10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2012
A large roost of Purple Martins at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is considered a nuisance because of their droppings so they are being sprayed with fire hoses.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2021
As devoted readers of 10,000 Birds know , the writers contribute checklists to a joint eBird account called the “ 10,000 Birds Collaborative.”. Many of the states with more than 200 species are home to contributors and/or have destination birding locations and/or are popular places generally.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Last year, I compiled a subjective list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding. In many ways, Hagerman NWR is similar to other well-known birding refuges. In particular, most birding occurs within view of an oil well. In some instances, the birding is incongruously right next to oil rigs or pads.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2011
How cool is it that the earthquake in Oklahoma yesterday yielded radar images of birds and bugs taking flight just after the earthquake hit? Neat, right?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2011
Starlings are taking the blame for missing lights from a Christmas star in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. According to Chairman Jim Clark, all of the lights have been eaten by birds. The birds, mainly starlings, have cost the county $1,200 for new lights. Does this make sense to anyone?
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
I don’t mean people who steal birds. I mean birds who steal, sometimes from people. It’s a sad fact of life: sometimes birds take things that don’t belong to them. Crows, who are probably the most larcenous birds on earth, make off with anything they can get their beaks on. Raptors mug each other mid-air.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Since 2016, writers at 10,000 Birds have been contributing checklists to a joint eBird account called the “10,000 Birds Collaborative.” The writers at 10,000 Birds span the globe, but I am particularly interested in the lists for the United States, as that is my “beat.” For the United States, there is also a state list.
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