the well in times of low sap pressure?)?

San Francisco 177

San Francisco Maryland Jordan Lifestyle 177