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Date: 6/25/25 7:04 am From: Nancy Cusumano <nancycusumano62...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Defunding Bird Banding Lab and more
I shared this article yesterday to the Cayuga Bird Club FB page Trump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs Experts say there’s “no substitute” for the Bird Banding Laboratory or the Breeding Bird Survey, which help reveal the health and status of avian populations across the country. https://therevelator.org/trump-vs-birds/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLI4LdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFHZVEycFY3YU52UlRoOEQ1AR50I36v-x9tbvHPIubFGQTteEFXgRBRcLn_sq9LpSNCYw-qkoF4PDPxtKkcLg_aem_IBLKyxRRsOJUS0Hu7oiaKw On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM AB Clark <anneb.clark...> wrote: > Hopefully not inappropriate to share a WaPo opinion piece this morning > calling attention to one program slated for defunding under the > administration's bill currently in the Senate: the USGS's Ecosystems > Mission Area. This includes funding for the Bird Banding Lab whose > activities support and result in much of what we know about movements and > life histories of birds in No. America...and beyond, since so many are > migratory. > > This link should allow you access to that Opinion essay: > https://wapo.st/3ZNVtFF > > Oh--and the rest of what that program does seems useful also 🤔 > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --

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