10,000 Birds
MAY 16, 2017
A New York City Parks Department contractor just wiped out a breeding population of sparrows in tons of trouble already, on land owned by the parks department that was supposed to be protected as “Forever Wild.” Still, I think we New York birders need to push for it. Another is in the works. .
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2022
Maybe author Sy Montgomery is right when she says that “birdwatchers often look down on falconry,” and maybe not. In the most poignant (and amusing) point of her training, once she has become serious, her tutor Nancy tells her she must order her own falconry glove, a leather one to protect against the razor-sharp talons of the bird.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 7, 2015
To the Editor: As Mark Bittman rightly notes, California’s new farm animal welfare law presages what is coming for all farm animal industries nationally (“ Hens, Unbound ,” column, Jan. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.' FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2019
Three months of non-stop morning sickness left me drained, and I cancelled planned trips to Texas and New York, where I would have added a plethora of birds to my year list. Birding even close to home didn’t even appeal to me, as the extra movement added to the dry heaves (pregnancy is super fun, am I right ladies?).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I I wish people would start appreciating the misunderstood animals out there, like snakes and opossums,” wrote Elissa in New York. High Technology.
10,000 Birds
JULY 20, 2014
Steve Young of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is the coordinator of the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area. He kindly agreed to share his knowledge of this new threat to the beaches of New York and the animals and plants that rely on them.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
That night, a birder posted on the New York State birding listserv that not just this one Snowy Owl , but a second bird, almost completely white, was also present at Breezy Point. So he shot video of them and posted it to the New York State listserv.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
209 
Let's personalize your content