10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Cuban Trogon, the national bird who wears the colors of the Cuban flag! There is an island of fascinating birds out there, and I want to see them all. ” birding destination.* The full name of this unique volume is Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Comprehensive Guide Including West Indian Endemics Living in Cuba.

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Cuba Birds United States 2000 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. This is Hannah’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Hannah and Erik ready to see some birds! I love to go on cruises.

South Africa 261

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 261

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

In the mid-1970s, a local breeder was burglarized and a few of his birds escaped, after which the breeder released his remaining stock of about 50 birds 1. This is an animated map made from Christmas Bird Count data of Eurasian Collared-Dove sightings from 1987 through 1997 2. This first map is data from 2002 through 2003.

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Breeders 2002 North America Bahamas 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

I was happy to read that the wood stork ( Mycteria Americana ), a bird near and dear to me, was down-sited from the status of endangered to threatened species. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). However, birds in the U.S.

North Carolina 190

North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

Two reactions on hearing that Steve Howell and Brian Sullivan have written a guide entitled Peterson Guide to Bird Identification–in 12 Steps : (1) What? In other words, you don’t even observe the bird closely until Step 7, and that is to observe behavior. Another identification guide?, (2) Howell and Brian L.

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Birds North America 2012 America 136

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Originally from London, England, Luke Tiller transplanted to Connecticut in 2003. Newly surrounded by wildlife, he found his love of birds reignited. He now lives in Los Angeles, California where he is employed as a natural history tour guide and as a member of the Leica Birding Team. I think there’s a number of reasons: 1.

Bald Eagle 232

Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 232

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2020

Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) releases a survey called “ Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis.”. The report stated that there were 45 million “birders,” of which 39 million were “around-the-home birders” and 16 million were more active “away-from-home” birders who traveled at least a mile to see birds.

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2016 North America 2020 2019 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2012

Several years ago, I was asked to visit my nephew’s preschool class and talk about birds. Jake lives in southern Florida, so he and his friends had to be interested in learning about these birds, which they saw everyday, right? How old were the baby birds? I chalk it up to the original baby bird book, P.D.

Birds 205

Birds Owls Switzerland Lions 205

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The American Birding Association celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year and one aspect of its celebration was a reprint of the first issue of the publication now known as Birding. Thus, at that time, birding information was scarce and local, distributed, if at all, by individuals or rudimentary networks of birders.

UCLA 125

UCLA North America Los Angeles America 125

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

It was for many years the last place you’d find Stitchbirds anywhere in the world, and to this day it still has the largest population of this species and arguably the only stable and secure one. This week it emerged that the island is important for another rare New Zealand bird, the critically endangered New Zealand Petrel.

New Zealand 142

New Zealand Rats Cooking 2003 142

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Though Ron is based in Ontario his reports are eagerly anticipated by birders across the northeastern United States and eastern Canada because it takes into account a vast array of data to figure out which irruptive species might show up where. See individual species forecasts for details.

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2012 2013 Canada United States 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2018

At Duncansby Head, just a few miles south of Dunnet Head, I got to see birds nesting, and gathering along the steep cliffs, in numbers that I can not even imagine. Now, dont get me wrong, there have been some nice birds, and locations in between, but these two experiences are just so hard to put out of my mind. Flying in formation.

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Puffins Wildlife Reserve 2003 Farming 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

Jersey has always gotten a bad rap in general (the smells of the turnpike, the Jersey shore, the governor), and in the world of birding, the state often seems to be symbolized by two words: Cape May. The New Jersey Bird Records Committee (NJBRC) documents 465 species of natural origin. Press, 2003).

New Jersey 187

New Jersey Birds 2009 Bald Eagle 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Most of these birds are small, finch-like species with thick, conical bills for cracking seeds or eating insects. Writing in the Journal of Avian Biology in 2003, Van Remsen theorized: [T]he bill may exert more influence on our cognitive perception because of its proximity to the bird’s face.

2003 205

2003 Sparrows Family South America 205

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

While entering our double kayak I asked Andrew Hester, a local bird expert, if bilharzia is present in the shallows of the Ngotwane Dam, further down the river. Among 60 or so heron species in the world this is the only one using this peculiar fishing technique. Published in the Canoeist, UK, July 2003. Common Greenshank 3.

Botswana 181

Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 181

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2011

Outside of hardcore twitchers looking for specialty birds and after speaking to thousands and thousands of birders, I have concluded that most people really do not put much emphasis on our prairies. While we continue to decimate our short and tall grass prairies many species reach their inevitable peril.

Prairie Dogs 162

Prairie Dogs Colorado North Dakota Soreing 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

There are probably more identification guides about raptors than there are for any other bird group. This is a second edition that has been rewritten, updated, and re-invented, and it will doubtlessly become the hawk identification bible of our birding era. Yes, I saw the bird and it was incredible.)

North America 215

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 215

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

That’s how the limbs of the Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, were first described to me, and that’s what I’m going with for 10,000 Birds Pink Bird Weekend (or, as I call it, Think Pink Week). They make a bird that is quite watchable to begin with, totally irresistible. Bubble-gum pink legs.

