10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2016

2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. Below are my first dates for the last ten years if you are really interested in such things… 2016 – 18 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2008 – 21 March. 2007 – 26 March.

2016 102

2016 2015 2007 2014 102

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2017

It was May 2009 and we were canoeing the Jojkica branch opposite the downtown Belgrade. When I canoed those same waters two weeks ago , Gane (1946-2010) was with me, in a way – his ashes are at the bottom of the mighty river. European Pond Terrapins resting on a floating log. I trusted him to be stronger than the stupid cancer.

Terrapins 118

Terrapins 2009 2010 Hunting 118

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2017

I saw 425 in 2016, 510 in 2015, 560 in 2014, 517 in 2013, 529 in 2012, 375 in 2011, 601 in 2010, 609 in 2009, 313 in 2008, and 459 in 2007. The last time I failed to do this was 2009 so this should be a gimme. I will see at least 500 species for the year. Over the last ten years my year list totals have varied quite a bit.

2017 102

2017 Puerto Rico 2016 Austria 102

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The subpopulation in northern Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua numbered 834 individuals in 2009, but was estimated at less than 200 individuals, equating to c. 2010; Macaw Recovery Network 2019). 130 mature individuals, in 2019 (Monge et al.

Costa Rica 225

Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 225

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Here’s what we knew about the Painted Bunting up until about 2010: 1. These two points are discussed thoroughly in Tom Schulenberg’s 2009 account for Neotropical Birds Online: Painted Bunting: Distribution. So, what have we learned since 2010, and why is a Painted Bunting split up for discussion now?

Mississippi 264

Mississippi Mexico Alabama North Carolina 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Eveling and her team have banded well over 2,500 birds since the inception of the program in 2010; mostly Western Sandpiper , Semipalmated Sandpipers , Sanderlings , and Semipalmated Plovers. Since the website’s launch in May 2009, an additional 5,300 banding records and over 30,500 resighting records have been entered!

Peru 220

Peru South America Delaware New Jersey 220

Critter News

AUGUST 22, 2010

In 2000, around 1,000 breeding pairs were known, but by 2009, the number had plummeted to just 120-220 pairs, a decline of 88%. The Spoon-billed Sandpiper, one of the world's most threatened birds, is rapidly heading towards extinction because young birds are being targeted for human consumption.

Species 100

Species Myanmar Endangered Species Russia 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 21, 2010

Now in its third year, the 2010 BISSELL MVP Contest invites pet parents to submit photos of their furry friends for a chance at the title of Most Valuable Pet. The 2009 BISSELL MVP grand prize winner, golden retriever Norman, is a breeder for a Columbus, OH service dog program – 4 Paws For Ability.

Pets 100

Pets Columbus 2010 Breeders 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2014

The AOU lumped everything into “Yellow-rumped Warbler” ( Dendroica coronata ) in 1973 and most recently reconsidered the complex in 2010 (see Proposal 2010-A-4 ) but voted 7-4 to maintain the status quo. So what does all this mean — if anything — for how the birds are split or lumped at the species level?

United States 226

United States 2011 Guatemala North America 226

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 7, 2010

4 on Forbes’ list of 2009 “Best Branded Mobile Applications” after its 2009 launch as an iPhone application, now provides pet owners an even more engaging mobile experience through location-based utility, entertaining content featuring videos and photos, and relevant pet information. petcentric,” ranked No.

Branding 100

Branding Pets 2009 United States 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

During some shorebird counts he was observed there in July 2008, June 2009, June 2010 and then in 2011 he was observed back in Roebuck Bay on one occasion and also back with the main flock to the south. He was obviously exploring and one day we thought he may return to where he hatched from.

2007 167

2007 Eggs 2014 2002 167

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2011

Whilst ‘Med Gulls’ have now been breeding in Britain since 1968 it was only 2009 when they finally managed to successfully breed in Northumberland, England’s most northerly county. The legs and bill have deepened in colour and are closer to adult too.

