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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Animal rights activists stretched a 60-foot banner across the Hawthorne Bridge {Saturday} morning targeting the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU. Stop Animal Exploitation Now, an Ohio-based animal rights group, recently ranked the lab at Oregon Health & Science University as the nation's sixth worst animal lab out of 44 others.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Set in the marshes of the Malheur and Lower Klamath regions of 1890’s Oregon, Thompson has crafted a story featuring Fin McFaddin, a plume hunter and the novel’s dark hero, and his best friend Aiden Elliott, a man stalwartly opposed to pluming. Gone were the fir canopies of Portland’s forest, the clouds of pewter and purple.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

I recently birded the Tualatin River NWR near Portland, Oregon, and made that my test case for a deeper dive into the Mobile Track. The river at the top is the Columbia , which forms much of the border between Oregon and Washington. A Google Maps image is below that, for those unfamiliar with the area.

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JUNE 11, 2019

In 1806, Lewis and Clark saw condors near the Columbia River, which makes up much of the Washington-Oregon border. After years of study , FWS has proposed releasing captive-bred condors in Redwoods National Park in Northern California, not far from the Oregon border.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The PETA activist who worked undercover at the University of Utah, and collected video footage of alleged mistreatment of lab animals, was also involved in an operation at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. I say "good for her!" She has a lot more guts than I do.

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JUNE 7, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who has been sharing some thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided a case about whether a wind energy facility could be constructed in remote southeastern Oregon, in Greater Sage-grouse habitat.

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

In the early morning hours of October 17th, a lone activist infiltrated the fur farm at 92659 Simonsen Road in Astoria Oregon. According to Bite Back Magazine , an activist released 1500 mink from a farm in Astoria. About 1,500 mink were released from their cages with at least 200 of these being breeding stock.

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APRIL 9, 2024

In Portland, Oregon, the Golden-Crowned Kinglet is fairly common in appropriate habitat, particularly during migration and in winter. The eBird bar chart for the kinglet in Multnomah County, which includes Portland, is below. But this “tiny, hyperactive songbird” is not found only high in the tree canopy.

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APRIL 18, 2009

Wolves have been killing livestock in Oregon, and now they want the authority to kill them.

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MARCH 15, 2009

The lab reported the incidents to the National Institutes of Health, said Jim Newman, a spokesman for Oregon Health & Science University, which runs the center. The two other incidents involved a sponge being left in a monkey after surgery and a surgery performed on the wrong monkey.

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MAY 28, 2021

But one has to wonder why this jawbreaker sobriquet wasn’t enthusiastically adopted in Oregon, a state that’s no stranger to confusing names. Interestingly, now that pinot gris-pinot grigio has spread to South America, Australia, and South America, among other places, it’s still only the Germans who call the grape Grauburgunder.

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MAY 26, 2012

Anna’s Hummingbird is resident in California, up through Oregon and into Washington and during the colder months will certainly be the most frequently seen hummer in the area. Often it is the only one likely to be seen then.

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JUNE 23, 2014

Meanwhile, an Oregon farmer caught a beating from a neighbor irritated by his loud “bird cannons.” (Who Proving that cruelty knows no bounds, some (language unsuitable for a family blog) in Virginia Beach is shooting blow darts at birds. Who knew there was such a thing?).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

v=jeF-2QIR3-A and these Vaux’s Swifts coming in to roost in an Oregon school: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8adjITtMazA v=Cvm4G9i0hAc But how about these Socotra Cormorants ( Phalacrocorax nigrogularis ) in Bahrain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeF-2QIR3-A

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JULY 2, 2014

I had the pleasure of attending the first Mountain Bird Festival in Ashland Oregon recently and it was great! The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Project was one of the sponsors of the festival which was hosted by the Klamath Bird Observatory.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

“That more rehab centers would accept non-natives, like pigeons house sparrows, and starlings,” wrote Charis in Oregon. I’d wish for rehabber-appreciative regulators who don’t think adding paperwork equals adding security,” wrote Louise in Oregon. Change in Government Attitude.

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MARCH 22, 2013

The Liberty University Flames, represented by their American Bald Eagle mascot, Sparky, were also bounced from the tournament, while the Marquette Golden Eagles, Oregon Ducks, and Louisville Cardinals advanced from their first-round matches. For the record, here are all the bird-related teams who made it to the tournament: Oregon Ducks.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The Winter Wings Festival in Klamath Falls Oregon was awesome! Not only did I get to meet Sharon Stiteler, aka Birdchick , I also was able to chat with Bill Thompson III of Birdwatcher’s Digest fame who, by the way, gave a most interesting and entertaining keynote presentation on the “Perils and Pitfalls of Birding.”

