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An April Weekend of New York City Birding

10,000 Birds

Spotting 57 species of birds in the couple of hours we put in to seeking out birds was never so ho-hum in my life. Though I will grudgingly admit that a few of the birds we saw were alright, like the Northern Gannets in the bay and the Horned Grebes in breeding plumage. So-so looks at a brown swallow. How exciting. Of course it did.

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Calgary Zoo Feeling Economic Pressure

Critter News

That will happen, says the vet who's spent the past 15 summers in the arctic, when polar bears reach a point where only captive breeding can save them from extinction -- a day that's on the horizon. Tags: zoos canada seals polar bear endangered species. They had to cancel a big project that would have showcased polar bears and seals.

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