10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2022

This theatrical personality was first introduced to a wider audience in Bill Buford’s excellent 2006 culinary memoir Heat , which depicts Cecchini as uncompromising – and perhaps a bit mad – genius of butchery, but one with the utmost reverence for his craft and the respectful use of the animals we eat.

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2019 Butcher Livestock 2006 216

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

Actually, many birds are able to use smell; the 2006 edition of the classic textbook Ornithology states, “Although they have been underestimated in the past, the olfactory abilities of most birds are comparable to those of some mammals (Mason and Clark 2000). Freeman, 2006, full text available on Internet Archives, [link].

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Science Research Turkey 2006 217

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

His adventures were first documented (to my knowledge) for the birding public in Miyoko Chu’s in Songbird Journeys (2006). Two of these books do cover some of the topics explored in Flight Paths ( A World on the Wing and Songbird Journeys ).

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Science Illinois Investigation 2006 185

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

You may wish to let us arrange a trip for you to some of the other reserves such as Khana or Tadoba, or a visit to Eagle Nest in Arunachal Pradesh on a testing quest for a bird only described as a new species in 2006, the Bugun Liocichla , while there we would also look for Beautiful Nuthatch and Fire-tailed Myzornis amongst many others.

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India Wildlife Tigers Otters 185

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

References: Dunne, Pete (2006), Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion. If you, like millions of other wildlife enthusiasts, enjoy visiting our National Wildlife Refuge System to observe and photograph the hundreds of species that rest and live on our refuges, please join us in supporting the Wildlife Conservation Stamp Project.

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2006 Ducks Wildlife New York 209

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2013

The one exception, in 2006, when I had only been birding for one year, was in July. I hope to make up for what I missed back in 2006 this year and I am off to a pretty good start so far, with three lifers to show for my efforts. This female Black-headed Grosbeak was my first since 2006. I bet it is a lot. This is a lizard.

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California 2006 Butcher Breeding 141

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2019

Robin Restall is an acclaimed bird artist, whose works include the Helm’s Birds of Northern South America (2006). The majority of these illustrations were originally painted for the Birds of Northern South America (2006). Some illustrations are beautiful, others are decent.

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Ecuador South America 2006 Venezuela 146

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2021

Jonathan Trouern-Trend’s Birding Babylon: A Soldier’s Journal From Irag , a lovely little 2006 book, is also well worth your time. It’s like being with a bunch of his squaddies down at the Gas Light bar on a Friday night, laughing and chaffing while downing pints, and listening to his stories.

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Kuwait Fox Bosnia Afghanistan 175

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Baicich breaks it down in his Great Birding Projects newsletter: …expenditures for some important bird-watching items have gone up considerably since 2006. For example, since 2006, binocular and spotting scope expenditures have increased from $654 million to $919 million (up 40%). billion to almost $4.1 billion (up 21%).

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Hunters 2006 Ducks Wildlife 241

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2014

Noble Proctor has written two previous books about 100 songbirds, and I was able to get a hold of the more recent title, The Songbirds Bible: A Visual Directory of 100 of the Most Popular Songbirds in North America (Sellers Publishing, 2006). Sadly, the chapters on bird anatomy and bird display from the 2006 title are not included.

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2006 2014 Connecticut North America 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2014

2006 – 03 March. Here are my arrival dates for my first Eastern Phoebes of the year for the last nine years: 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2008 – 21 March. 2007 – 26 March. What about you?

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2014 2006 2007 2008 186

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

The first detection outside Africa occurred in Vienna/Austria between 2001 and 2006. It subsequently spread to Budapest/ Hungary (2005, 2006), Zürich/ Switzerland (2006), and north-east Italy (2008/2009). The Usutu Virus has spread considerably in central Europe over the last 10 years.

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2014

That is how we met, back in 2006. He established a local nature study group, visited the wetland of Tuzla on an almost daily base, sending numerous observations to the Turkish Birdbank ( [link] ), successfully nominated the site for the Important Bird Area status and guided birders around Bodrum.

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Turkey 2006 Europe Pelicans 211

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2013

A 2006 paper by Albrecht Manegold pointed out two additional morphological similarities, the modification of the last phalange of the birds’ toes to a nail-like structure (visible on a flamingo foot here and a grebe foot here ) and a characteristic of certain vertebrae.

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2001 2006 2010 Eggs 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2012

Like you, I’ve seen a lot of ducks in my life, but it wasn’t until 2006 that I first beheld the the wondrous waterfowl that I’d come to regard as my favorite duck, bar none – the White-cheeked Pintail.

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Bahamas Ducks South America 2006 222

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Alexander Alvarez of Atmore, Alabama, has pled guilty to “killing migratory birds and selling the feathers on the black market” in a killing spree that dates back to 2006. ” He faces up to seven-and-a-half years in prison and fines totaling more than $500,000.

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Alabama Killing Protection Mississippi 158

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2013

And for those worried that climate change may bring these two populations together, the authors note, “Divergence date estimates indicate that the Atlantic and Pacific populations may have persisted independently for nearly 2 million years, spanning over warm interglacial periods that may have drastically reduced ice cover (Anderson et al.

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2006 Sparrows Species Rights 180

Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Some 119 pigs were used in the research at the Government's military research laboratory Porton Down, near Salisbury, between 2006 and 2009. He said 25 pigs were used in 2006, 19 in 2007, 40 in 2008, and 35 in 2009.

