10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Its buffy face and chest identified it as an immature bird (thank you, 7th edition of the National Geographic Guide to Birds of North America, soon to be reviewed here). There has been some discussion about the history of Corn Crakes in North America, and I expect there will be more if the bird sticks. And, the feathers!

New York 167

New York North America France Feral Cats 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2013

Everybody knows sparrows, except for the fact that most people don’t know anything about sparrows.Kim Todd sets out to rectify this in a small, elegant book that covers both House Sparrows , the Passer tribe, and the other birds colloquially called sparrows throughout the world (albeit she concentrates most on North America and Britain.)

Sparrows 188

Sparrows Feral Cats North America Feral 188

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

Unlike North America, Germany has never had naturally occurring psittacines that went extinct, and the one we have is a true and complete invasive alien introduction. It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds.

Germany 251

Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 251

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2014

– Greater Rheas : Germany’s new Big Bird – Feral Pigeons World Wide – New York City’s First Eurasian Collared-Dove – The Eurasian Collared-Dove Explosion: Coming to a Town Near You!

Species 160

Species Feral Cats Feral Miami 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Pranty had a particular challenge for Florida, where exotics and feral forms of species like Mallard are seen throughout the state, especially in the southern peninsula. ” In addition, he adds ten exotic/feral species to the checklist in the back of the book, astericking them as non-official checklist birds.

Colorado 247

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 247

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

Ducks 226

Ducks 2011 Deer New York 226

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It somehow seems unfair that a bird that that has lived through innumerable dangers from when it was born, through its first migration south, a full winter, another migration to the north, breeding season, and another trip south could meet its end in the mouth of a cat. dead Common Yellowthroat Please, keep your cats indoors.

Feral Cats 191

Feral Cats Cats Killing North America 191

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Clapper Rails are common but rarely seen birds across the islands and on my own island are common in a range of habitats that may surprise readers used to seeing them in wetlands in North America. Can we find a suitable island free from feral predators that would devastate the introduced species? Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni.

Puerto Rico 195

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 195

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

And, then there are the pick-up-dead-birds initiatives in major cities in North America–New York City’s Project Safe Flight, Chicago’s Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, Toronto’s Bird Collision Monitoring Patrols, Washington, D.C.’s ’s Lights Out DC, to name a few.

New York City 261

New York City Birds Illinois Science 261

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. I confess, I don’t always love hawks. They’re also confoundingly difficult to identify, the eternal inscrutable spot in the distance. This is probably why I number so many hawk books in my collection.

Eagles 196

Eagles 2011 North America Utah 196

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

In any event, there is the distinct possibility that Wild Turkeys in North America today form a kind of squished up ring species, with an entirely anthropogenic European arm. Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Which would be weird.

Turkey 210

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 210