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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

10,000 Birds

A good supplement to your Sibleys, Nat Geo, or Petersons if you reside in or plan to visit Maine, and a wonderful gift for aspiring birders who live there [If you live in NYS, Corey’s American Birding Association Field guide to Birds of New York is a great gift. Yes, this is a shameless plug, but it’s also true.].

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

5, 2009 The writer worked from 1978 to 1990 at Consumers Union as a health and science writer for Consumer Reports Magazine. Larry Katzenstein Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., To the Editor: As someone who has followed this issue for years, I would no sooner eat burger meat from an industrial processor than I would send a 4-year-old across Broadway alone.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

My friend Vickie Henderson , who has some serious long-range vision, looked at the science behind Tennessee’s crane hunting proposal and found it badly wanting. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Here’s the petition. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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