10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 26, 2018
But only two states have more than one bird named for them: Hawaii and California, with nine and seven extant and eponymous species, respectively. I suppose a case could be made for renaming California’s two avian endemics – the Yellow-billed Magpie and the Island Scrub-Jay – after the state to pull it into a tie with Hawaii.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2016
In Hawaii, they are found as high as 11,000 feet ! Despite these robust numbers, their populations are declining on our continent, falling about 32% between 1966 and 2010. They forage on the ground, and are found in agricultural fields, grasslands, and even forests and deserts.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2010
In this week’s podcast ending February 13, 2010: **Britain’s Ministry of Defense defends its use of pigs as subjects in explosives testing; **an elephant expert argues for the closing of the elephant exhibit at the Toronto Zoo; **the State of Hawaii seeks to toughen penalties for dog fighting; **Animal rights groups protest the Canadian seal hunt in (..)
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Now that Hawaii is in the ABA Area , the next additions should be Puerto Rico and the U.S. The Hawaii vote made it clear that that the ABA Area is about political borders, not geographical or ecological ones, and the two Caribbean territories have long been part of the United States. But even with Hawaii, there are many U.S.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Reading much of the online discussion during the Summer of 2010, one might have reasonably concluded that the birding world was composed largely of staunch ABA critics and people interested in following the minutiae of its internal workings. What was the most surprising thing you learned upon taking the presidency?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2020
The most significant change in terms of the Peterson Field Guide series is that the Western North America guide now has a section on “Birds of Hawaii,” reflecting the inclusion of that area in the American Birding Association Checklist. ” (November 2009; thank you again, Lisa White).
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). David Scott. Matthew Monjello is a nature educator, birder, and Registered Maine Guide.
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