North America 189

North America America 2011 Jordan 189

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2016

Jason’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds tackled the importance of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Fish & Wildlife Service released “ Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis.” That’s a lot of birding. Note that the FWS birding report is an addendum to a larger survey not directed to birding.

Wildlife 164

Wildlife Portland 2002 Collecting 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2013

2003 , PDF). So I wasn’t aware there was any controversy about the matter, until I saw a passage in a new monograph on the bird, The Snowy Owl , by Eugene Potapov and Richard Sale. Birds owl owls Snowy Owl taxonomy and systematics' Banks et al. And that’s a marvelous gift.

Owls 168

Owls Indonesia 2002 North Carolina 168

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Since he retired from being a high school teacher in 2003 he has really focused on getting amazing images and his blog, Feathered Photography , is loaded with them. He doesn’t bait birds, call them in, or otherwise mess with their natural behaviors in order to get his superior images. One is his focus on ethical photography.

Falcons 116

Falcons Ducks Utah Ethics 116

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Block pleaded guilty in February to felony conspiracy to violate the Lacey and Endangered Species Acts by conspiring to smuggle orangutans. This is the case in which six infant orangs were discovered on February 20, 1990, at the Bangkok airport in two small containers marked "Live Birds." from the Dept. of Defense since 2000.

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Primates 2002 2004 2005 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2022

So, to claim that I birded Inner Mongolia is a massive exaggeration. Let’s move to the birds). Like many other species, the Chinese Nuthatch is expected to be affected by climate change. Like many other species, the Chinese Nuthatch is expected to be affected by climate change. Third note: no more notes.

Mongolia 181

Mongolia Hedgehogs Russia Morals 181

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

My first birding trip ever was to Arizona. I saw a lot of birds, learned a lot about birding (including the fact that I had lousy binoculars), and gained good birder friends. I had a list of birds I had missed and a list of birds I needed to see again—second lifers I call them. At least for birders.

Arizona 102

Arizona Lovebirds Phoenix New Jersey 102

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

For those that might not fully comprehend, the birding slang-term to “dip” or to “dip out on” a bird is to go looking for a particular species and not find it. That bird can then be referred to as a”dip”, the noun version of the word. That most dreaded of disappointments. No problem.

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Norway Delaware Pennsylvania Philadelphia 222

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

There are few bird names that will elicit great big smiles and Penguin is one of them. Other contenders are Kookaburra, Shoebill, and Umbrellabird, but people smile when they hear these names because they know a song or because they can’t believe these are real names of real birds. <pause> Do I have your attention now?

Penguins 277

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 277

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 12, 2006

To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals. In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals.

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New York Times New York Gorillas Congo 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America by Nathan Pieplow is innovative, fascinating, and challenging. The guide covers 520 species of birds regularly found in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, including, interestingly, a number of exotic species. But, first the basics.

North America 161

North America America Birds New York 161

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. The first injured bird Nadeem and Mohammad ever found was a Black Kite.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation India Rescue Wounded 260

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2022

With nine years of experience using it and birding with beginning birders, I would like to update that opinion. Without birds like Blackburnian Warbler to spark people’s interest in birding, we would have far fewer birders. He has been birding since he was a kid, led birding trips across the U.S.

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United States North America Species 2013 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. They’re becoming an expected sight there – and one that’s hard to miss given their immense size.

California Condor 103

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 103

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2015

From a global low of less than 300 birds in the late 80’s, the species has recovered to 2726, according to a survey in early 2014. This happened in 2003 when 73 birds died from Avian Botulism. Birds Black-faced Spoonbill' The story of the Black-faced Spoonbill is one of recovery.

Taiwan 219

Taiwan North Korea Vietnam 2003 219

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

There are few stories in ornithology I enjoy more than those of a Lazarus taxon, a species thought to be extinct being found alive and well in some hidden part of the world. New Zealand has had its share of rediscovered birds too. Jerdon’s Courser , a small nocturnal wader from India, wasn’t seen between 1900 and 1986.

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New Zealand India 2003 Collecting 185

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

As someone who has a spent a week this August on a family vacation in Seattle I think that I am eminently qualified to write a full blog post on how to bird Seattle. But before I get into the details of what birds were where let me take a moment or two to mention the references I used to figure out where to bird.

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Seattle Bald Eagle Birds Squirrels 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

2011 203

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 203

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Stamper presents a compelling argument that the time between the 10th (1993) and 11th (2003) editions of the Collegiate was barely enough time to methodically wade through mountains of material in the English language to: (1) add new words, and (2) update all of the definitions of existing words.

Albatross 103

Albatross Bears Ducks Bald Eagle 103

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

Without birds like Blackburnian Warbler to spark people’s interest in birding, we would have far fewer birders. He has been birding since he was a kid, led birding trips across the U.S. and in Asia, and his photos and articles have been published in many publications, including Birding and Birdwatcher’s Digest.

United States 230

United States North America Species New York 230