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AUGUST 13, 2009

I used to like this team. I'll never root for them again. I guess someone did want a dog killer on their team.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Of the species he saw his best was easily a Philadelphia Vireo at Bristol Beach State Park, a surprising migrant that he was please to find. Corey spent the weekend visiting his folks in the Hudson Valley and got out looking for Birds a bit on Sunday morning. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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OCTOBER 12, 2014

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was the third-from-last species to be added to his Big Sit total on Sunday afternoon, an amazingly cooperative Philadelphia Vireo that spent over an hour foraging around the Fort Tilden hawkwatch platform. What I got were a few unexpected Pied-billed Grebes. How about you?

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OCTOBER 22, 2011

You can watch the Focus on Diversity: Changing the Face of American Birding live stream live from Philadelphia today. See how many birders you can spot and recognize!

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FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Those Eagles you’re hearing everyone talk about right now aren’t the ones you typically seek while birding, but rather the ones from Philadelphia that just won Super Bowl LII. Well, they did it.

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JANUARY 21, 2018

Not only did I pick up my life Golden Eagle on New Year’s Day, but now the Philadelphia Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. This new year already appears to be auspicious for eagles. Maybe my perspective is biased, but if you’re feeling left out, you should be making 2018 your Year of the Eagle as well.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The art for Life in the Clouds is titled “’Q’ Up and Quench Your Thirst” and was created by Alex Dos Diaz , a Philadelphia-based artist and illustrator whose meticulous and decorative style combines interests in Japanese animation and Art Nouveau.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

I really enjoyed the experience and I would say that these looks narrowly beat out the looks I got several years ago in Philadelphia. I spent twenty minutes with the bird before walking away, leaving the cuckoo where I found it.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

For example, I heard tell of a wave of Philadelphia Vireos being spotted recently along a certain segment of the Lake Ontario shoreline. But be sure to set aside a minute or two during even the height of migration to share news of your sightings. Birding is one of those activities much improved by the stories told by its enthusiasts.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Migrants such as Philadelphia Vireo , Western Tanager , and Great-crested Flycatcher mingled with local birds like Long-tailed Manakin (a common bird in this area), Social Flycatcher , and others. During the sun and heat of the day, Raptor Ridge also entertained by living up to its name in the form of close looks at King Vulture (!)

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Critter News

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Because poor Michael Vick has been through so much. Another reason to root against the Eagles. Sorry but after seeing the victims that he left behind on Dog Town, I still think he's slime. It takes a special kind of callousness and brutality to treat dogs that way. This isn't a bar fight. It's not the mistakes made from being young.

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AUGUST 24, 2019

“ This is the range-restricted Schuykill River Rail; the pride of Philadelphia.” “ And what, may I ask, is that? ” She enquired in pained, widely-separated syllables. ” I replied, shrinking beneath her glare. “ Surely it’s too easy if you just make up species.” ” She said.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Others may be perfect for a free morning on a business trip to Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, or Las Vegas. Some are great for a specific bird, others for thousands of birds, and others during a particular season. Some just seem to be rarity magnets. But even with varied criteria, some locations rise to top.

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

Corey, on the other hand, pulled a Philadelphia Vireo that Will Raup spotted at the Coxsackie Creek Grasslands Preserve while Corey was busy looking at a Song Sparrow. So much for my weekend… Unless you like House Sparrows more than I do, you won’t be impressed by my best bird of the weekend.

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MAY 24, 2014

… because my husband and I have done some migrating of our own, from Chicago to Philadelphia, over the past few weeks, and bringing 10,000 Birds readers the freshest and best bird news sadly had to take a back seat to packing, driving, unpacking, and furiously scouring Craigslist for Ikea furniture.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Dawn at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia a. Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend !

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JANUARY 18, 2020

Philadelphia Vireo – Vireo philadelphicus; Curu, 4-Jan. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Northern Scrub-Flycatcher – Pachyramphus aglaiae; Curu, 4-Jan. Lesser Greenlet – Pachysylvia decurtatus; Curu, 4-Jan. Mangrove Vireo – Vireo pallens; Curu, 4-Jan. Brown Jay – Psilorhinus morio; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan.