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Pigs Afghanistan Iraq 2006 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Burrowing Owls also gained greater recognition after a 2006 film, “ Hoot ,” was released. The added publicity – the bird now appears on Aruba currency and stamps – will draw attention to needed conservation and protection efforts.

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Prairie Dogs Tortoises South America 2006 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2012

Since 2006 a pair of Bald Eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) nesting at Turtle Bay in Redding California have successfully raised a dozen eaglets! This year when the pair returned to Turtle Bay, they decided to build a new nest in an adjacent tree.

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Bald Eagle Turtles Eagles Sacramento 187

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2018

I’d only ever had two encounters with Tundra Swans in Queens, one in November of 2006 and a flock of thirty-three, believed to have been forced down by a storm, in November of 2014. A regional rarity around New York City, Tundra Swans are only regular at Hook Pond in Suffolk County, way out on the eastern end of Long Island.

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Jamaica Wildlife New York City Ducks 104

Critter News

AUGUST 31, 2012

In 2006, guidelines prohibited the showing of live bullfights because the "violent images" were unsuitable to be broadcast between 6 and 8 pm, during hours when children were most likely to be watching.

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Animal Welfare Spain Welfare 2006 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 18, 2012

Since 2006, Angels in Fur has rescued and rehomed approximately 1,000 abandoned dogs from the pound or neglectful owners, many needing orthopedic surgery and months of rehabilitation. That means that YOU can help feed rescue dogs with just a click of your mouse!

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Dog Rescue Fur Rescue Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2017

But don’t be surprised to see the Falcons falter just as the Cardinals did in 2009 and the Seahawks did in 2006 and the Eagles in 2005. If you can bring yourself to do it, you might even go ahead and root for them to prevail. or join others in rooting for the Patriots to fail.

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Falcons Atlanta 2001 Seattle 106

Critter News

MARCH 9, 2009

Checking out their website, I came across this page saying that they merged with the Humane Society in 2006. The live link takes me to an announcement in 2006 about the merger. I just recently became a member of the Doris Day Animal League. I also learned that the Humane Society merged with the Fund for Animals in 2005.

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The Humane Society Humane Animal Welfare 2006 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2012

References: 1 Dunne, Pete (2006). [link] He continues that description as “a tiny, compact, hyperactive, and undistinguished bird that draws attention to itself by its perpetual motions and habitual wing-flicking 1.” ” Doesn’t she look pretty all cleaned up? Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion.

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Jordan 2006 North America New York 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

(One other irony in this regard is this: there is some evidence that migrating birds are benefited by the “rest stops” offered by oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, according to another good book on migration, Miyoko Chu’s 2006 Songbird Journeys.

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Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 196

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The next memorable hunt came from winter 2006/07. The Mallard did something that all dabbling ducks can do but I haven’t seen any of them doing it but this one – it took a dive and disappeared underwater. (My My notes of that paddle include some other mouth-watering birds too, such as three Velvet Scoters and two Red-throated Divers.).

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Serbia 2004 Eagles Chickens 246

Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2008

A judge has found five animal-rights activists not guilty of getting too close to seal hunters during the 2006 hunt off Canada's east coast. The five were charged with coming within 10 metres of seal hunters on March 26, 2006 while filming the annual slaughter in the Gulf of St. That's good news. Lawrence, not far from Cape Breton.

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Seals Humane Society Of The United States Slaughter Slaughtered 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

This post was originally published in February 2006, but we hate to keep posts this good buried in the archives ! So learn to love the vapidly attractive face of the Eurasian Collared-Dove, because chances are that, no matter where you live, you might be seeing it soon.

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Bahamas Russia 2006 Turtles 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2017

The deceased hawk was definitively identified as Ezra, who had been banded in 2006. The male from the pair featured on one of the Lab of O’s beloved webcams – Ezra to his fans – had been absent for days and viewers were worried. Their fears were confirmed. When I read the news I felt a twinge.

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Feral Cats Montana Suffering 2006 106

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

However numerous expeditions failed to produce any evidence of the bird and in 2006 the IUCN reclassified Madagascar Pochard as “possibly extinct”.

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Madagascar Lemurs 2006 Owls 236

Critter News

APRIL 24, 2012

since 2006 and was discovered in only three instances before then. The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state’s meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is unaffected. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy hasn’t been found in U.S.

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Cows California Meat Industry Nebraska 100

Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2010

According to a Wales on Sunday investigation, the number of animals used at Cardiff has risen by 13 percent since 2006. Here's an article about an increase in animal experiments at Cardiff University in Wales.

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Animal Research Guinea Pigs Research Mice 100

SalesFuel

JULY 5, 2024

But Forbes suggests there may be a chance that social media searches could replace search engines in time.

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Branding Lifestyle 2006 Research 52

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Her seven books include 101 Ways to Help Birds (2006), The Bird Watching Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond (2009), and the National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America (with Jonathan Alderfer, 2013). Winkler and Justin Hite).

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Eggs 2006 Family New York 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2016

The first bird in Germany during my lifetime – that I know of – was in 2006, a long-staying and well-twitched bird in Brandenburg. I can’t recall any observations in the 1980s and 1990s, although that might be an effect of there having been no Internet back in the days.

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Germany Owls 2013 2006 102