10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As a result, the bird has a long history with the Endangered Species Act. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the coastal subspecies was actually a subspecies. If it was not, there would be no listing, as the overall species was not in peril. If it was not, there would be no listing, as the overall species was not in peril.

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California District of Columbia Los Angeles San Diego 192

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2015

Another species of Python, the African Python ( Python sebae ) has established a small population in the 2,877-acre Bird Drive Area (BDA) in South Florida. Photo Credit: Invasive and Exotic Species of North America (www.invasive.org). The impact that pythons are having on native wildlife is not well understood.

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Pythons Florida Mammals Reptiles 185

Critter News

MAY 4, 2010

Tags: louisiana 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangered species.

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Endangered Species Louisiana 2010 Wildlife 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The male of the species will rattle off up to 200 songs, his repertoire size varying geographically, with the western males having considerably larger repertoires than eastern males 1. It is obvious to me that the male Marsh Wrens at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge are getting ready for the females to visit their breeding territories.

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Sacramento North America Wildlife Defenders Of Wildlife 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2016

More than 30 different raptor species pass through this area, called the most vital flyway in the western Palearctic. As Director of SABUKO (the Society for Nature Conservation) , Rukhaia has led his colleagues in making a substantial impact, driving the number of birds killed in two villages down by 80% since 2010.

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Papua New Guinea Snow Leopard Pakistan illegal 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America covers 827 species, including resident, migratory, and common vagrant birds. The end result is that the whole “biographic” area (NCA plus southern Mexico and northern Nicaragua) is home to 41 endemic bird species.

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El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 235

Critter News

MAY 5, 2010

That's when the full impact of the oil spill on wildlife will be seen. Tags: oil drilling 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangered species. Right now, there are still no confirmed deaths due to the spill, but rescue groups are gearing up for the worst.

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Sea Turtles Endangered Species Sharks Turtles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2013

In under a month I will looking at lots of great birds at the 17th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. For more coverage from 10,000 Birds about visiting Viera check out Mike’s post from 2010 or Nate’s from this past January. John’s National Wildlife Refuge.

Florida 182

Florida Wildlife Alligators 2008 182

Critter News

JUNE 8, 2010

This post on Mongabay.com discusses whether we'll ever know the full extent of the oil spill's impact on wildlife. There are many animals that are "charisma species" that capture our attention, like pelicans and turtles, but what about the animals farther down on the food chain that we don't see.

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Turtles 2010 Pelicans Wildlife 100

Critter News

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Parts of at least 1,069 Tigers have been seized in Tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of Tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species.

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Tigers Nepal India Trafficking 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Though the third-most densely populated county in the United States (as of the 2010 census, thank you Wikipedia), about 25% of Bronx land is open, public space. The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” Most birders will go straight to the “Species Accounts.”

New York City 157

New York City New York Birds Breeding 157

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2018

At last count, there are 25 species of birds named for U.S. But only two states have more than one bird named for them: Hawaii and California, with nine and seven extant and eponymous species, respectively. states, with varying degrees of geographical relevance (sorry, Tennessee Warbler ).

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2015 San Diego Family California Condor 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Mixed macaws in flight (c) Tim Ryan Chris wanted me (and you) to know about Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT), a long-term wildlife, ecotourism and biodiversity monitoring project based in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon. FFT runs almost entirely from the help and financial support of volunteers from around the globe.

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Peru 2011 Deer Birds 206

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

I didn’t know what species of woodpecker it was, but I knew it was just in the clearing on the other side of the road. Black-backed Woodpeckers are non-migratory, although there have been documented intermittent irruptions of the species outside their normal range. Click on photos for full sized images.

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Woodpeckers California South Dakota Chad 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But, from the existing data, the authors have drawn a different conclusion – there is no proof that the breeding population ever existed, that the south of Africa was beyond the species range and that that all observations were of vagrant individuals. During my lifetime, this species was rare in my native Serbia, too.

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Sudan Macedonia Botswana Serbia 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

TE is practiced by state and federal wildlife managers; but municipal TE needs to happen if the annihilation of native wildlife is to be significantly slowed. Pretty standard. He also quoted a biologist pointing out how extreme the TNR people are and gave a few examples. But the TNR lobby has blocked its registration for this use.

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Feral Cats Trap Neuter Return Tnr Extremist 272

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Queens, the finest borough in New York City, as I may have mentioned before, is where I have now seen a whopping 279 species! What species will be the ten to get me to 289? Let’s first take a look at the predictions from July of 2010 and October of 2010 side-by-side. Did I do better this time? Read on to find out!