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MAY 10, 2012

In fact, the main point of Warbling Vireos seems to be providing a tabula rasa onto which birders can project their wish of seeing a Philadelphia Vireo. Vireo gilvus translates to cream-colored vireo which, while accurate, is hardly the type of name that will get birders interested in seeing one.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Here’s hoping we see a Philadelphia Vireo again this year, as well as a whole bunch more species! Third of all, we have a logo! How exciting! It’s at the top of the post and continues the Queens County Bird Club tradition of using a Black-capped Chickadee.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

Philadelphia Vireo – Vireo philadelphicus; San Joaquin de Heredia, 4-Jan. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia; La Selva area, 9-Jan. Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Lesser Greenlet – Pachysylvia decurtatus; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Yellow-throated Vireo – Vireo flavifrons; San Joaquin de Heredia, 4-Jan.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

The first of these crosses was known as the Alexander and was probably an accidental hybrid named for its discoverer, one James Alexander, who found the strange new grape growing in 1740 in the Philadelphia garden he maintained for his employer, Thomas Penn (the son of Pennsylvania founder William Penn).

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MARCH 30, 2019

These are birds like Great-crested Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Philadelphia and Yellow-throated Vireos, and Wilson’s Warbler. Most other common boreal migrants in Costa Rica are also preparing to fly north under tropical night skies.

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APRIL 3, 2013

In a move that brings new meaning to the term “farm team,” one of the min0r-league affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies has a new mascot. It’s been a busy week in bird news–some of it bad, some of it good, and some of it just plain head-scratchin’ Let’s start with the odd stuff first.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

This week's stories: PETA demands that the National Institutes of Health take back grant money awarded to the University of Kansas; The Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums prepares to investigate the Calgary Zoo next year; Convicted dog fighter Michael Vick receives an award in courage from the Philadelphia Eagles; Canada tries to find a public (..)

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

So you can imagine my pleasure, then, when I spotted one skulking in some thick brush last week when I was exploring the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the first time last week. In fact, the vast majority of birding days go by without Coccyzus americanus making any kind of appearance at all.

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APRIL 12, 2011

No, I get to be in southwestern New Jersey, just across the river from Philadelphia. Though it sits on the Delaware River and residents have great views of Philadelphia when one is in Camden one is usually paying more attention to one’s immediate surroundings to enjoy the view.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Other common, uncommon species include Philadelphia Vireos (common on the Pacific Slope although there don’t seem to be as many as there used to be…), and that much wanted gem of migrants, the Golden-winged Warbler.

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JUNE 11, 2011

The Black-headed Gull , Larus ridibunus, is similar in many ways to Bonaparte’s Gull , Larus philadelphia of North America. philadelphia, but until such a time as my software updates, I shall continue to know them as Larus (this is a personal obstinacy and does not necessarily reflect the view of The Management ).

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This is the time of year when you can try for the eastern vireo sweep ( Philadelphia , Warbling , Red-eyed , Yellow-throated , White-eyed , and Blue-headed ). Rails can show up in odd spots in migration but this one, a Clapper Rail , was right where it belonged, in salt marsh by the Bayonne Golf Club in Bayonne, New Jersey.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Perhaps they’re not so different from their namesake football fans in Franklin’s hometown of Philadelphia. It’s also worth noting that what we’re all familiar with as the bird’s noble cry (thank you, Stephen Colbert ) is a farce, and nothing like the Bald Eagle’s true, wimpy, voice.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Once they squeaked into the playoffs the Cardinals won a tough series with the highly powered and highly favored Philadelphia Phillies and then managed to knock off a divisional rival, the Milwaukee Brewers, in six games to clinch the pennant.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Among the many species seen on the lake were Common Loon ( Gavia immer ), Lesser Scaup ( Aythya affinis ), Clark’s Grebe ( Aechmorphorus clarkii ) … and Bonaparte’s Gull ( Chroicocephalus philadelphia ) – this one photographed at Don Edwards NWR.

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JUNE 8, 2016

I took them out for a spin side-by-side with the Monarchs on a cloudy day birding in Carpenter’s Woods and along Wissahickon Creek, both in northwestern Philadelphia. All of which is to say I was game to try out the Levenhuk Karma PRO 10×42 binoculars.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

An autographed batting helmet from Philadelphia Phillies player and 2011 MLB All-Star Shane Victorino. ; • Signed scripts from Fast Five and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation; • Tickets to see Penn State football at Wisconsin; and. • list courtesy of JGI press release}. Online bidding is open to the public through November 9, 2011.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2009

From the Philadelphia Inquirer. It was a 2-1 decision by the US Court of Appeals. Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act.

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MAY 17, 2013

Doggy proms will be held throughout the week at Best Friends Pet Care centers in the Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Denver, San Diego and Houston metro areas, across Connecticut and New Jersey, and in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Charlotte and at Best Friends Pet Care center at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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JUNE 6, 2020

Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia). Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia). Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca/flavipes). Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis). Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola). shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.). Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus).

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