Critter News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility. Their investigations produce results. From the PR Newswire.

North Carolina 100

North Carolina Rescue Research AWI 100

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JANUARY 17, 2016

For the past several weeks a pair of Trumpeter Swans have made themselves at home along a road through Mattamuskeet NWR in eastern North Carolina. I know this for a fact, because this is precisely what I did last week when I spent a day in the eastern part of North Carolina chasing rarities.

North Carolina 110

North Carolina Wounded Hunting Geese 110

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NOVEMBER 30, 2014

There are two Painted Bunting populations, one that breeds along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to Florida and one that breeds in the interior United States and northern Mexico from southeastern New Mexico to western Mississippi. Here’s what we knew about the Painted Bunting up until about 2010: 1.

Mississippi 265

Mississippi Mexico Alabama North Carolina 265

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

North Carolina’s 2nd inland Pacific Loon was on Lake Townsend in 2008. The Superbowl of Birding in Massachusetts, while not a CBC, put our winter apparel to the test. When I moved to North Carolina, the countdown dinner culture was less essential and I feel like the counts I did suffered a bit because of it.

North Carolina 168

North Carolina Massachusetts 2008 Family 168