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Corey’s best bird of the weekend was a male Long-tailed Duck in breeding plumage off the coast of Queens. Mine was a waterfowl as well, but a goose instead of a duck. April is a most mercurial month; hopefully, you found a an opportunity to get out this weekend and seized it!

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MARCH 13, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Bufflehead in Flight Bufflehead in Flight By Corey • March 13, 2011 • 8 comments Tweet Share Bufflehead are one of our most amusing ducks. Mar 14th, 2011 at 8:50 am [.] Get yours today!

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MARCH 20, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Autumn colours Autumn colours By Clare M • March 20, 2011 • 5 comments Tweet Share As you all get ready for the onset of spring in the northern hemisphere we are heading into autumn.

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MARCH 6, 2011

Like manky mallards, ganky geese display remarkable variety due to both the methodical manipulations of breeders and the variable volatility of the more natural kind of breeding. • Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or

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Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

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APRIL 10, 2013

More than 1 million birds, including tundra swans, snow geese and countless ducks, stop to rest and gather strength in these undisturbed wetlands each autumn. About 3 billion of North America’s landbirds, 26 million of its waterfowl, and 7 million of its shorebirds breed here. This is a photograph of the same area in 2011.

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MAY 15, 2012

Black Vulture - Despite a marked increase in Turkey Vulture sightings – nine since March of 2011 when I had my first in Queens - Black Vultures remain stubbornly absent from the borough (only two sightings reported to eBird in Queens since 2008). Sadly, it did not stick around to breed though I thought that it might.

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MARCH 16, 2011

By March though Scandinavian Rock Pipit begins to show some changes into breeding plumage and outs itself as a migrant rather than a resident. • Explore These Related Posts First Phoebe of 2011 Duck Migration Review of Gulf Crossing Cold Front Connecticut in Carolina (or how migrants surprise us).Or Get yours today!

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MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Petrel Paradise Petrel Paradise By Duncan • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels. Get yours today! Boring Winter Birding?

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 174

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MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. I shall not tolerate such nonsense. Good day sir.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

In my home state, Bald Eagles are breeding in 35 Ohio counties. Go to regulations.gov Click on Submit a Comment Type or paste FWS-R9-MB-2011-0014-0204 into the keyword box & click Search This will bring up the regulation page. Now they’re off the red list and bouncing back into the black. young per year.

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MARCH 13, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Autumn colours Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration.Or She also monitors Pied Oystercatchers breeding along a 23km stretch of beach by bicycle and on foot. Get yours today! I loved your post, I have to visit Australia someday.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2022

It is only a short drive out of town to go to the Roebuck Roadhouse, where the Hoopoe showed up in 2011. Already many birds have arrived and no doubt many are thinking of breeding. Although there are not huge numbers of ducks in the area at the moment they will be very spread out now the land is flooded. Pacific Black Ducks.

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MAY 5, 2020

When you review the system, it makes perfect sense: falcons are placed with hawks, nightjars are next to owls, and grebes are close to ducks, rather than separated from them by quail and grouse. I did catch a minor error in the page number references for Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Duck, which will hopefully be corrected in future printings.)

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MARCH 14, 2011

By Julie • March 14, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway?

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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. I frequently observed Blackbirds walking on the ground like rodents, even ducking under low tufts of grass.

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MARCH 17, 2011

The variety of plumages that they show and the way different individuals molt at different times is interesting to me and I have stopped being surprised at seeing a small flock of ruddies with some nearly in full breeding, or alternate plumage, while others are still in their basic, or non-breeding plumage. Get yours today!

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FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Some bird species are regulars at the Golf Course, but we have also had rare birds how up over the years such as the Banded Lapwing in 2011. The grass is ideal grazing for Plumed Whistling-Ducks and they are often seen feeding on the lawns when they are not roosting nearby at the Poo Ponds. Plumed Whistling-Ducks and Straw-necked Ibis.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

On this final day of 2012 it is time, just like it was on the final days of 2010 and 2011 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. After lazing in the heat I decided to visit the forest pools one last time, hoping for another sighting of Hartlaub’s Duck or White-bellied Kingfisher. Isaac, my local guide was hesitantly following.

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JUNE 1, 2021

There are sections, ranging in length from a paragraph to two pages, on taxonomy, bird names, habitat, ranges, migration, courtship and breeding, flight, bird intelligence, bird communication; identification; finding birds, life lists; optics and photography; ethics; bird feeding; and conservation. The grand total is 817 species!

