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Kentucky Related Topics 
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2011
This time, it’s the full commission– nine members of the Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources—who will get together on June 3, 2011, to vote on whether to open season on Sandhill Cranes in Kentucky. What’s the necessity of hunting cranes? Hunting should never be about that.”
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AVMA News
APRIL 29, 2025
Murray State University, a public university in Murray, Kentucky, continues its efforts toward opening the states first veterinary school after recent legislative action and despite some industry opposition.
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AVMA News
JUNE 23, 2024
Mary Ergen, a small animal practitioner from suburban Nashville, Tennessee, and Jennifer Quammen, chief veterinary officer of a veterinary technology company from Walton, Kentucky, are running for 2025-26 AVMA president-elect.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 25, 2012
Maybe Kentucky shouldn’t have allowed the Sandhill Crane hunt ? An avian visitor to the state senate let its displeasure be known. Via Lowering the Bar.
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AVMA News
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) held its annual surgery summit October 11-14 in Louisville, Kentucky. The ACVS presented awards and seated some new officials.
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AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The American Veterinary Dental College recently welcomed new diplomates following the board certification examinations it held between June 9-16 in Lexington, Kentucky, and Las Vegas.
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AVMA News
MARCH 27, 2023
Ferrin Peterson has always wanted to ride the winning horse at the Kentucky Derby, and she has never been closer than now to achieving her dream. When she’s not racing, she’s busy making house calls or scrubbing in for surgery, working as an associate at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2011
Danny Gayheart of Noctor, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to selling three Red-tailed Hawks to an undercover agent for $50 each. He will have to pay over $1,600 to fund the birds’ rehabilitation and will be sentenced – to up to two years in prison – in February.
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AVMA News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) recently welcomed new diplomates following the board certification examinations it held between June 7-13 in Las Vegas and Lexington, Kentucky.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 15, 2011
For those of you who’ve been following the drama unfolding in Kentucky regarding a sandhill crane hunt, there’s bad news. Kentucky’s wildlife offices have been flooded with protests, whether written, telephoned or emailed. An eight-member commission unanimously approved the hunt proposal in early June.
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Critter News
MAY 11, 2010
Sounds like it's hell for these animals in Kentucky shelters. Tags: animal shelter management animal shelters Kentucky strays. The State used to provide oversight, but in 2004, they abrogated responsibility to the counties. According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, things are not going well. Please sign the petition to help them.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
The pair shot last year in Kentucky belonged to Operation Migration’s project establishing a migratory flock in the eastern United States; there is also the last true wild flock , which winters in Texas and summers in Canada.) (Image above by AP Photo/Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.).
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2011
Bald Eagle image is by Francois Portmann and is used with permission You know, I’ve been thinking about this whole dustup over hunting cranes in Tennessee and now Kentucky. Now that we’ve almost succeeded in pushing a Sandhill Crane hunt through in Kentucky, the sky’s the limit. I get it now, I really do.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 17, 2011
As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources unanimously passed its sandhill crane hunting proposal. All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. The public comment period on the Kentucky sandhill crane hunting proposal ends AUGUST 1 2011.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2016
“I have been caring for raptors for almost 29 years and not even a Bald Eagle can carry off 12 pounds,” wrote Eileen Wicker, the Executive Director of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky. All photos courtesy of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky. Please disregard this for the rubbish it is!”. Click here for more.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Clarks River NWR (Kentucky): $6,621,000 to acquire 2,482 acres. Green River NWR (Kentucky): $11,372,000 to acquire 1,335 acres. Duck Stamp funds also allow FWS to expand the National Wildlife Refuge System. In 2023, it did so with the following allocations: Cat Island NWR (Louisiana): $1,466,000 to acquire 548 acres.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2012
Well, the two birds below kind of speak for themselves… Cerulean Warbler at Doodletown Kentucky Warbler along Mine Road … a.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2021
A few states still have no checklists at all: Nebraska , Minnesota , Iowa , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , and Alabama. For example, as to checklists, Kentucky ranks 37th in the U.S. Even the nation’s capital has been ignored. out of 51, including Washington, D.C.) and West Virginia ranks 44th.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2014
Assuming that your over-worked eyes are as blurry as mine at the moment, we should get right down to business and talk birds… The best of the many warblers I uncovered at Cobbs Hill this weekend was an entirely improbable Kentucky Warbler.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 2, 2012
Thus, I was surprised and a little saddened to learn from my Kentucky family that kids in the Bluegrass State go back to school next week. Maybe Kentucky has it right. The summer span of school-free days from late June to early September always seemed to me to be an experience all United States students held in common.
190 10,000 Birds
MAY 18, 2014
Though Corey managed to see or hear 135 species this weekend including such good birds as Yellow-bellied Flycatcher , Piping Plover , Yellow-billed Cuckoo , Kentucky Warbler , Bay-breasted Warbler , and a host of others, his Best Bird of the Weekend was a commonly seen bird, albeit a very cooperative one.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2015
In addition to North Carolina, six other states have named the cardinal their state bird, including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. I’m not the only one who appreciates the Northern Cardinal.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
Out of over 30 respondents, almost everyone wanted money for better facilities, paid staff, on-call veterinarians, emergency vehicles, food, and protected land – from Terry and Lindsay in California to Cindy in Michigan, from Sally in Kentucky to Mickie in South Dakota, and Lisa and Lia in New York. wrote Laura, on Long Island.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2018
Breaks Interstate Park, Kentucky. Known as a warbler haven, 30+ species visit this bi-state park near the Kentucky and Virginia southern border. There are guides for historic buildings as well as birding tours. American Kestrel. Photo by © Mike Blevins.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2013
But I had been returning from an engagement in Paducah, Kentucky, where I had given a talk on Resources for Birding on the Internet at the fall meeting of the Kentucky Ornithological Society.
