Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet

There are several small breeding flocks established in the Galveston-Houston area. I became aware of them one day when I was enjoying a quiet lunch and a raucous group descended into a tree next to where I was sitting.

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Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet
  6. Penguin
3403

Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet
  6. Penguin
  7. starling

The original 60 birds released in NYC’s Central Park in 1890 (supposedly because Eugene Schieffelin wanted to introduce all the birds mentioned in the plays of William Shakespeare to North America) have multiplied to 200 million, occupying an area extending from southern Canada and Alaska to Central America.

3404

Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet
  6. Penguin
  7. starling
  8. Ostrich
3405

Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet
  6. Penguin
  7. starling
  8. Ostrich
  9. European starling
3406

Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet
  6. Penguin
  7. starling
  8. Ostrich
  9. European starling
  10. Robin

The American species known as robins (Turdus migratorius) are not the same as the European species (Erithacus rubecula) originally given that name.

3407

Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet
  6. Penguin
  7. starling
  8. Ostrich
  9. European starling
  10. Robin
  11. Cygnus olor, the mute swan
3408

Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet
  6. Penguin
  7. starling
  8. Ostrich
  9. European starling
  10. Robin
  11. Cygnus olor, the mute swan
  12. Cattle egret

Until a few years ago I thought they were native - they’re everywhere! - but they arrived in South America from Africa in the 1870s, gradually moved north, and got to Texas and Florida by the 1950s.

I guess the cows had to use DEET until then :slight_smile:

3409

Species or genus, by correct English nomenclature, of actual wild birds that are not native to USA

  1. Hoopoe
  2. Emu
  3. Dodo
  4. House sparrow
  5. Monk parakeet
  6. Penguin
  7. starling
  8. Ostrich
  9. European starling
  10. Robin
  11. Cygnus olor, the mute swan
  12. Cattle egret
  13. Andean Condor

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Unlikely campaign slogans

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Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
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Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
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Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
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Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
  5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle.
3414

Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
  5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle.
  6. I know nothing about politics. That’s a positive.
3415

Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
  5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle.
  6. I know nothing about politics. That’s a positive.
  7. If elected, I promise to resign.
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Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
  5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle.
  6. I know nothing about politics. That’s a positive.
  7. If elected, I promise to resign.
  8. I’m cute! Vote for me!
3417

Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
  5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle.
  6. I know nothing about politics. That’s a positive.
  7. If elected, I promise to resign.
  8. I’m cute! Vote for me!
  9. I speak NewSpeak – Maybe I can help.
3418

Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
  5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle.
  6. I know nothing about politics. That’s a positive.
  7. If elected, I promise to resign.
  8. I’m cute! Vote for me!
  9. I speak NewSpeak – Maybe I can help.
  10. I’m an illegal alien. Open the borders!
3419

Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
  5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle.
  6. I know nothing about politics. That’s a positive.
  7. If elected, I promise to resign.
  8. I’m cute! Vote for me!
  9. I speak NewSpeak – Maybe I can help.
  10. I’m an illegal alien. Open the borders!
  11. We come in peace. Shoot to kill.
3420

Unlikely campaign slogans

  1. Vote for the other guy - my spouse forced me to run
  2. Why vote for the Lesser of two Evils?
  3. Pence/Hillary 2024
  4. I’d rather be fishing…but I need the money
  5. Vote for me and the Covid19 virus will go away, like a miracle.
  6. I know nothing about politics. That’s a positive.
  7. If elected, I promise to resign.
  8. I’m cute! Vote for me!
  9. I speak NewSpeak – Maybe I can help.
  10. I’m an illegal alien. Open the borders!
  11. We come in peace. Shoot to kill.
  12. There’s a pandemic. Start profiteering. 30,000 Dow by election day.