Virginia VMA – February 22-24, 2024
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MAY 14, 2024
The Virginia VMA (VVMA) held its Virginia Veterinary Conference from February 22-24 in Roanoke. The association presented awards and seated new officials.
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Virginia VMA – February 16-18, 2023
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MAY 11, 2023
The Virginia VMA held its Virginia Veterinary Conference from February 16-18 in Roanoke. The association presented awards and seated new officials.
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Envigo pleads guilty to neglecting dogs, faces $35M fine
AVMA News
JULY 24, 2024
A company that bred Beagles for research will pay more than $35 million after pleading guilty last month to violating the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) by neglecting thousands of dogs at its Cumberland, Virginia, breeding facility. The payment includes the largest ever fine in an animal welfare case.
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Virginia is for Birders
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 30, 2012
It’s southernmost third, given to Virginia by accident of history rather than geopolitical intention, lies apart from the rest of the state both culturally and geographically. This was only the 6th ‘Audubon’s’ Yellow-rumped ever recorded for Virginia.
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Albino Hummingbird in Staunton, Virginia
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2011
Amazing photographs of an albino Ruby-throated Hummingbird that has been visiting a yard in Staunton, Virginia, can be viewed here.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of July 2021)
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2021
I found myself fully immersed in marine species while boating, fishing, and birding coastal Virginia with family this weekend. The best of a bunch of birds I see all too rarely was, quite fittingly, Virginia Rail showing well in a saltmarsh.
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West Virginia University to Build Animal Research Lab
Critter News
MARCH 6, 2010
Why would this West Virginia University project be the recipient of federal stimulus money? From West Virginia Metro News. Tags: west virginia university animal research Obama tax dollars us. It is the largest grant thus far under the stimulus package. It will house rodents for use in experiments. Because it will create JOBS!
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On My Way to 300
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2024
In March, it was the American and Chilean Flamingo pair that Jorge saw in the distance, and the Virginia Rail that everyone managed to see before me. The same month, Jorge called me excitedly after our church service, for me to run and see my first Zone-tailed Hawk in the highlands.
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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2021
There are several states with 100-199 species: North Carolina (172, unchanged), Washington (171, up from 144), Michigan (159, unchanged), Virginia (147, up from 122), North Dakota (141, unchanged), Idaho (129, up from 57); New Mexico (112, unchanged); Massachusetts (110, up from 81); Colorado (106, unchanged), and Pennsylvania (109, up from 102).
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Virginia Fox Smuggler Gets Six Months
Critter News
AUGUST 16, 2008
Attorney Julia Dudley said Blevins had bought animals for several years from trappers in different states and brought them to Virginia to sell to the owners of "fox pens." He was caught after a yearlong investigation by Virginia game officials that included the undercover purchases of 54 red foxes and 47 coyotes from Blevins.
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Elton’s Egret
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2021
But a small colony of them have made an exception for Elton Reed, who has fished off Chincoteague Island, Virginia for almost five decades. He found it in Gay Frazee , a skilled wildlife rehabber who runs Wildlife ER on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Over time, he learned to recognize individuals.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of July 2021)
10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2021
A Barred Owl called from the woods near his aunt and uncle’s house, Corey spotted several Virginia Rails in a wetland, and he saw hordes of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds coming to feeders.
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Signs of Spring Migration in Costa Rica
10,000 Birds
MARCH 27, 2021
During migration, they occur in more places, I bet that golden-hooded bird with a rainforest mixed flock was on its way to Virginia or Alabama or wooded swamp in some other part of its ancient range that used to bear witness to the double knocks of Ivory-billeds. Typically, in Costa Rica, this swamp beauty is a bird of wetlands and mangroves.
