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Dickcissel in Manhattan

10,000 Birds

The park is barely out of my way to my office in New Jersey so I figured I would be remiss in my birding if I didn’t take a few minutes to check in on the Dickcissel that has been there for a couple of weeks now.

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Finally, A Yellow-throated Warbler in Queens!

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Nonetheless, when work was done I decided to make an attempt, and made my way from New Jersey across the George Washington Bridge, which was at a near standstill; the Cross Bronx Expressway, which was also slow; the Whitestone Bridge, which was actually relatively traffic-free; and down the Cross Island Expressway, which was packed with traffic.

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First Ever World Series of Birding Triathlon Part 1, Or, Our Dreams Died Early

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Before I go further I should, of course, introduce my two teammates who suffered with me the torments of hours on bicycle seats and hard plastic kayaks. Back in the parking lot we met up with a pair of videographers doing a video to promote tourism in New Jersey.

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Paws UP for Union Township Animal Shelter

4 The Love Of Animals

The animals at these shelters suffer extreme stress from deafening noise levels, horrible environmental conditions, and many other factors that contribute to behavioral problems. According to the Humane Society, over four million dogs and cats are euthanized every year with six to eight million placed in kill shelters across the country.

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A Northern Wheatear in New York

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But you do not want this to happen while you are outside of Philadelphia and facing hours of rain-slowed traffic just to get back to New York City, especially when the bird in question, while within the one hour radius of home, is on the northern edge of that radius. This situation simply could not stand.

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Beefsteak

Animal Ethics

In this New York Times story, author Paul Lukas glorifies a New Jersey custom known among the locals as a "beefsteak." As Lukas informs us, a "beefsteak" is a raucous sexist feeding frenzy where 350 (all white) men sit shoulder to shoulder at long tables and gorge themselves on beefsteak soaked in a blood and butter sauce.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. Unwilling to leave the suffering birds to die, they began bringing them home, asking veterinarians to make house calls, and keeping the recuperating birds on their roof.