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Stormbirds

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We know that Corey and his family came through the ordeal safely, but what of the warblers? Damage to New York included floods caused by the storm surge, power cuts and disruption to transport, including the loss of the railway line that crosses Jamaica Bay.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

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If you’ve had an encounter with a wild animal – a bird stunned by hitting a window, a fox hit by a car, or a family of raccoons unexpectedly found residing in your attic – you know how hard it can be to find help. This is a valuable resource you can pass along to your friends and family, wherever they live.

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Lakshmi’s Owl

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Lakshmi rides an owl as her Vahana (a spirititual being or animal that transports a God) and the Spotted Owlet has been chosen to represent the family. Prayers are offered daily and at this special time of year, her many names are chanted in devotion. One of these names is Ulkavahini , the one who rides an owl.

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A special Pied Oystercatcher

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The parents spent several weeks transporting food to the chick that remained after losing one shortly after it hatched. By the beginning of September the family had decided to move north and over two nights they moved through the area on Cable Beach that is the busiest during the day.

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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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The measure did not affect the transportation of oil and natural gas products that were produced outside the state’s waters.”. Prohibits drilling for the exploration or extraction of oil and natural gas beneath all state-owned waters between the mean high water line and the state’s outermost territorial boundaries. American Oystercatcher.

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Birding Acapulco

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The third weekend of January, I travelled to the coastal city of Acapulco to give a seminar on family finances at a church there. These goods, purchased with Mexican silver, would then be transported overland through Mexico City, and shipped from Veracruz to Spain. And my hosts, God bless them, seemed eager to make that happen.

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Bathing at the Poo Ponds

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It is challenging when you rely on a bicycle for transport for most of the week, but I have learnt to read the sky over the years and storms are isolated and often further away than you think. The family are inside the Poo Pond fence, so they are protected to a certain extent, but they are still their usual vocal selves.