Saturday, November 10, 2007

Say's Phoebe

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Going through my Las Cruces photos I came upon these of a Say's Phoebe that was hanging around the museum:
Thursday, November 8, 2007

Turkey Vulture

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A very funny cartoon: http://www.birdandmoon.com/birdandmoon/vultures.html
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Putting chlorine manufacturers above public safety

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The New York Times has a troubling editorial today : Air travelers are asking for trouble if they show up for a flight with 3.5 ounces of sh...

Scary news on the Lesser Scaup front

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Today's Duluth News-Tribune has scary news from Bemidji, near the headwaters of the Mississippi River : Dan Markham and Noel Hill of Dul...

Happy news on the California Condor front!

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I just noticed on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds website that California Gov. Schwarzenegger recently signed bill AB ...

Sad news in the pigeon world

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This from today's New York Times : November 7, 2007 Frank Viola, Leader in Sport of Racing Pigeons, Dies at 87 By MARGALIT FOX Frank Vio...
Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Another cool person holding my book!

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Here's Betsy Beneke at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, holding MY BOOK!!

Cactus Wrens!

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If Cactus Wrens were rare, people would travel long distances to see them. But they're pretty common in the Southwest, so we don't ...
Monday, November 5, 2007

Back to Edwards or Gore I guess

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Oh, dear. Stephen Colbert has given up his bid for the Presidency. According to the AP today : Stephen Colbert Drops Presidential Bid NE...

Pipits!

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Perhaps the most common bird at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge while I was there last week was the American Pipit. They were everywhe...