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AVMA News
JULY 1, 2024
Goeppinger, president and CEO of Midwestern University, announced June 11 that her institution would be adding veterinary medicine to the health care degrees offered on its Downers Grove, Illinois, campus.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2013
Both images by John Downer Productions and courtesy of PBS/Nature. The result appears to be a chance to birdwatch as you never have before—namely, from the perspective of fellow birds. How cool is that? Above, Snow Geese approach the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Below, Common Cranes soar over Chateau Chenonceau in France.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2012
But two days ago, this Debbie Downer got her comeuppance! Of course, one Robin does not make a spring, and I told him about the hardy individuals who winter in the north, even in such a harsh north as this one. He took it in good spirits.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 25, 2019
I’m hardly the first person to observe that it’s all too easy to get overwhelmed by bad environmental news, and the title Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest sounds like a pretty major downer.
10,000 Birds
JULY 30, 2012
Nothing is quite as much of a downer to a birder than the summer doldrums. Migration hasn’t really kicked in, the breeders aren’t tied to breeding territories any more, and it is hot and sweaty outside. Uncomfortable weather and a lack of birds make birders grumpy.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
In 1952, at least in the US, no one wanted to be a Debbie Downer. That’s one reason, probably the biggest reason, why we don’t have centennials for animals that become extinct in the wild. If you choose to consider 1944 the year, most people were a little busy right then.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 21, 2018
It was an incredibly easy twitch with the only downer being the bird’s tendency to stay deep in the reeds. A young Purple Gallinule that was found late in the day on Friday lingered through the weekend and Corey took Desi to see it on Saturday afternoon. So, great looks but no photos. Still, a state bird is always awesome!
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