10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2011

What can I, as a birder who has birded the northeastern United States and southern California rather extensively, hope to add to my life list? Daisy is excited because she loves travel and visiting new places. I am excited to see new birds and that is what this blog post will be about, of course!

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

I knew for sure I hadn’t seen a Great Blue yet this year, but the heron on the can of this week’s beer – Universale Pale Ale by Fremont Brewing of Seattle, Washington – reminded me just how long it’s been. Fremont Brewing is located in Fremont, a neighborhood of Seattle and formerly an independent city.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2019

So, with one week of the season remaining, let’s return the same brewery with whom we heralded the very first signs of spring back in the middle of February, with another beer from Fremont Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2019

But, like the proverbial silver lining in each cloud, the moisture that they bring to the southeast portion of the United States is pretty critical to these desert areas. When word of this bird’s discovery came, I was up in Seattle for a Saturday wedding.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

I live in Seattle and I am always skeptical of how the UW treats its lab animals. Full story in the Seattle Times. Dennis Mayock, a professor of pediatrics and medical director of the UW's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I had never heard of the use of ferrets in medical research though. News to me.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Interesting to learn, for example, that in 1885 more than five million birds were killed in the United States for the millinery industry, and that in 1904 market hunters in Oregon killed over 120 tons of waterfowl for the restaurant trade in San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.

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Hunters Oregon San Francisco Portland 188

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Alex Washoe is a freelance writer and bookseller in Seattle, WA. They are pretty much year round residents throughout the continental United States. who can be found regularly at the bird and wildlife blog Birdland West. Last time, Alex asked us to Consider the Chickadee.

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