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7 State Parks for Fall Colors and Birding
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2018
North Bend State Park, West Virginia. Strong populations of birds reside in the hardwood forests and dense understories in this north-eastern location of West Virginia. Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia. Known as a warbler haven, 30+ species visit this bi-state park near the Kentucky and Virginia southern border.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of June 2021)
10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2021
I was especially pleased that a Virginia Rail (pictured above) was hanging out by a puddle right at the edge of the road when I arrived. I spent the weekend visiting my folks in the Hudson Valley and visited one of my favorite June birding spots, the Great Vly, on the border of Greene and Ulster Counties.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of September 2020)
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
On Friday morning he unsuccessfully chased a LeConte’s Sparrow and a Connecticut Warbler in Queens but had his second ever encounter with Virginia Rail in Queens as well as a Yellow-breasted Chat. Corey had a few really good birds this weekend.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of June 2019)
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2019
He had a suspicion that it might be a Virginia Rail though it wasn’t a noise he was used to hearing from Virginia Rails. To confirm the identity, he played a quick snippet of Virginia Rail tape – literally less than five seconds – and, well, as you can see from the photo above the bird responded!
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Returning to Old Haunts
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JUNE 27, 2017
One particular resting place brought me to familiar birding territory: Pleasure House Point, Virginia Beach. When I was first learning to bird in the summer of 2013, I spent a summer living with my fiance in Virginia Beach. During my three days in Virginia Beach, I knew I had to walk that path again.
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My 10 Best Birds for 2021
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2022
Virginia Warbler: The Virginia Warbler is a common species in the thorn forest of the Balsas River Basin, so I had seen it often. My Mexican birder friends reported the same over most of the country. I already used this photo, from the area of our church, in a post last spring. I don’t care.
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AdMall’s Event Report Helps Close $250,000 Annual Ad Campaign
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NOVEMBER 20, 2024
He also had customers coming from Virginia and many from Baltimore on their way to the beach. The first commercial had the wrong [highway] exit listed, and my client said he had about 25 calls telling him the wrong exit was [listed] on the ad. We also had many entries for the ‘Big Green Egg Contest.’ [The
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Famous Flamingos
10,000 Birds
MARCH 28, 2024
The cherry on my personal birding cake, along with those Flamingos, was a Virginia Rail , which was a new Michoacán species for me. Like the Black-polled Yellowthroats , these two species have been reduced to such a small part of the lake that you can almost reach out and touch them.
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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of July 2014
10,000 Birds
JULY 17, 2014
Keep your eyes to the skies for brilliant sunrises, like the one my buddy Beau Walsburger snapped in Virginia Beach this morning. I’ll be finishing up my Virginia Beach vacation and admiring birds on the Chesapeake Bridge Bay Tunnel on the way back to Rochester this weekend.
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The Thorn Birds
10,000 Birds
MARCH 24, 2021
Which may be why the photo here shows two Clay-colored Sparrows , one Yellow-rumped Warbler , and one lovely Virginia’s Warbler , all hiding among many vicious huizache thorns. We humans need protection from thorns, while for birds, thorns often provide protection.
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10,000 Birds goes eBirding
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NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Virginia (122), New Mexico (112); Texas (106); Colorado (106), and Pennsylvania (102). 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.
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What is the State Bird of North Carolina?
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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. ” That same sentiment is probably true for us all!
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Accessibility Matters II: Birdability Q&A
10,000 Birds
MAY 10, 2022
Birdability was founded by Virginia Rose and she is thePresident. As I recently wrote , after hearing an interview with Virginia and Freya, I realized that I knew little about the accessibility of my regular birding locations. Freya McGregor is the Director of Programs and Outreach.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of July 2019)
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2019
Despite getting good looks at Virginia Rail , lots of Eastern Kingbirds , and a host of other birds he decided to stick by his old standby as his Best Bird of the Weekend, a Green Heron. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?
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Bears and Bobwhites
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2011
Out on the Big Meadow in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, the ranger (that is Virginia the state, not Virginia the ranger) drew our attention to an unmistakeable bird call. This section, in Virginia, is known as the Blue Ridge Mountains, I am sure we all know the song! ps There’s bears!
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Snowy Owl Invasion!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2013
Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations.
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278 Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of May 2019?
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2019
Corey is taking his act down to Virginia Beach, which is a mighty birding destination in itself. I have to work this weekend, but you’ll still find me catching the last of this season’s raptor migration and any songbirds I can find. How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?
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10,000 Birds
MAY 26, 2019
Corey has been enjoying the beach and the sun down in Virginia all weekend. Spotting Blackpoll Warblers around here breaks bittersweet; obviously, anyone would enjoy spotting one of these monochromatic songbirds, but with this late migrant comes the promise of months of little more than resident breeders.
