10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2016

So early in the morning we left Picton and headed out along Queen Charlotte Sound, getting the general tour and occasionally stopping to look at whatever we found. They are breeding and expanding on the island and I can go back one day and know I have a chance of seeing them then. I didn’t see one, probably.

Charlotte 115

Charlotte New Zealand Seals Fur 115

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Last year, beginning about Halloween, thousands of juvenile auklets started washing ashore dead from California’s Farallon Islands to Haida Gwaii (also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) off central British Columbia. Since then the deaths haven’t stopped. “We may be talking about 50,000 to 100,000 deaths.

Science 151

Science Iraq Research Birds 151

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

In the 70s, with the survival of the species in jeopardy, the entire wild population was captured and brought into a captive breeding program in southern California. Turkey Vulture Wing Tagging – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. Turkey Vultures Galore – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder.

California Condor 183

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 183

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

A study on the breeding biology of Whitehead’s Broadbill was just published in May 2023 but leaves a bit of a puzzle as the breeding success is described as relatively high, meaning there should be other reasons for the population decline of the species. That might help these species deal with climate change.

Birds 227

Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 227

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The population is approximately 105,000 and the capital is Charlotte Amalie on St. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. Thomas, and a number of smaller islands. The islands were purchased by the United States from Denmark in 1916.

Puerto Rico 155

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 155