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Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 158

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Steve Falk gives authoritative accounts and Richard Lewington provides the detailed illustrations in the Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (a British Wildlife Guide published by Bloomsbury ). Although the guide describes species from a limited range, the importance of bees throughout the world cannot be overstated.

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Ireland United States Game Species 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

Cochran followed thrushes for 34 years and is now considered one of the founders of wildlife telemetry (instead of patenting his radio transmitters, he gave away his knowledge), but was a scientific outsider for much of his life. Schulman, 2010. Photo taken at the Sandy Hook, N.J. banding station, 2020. NOT IN THE BOOK.

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Science Illinois Investigation Research 200

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2012

On this final day of 2012 it is time, just like it was on the final days of 2010 and 2011 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. I even managed to shoot a video with hands trembling of excitement, probably a first of the species. It was a mythical bird I didn’t ever expect to see. Bruce Wilson was excited by a hybrid wood-warbler.

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2012 Ghana Ireland Birds 133

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

First published in 1973 in association with the Asa Wright Center, the book focuses on species descriptions, with illustrations grouped together in plates positioned in the center of the book. The guide covers 477 species, an expansion of 35 from the second edition, which was published in 1991. The AOU has not accepted that split.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 205

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 9, 2010

The 700 islands that comprise The Bahamas contain miles of vital coral reefs, which are the foundation of a healthy ocean environment, providing shelter, nurseries and feeding grounds for hundreds of marine species, including dolphins, sea turtles and a wide range of fish. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on April 9, 2010.

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Bahamas Dolphins Sea Turtles Protection 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Among these white-headed/dark-winged gulls formerly lumped into the genus Larus , there were 18+ recognized species the last time I checked, sharing similarities that make telling them apart for the amateur birdwatcher very difficult. 1998), then the proper name for this species is L. fuscus – should be separated as species.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Species Deer 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of August 2010) Commence Project FeederWatch 2006 Best Bird of the Weekend (Halloween Edition) Discerning Distant Ducks About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Community conservation – valuing what’s around us.Or

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend. On Sunday at Kissena Park I saw five species of sparrows. No time to take a picture.

2011 156

2011 New York Deer Birds 156

Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Born Free USA (BFUSA) is a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation. Through litigation, legislation, and public education, BFUSA leads vital campaigns against animals in entertainment, exotic “pets”, trapping and fur, and destructive international wildlife trade.

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Fur Animal Welfare Ethics Primates 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past A Birding High For Lowe’s Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011) Bird-Blogging Against Racism Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of March 2010) Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of December 2010? Turkeys, 3 or 4 species of woodpeckers, all kinds of song birds grace our view constantly.

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2011 Birds Deer South Dakota 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Which, naturally, got me to thinking about the newly erected order Suliformes, a development I mentioned in my December column, 2010′s Top 10 Developments in Bird Taxonomy and Systematics , but which I thought deserved further examination, for it’s one of those stories that defines the era in which we are living and birding.

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2023

My British total was a mere 172 species – not bad, but not very good. Every one of my 171 species was a bird that I found myself. It keeps a monthly record of sightings, so I can tell you that it was in February that I recorded my highest monthly species total (106), while my lowest total was in August (39).

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Estonia Portugal Greece Barn Owls 236

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. And, then there are the more familiar birds–Wood-warblers, sandpipers, hawks–some species migrants, some species with a wide range. Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic?

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. The simple answer is monetary gain, there is a global black market for these items, regardless of the species’ vulnerability for extinction. We start with Lendrum being arrested in 2010 at the Birmingham (U.K.) Back to Lendrum–McWilliam interviews him.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 255

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

According to the 2010 Census, the population was about 3.7 The USVI are smaller and have fewer habitats and, as a result, fewer bird species. Puerto Rico has a checklist of 269 species, 207 of which are migratory and the USVI has a checklist of 149 species, 124 of which are migratory. Postal Service.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2015

Consider these numbers recorded by long-time local birder Harry Robinson: 1,230 common nighthawks (the highest recorded count for Florida) on September 11th, 2002; 1,560 swallow-tailed kites on July 26th, 2006 and 1,660 black-bellied whistling ducks on February 5th, 2010. Additionally, 367 bird species have been recorded.

2015 244

2015 Florida Farming 2014 244

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

As 2013 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. My best bird of the year is based on the sighting rather than the species. Only trouble is, which of the seven species I saw this year do I pick?

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 168

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 20, 2011

Directed by Academy-Award nominee Irene Taylor Brodsky (HBO’s “The Final Inch” and “Hear and Now”) the film is the story of the 895th pelican to be rescued and rehabilitated by a dedicated team of wildlife experts and everyday people, many of whom travel the world responding to oil disasters.

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Pelicans Louisiana Endangered Species 2009 100