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Animal Rights Zone Launches Today

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I'm excited to be a blogger for Animal Rights Zone because its target market is people who don't usually subscribe to blogs. New York Times. New York City. You can search Animal Person's content (posted on AR Zone) using the search box on the right, under the AR Zone badge. Today is the launch of.

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The Big Dip

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If accepted by the New York State Avian Records Committee, it will be a first state record. That’s right, I was out looking for the Virginia’s Warbler with a whole big bunch of other birders. Dipping on a bird like a Virginia’s Warbler , which normally is no closer to New York than, say, Colorado, hurt.

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People Who Want to Ban Circus Animals are Bozos?

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In "Council Bozos Want to Ban Circus Animals in City" Ellis Henican ridicules the New York City Council for introducing a bill to ban the "display of wild or exotic animals for public entertainment or amusement." The elitist “animal-rights” zealots hate to admit this.

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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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But it wasn’t all that diabolical when you consider that it was the Queens Zoo that served as the setting and I also left this clue: “a knowledge of what birds can be seen in my fine borough will be of great assistance to you.&# Those who are really familiar with Queens should know what birds are in the zoo named for our borough.

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Domestic or Ganky Geese

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4 Responses to “Domestic or Ganky Geese&# John Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:12 pm I see goose hybrids regularly since the local, nonmigratory Canada Geese happily interbreed with the domestic geese at a county park’s zoo. Wicked, right? RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Hat-tip to Stella.

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The Wood-Warblers Are Back In New York City!

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Every spring they totally steal the show in the northeast and you really can’t blame birders for abandoning their jobs, their families, and their sanity as they rush to New York City’s abundant and amazing parks to see the show live and in technicolor. … Birds migration New York City wood-warblers'

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Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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Feel more confident in saying we’ve all gotten 1/3 right. Yes, you are right: I have never been to Queens. Corey Mar 16th, 2011 at 6:58 am Two birds have been identified correctly so far and no one has gotten more then one right. Wicked, right? Greg Lawrence Mar 15th, 2011 at 10:58 pm 1.) Hooded Merganser 2.)

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