Critter News

MAY 16, 2010

It's just weird how many birds are being killed in England, Scotland and Ireland. A horrific total of 6 eagles, 10 buzzards, 3 red kites, a Peregrine falcon and a sparrowhawk have all been poisoned in recent weeks across Ireland, England and Scotland. And these are just the ones that we know about and have been discovered.

Ireland 100

Ireland Killing 2010 Falcons 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). In addition to co-authoring the raptor field guide, N.

Mexico 154

Mexico America North America Falcons 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

While these groups were once considered two orders (Caprimulgiformes and Apodiformes), recent work (summarized in Mayr 2010 ) shows that swifts and hummingbirds emerged from within the night birds. So if you need me, I’ll just be over here thinking about doves and flamingos, parrots and falcons, hummingbird brains and our own.

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Black Eagle – Ictinaetus malaiensis. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle – Hieraaetus ayresii. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Brown Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinereus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113