10,000 Birds
APRIL 17, 2012
On April 20th 2010, the world received news that eleven men working on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig died in an explosion on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. April 20, 2010 At 9.45 April 20, 2010 At 9.45 April 22, 2010 After burning for two days the rig sank in 5,000 ft of water, leaving behind a large and growing oil slick.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2015
The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest North American breeding bird 1. The males arrive on breeding grounds before the females and, according to their range map, they probably breed here in Shasta County. I haven’t seen a female yet this year either but here is a photo of one I took back in April of 2010.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2016
While the females are much drabber by comparison, their gold/tan color and black spotting makes them stand out from other species as well. Partners in Flight estimates that the global breeding population is around 50 million; 30% of which can be found in North America and Canada. In Hawaii, they are found as high as 11,000 feet !
10,000 Birds
JULY 10, 2011
One of Britain’s recent colonisers the Mediterranean Gull begins to arrive in bigger numbers every year as post-breeding dispersal takes hold. Adults moving into winter plumage show no such dark markings (as above with Black-headed Gull behind for comparison) but note the distinctive dark-banded bill with yellowish tip.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
The guide covers the all–1194 species in the Species Accounts, including 959 native breeding species, 219 Nearctic migrants, 8 breeding visiting species, and 5 introduced species. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can So, I did some visual comparisons. Do I need new glasses?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Jessie Barry writes that “with practice, experts can identify nearly all gulls by size and shape alone” in her 2010 article for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Comparisons are made with similar gulls and other birds throughout. But, nowhere else is this approach applied to gulls with such comprehension and insouciance.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
According to the 2010 Census, the population was about 3.7 Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. The Puerto Rican Parrot and its captive-breeding program has been extensively studied, as has the Pearly-eyed Thrasher, among others.
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