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Goat in Minnesota tests positive for HPAI

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A juvenile goat on a Minnesota farm is the first U.S. case of a U.S. case of a domestic ruminant succumbing to highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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My Global Big (half-)Day, May 2022

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First, that new pair of bins for testing arrived, of which you will be reading in a due time, and two days later, the Global Big Day. In the end, I opted for the Tamis River floodplain, north of Belgrade, and its fish farms, some non-operational, some selling daily angling licenses. And then things got a bit faster. Where to go?

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Lisbon’s Lezirias in Winter

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The Lezírias de Vila Franca de Xira (often and erroneously named Ponta de Erva after the most southerly tip) are an extensively farmed area in the north of the estuary. They have many different varieties, and I selflessly tasted/tested a dozen different varieties. Leave the area through the gate again and turn right towards Porto Alto.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “farm animals are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) only when used in biomedical research, testing, teaching and exhibition. This is really interesting. I certainly didn't. Most animals in the U.S.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of February 2019?

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If you doubt the accuracy of this analysis, test it this weekend and report your findings! I’m venturing out to the farm fields of Hamlin, where all sorts of wild winter birds might be perceived. Arrive when and where a bird should be, stick around until it makes itself known, and observe its presence. What could be easier?

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Some Birding News about Birders in Costa Rica

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Local guide and birder David Mora Vargas has been spending much of his time at his family’s farm in the Sarapiqui lowlands. As it learns to hunt and live on its own, the young bird has taken up residence in a tree right in front of the farm. Check it out: Juvenile Tiny Hawk Show in Sarapiqui. And it also has a cool name.

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Finca Luna Nueva Lodge: Biodynamic, Bird-rich Ecolodge

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Corey and I put the lodge’s birdiness to the test as members of the team covering Finca Luna Nueva for the 2014 Arenal Bird Count. I love a typical Costa Rican plate of rice, beans, plantains, salad, and protein, otherwise known as a casado, with the added allure of pesticide-free ingredients grown right on the farm.