10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2012

It’s clear that birds copulate, procreate, and promote their genes with alacrity. Do birds feel love? While we’re used to declarations that our pet parrots “love” us just as we love them, and they can be quite demonstrative in showing their affection, the evidence is thinner for wild birds. Did Vanna love his cage partner?

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Birds Parrots 2003 Raised 273

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Every country has them, the nonnative aggressors that some refer callously to as trash birds. “Trash bird” is controversial birding lingo for any species that is so ubiquitous in a location that it surpasses unremarkable and becomes truly irritating. In some parts of the U.S., Gulls can be even worse!

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Columbus United States Birds Sparrows 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

It took place eight years later, in November 2004 by the bank of the Veliko Ratno Island. My notes of that paddle include some other mouth-watering birds too, such as three Velvet Scoters and two Red-throated Divers.). Among the birds in the shallows, there was one strange sight. And, now, at eBird. What is it doing??

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Serbia 2004 Eagles Chickens 252

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2013

I am sure you know how it goes…when you are a birder, your friends (non-birders) will tell bird stories, anecdotes or ask questions about birds they have seen. By July 13 there were 910 birds, and by July 27, biologists counted 1,500 birds; the maximum number. Birds Florida migration raptors Swallow-tailed Kite'

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Florida Cuba Colombia 2004 241

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2013

Since 2001, at least five additional DNA studies have upheld this proposed relationship, and in 2005, George Sangster proposed the name “Mirandornithes” for the flamingo-grebe group, from Latin and Greek roots meaning “wonderful” (also, “admirable”) and “bird.” Zusi and Robert W.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

The Eurasian Wryneck is the woodpecker that doesn’t look like a woodpecker, the bird with the portmanteau name that is also a medical condition (and which may remind some people of a Nora Ephron essay). They are slim and small-headed birds and their bills are fine, not strong and dynamic.

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Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 243

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Hardly the elegant, natural picture deserving of some seriously stunning birds! And what I found made me take a step back in time and reflect upon how truly special these birds are. In 1938, they were reduced to only 18 birds in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo flock and only 11 remaining in the non-migratory Louisiana flock.

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Florida Buffalo Louisiana 2004 233

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

This portal has compared data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fishes and vascular plants per unit of area, creating a biodiversity index. Best timing here is the dry season, June to September, when most birds are breeding (3). Sources: 1 Rwanda, African Bird Club.

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Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 221

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2012

But eastern Zimbabwe is an almost mythical place and a highly productive birding destination. I have had the privilege of birding Zimbabwe on a handful of occasions. The country is also famous for its regular sightings of that most wanted of birds, the African Pitta. Just be prepared for well…almost anything.

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Zimbabwe Buffalo Mozambique Birds 200

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

As 2015 comes to a close and birders the world over start thinking about what 2016 will bring we here at 10,000 Birds would like to take a moment to celebrate our best birds of 2015. Each Beat Writer was given the opportunity to share their Best Bird of the Year for 2015 and, as usual, we had some pretty solid birds.

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Today’s post is written by Monte Merrick, wildlife rehabilitator and co-director of the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center/bird ally x in Arcata, CA. Less than 2000 grams – more sail, it seems, than bird. After going the through the “red tape” of the international border crossing, the bird was sent by jet to us in LA.

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Los Angeles Killing Wildlife Rehabilitation San Francisco 246

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. It included surveys of nocturnal and marsh birds, and a point count survey of songbirds.

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 236

Critter News

JANUARY 11, 2009

New figures show that in the past decade just 26 out of almost 300 cases of illegal poisoning and other crime directed against birds of prey in Scotland has resulted in a successful conviction. Tags: birds wildlife crime UK scotland.

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2004 illegal Eagles Birds 100

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. However, birds in the U.S. are considered a distinct population segment, which is protected by the ESA and the Migratory Bird Treaty act.

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North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Terminology / Cow Birds Cow Birds By Rick • March 22, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share So what do Buffleheads and Bitterns and Hornbills have in common? They’re all named for livestock.

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Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 142

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2014

On my first day in Florida for the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival I landed at Orlando International Airport at about 9 AM, deplaned, waited for my luggage, got my rental car, and drove west. That’s right, the salvation of my birding day relied upon me laying eyes on a Nanday Parakeet. Wait, west?

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Florida Parrots Tampa 2004 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2011

In 2004, 2005, and 2009, it was ranked as the most dangerous city in the United States and in 2008 there were 2,333 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Birds can do that. But Camden, poor Camden, is what I want to focus on here. Camden is the poster child for the post industrial collapse of American urban areas.

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New Jersey United States Philadelphia Delaware 150

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2011

Seeing one of the world’s rarest birds is not something you’d usually think an easy task. If you liked this post and want to see more great images of birds make sure to check out 10,000 Clicks , our big (and growing) page of galleries here at 10,000 Birds.

