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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. Natural areas include Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo.

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The Tar Side of Green Products

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Normally it might not be a problem, but last October a farmer in upstate New York spread it on an apple tree so thickly that the product slid down the branches and pooled in the tree’s crotch. At first Lisa Acton, the New York rehabilitator who took the owl in, thought he was dead.

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Staten Island Hooded Crow Rescued!

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From a post on the New York State Birding listserv (NYSBirds-L): …two people who had traveled from PA to see the bird. They also were able to get a feather that could possibly be tested… If you are the person who got the feather or if you know who the person is please make sure that feather gets into the right hands.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of April 2021)

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Vaccinated, with no symptoms and negative tests to boot, Corey got to Prospect Park in Brooklyn and was very relieved that the previously reported Progne martin was still present, on its fourth day. Consensus is forming that the bird is a Gray-breasted Martin , a rarity that isn’t expected even in south Texas, much less New York.

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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Part 1 Freeport Pelagic Trip: 9/16/07 Nashville in New York Collared! Sandy Hook Sightings About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. These Blasts From The Past Birding 1.1.11 RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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I and the Bird #147: IATB SAT

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As the owner of what has been called ( by me ) western New York’s leading test prep organization , I have to meticulously analyze every aspect of these crucial college entrance exams. Consequently, I give you the IATB SAT … The SAT undoubtedly deserves the title of America’s most terrifying test.

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The Devil Is In The D-Con

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In April 2014, a 4-year-old boy in the Bronx, New York, died after eating rat poison. There are no tests to diagnose it, either. The photograph in local papers did not show the brand of poison, but the colors on the package were like those of D-Con. Read that again: it has no antidote. Do we all feel better?

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