10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2013

The non-breeding distribution is virtually unknown, although they are suspected to winter in northern South America (Howell and Web 1995). Until recently the vocalizations of Sinaloa Martin were unknown and known breeding sites are few and far between. Very little is known about this enigmatic species.

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South America San Diego Mexico America 179

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Gujarat, December 2010. Sociable Lapwings breed in several areas along the Kazakhstani – Russian border and overwinter in Iraq, Sudan and northwest India. Back to Gipsy and toward a distant group of farmers working their fields. Target for today: critically endangered Sociable Lapwing ( Vanellus gregarius ).

India 240

India Sudan Ukraine Camels 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

First recorded in Florida in 1949, it has been gracing the mature yards and suburban parks of Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties for several decades, although it has recently experienced significant declines in its population perhaps due to Hurricane Wilma in October 2005 and the severe winter cold of 2010.

Miami 172

Miami Costa Rica Florida 2005 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2016

As I opined in my post back in 2010 (and continue to preach) the Western Burrowing Owl needs a conservation plan. After five years of waiting and watching, we were so elated with this news of a successful breeding at the preserve that we applied for another grant from Audubon California.

Owls 101

Owls California 2010 Colorado 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2014

There are four generally recognized groups within the complex, “ Myrtle ” ( coronata ) of eastern and northern North America, “ Audubon’s ” ( auduboni ) of the western United States and western Canada, “ Black-fronted ” ( nigrifrons ) of Mexico, and “ Goldman’s ” ( goldmani ) of Guatemala.

United States 225

United States 2011 Guatemala North America 225

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 27, 2010

But the truly special part is all profits from the shop are donated to non-profit dog rescue groups! The talented artist, Nhi, who created Palm Puppies, carefully constructs each puppy individually and says “I spend a lot of time on the design of each breed to make sure I’ve captured the essence of each of them&#.

Dogs 100

Dogs Puppies Dog Rescue 2010 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

and the Introduction offers descriptions of each habitat type and the three other bird groupings. Within each habitat section, birds are grouped by genus or other unifying trait (strange waterbirds, common camp residents, canopy gleaners). The authors also discuss the best time to visit Kruger N.P., Details vary for each species.

Ecuador 164

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 164

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2016

Data were collected from the North American Breeding Bird Survey and the Pan-European Common Birds Monitoring Scheme. Bird populations were measured for each state or country over time (1980 – 2010) do track increases or decreases. 352:6281(84-87). The process of analysis was complex, but the result is fairly simple.

North America 112

North America Europe America United States 112

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Each family group starts with a description of what traits are common to the species within the family, its representation in Northern Central America, and other interesting, relevant facts. Each species account lists the basics—common name, scientific name, measurements in inches and centimeters.

El Salvador 229

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 229

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Yellow-billed Stork portrait (note the pink flush indicating breeding status), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania by Adam Riley The Yellow-billed Stork has a closely-related sister species in Asia known as Painted Stork. They are often found roosting in small groups along the edges of lakes and riverine sandbars.

Africa 232

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 232

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae) Black-and-white gannets breed on the cold, rocky coasts of the northern and southern oceans. He could not say the same today. almost everything about flamingos and grebes). Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

Sadly, it did not stick around to breed though I thought that it might. The only seabird of the group and it figures it is one that I hadn’t predicted! After the sheer number of birds that vagrated to the northeast last year I have to think that I will find a post-breeding juvenile wandering, probably at Jamaica Bay.

Connecticut 168

Connecticut 2011 2012 Jamaica 168

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

The male Bar-tailed Godwit are the first to show us breeding plumage and then the Red Knot and Curlew Sandpipers have two beautiful reds-red wine rather than cranberry juice! Breeding colour becomes rather obvious! She also monitors Pied Oystercatchers breeding along a 23km stretch of beach by bicycle and on foot.

2011 150

2011 Australia Deer China 150

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. 3) What was the best guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad 188

Trinidad Birds South America Research 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Gulls in Larnaca, taken 22/02/2010 by ©Stavros Christodoulides Recognizing that gull identification is confusing doesn’t help your average birdwatcher however. It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

Save $$: Up to $500 or more depending on animal and breed. Contact The Humane Society of the United States to locate a nearby rescue group. Book: Shift Your Habit originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on March 1, 2010. Here are a few great tips for future and current pet owners. Early Adopter. Incredible Bulk.