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Puffins 2004 Endangered Species Sanctuary 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2013

Many bird species are more relaxed whilst you sit in your vehicle beside them than if you venture out from a distance further away. Most vehicles that are available for use in this industrial town have this non-friendly attachment and neither ourselves or the birds like it! Oriental Pratincole.

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Australia 2004 Asia Industry 151

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. But, then, aha!

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United States North America Species 2013 224

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2013

” that leads to comments like “…my wife and I observed what I could swear is that exact bird two days ago, on a pond in NE Wisconsin!” And what a pink bird the world would get back if the cryptos were indeed correct in this case! When it comes to a bird like that, I want to believe too. Of course not!

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Myanmar Bangladesh Ducks Wisconsin 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

These will be a series of shorter posts that will be scheduled while I’m traveling and filming for Nikon’s Birding Adventures TV. On the contrary, if you are a traveling birder, you might just find your next birding destination right here on 10,000 Birds. And this place has birds to boot!

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Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

The vast majority of guests that visit these “birder-friendly&# lodges are birders and the primary target market of these places is the birding segment. This is not a birding lodge. Add to this the fact that you can be birding within 2 hours of leaving the USA and you have a pretty unbeatable birding vacation!

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Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2015

This year was my third year helping to lead trips at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. The Whooping Crane I hoped to see is one of the few remaining birds from the effort to introduce a non-migratory flock of cranes to central Florida, an effort that did not pay off. It is no wonder that the project was discontinued.

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Cattle Florida Bald Eagle Endangered Species 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Some people read cookbooks though they have no intention of whipping up a mushroom risotto, some people read bird guide books, even when the likelihood of actually seeing the creatures in those guides is remote. It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds. SCOPE & SPECIES ORGANIZATION.

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Albatross Penguins Family Groups 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2012

The last time we saw Zebra Finch visit our garden was a pair in 2004 and then suddenly in April this year they appeared in large numbers all around Broome’s coastline and at the Poo Ponds. Female Zebra Finch The male bird has an orange bill as well, but also a chestnut ear patch and a barred chest.

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Zebras 2004 Collecting Pets 159

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

On Sunday, the same day that I enjoyed a bunch of winter birds in Sullivan County and Ulster County, I also had a chance encounter with a diminutive goose. But it wasn’t so easy as driving along, pulling over, spotting the bird, and driving on my merry way. What I was looking for was a bird with bright white cheeks.

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Geese Horse Farm Canada Farming 162

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2019

This bird is known from only a dozen localities, with only a handful of individuals and a very fragmented habitat, hence the critically endangered status in the Red Book. This many birds at the same site (out of 250 of the reserve checklist) have lightened our spirits, but still – no owlet! What are the threats?

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India Owls Tigers Cows 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2012

In 2003 we rarely saw Long-tailed Finches at all in our garden and in 2004 we only saw them once in October. When we first moved into our home we were concerned that the power was underground (in case of cyclones) and the birds needed a line to land on… so we put one up above our back fence! The rear of a Long-tailed Finch !

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

In 2004 – more than 20 years later – the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) had to sue EPA in order to get them to do anything about it. See the website for a self-congratulatory description of their efforts to plant trees, but no mention of their slaughter of the birds who might want to land on them.

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Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 246

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

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." Signed on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2004-05-05. Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Signed on 2005-08-12. Completion date: 2005-10-17.

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Primates 2002 2004 2005 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2016

It was a very quiet area with plentiful bird-life and despite some rather inclement weather in June we really enjoyed the peacefulness of the bush there. To get an idea of the area you can look at images from 2004 on Google Earth, because it would appear the satellites don’t go over that area too often! Bilyuin Pool.

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Parrots Ducks Australia 2004 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Most of the books about extinction, including Fuller’s Extinct Birds (now, ironically, out of print), describe what was lost and look for explanations, scientifically and historically. The idea of Lost Animals was conceived after the publication of Extinct Birds (2001), a 400-page, four-pound book on 75 extinct species.

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Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 269

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2018

More than 50 years ago, the Hawaiian Goose (Nene) was one of the first birds listed under the Endangered Species Act, part of the inaugural “ Class of 1967 ”. The program became more effective as managers learned the best ways to release the birds. Due to substantial improvements in its population and its prospects, the U.S.

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Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 102

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

Picidae, Woodpecker, is one of those charismatic bird families that everybody gets excited about. He was also an early social media adapter, and currently maintains eight nature and birding web sites, including one based on this book. The poetry is in the words themselves and the photographs.

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Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 249

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Man-hunting is ruled out as a sport but not, at least with the same degree of unanimity, fox or bird hunting. Biological warfare against human beings is generally condemned but not biological warfare against animals.

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Animal Cruelty 2004 Cruelty Vivisection 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

The sight of the large bird, so awkward on the ground, trying to launch itself with the coaching of an indefatigable parent, was funny, charming, and amazing in its uniqueness. About six-and-a-half years ago I had the privilege of watching a young Waved Albatross on the Galapagos island of Española learning how to fly.

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114