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Pigeons the Target but Grackles Killed

November 24, 2009 by Corey 5 Comments

Why does it seem that one is always reading about Avitrol killing birds other than those intended? The latest incident, in Fort Lee, New...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of November 2009)

November 23, 2009 by Mike 11 Comments

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird! My best bird of the weekend was a...

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Zelda the Turkey Still Roams Battery Park

by Corey 2 Comments

Zelda is a six-year fixture in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan. Can she make it through another Thanksgiving? Her hordes of fans hope so!

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Cattle Egret at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn

November 22, 2009 by Corey 3 Comments

I spent Saturday morning and into the early afternoon with my becoming-a-birder friend, Kerry, with whom I’ve birded before, birding in Queens and a...

Trips

Birding Jamaica’s Blue Mountains

November 21, 2009 by Mike 11 Comments

Most visitors seem to be drawn to Jamaica for its admittedly world-class beaches and with good reason; having enjoyed that warm, clear Caribbean from...

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Saving the Floreana Mockingbird

by Mike 1 Comment

Since mockingbirds are such a perennial favorite here at 10,000 Birds, I would be remiss if I didn’t draw attention to Gunnar Engblom’s comprehensive...

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Poverty, Corruption, and a Migratory Flyway…

November 20, 2009 by Corey No Comments

…combine to create a disaster for birds in China’s Guangdong province. An estimated 10,000 birds are being slaughtered every day in the province, despite...

Trips

An Owl and Some Mice in Brooklyn

by Corey No Comments

The Queens County Bird Club field trip this past Sunday to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn was relatively well-attended, with eleven people present, and...

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