Humane Society Of The United States 100

Humane Society Of The United States Purebred Adoptable Shelters 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

He was named the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Cat of the Year for 2010, and he has authored two critically acclaimed books. Any animal group in the world can use these materials as fundraising tools. One group teaches tolerance and anti-bullying through Henry’s story.

San Diego 100

San Diego Kittens Emotional Cats 100

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 30, 2009

last year—28 million pounds—went to pigs, chickens, and cows, which in turn creates a perfect breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant super germs. In the 1970s, the FDA proposed a ban on penicillin and tetracycline in animal feed, but the proposal was defeated after criticism from interest groups. The FDA, the CDC, and the U.S.

Meat 40

Meat Meat Industry Farm Animal Farmed Animals 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

Explaining the increase in the number of sightings is difficult, as the Siberian breeding population is declining. My most recent attempt to see it, earlier this week, was relatively easy, as all I had to do was look for the small group of birdwatchers already watching it. It’s a goose I never tire of seeing.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

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 Press, 2010), The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, 2nd ed.by

America 211

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 211

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. Five species are grouped in a chapter titled (4) Dark Horse Gulls (Rare or Unlikely Gulls). These vary according to species. Close-up of Laughing Gull Range Map.

North America 192

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 192

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2012

Seabirds are one group of birds that go for the latter strategy. Others, like the petrels and some of the auks, will lay a single egg per breeding attempt. The investment placed in each clutch bur seabirds is so great that only one breeding attempt can be seen to completion each year. So why do it?

Eggs 163

Eggs Puffins Breeding Raised 163

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

According to the 2010 Census, the population was about 3.7 This makes no sense at all for a group that purports to be the national birding organization for the United States. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. But progress is slow.

Puerto Rico 146

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 146

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

The proprietor of our ecolodge guides my small group of birders up a steep slope where we see, just at the point where a scope view deteriorates into pixels, a huge bird—a Chaco Eagle, also known as a Crowned Eagle—on a huge nest. We start with Lendrum being arrested in 2010 at the Birmingham (U.K.) September 2017, Cerrado, Brazil.

Falcons 198

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 198

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The guide covers 747 breeding residents or regular migrants, 29 introduced species, and 160 vagrants, a total of 936 species. Scientific names have been reviewed by the Working Group on Avian Nomenclature of the International Ornithologists’ Union. So, there are two basic sections–marine and freshwater birds (pp.

Australia 105

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 105

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean). The organization varies, and there are sometimes more than one Group Accounts for a family. Introductory Material.

Eggs 218

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 218

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Here’s hoping this bird makes it back to its home turf to breed and comes back to spend another winter in New York State! These Blasts From The Past Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2010? Looking at the Queens Bird List Again Ducks Winding Up Migration Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of November 2010?

New York 184

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 184

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

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. 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.

2011 238

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 238

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

As 2013 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. The end of the year is nigh and birders the world over are looking over their checklists and reminiscing about their amazing sightings and devastating dips.

2013 167

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This is described in the Introduction under “Identifying the Age and Sex of Birds”: terms such as “immature” have been replaced with age groupings such as juvenile, adult, first-winter, first-summer, etc. It’s interesting, at least to me, to make comparisons.

North America 217

North America America 2020 Hawaii 217

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts.

2011 239

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 239

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

It covers 63 odonate species: 44 breeding species (19 damselfly, 25 dragonfly), and, in a second part of the Species Accounts, 19 vagrant, potential vagrant and former breeding species (5 damselfly, 14 dragonfly). Sections on Behaviour, Breeding Habitat, and Population and Conservation offer brief but specific information.

Ireland 168

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 168

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. million people (2010 census). Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season.

Ghana 187

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2nd edition (2014) covers 923 species; The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2010) 816; Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America (2008) 544; Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2008) 528; and the Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America (2005) covers 392 species.

North America 177

North America America 2017 Birds 177

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

One of the more interesting aspects (in my opinion) of breeding in birds is their mating strategy. In this system, females mate and lay eggs with multiple males over the course of a breeding season, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. of all bird species, is polyandry. Polyandry is found mostly in shorebirds (e.g.

2002 163

2002 North America 2000 2009 163

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

In Sibley Two, the in-flight images literally fly across the page in slight diagonals, with the full-bodied images are presented below in a parallel order (meaning we see the same bird–fresh juvenile, worn juvenile, 1st year, Adult breeding, Adult nonbreeding–in the same part of the page for each species).

North America 229

North America Birds Species America 229