10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2016

Thomas Mayo Brewer was younger than Audubon but less iternant, spending all his life in Boston. He was even suspected by his opponents of using his standing with the Boston press to print scurrilous anonymous editorials about them.

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Blackbirds Boston Science Sparrows 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

Now you can add another one to the list: the Ravencam, in the unlikeliest of places—the campus of Wellesley College , just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. There are hawk cams , falcon cams , puffin cams , tern cams , heron cams , and even Osprey cams. Common Ravens tend to avoid nesting around lots of humans.

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Puffins Boston Massachusetts Science 218

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Yuengling & Son of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as well as the latter-day craft beer forerunner, Samuel Adams Boston Lager from the Boston Brewing Company.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2021

I don’t know whether head brewer Chris Schell – a Delmar native with a decade of craft brewing experience – is a birder or not, but each beer is adorned with trippy, vaguely sci-fi depictions of birds by Boston artist Ian Tartasky , some of which seem to be identifiable to species.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

In Boston, a turkey was the cause of a 2 car accident during the morning commute. Where I live, a man driving on his way to work in a southwestern Twin Cities suburb slammed into a turkey (follow the link and check out the photos of his car and face–yikes). A woman in Ohio had a turkey crash through her windshield.

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Turkey Hunters Coyotes Boston 256

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston and New York. Photographers: John Kricher (Baltimore Oriole; Great Blue Herons); John Grant (Bald Eagles); Van Remsen (Northern Cardinal); Bruce Hallett (Atlantic Puffin). __. Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior. By John Kricher. September 1, 2020. ISBN 978-1-328-78736-1. __.

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Bald Eagle Puffins 2001 Boston 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2019

I’m visiting Boston for business, which may disrupt my best birding intentions. While a huge swath of the United States braces for record-setting heat–again–other parts of the world may be suffering equally oppressive though dramatically different weather.

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2019 Boston United States New York 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2021

But whenever we throw in the towel and I get home for a late dinner, I usually crack open a strong, hoppy IPA to end the night – something bright and refreshing enough to wake me up a bit after sixteen hours of birding, before the booze kicks in and knocks me out for hours of much-needed sleep.

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India Boston 2018 Birds 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

On the website he reminisces fondly about his “best hunt,” where he killed 3,125 crows in 9 days, bringing to mind the days when people slaughtered seemingly endless flocks of passenger pigeons and herds of buffalo. It also brings to mind the uncontested link between animal abuse and violent behavior toward fellow humans.

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Killing Animal Abuse Slaughtered Slaughter 272

Critter News

JANUARY 12, 2010

Here's the brief announcement from the Boston Business Journal in its entirety. which provides mice and other animals for scientific research, is suspending operations at its facility in Shrewsbury indefinitely and laying off 300 people, the Boston Business Journal reports. Good riddance as far as I'm concerned.

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Boston Mice Animal Research Research 100

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 3, 2012

Teaser: Nancy Martini, President and CEO of PI Worldwide, a Boston-based management consulting company, explains why increased sales can be found at the intersection of behaviorial science and improved skills assessment. Author: SMM. read more

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Science Boston 2012 98

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2021

Since the trippy can art by Boston artist Ian Tartasky is a bit too visually ambiguous for a solid call between Northern and Tropical Parula, we can just pretend it’s whatever species we want. In any case, Parula Pilsner made a nice celebratory beer for both of my parula anniversaries this week.

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Jamaica Boston New York Peru 205

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Stumpy Duck is an American pale ale by Trillium Brewing Company of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the most popular breweries in New England for the past few years. Afterwards, we had a great dinner at Trillium’s South Boston brewpub, and I made sure to check the to-go counter before I left to see if any of the Small Bird beers were available.

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Ducks Houston Boston Fowl 113

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

We got the chance to check out the Boston Terriers edition! Now, although we don’t have a Boston terrier, we enjoyed the stories about them. When Mid-America Boston Terrier Rescue took him into their care he was in horrible shape. Not only that, but a portion of the book profits are donate to a breed specific rescue group.

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Puppy Mills Boston Rescue Puppies 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 11, 2009

Tails are sure to wag on Friday, June 12t h as Luna Boston hosts “Doggies + Bags,” a special benefit party for the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS). From 4-7pm, Bostonians are welcome to bring their pooches by Luna Boston’s boutique at 205 Newbury St.

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Puppy Mills Boston Inhumane Companion Animal 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2018

I’ll be in Boston for part of this weekend. Birds run on a different timetable than humans, so many of the former are making plans for fall (or spring) while the latter still ponders how to spend those summer (or winter) nights. So if the birding by you has been uninspiring, just wait. A change is on the horizon.

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Boston Massachusetts 2018 Birds 111

Critter News

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Five activists represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights filed the lawsuit in federal court in Boston, asking that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act be struck down as unconstitutional because it has a chilling effect on lawful protest activities I wish them luck! A group of animal rights activists sued the U.S.

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Animal Boston Protest Protesting 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Matthew began birding (and drawing birds) as a boy in Boston, during the Great Blizzard of 1977. In June 2012, I had the great fortune to visit Trinidad and Tobago in a group that included birder and artist Matthew Dodder.

