Good Work, North Carolina!

By Corey • February 15, 2010 • 2 comments

The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation has declared 2010 “The Year of the Bird,” which is “a statewide effort to educate the public on the importance of birds and protecting their habitat.” More in the Asheville Citizen-Times.

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

2 Responses to “Good Work, North Carolina!”

Jochen Feb 15th, 2010 at 9:37 am
In North Carolina?!
Oh dear, the SUV mafia will surely interpret this as “a statewide effort to educate the public that piping plover tastes like chicken.”
Well, I wish the outer banks birders good luck this year!
Nate Feb 15th, 2010 at 10:17 am
Um, you’re welcome?

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