10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2022
In July 2011 a Henslow’s Sparrow was found in Ames, N.Y., Although Henslow’s had been reliably found in nearby Sharon Springs for many years, the last documented sighting was in 2008, and the sighting startled longtime birders, waking them up to the fact that breeding sites in the state were rapidly being lost.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2013
A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State. They utilized GIS (geographic information systems) technology to pinpoint breeding bird location to a level far beyond the usual block-based geographic model.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 8, 2011
Every spring the wood-warblers come north bedecked in breeding finery and every autumn they head back south again in more muted colors. This fall I again spent time out in the field documenting the wood-warblers moving through and enjoying the last looks I would get at them for six months or more.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 17, 2012
Oil begins to wash up on the beaches throughout May and June of 2010 May 6, 2010 Oil washes ashore on the Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast, an important nesting and breeding area for many bird species. October 26, 2011 BP is awarded a permit to drill another exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 30, 2014
They need to go north to breed and we will anxiously await the return of the adults and the juveniles later in the year. Ideally a photograph is the best way to document your observation, but it is not necessary if you make clear notes on the positioning of the metal band and the flags. A small flock of shorebirds roosting in Broome.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 5, 2012
If it were not for the resident cardinals and large number of breeding exotics, Matheson Hammock would be all but silent during the late spring and early summer. Although they do not breed in the park, Brown Pelicans , Double-crested Cormorants , terns, gulls, and waders add interest to the beach and marina.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2012
The Blackbird die-off that was observed in north-west Baden-Württemberg, neighbouring parts of Rheinland-Pfalz and southern Hessen in 2011 was caused by the Usutu Virus. and species breeding in cavities are less affected. The Usutu Virus’ origins are in Africa south of the Sahara.
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