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Those Springtime Blues
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2022
There seem to be only one each of the Virginia’s and Black-throated Gray Warbler , which would seem sad if I didn’t love solitude so much myself. I have managed to see 4 Warbling Vireos at the same time, 3 Nashville Warblers , 3 Yellow-rumped Warblers , and 2 Wilson’s and Orange-crowned Warblers.
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Oostvaardersplassen
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2024
Since Twitter hadn’t been released yet, mainly for lack of phones, Thomas had a lot of time and he proceeded by scientifically and statistically refuting Buffon’s statements in his own book “ Notes on the State of Virginia”. He even got a large Moose fed-exed to Paris to prove the point.
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The Big Dip
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2012
You can imagine my excitement when Eric Miller, a fellow Queens birder, found a Virginia Warbler in Alley Pond Park in, yes, you guessed it, Queens, on 31 October, two days after Hurricane Sandy made landfall. That’s right, I was out looking for the Virginia’s Warbler with a whole big bunch of other birders.
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Back to the Canyon
10,000 Birds
JULY 14, 2021
Yes, Virginia, those Elegant Euphonia colors are real. For the taxonomy fans out there, the American Ornithological Society just announce that this species should be moved to the Chlorophonia genus. Blue Mockingbird. Gray Silky-Flycatchers are common throughout the central Mexican highlands.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2015
My travels with family to the coast of Virginia have already yielded a bevy of birds I usually only see once a year. Summer often means vacation. Vacations mean travel. Travel means new ecosystems. New ecosystems mean new birds. See why I love summer?
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The View from my Window
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 25, 2024
And in the past few years, a Virginia’s Warbler has also become a regular. On any given day I can count on seeing Wilson’s, Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) , Nashville , and Orange-crowned Warblers. Just last week, a Black-throated Gray Warbler started visiting, accompanied by a surprise Black-and-White Warbler.
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Releasing White Doves
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2014
“Mine are always found near the local funeral home,” says Maureen Eiger, in Virginia. “I asked Gay Frazee, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, referring to the time Pope Francis released two white doves as a symbol of peace, and they were immediately attacked by a gull and a crow. And weddings?
Turkey Abuse in West Virginia Aviagen Plant
Critter News
NOVEMBER 29, 2008
Overlooked this one. Another nasty farm animal abuse story. Whatever you think about PETA, I admire them for exposing this crap. It's even got Chuck Jolley from the Cattle Network riled up. Bottom line: If you’re running a business where you allow the kinds of shortcuts that let animal abuse happen, please sell it and leave the industry now.
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Least Bittern at Arshamomaque Preserve
10,000 Birds
JULY 8, 2014
Imagine my joy, however, as on my walk to the tower a Virginia Rail sauntered past almost within touching distance. Sure, a birder had reported a cooperative Virginia Rail the day before but I didn’t expect lightening to strike twice! The last one were breeders also, at Massapequa Preserve. ).
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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Science, Citizen Science, and Citizen Savagery
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2014
Proving that cruelty knows no bounds, some (language unsuitable for a family blog) in Virginia Beach is shooting blow darts at birds. Meanwhile, an Oregon farmer caught a beating from a neighbor irritated by his loud “bird cannons.” (Who Who knew there was such a thing?).
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of December 2014)
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2014
He’d heard reports of Virginia Rail being present there in winter but was amazed when one responded to a recording! Curse my rotten owl luck, I didn’t see a single one, but did manage a pale Rough-legged Hawk.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of September 2017)
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
My annual sojourn to the Eastern Shore of Virginia delivered all manner of tasty coastal specialties from Seaside Sparrow to Piping Plover to Red-headed Woodpecker (not always coastal, but still cool!) Such a pleasant little sparrow, and easily Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of July 2014)
10,000 Birds
JULY 20, 2014
While it was neither the rarest or most interesting bird I saw this weekend, the Eastern Bluebird that flew over my car as I drove through Virginia has to take Best Bird of the Weekend honors just because it will be my third blue bird in a row. The trick is to make sure your path crosses those of the right birds at the right time.
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