10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
These Blasts From The Past Finally a Feeder Watcher Recent Forest Park Birding Unpacking My 2009 Year List New Year, New Bird Exodus: The Migration of Saw-whet Owls in North America About the Author Rick Rick Wright studied French, German, philosophy, and biology at the University of Nebraska. Thanks for visiting!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? They reach breeding maturity at four to seven years of age, produce only one chick per nesting season, and only one in three offspring survive to fledging age. Initiating a hunting season at this point can destroy the restoration of some eastern state’s breeding populations.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2011
Outside of the breeding season a few birds may join together in a loose flock if the feeding is good. Redgannet (the blog) fledged in February 2009 and the 100th post was published as he was invited to become a beat writer for 10,000 Birds. Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2011
On the other hand, I quite enjoyed an array of Long-tailed Ducks at Irondequoit Bay, including one male in breeding plumage. They are not so incredibly rare in Germany anymore but this was the first I’ve seen around Heidelberg and the first anywhere since 2009. Thanks for visiting!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
Outside of the tropics, nesting would usually take place in the spring (in the southern hemisphere, spring and the height of the breeding season occurs before Christmas); these pictures were taken in March as the weather in Cape Town is beginning to cool. Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2011
Breeding behaviour and plumage was very apparent, but John Wise , an ex-pat Brit now resident in Orlando, told me that the birds’ activities had been held up for a couple of weeks during a cold snap that saw frosts in Florida. Mike Mar 5th, 2011 at 1:32 pm Those egrets in breeding plumage are absolutely exquisite!
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