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New summer ed program designed to help kids catch up after pandemic

April 14 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter on Tuesday announced...

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Ranked Choice Voting Opponent Running No-Choice Council Race in Brooklyn

April 13 | Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY

This article was originally published on Apr 7 at 9:10pm EDT...

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Legal community mourns Federal Judge Feuerstein, victim of Florida hit-run

April 13 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff and Associated Press

Tributes poured in on Monday after Judge Sandra Feuerstein, 75, a well...

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Feds OK city’s water quality control plan for Newtown Creek

April 13 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a “Record of...

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NY to follow federal recommendation, pause J&J vaccinations

April 13 | Karen Matthews, Associated Press

New York state health officials will follow federal recommendations and pause the...

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Time to party? Events industry still uncertain about COVID

April 12 | Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

Although weddings and other big celebrations are going back on the calendar...

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‘Skilled predator’ FBI boss harassed 8 women, watchdog finds

April 12 | Jim Mustian, Associated Press

One woman carried a ruler at FBI headquarters so she could smack...

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Earth Day Treats

50-Ton Cargo Vessel, Using Wind Power, Headed for Brooklyn

Read more about the environment-friendly French ship bringing wine and chocolate to BBP, here.

Kings County is King In NYC Tax Refunds, According to Figures

More People In Brooklyn Refunded, Manhattan’s Average Refund Higher

Read more here.

B’klyn Chamber Forum Eyes Future of Retail in Aftermath of Pandemic

Macy’s CEO Gives Firsthand Account of Effect on Top Chainlegedly Deranged

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Brooklyn Bird Watch

As a former resident of Brooklyn now living in Florida, and a bird lover, I was pleased to see the excellent photo of the Downy Woodpecker by Heather Wolf featured in the Brooklyn Eagle’s “Bird Watch” series. The Scientific name is Picoides pubescens.

Your paper mentions that “Woodpeckers are constructed to absorb 97 percent of the shock energy of ‘pecking’ in their bodies, so the brain is protected…In addition to foraging for insects on tree trunks, they also have the power to carve out holes in the wood for shelter and nesting.”

[. . . ] It was fascinating to watch this tiny creature carve a cavity big enough to make its nest in a giant tree limb, and wonder about nature’s amazing adaptations. designs. The “shock energy” that this hard working bird must have endured during the time it took us to drink our coffee would have caused permanent damage to the brain of something not constructed for this work.

As your article noted, the shock force of the pounding beak is transferred to the body, so the Woodpecker’s head is spared. Three cheers for Mama Nature.

Read more in Brooklyn Bird Watch.

Click here to read this week’s story from Brooklyn Dogs titled, “A Dog Named Schooner.”

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A Cedar Waxwing, seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Jan A Cedar Waxwing, seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park, January 2021. The Waxwings have a colorful scientific name: Bombycilla cedrorum. In no danger of extinction, they love fruit. Over-ripe berries that have fermented in the sun have intoxicated flocks of cedar waxwings, causing them to crash into windows. Photo by Heather Wolf, author of BIRDING AT THE BRIDGE. Join the Eagle family of supporters and get daily updates on Brooklyn news (and birds).
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