Poland 157

Poland 2009 Europe France 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

In 2009 they laid two clutches of two eggs, but they were all predated. In 2010 they also laid two clutches of two eggs and the second clutch did hatch, but the chicks were then predated. No eggs were laid in 2007, but in 2008 they laid their first two eggs and after three days they did not seem at all interested in sitting on them.

Family 184

Family Eggs 2007 2008 184

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 31, 2010

Comment before midnight on Friday February 5th, 2009. Giveaway: CocoTherapy originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on January 31, 2010. To enter the giveaway, please visit the CocoTherapy website, then come leave a comment on this post telling us what you liked best.

Meat 100

Meat 2009 Pets 2010 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

In a news report from 2009, the DNA quoted a senior Forest Department official who feared that the poachers must have killed around 20 tigers in the region in just five months. It must be hard to work your fields next to the reserve a big cat for whom you are merely a tailless mouse. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Tigers 238

Tigers India Killing 2012 238

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

In 2007 one Pied Oystercatcher was fledged along this stretch of beach and none succeeded in 2009. There was only one that survived to fledge in 2010, two in 2011 and two in 2012. In fact they were the only pair to successfully raise a chick in the 2008 season and only one other chick survived in 2011.

Breeding 134

Breeding Eggs 2011 2008 134

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Accounts utilize the “user-friendly” field guide sequence proposed in “The Purpose of Field Guides: Taxonomy vs. Utility” by Howell and five other notable birding authors ( Birding , 2009^). It starts with water and wading birds and ending with meadowlark, blackbird, and bobolink.^ Press, 1995 ^Howell, Steve N.G.,

Costa Rica 203

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

PDFs: 2007 and 2009 ) provide a framework for the current understanding of the hummingbird family tree, which as my title indicates is a pretty awesome place to hang one’s hammock and kick back for awhile. However, two recent papers by McGuire et al. Ringer Booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus underwoodii ) in Ecuador © David J.

Family 193

Family Ecuador Costa Rica United States 193

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 10, 2010

31, 2009 To the Editor: Let me see if I have this straight: We are now feeding our children stuff that used to be reserved for dog food, by treating it with ammonia, in order to save three cents a pound? 2, 2010 To the Editor: If you can smell a chemical in your food, it’s an ingredient. 1, 2010 Note from KBJ: Enjoy your hamburger.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Hamburgers United States 40

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 10, 2010

In early 2009, in recognition of the increasing number of “Wounded Warriors” that were returning from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, FSD made the decision to concentrate its efforts on identifying deserving disabled veterans and matching them with a trained service dog companion. The DDF is separate from Dublin Dog Co.,

Dogs 100

Dogs Afghanistan Vet Iraq 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Where Are You Birding This Last Weekend of November 2009? What is the National Bird of Denmark? Community conservation – valuing what’s around us.Or

Honduras 150

Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 150

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 28, 2009

Up to 20 winners will be selected and their stories will be featured in the first-of-its-kind “how to” manual for real dogs that will be published in 2010. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 28, 2009. For more information about the contest and how to enter, visit www.ALPOTellItLikeItIs.com.

Dogs 100

Dogs Branding Lifestyle 2009 100

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Mars Petcare is the world’s largest petcare manufacturer, with 2009 global sales of approximately $12 billion. The Power of Pets Initiative originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 1, 2010. About Mars Petcare. Headquartered in McLean, Va., For more information, please visit www.mars.com.

Pets 100

Pets New York City Portland Chicago 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2010

percent for 2009 versus 0.99 11, 2010 To the Editor: I’ve been involved in beef safety research since college, and I don’t recognize the industry you’ve depicted in recent articles. Furthermore, where there was a modest increase detected in raw ground beef components, Beef Products Inc.’s Food safety is the No.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Industry Oakland 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

The writers have created a good book. If you are one of those 58.2 million people who feed wild birds, Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation is likely to enhance your enjoyment and expand your knowledge base.