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Laws Birds California Nevada 223

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2017

I’m in Boston for a conference and won’t have a chance to enjoy any New England avifauna other than the invasive European species. There are two kinds of travel in this world: the kind where you get to see great birds and the other kind. Right now, I’m in the middle of the other kind. What a waste!

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Boston 2017 Birds Rights 100

Critter News

AUGUST 1, 2009

This blood sport was so popular that it actually attracted audiences from Boston and New Jersey. Channel 8 News raised more than a few eyebrows when it reported on a Shelton canary fighting ring that caused 150 birds to be placed into protective custody and thrust 19 suspects with their first and last names into the public eye.

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Animal Cruelty Boston New Jersey Cruelty 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Here's an excerpt from the online Boston Globe. Unfortunate, but the court decided she would not survive being returned to the wild.

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Whales Whaling Boston Zoos 100

Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. They're not necessarily questioning the ethics, but the efficacy. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science.

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Animal Research Research Medical Research Animal 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 27, 2008

If a pet store can be closed down in the iconic Beverly Center, it can happen anywhere in the country – New York, Chicago, Boston and other large metro areas.” “Our work here in Los Angeles sends the strongest possible message everywhere that pet shops are supplied by puppy millers,” said Paul Berry, Best Friends chief executive officer. “If

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Puppy Mills Pets Los Angeles Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2011

Like heroin junkies constantly seeking the perfect high, Seth and I refused to stop birding, stopping at Hempstead Lake State Park where the birding was as bad as this year’s Boston Red Sox so by the time we gave up hope we were discussing the best ways to drown ourselves in one of the park’s ponds.

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New York City New York Walruses Sparrows 180

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

They kept coming , one of which surfaced just twenty feet from our boat before sliding underneath the tiny Boston whaler. the highlight was at the end of the excursion, when we stopped in front of two Blue Whales. You could even smell its breath! A wave goodbye. Birding bats California Farallon Islands seabirds whales'

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Whales Whaling Sharks Bats 157

Critter News

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Therefore, this Boston Globe article saddens me on both levels. I recently fostered the sweetest little rat and I currently have two mice. And, of course, our old friend, Charles River Laboratories, will be a major supplier of lab rats.

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Rats Mice Boston Rodents 100

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The author is Nick Cooney and he's the Director of The Humane League, an animal advocacy non-profit with offices in Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC. It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change." In the author's words.

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Advocacy Factory Farming Factory Farm Farm Sanctuary 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

The hope is that by documenting the carnage support can be raised for a “ Lights Out DC &# program that would ask “taller buildings to turn off unnecessary lights at night during critical migration periods.&# The program, which is modeled on those in New York City, Toronto, Boston, Baltimore, and Chicago, would do more than save migratory (..)

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Washington DC Deer 2011 145

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 6, 2017

Teaser: In 1984, Jim Koch (pronounced “cook”), then in his mid-30s, made the leap from working in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group to start Boston Beer Co. Today, Koch is a billionaire and Boston Beer Co. Today, Koch is a billionaire and Boston Beer Co. read more

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Boston Cooking 2016 2017 61

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2011

The navigating prowess of the Manx Shearwater was demonstrated in an experiment involving 2 birds that were removed from Skomer’s neighbouring island of Skokholm and taken to Boston, Massachussetts. From here, the one surviving bird was released and was able to find the way back to its burrow on Skokholm within a fortnight.

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United Kingdom Brazil Eggs Abandoning 168

Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun.

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Central African Republic Protection Sea Turtles Rhinos 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 17, 2013

Doggy proms will be held throughout the week at Best Friends Pet Care centers in the Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Denver, San Diego and Houston metro areas, across Connecticut and New Jersey, and in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Charlotte and at Best Friends Pet Care center at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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San Diego Indianapolis Chicago Houston 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2018

www.eBird.org has been my “go to” birding software ever since Corey slapped me for getting hysterical over a Blue-winged Warbler at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston. Having found what I took to be a noteworthy bird, I wanted to publicise it, but was not sure how that might best be accomplished.

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Boston Science Animal Birds 113

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Nubby Day, a Boston terrier from Matthews, NC, as Director of Pet Pampering. Filling out the three remaining cabinet posts are: Emmitt Martin, a chocolate Lab from Houston, TX, as Secretary of Play Time; Storm Groff, a German shepherd dog from Blackwood, NJ, as Treasurer of Treats; and.

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Pets Dogs Houston 2013 100

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Most “at-risk” breeds: poodle, Brittany spaniel, English setter, pointer, fox terrier, cocker spaniel, Boston terrier. . • Spaying a dog before their first heat will reduce the chance of breast cancer to almost zero. Diagnosis: affected area will be red, swollen, feverish, and painful to the touch.

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Pets Spay Spaying District of Columbia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2019

Sadly, I haven’t been able to come up with a better name for the magnificent creature currently named after a Boston Brahmin who liked to shoot things. A man who couldn’t even finish a round of golf in the Olympics? Definitely not!

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Boston Killing Protection Collecting 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

As a talked to a couple from Boston, new to birding, I spotted a Clapper Rail walking close behind us. I did bring my spotting scope with me, but it really wasn’t necessary here. Clapper Rail. Back to the Flats.

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 260