10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2015

It turns out that the women’s clubs had already chosen the wren , but the legislature disagreed. As a result, their populations have increased by over 1% per year since 1966, and as of 2010 their breeding population came in at around 14 million. It’s no surprise then that they are currently an IUCN species of Least Concern.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2015

The official Florida checklist counts over 500 species, and thus Florida citizens had a wealth of State Bird candidates to choose from when they named the Florida state bird in 1927. Perhaps it was their relative rarity, compared to now, combined with their varied songs that prompted the Florida legislature to vote in this widespread species.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Still, it’s not hard to see why the Colorado legislature couldn’t resist the Lark Bunting when they named it the official state bird in 1931: they are absolutely striking. annually from 1966 to 2010, for a total of 89%. Looking at the North American Breeding Survey, their numbers have decreased by 4.8%

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