10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2020

At the risk of yet again reinforcing our predictable North American slant at Booze and Birds, it has to be noted that this year’s United States presidential campaign season has certainly been an occasion for drinking, especially as we enter the final two weeks before the election.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. The complaining group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, based in Washington, D.C.,

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Both territories are part of the United States and the residents are American citizens, which appears to be the key criteria for inclusion. The addition of Hawaii eliminated any notion that the ABA Area is defined by geography or ecology and the inclusion of the territories of Washington D.C. Perhaps Puerto Rico and the U.S

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2020

The travels in his most recent book Natural Encounters: Biking, Hiking, and Birding Through the Seasons are more limited — to the eastern part of the United States, mostly Washington, D.C. And he’s sufficiently intrepid to make it out to the wilds of the Buckeye State – to Magee Marsh, near Toledo, for spring migration.

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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The legislature named the goldfinch the state bird in 1935 , sharing the designation with Washington and Iowa. American Goldfinches are found in much of the United States all year round, spreading their range to Canada in the summer, and into the southern United States and Mexico in the winter.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Nisqually NWR (Washington). Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas).

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

A checklist from Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. by country, state, or county), including by number of checklists. The places I expected ( Pillar Point Harbor in California and Ridgefield NWR in Washington) are right at the top of the list, but even places I thought I’d been to countless times have modest numbers.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2019

Now, something odd happens when you go really high in central Mexico: the countryside begins to look more and more like the United States’ Pacific Northwest. Specifically, the coastal temperate rainforest of Oregon and Washington. This photo is from Mexico, not Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2015

When birders in the eastern United States see a flash of red up in the canopy or deep inside nearby bushes, more likely than not those crimson feathers belong to the iconic Northern Cardinal. ” That same sentiment is probably true for us all!

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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. You can get there from here: the whimsical signpost planted at the Center of the Universe in Fremont, Washington.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2019

In 1806, Lewis and Clark saw condors near the Columbia River, which makes up much of the Washington-Oregon border. It is a collaboration of Rogue and the Oregon Zoo , one of a handful of condor breeding facilities in the United States ( review here ). But condors have not been in the Pacific Northwest for more than a century.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Guaranteed coverage of medical expenses in the event of becoming ill with the pandemic COVID-19 virus while in Costa Rica, for at least USD $50,000 (fifty thousand United States Dollars). Visitors need to provide proof of health insurance approved by Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health.

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Critter News

MARCH 8, 2010

She is a US Senator from our home state of Washington. My husband worked for her years and years ago, when she was just a State representative. Tags: State of Washington legislation humane society congress us. The Society also noted Cantwell’s work on climate change.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2015

“It’s the least-visited national park in the United States*,” our gracious host said as we drove up Route 20 towards the Methow Valley, through the jutting volcanic crags of North Cascades National Park.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

Flatrock Brook is in the the city of Englewood, New Jersey, just across the George Washington Bridge from New York City. They were gone from New York State from the 1840s until around 1948 and in New Jersey from the mid-1800s until they were reintroduced in 1977.) Keep an eye out for gobblers and enjoy their strutting show!

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10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2017

Although some of the most popular Pacific pelagic trips depart from Monterey Bay in California, there are also regular trips out of Half Moon Bay, California; Newport, Oregon; and Westport, Washington. There are also smaller breeding colonies in Washington and Oregon, including Oregon Islands NWR. The target birds tend to be similar.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2013

Grand Central Parkway, Triboro Bridge, Harlem River Drive, George Washington Bridge, Route 4, Route 17, New York State Thruway, Exit 20, Route 212, Route 32, Old King’s Highway, West Camp Road. Back to the kitchen where I filled my travel mug near to overflowing with the precious nectar of life.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2011

Also from his letter: “ They have been hunted for more than 50 years in the United States, and all three populations which have been hunted are currently at population highs. Mail Stop 7060 Washington, D.C. Well, fire up my grill. More than 10,000 people hunt cranes in North America each year. Street, N.W. 20240 Rowan W.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2018

This is an excellent development: the National Wildlife Refuge System is likely the most important avian conservation system in the United States and separately providing NWR eBird data can only reinforce that important fact and make it more widely known to birders. But that does not appear to be accurate.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

It's in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including The Humane Society of the United States. District Court in Washington, D.C., The ruling today affects wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. says the 2007 decision by the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

So, I flew to Chicago, where my daughter directed me to Washington Park in New Hyde Park, the area of Chicago where the University is located. And, there I saw the famous Monk Parakeet nests saved by Mayor Harold Washington. She told me she originally was going to rent a beautiful apartment on the border of Washington Park.

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Critter News

MARCH 5, 2009

The Humane Society of the United States released the video scenes Wednesday, saying that’s only part of the documentation of what it claimed were 338 violations of federal law and policy at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Laboratory. Here is a link to the Humane Society.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

In the following year, American telegraph pioneer Samuel Morse encountered such difficulty in his original plan to lay underground telegraph cable between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. that he had several miles already buried dug up and the entire system strung overhead on poles.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2012

Sure, I didn’t leave the United States but my first trip to the Pacific Northwest allowed me to see lots of new birds and spending the beginning of the year in southern California didn’t hurt the ol’ year list either. The Tufted Puffins at Protection Island in Washington State.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Judge Michael Mosman’s ruling means Washington, Oregon and Idaho can shoot or remove up to 85 sea lions next year. Mosman denied an attempt by the Humane Society of the United States to stop the killings. The animals eat salmon as the fish try to pass Bonneville Dam each spring.

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Sea Lions Lions Killing Humane Society Of The United States 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2011

Lewis and Clark explored large swaths of the Louisiana Purchase for the United States and I can think of no higher honor for their efforts than having two such becoming birds named for intrepid explorers. But the focus here is on the one bird, Nucifraga columbiana , and a charming and entertaining creature it is.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2017

Atlantic Puffins are easier to see, and see well, in Maine than anywhere else in the United States. When Daisy started talking about a family trip to Maine for the long Memorial Day Weekend I had one thing on my mind: puffins!

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

Led by professionals who have experience with organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, the group is definitely not new to the issues surrounding animals worldwide. A non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., Animal Rescue Corps. Animal Rescue Corps puts animal welfare above all else.

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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

APRIL 21, 2015

It is the same strain of avian influenza that has been confirmed in backyard and wild birds in Washington, Oregon and Idaho as part of the ongoing incident in the Pacific flyway. CDC considers the risk to people from these HPAI H5 infections in wild birds, backyard flocks, and commercial poultry, to be low.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

That one or two or a few might still exist somewhere “incognito,” perhaps in the company of doves or rock pigeons, maybe even somewhere deep within the Olympic Rain Forest of Washington State.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2010

In United States v. Jon Kyl Jeff Merkley Richard Burr Washington, Aug. 5, 2010 The writers are United States senators. To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug. 2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* ©2012 Donna L. ’s Lights Out DC, to name a few.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In the United States, we learned this lesson just in time to rescue our migratory waterfowl and other prized game species from oblivion at the beginning of the 20th century. Chandler Washington, Nov. The bluefin tuna needs an immediate respite from all fishing. It is now or never for the bluefin.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the United States Washington, Jan. You don’t take snakes for a walk or play with them in a field or let them sleep in your bed at night. Wild animals belong in the wild, and in their native habitats.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2008

The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection organizations support the farm bill because of these achievements for animals. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive The Humane Society of the United States Washington, May 21, 2008 We hope Congress will vote to override the president’s veto.

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