10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The wood stork occurs and breeds in Central and South America. Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. Photo: U.S.

North Carolina 212

North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2013

In about a week after the last count, no kite will be seen at or near the roost (Meyer 2004). Of all migratory birds breeding in North America, Swallow-tailed Kites are among the first to leave for the wintering grounds. The local kites at this time of the year are about to start breeding. This is not the case.

Florida 249

Florida Cuba Colombia 2004 249

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed downlisting it from “endangered” to “threatened.”. Specifically, the notice summarizes the long history of Hawaiian Goose conservation, including written recovery plans in 1983 and 2004 , implementation of those plans, and research, including a population viability analysis.

Endangered Species 103

Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 103

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). Mongabay.com has done exactly that.

Rwanda 229

Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 229

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2018

Gulls of the World: A Photographic Field Guide is a successor, or companion, as the author terms it, to Klaus Malling Olsen’s classic guide, Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America (Helm, 2004*). Distribution maps, ranging in size from one-eight to one-half of a page, indicate breeding and non-breeding habitats and trace migration routes.

2004 167

2004 North America America Europe 167