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MARCH 19, 2014

I had the pleasure of heading to the Winter Wings Bird Festival in Klamath Falls, Oregon last month and it was a good time. It’s an area beloved by photographers for all the Tundra Swans and Bald Eagles that hang out in the area and the surrounding habitat makes for a beautiful backdrop.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Other articles related to this story: Verdict in Oregon Draws Surprise and Questions About Equity. Oregon Militants Found Not Guilty in ‘Unbelievable, Truly Astonishing’ Verdict. Jury Delivers Surprise Acquittal In Oregon Wildlife Refuge Occupation Trial.

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DECEMBER 29, 2012

The other subspecies range from the southern end of Baja California north into Idaho and Oregon but never east of the Colorado River. It seems likely that the squirrels we saw are of the nominate subspecies, seeing as Merriam described the species from a specimen taken in Riverside County, California, not far from Joshua Tree National Park.*

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JUNE 13, 2021

In Oregon you can’t own any “dangerous” wild animals, but you can get a special permit for a service monkey and anyone can fill their backyard with giraffes. You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. You can own a yak in Kentucky, but not a cheetah in Maine. In Mississippi you can own an ocelot, but not a wolverine.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The nighttime version of this occurred at Louise Shimmel’s Cascades Raptor Center in Oregon, when her education director took their Barn Owl to the flight cage for some exercise. “He’ll knock over people’s cleaning buckets and run off with all their tools, then when they’re distracted, he’ll fly down and grab their hat.”.

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JULY 4, 2011

Or so says cyclist Charlie Newhouse, one of many victims of a Swainson’s Hawk that is vigorously defending its nest in eastern Oregon. …The talons went in through the helmet.&# The hawk and its behavior is the subject of an article in the East Oregonian.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

I’ve got Black-capped Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatches , Song Sparrows , and perhaps most exciting a wide range of Dark-eyed Junco morphs: Slate-colored , Oregon , and Pink-sided. Meanwhile, trapped here in my cruddy apartment in Missoula, I’ve finally managed to lure some birds of my own to my feeder.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Recently, two economists, Dr. Trudy Ann Cameron (University of Oregon) and Dr. Sonja Kolstoe (Salisbury University), published a paper using eBird data. Photos of three birding locations in the study area: Ridgefield NWR in Washington, Tualatin River NWR in Oregon, Nisqually NWR in Washington, by Jason Crotty.

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AUGUST 10, 2014

The birds above are Common Murres , large and widespread members of the family, that I photographed last year off the Oregon coast. Unlike the southern hemisphere’s penguins, however, alcids can also use those flipper wings to fly. Atlantic Puffins ( Fratercula arctica ), Witless Bay, Newfoundland © David J.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

The male (seen below) has a black cap and, in Washington, Oregon, California, and Baja California, nearly all males have green backs. Unlike the more common American Goldfinch, the Lesser Goldfinch’s ( Spinus psaltria ) plumage does not change color during breeding season.

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MARCH 15, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. This is Jason’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds: Birders were rightly alarmed by the armed occupation of the Malheur NWR in Oregon. One of the nation’s premier birding locations had been overrun by an armed militia and the occupation unexpectedly endured for weeks.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

“The young ones are incredibly curious and playful,” says Monte Merrick, the co-Director of Bird Ally X in Arcata, California, which is almost to the border of Oregon. The adults don’t say much – minor grunts, mostly bill clacking. But the babies bark like dogs and moo like cows.”. He’s talking about Brown Pelicans. “We

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Critter News

JANUARY 1, 2010

I can't even comment on this, the anger is too intense. Happy New Year {insert sarcasm here!).

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

Not far behind is California (348, up from 297), followed by Arizona (294, up from 155), Florida (233, up from 227), New Jersey (223, up from 199), Oregon (221, up from 209), and Texas (218, up from 106). Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species. The state with the largest increase was Arizona , with 139 species added.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer for Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer. This is Mark’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Arran sources its water from the Loch na Davie and employs Oregon pine washbacks and copper stills.

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MARCH 3, 2022

. … and a Ring-necked Pheasant.

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APRIL 12, 2022

So armed with some knowledge from the “ Access Considerations for Birding Locations ” page on the Birdability website and some research, I twice visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Portland, Oregon with accessibility in mind. eBird checklists are here and here.).

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APRIL 10, 2012

So we, of course, headed further north, to Oregon Plains Road, which I had last visited last month. Oregon Plains Road was quieter, bird-wise, than last time. Gritting basically consists of eating dirt, which helps the crossbills digest their rather rough diet of cone seeds.

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