10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2021

The other day, several were at the salt pans of Punta Morales and most had a bit of russet or chestnut on their head, dressed to fly back to the shores of the Gulf and raise a brood or two. Not long after, they will be flying to breeding grounds in West Virginia, Quebec, and Vermont to become birds of summer.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica West Virginia Baltimore Virginia 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2021

He ends this lovely book, in an Afterword, warning of various environmental dangers to seabirds, and his writerly tone here is perfect: serious, but not hysterical or preachy, with a gleam of hope evident.

West Virginia 210

West Virginia Rats Albatross Georgia 210

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

A jay born and raised in New York State may winter in Alabama, Kentucky, West Virginia, or Tennessee, depending on its taste in barbecue. That last bit is my own interpretation of the data.) Some stop as short as Pennsylvania.

Alabama 106

Alabama West Virginia New York City New York 106

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2019

To give an idea of what I mean by “birdy”, although Costa Rica is similar in size to West Virginia, more than 920 species have been recorded within the borders of this southern Central American country. The biodiversity is extreme, the birding is typically action-packed, binocular raising happiness.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica Parrots West Virginia Birds 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

We let a one-eyed Bald Eagle go after a year of battling state officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky. I raised them, banded them and released them back to their colony site that summer. “Long story made some what short,” wrote Heather Merritt, with Birds in Flight Sanctuary in Warren, Ohio. “We

Wildlife Rehabilitation 227

Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 227

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2011

No, my rational mind took over–it was a Mourning Warbler , and I’ve known that song since my early birding days in the West Virginia highlands. I raised a bottle of beer in its honor, then headed for my hotel, satisfied that the day was mine. The owl bog on the rifle range, pre-owl sighting.

Connecticut 173

Connecticut North Dakota Ohio Owls 173

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas. However, 12 states, namely, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming and Wisconsin [Imagine, The Dairy State doesn't protect a woman's right to nurse!],

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40