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

There is not just one comparative layout of gulls flying; there are plates of small and medium-sized gulls in non-breeding plumage, dark-winged larger gulls, 1st-winter larger gulls, 2nd-year larger gulls, 3rd-year larger gulls, and white-winged gulls. as Birds of Europe, 2nd edition (PUP, 2011).

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MARCH 15, 2011

Over the next few days, the Alpine Accentors ( Prunella collaris ) will arrive on their high-Alpine breeding grounds – it is time to start singing, despite that the treeless Alpine landscape is still under metres of snow. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Kirtland’s Warbler is a classic niche species; they breed in only very specific conditions, which occur in only a very specific area. this species breeds. Fortunately, there were still a handful of immature birds alive at sea, and a few years later they were back on Toroshima breeding again. That would have been awful.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 198

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Splits were once a much more subjective determination, based on differences in appearance, vocalizations, habits, and breeding preferences. But you pretty much must come to Mexico to see the Mexican Duck , which I see every time I go to our nearest lake. These are a male and a female Mexican Ducks. A male Mallard from Munich.

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MARCH 6, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Orange-headed Thrush Orange-headed Thrush By Redgannet • March 6, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share The Orange-headed Thrush , Zoothera citrinus, is common across much of India and south-east Asia. Great shots!

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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! The Nuttall’s Woodpecker Tufted Duck at Cold Spring Harbor, New York The northern southern Woodpecker.Or Corey Mar 22nd, 2011 at 5:38 am I agree. Jacey Mar 22nd, 2011 at 2:03 pm Hi Everyone.

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New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 185

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Other papers are locked behind paywalls.) That research ultimately led to an article about the conservation efforts regarding the Laysan Duck in the June 2017 issue of Birding. Over two years (2011 and 2012), scientists captured 50 birds and successfully transported them from Niho to Laysan. 2011): 265-272. and Antony W.

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Transported 2011 Research 2012 113

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Greater Adjutants are huge birds that were once widespread across much of Southeast Asia; today there are two small breeding populations in India and Cambodia. 5) White-winged Duck. White-winged Duck is an ugly duck, maybe the ugliest bird I’ve ever encountered. 3) Greater Adjutant. Can you find the Small Pratincole? (5)

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MARCH 9, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird By Jochen • March 10, 2011 • 9 comments Tweet Share There is a lot of whining associated with colours and Europe’s birds. Get yours today!

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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. Thank you, Julie, for your excellent post!

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MARCH 12, 2011

Plus, I mean, it’s a giant chicken-looking thing that’s actually related to ducks… with that kind of identity crisis going on, what’s not to love? Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! The Magnificent Frigatebird is the bird I would want to see.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 197

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FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Our last visit to Herdsman Lake was in winter in June 2011 and last Sunday was a beautiful hot summer day and most people appeared to be inside as we spent several hours circumnavigating the lake system. There were also plentiful numbers of Pink-eared Ducks , Grey Teal, Pacific Black Ducks and Hardheads. Musk Duck -male.

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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. Red Knot XS41059 was banded as a 1st year bird on September 11, 2011 near the town of Tain in the Scottish Highlands on the south shore of Dornoch Firth.

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MARCH 21, 2011

On the other hand, I quite enjoyed an array of Long-tailed Ducks at Irondequoit Bay, including one male in breeding plumage. Long-tailed Duck by Mike Bergin Tags: best bird , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Were you impressed?

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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). Acorn Woodpeckers use both communal and cooperative breeding strategies which vary widely among family groups.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

I knew I would not be seeing the bird in its rosy-breasted breeding plumage, but somehow seeing the bird in all its forms helped crystallize its appearance in my head. The first book in the series, The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds , exploded onto the birding scene in 2011. I studied it. Sadly, I still did not see the bird.

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Ireland 2013 Breeders Ducks 170

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle. Breeding and wintering locations of Common Loons in western Maine (Rangeley and Moosehead Lakes region), USA, that received PTTs in 2011 and 2012.*. And, every now and then one of the Loons disappears too. You can tell when the Eagle is aloft because the Loons alarm call. More alarm calling.

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Humane Eagles Investigation Research 201

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

As 2012 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 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Felonious Jive really likes a ravishing returning rarity – a Falcated Duck. Secretive, silent and undetectable outside of its breeding season, found only in the U.S.

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