America 222

America Industry Squirrels Birds 222

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

Wheeler, Clark has co-written A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors (also with Wheeler, PUP, 2009), A Field Guide to the Raptors of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa (with N. John Schmitt has illustrated the diurnal raptors in Birds of Peru (PUP, 2010), the Cornell Lab or Ornithology Handbook of Bird Biology, 3rd ed.,

Mexico 155

Mexico America North America Falcons 155

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

“The Purpose of Field Guides: Taxonomy vs. Utility,” co-authored with Brian Sullivan, Michael O’Brien, Chris Wood, Ian Lewington, and Richard Crossley ( Birding , November 2009) proposed a standard avian species order for field guides, apart from the ever-changing AOS taxonomic order.

Birds 136

Birds North America 2012 America 136

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Data collection for the Second Breeding Bird Atlas Project of Pennsylvania took place from 2004 through 2009, roughly twenty years after the first official atlas project, 1983 through 1989. The chart of breeding bird survey data goes up, up, up, particularly for the period from 1990 to 2010.

Pennsylvania 220

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 220

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Richard ffrench died in 2010 at the age of 80. Gibbs writes that ffrench asked him in 2009 to “prepare the short texts to accompany the plates of species not illustrated in earlier editions, and that his family asked him later on to work with the publisher to complete the book. The “Editor’s Note” by R.

Trinidad 189

Trinidad Birds South America Research 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668! If such a trend continues, we will lose these animals for good!

Africa 185

Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 185

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 20, 2011

A major victory came in November of 2009 when the Brown Pelican was finally removed from the endangered species list. As a result the Brown Pelican spent 45 years on the endangered species list, while state biologists worked tirelessly to reintroduce the species to its natural habitat.

Pelicans 100

Pelicans Louisiana Endangered Species 2009 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I was very happy to see photographs of two birds I’ve viewed at DeKorte Park, the 2009-2010 Northern Shrike and 2009 Northern Wheatear, as well as birds that I’ve missed. (I I really don’t bird Northern New Jersey as often as I should.) Mammal life has been harder to find and photograph.

New Jersey 142

New Jersey Legislation Mammals Pigs 142

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

Animal Behaviour Volume 78, Issue 3, September 2009, Pages 637-641. 2010 February 7; 277(1680): 469–473. Online here. 2 Bermudez-Cuamatzin, E., Rios-Chelen, A., Gil, D., & Garcia, C. 2010.0437 3 Nemeth, Erwin and Henrik Brumm. 4 Luther, David and Luis Baptista. Urban noise and the cultural evolution of bird songs. Proc Biol Sci.

Zebras 249

Zebras Birds Humane Raised 249

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 21, 2009

1, 2009 and Jan. Hilary Swank joins Home 4 The Holidays originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on December 21, 2009. This year the program, which started on Oct.1, 1, has helped more than 713,828 cats, dogs and other animals find homes. The goal is to find homes for 1.5 million animals between Oct.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles San Diego Homelessness Purebred 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? One important reason is the wide discrepancy in mid-winter count survey numbers—in Tennessee those figures were 44,000 counted in 2010 versus only 12,000 counted in 2011. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4 million dollars for habitat conservation.

2011 239

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 239

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2013

3 July 2010 31 October 2010 11 April 2011 15 May 2012. Sooty Shearwater – There are a total of three records in eBird of this species in Queens, from 2006, 2009, and 2012. I will get one eventually.

2012 158

2012 2013 New York City Jamaica 158

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2020

” (November 2009; thank you again, Lisa White). Red-tailed Hawk in 2010 was “The common hawk of roadsides and woodland edges;” in 2020, it’s “The common conspicuous hawk of roadsides and woodland edges.” The birds are listed in the user-friendly sequence suggested by Steve N.

North America 218

North America America 2020 Hawaii 218