211 10,000 Birds
MAY 5, 2014
The first was a Kentucky Warbler , first heard but never seen by Cesar Castillo on Friday in Alley Pond Park. Kentucky Warbler. It was only my second Kentucky Warbler ever in Queens and despite its reluctance to come out into the open I was still pleased to see it and to get a recognizable photo. Hooded Warbler.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2021
You can own a yak in Kentucky, but not a cheetah in Maine. One’s ability to own an exotic species varies from state to state. For instance, you can own a lion in Alabama, but not in California. You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. In Mississippi you can own an ocelot, but not a wolverine.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Eileen Wicker of Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky has an unreleasable Turkey Vulture who has a thing for hats. “I couldn’t tell for sure,” wrote Maureen Eiger, who discovered the potential perp. “I I didn’t know if he was after the pen, or just reading his chart.”. Hats are a big draw. Anything for a hat,” she said.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2015
But the Kentucky Warbler singing away at Doodletown won the honors this weekend even though it wouldn’t cooperate for pictures worth sharing. The one above was spotted in Queens last year.
168 10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Duck MigrationSandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?!Avian Share Your Thoughts « Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! &# Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Mar 17th, 2011 at 2:18 pm [.] 1 – Paradise in PortugalTsunami Pics from Midway AtollDoes This Make My Mom A Bird Blogger?Duck It was a great experience.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2011
Singing Kentucky Warbler ! Maybe, just maybe, an individual Kentucky Warbler with a weird song had been reported from that exact spot on the listservs and maybe, just maybe, my decision of park for our outing and paths for our stroll weren’t random? Oh, no real reason except, yes!
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10,000 Birds
MAY 29, 2011
Corey’s BBOTW was a singing Kentucky Warbler at Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County on a family outing… nice find! However, an Osprey won my admiration with impressive aerial acrobatics. What was your best bird of the weekend?
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2012
By the time September rolls around, anything is possible, the raptors begin to join the passerines on their own migratory journey, and birders begin to pour into suburban migrant traps in search of such treasures as Kentucky and Swainson’s Warblers which they cannot see at any other time of year.
248 10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Not only is it useful to be able to understand instantly when a fellow birder tells you that the Pine Siskin is at the top of the London plane or the Kentucky Warbler is skulking in the bushes just to the west of the big catalpa; it’s also helpful to understand the world the birds inhabit.
157 10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. For example, as to checklists, Kentucky ranks 38th in the U.S. Even the nation’s capital has been ignored.
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Critter News
JANUARY 3, 2011
BEST Illinois (best) Maine Michigan Oregon California WORST Mississippi Idaho Hawaii North Dakota Kentucky. New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way.
Critter News
DECEMBER 26, 2008
And the worst: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, South Dakota, Wyoming You can check out the whole report on their web site. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2019
His Best Bird of the Weekend was an easy one though, as he found a Kentucky Warbler in Forest Park on Friday morning, only his fifth sighting of the species in Queens ever and his earliest by four days. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2015
Adult Mourning Dove in a box with a hunk of Kentucky Fried Chicken,” wrote Mikal Deese. “I “You open the box and there are big chunks of white bread next to a nestling,” wrote Maureen Eiger, “and the person says “I’m surprised it did not eat any of the bread that I put in there for it.’”. “I I swear on a stack of bibles!”. “I
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 30, 2017
Among the many first-of-the-year birds he saw his Best Bird of the Weekend was a Kentucky Warbler that he really had to work for in Alley Pond Park. Corey really enjoyed spring migration this weekend as he birded across Queens on both Saturday and Sunday morning. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?
100 10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Had we visited during winter, the rainforest portion would almost certainly have yielded tons of warblers; winter residents include Kentucky , Blue-winged , and Golden-winged Warblers along with both waterthrushes. The trail also passes a number of lagoons reputed to be the best chance in Honduras for Anhinga.
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4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 25, 2009
CheMyong Ko, a team member of the University of Kentucky in Lexington says “The next step for us is to generate a true disease model&#. The team of scientists are hopeful that the creation of fluorescent puppies will help aid further research in human diseases. Unfortunately, cloing is not efficient, (just 1.7
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 18, 2020
Kentucky Warbler – Geothlypis formosa; Curu, 4-Jan. Tennessee Warbler – Leiothlypis peregrina; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat – Geothlypis poliocephala; Curu, 4-Jan. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 16, 2021
Kentucky Warbler – Geothlypis formosa; La Selva area, 9-Jan. Tennessee Warbler – Leiothlypis peregrina; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Gray-crowned Yellowthroat – Geothlypis poliocephala; La Selva area, 9-Jan. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia; La Selva area, 9-Jan. Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan.
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