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MARCH 20, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / First Phoebe of 2011 First Phoebe of 2011 By Corey • March 20, 2011 • 11 comments Tweet Share My first sighting of an Eastern Phoebe each year is, for me, when spring officially begins.

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A 2011 survey by the U.S. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp (Duck Stamp) sales were at their peak in the 1970′s with 2.1 This means that only 11% of hunters buy the Duck Stamp raising approximately $25 million a year. The Duck Stamp has been around since 1934, nearly 80 years, and has raised over $800 million during that time.

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Rather than exhaust you poor readers I figured I would just share my top ten birds of 2011 with links to where I wrote about them, that is, if I did write about them. Tufted Duck in Cold Spring Harbor. The number one bird of the year for me for 2011 is the Burrowing Owl. Will 2012 be as kind a year to me as 2011?

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For those of you playing along at home, this gives me 17 new ABA birds for a total of 467 as of May 1, 2011. My own best bird was Caspian Tern , right on time along Lake Ontario. On the other hand, a woefully brief glimpse of a Hook-billed Kite at Bentsen State Park was all it took to move it from my world list to my ABA list.

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Answers will be forthcoming, but for now, I can tell you that they are all members of the mallard complex , a roster of about 20 closely-related Anas -species ducks around the world. The mallard is a mighty duck indeed, successful all across its broad range from the Americas through Eurasia down into Australia and New Zealand.

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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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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Though he could have chosen the drake Eurasian Wigeon that is still hanging around the East Pond of Jamaica Bay, Corey feels that the best birds of his weekend were the host of Ruddy Ducks that came in close for digiscoping (he’s on a bit of an Autumn ducks kick!) What do you think? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Last week I mentioned the Tufted Duck that had suddenly appeared in Australia and it is not the only vagrant duck to have chosen to reside in Australia at the moment. The first record of the Eurasian Hoopoe in Australia was well documented in 2011. A pair of Garganey with a Pink-eared Duck and Wood Sandpiper.

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APRIL 3, 2011

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 15, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past Steller’s Jay – Mysteries of the Common Birds A Different Flavor Of Turkey Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Happy Fiesta de las Golondrinas Lets talk about ducks About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

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In July 2011 a Henslow’s Sparrow was found in Ames, N.Y., A writing professor at Bard College, Rogers has edited and written a number of book about women’s experiences in the outdoors even before she became a birder, including her memoir My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir (2011).

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APRIL 4, 2011

As it was, we were only able to add Black-headed Gull for gull species there, along with Red-throated Pipit and Ferruginous Duck. By the time we reached Meneou and the Spyros beach at about 13:00, the weather had turned very windy, and we were shorted on a few species of gulls that we’d been hoping for.

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On May 2nd we bush walked to an ephemeral lake approximately 55 kilometres/34 miles from Broome with my Mum, who also enjoys birds and walking, to find more ducks present than on our previous visit a couple of weeks ago. Looking across to the far side of the lake we noticed a very large duck and it was swimming close to the edge.

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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. Very well done! I am a man.

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Podicipediformes, aka Grebes, are freshwater diving duckish birds that are not ducks. From Birdlife International, “In 2010-2011 an American Mink Neovison vison, a new arrival on the Buenos Aires plateau, killed more than half the adults in a breeding colony of two dozen nests (Roesler et al. Roesler, I.; Casañas, H.; Imberti, S.

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I’ve birded there several times over the years, including my first birding jaunt of 2011 , so I was familiar enough that I figured it would be ideal for me to see lots of species quickly. San Joaquin is renowned among wildlife photographers for the up close opportunities with shorebirds and ducks. Especially not like this.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Proposal: Creation of a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp A birder, wildlife watcher, photographer and non-hunter version of the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (aka Federal Duck Stamp). She says, “there’s just a cultural bias against anything related to hunting.”

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MARCH 9, 2011

These Blasts From The Past 2 Book Giveaway Given Away Least Terns Doing Well in Oklahoma Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip Should Subsistence Bird Hunters in Alaska Buy Duck Stamps? Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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MARCH 6, 2011

• 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 Summer Foovay Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:43 pm I don’t know about anyone else but I like both the manky ducks and ganky geese. Get yours today! Thanks for visiting!

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MARCH 17, 2011

5 Responses to “If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am What is it with North American birders and squirrels?! KATHLEEN Mar 17th, 2011 at 2:17 pm DO MOCKINGBIRDS MIGRATE? YourBirdOasis.com Mar 17th, 2011 at 8:17 pm BurlingtonFreePress is digging deep Corey.

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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 4, 2011

By Corey • March 4, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share The Mute Swan Cygnus olor became the national bird of Denmark in 1984, replacing the Skylark Alauda arvensis. Corey Mar 5th, 2011 at 7:28 am @Clare: Does Australia have a national bird for the whole country? Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds.

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MARCH 14, 2011

By Corey • March 14, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share She calls herself a photo-blogger but this post does blur the line a bit , no? And how unfair is it that my folks have had better looks at redpolls this year then I have? &# Mom Mar 14th, 2011 at 7:35 pm Thanks Corey. Does This Make My Mom A Bird Blogger? There, i said it.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

But if you want herons and ducks and shorebirds and geese and egrets and swans and rails the best bet is the famed Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge along State Route 2 in Oak Harbor, Ohio. While at the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium I made two visits to the refuge, once at dawn and once early in the afternoon.

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MARCH 16, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Conservation / Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas By Mike • March 16, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share The U.S. More important, they WANT your feedback!

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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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MARCH 8, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage By Corey • March 8, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share It should come as no surprise to readers of 10,000 Birds that I do not love gulls.

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MARCH 7, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Bird Surprises Bird Surprises By Bill • March 8, 2011 • 9 comments Tweet Share Sometimes we watchers see birds do things that surprise us—things birds are not supposed to do. Sorry we didn’t meet you.

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MARCH 16, 2011

• 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 4 Responses to “Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 4:53 am Drool, drool, drool… Oh, I miss it! Get yours today!

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

My second twitch, during the winter of 2011, was also in the area of McArthur where an American Tree Sparrow ( Spizella arborea ) was spotted during a Christmas Bird Count. This leads me to my third twitch for the celebrated Falcated Duck ( Anas falcata ) at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in January of 2012.

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MARCH 18, 2011

By Corey • March 18, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share The national bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw. Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds. What is the National Bird of Honduras? Community conservation – valuing what’s around us.Or One Response to “What is the National Bird of Honduras?&#

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

.” The Cinnamon Teal ( Anas cyanoptera ) is one of the least abundant dabbling ducks in North America. More than three million ducks and one million geese migrate to the Sacramento Valley every fall. As I quoted in my previous post on promoting a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp , by 2011 the number of hunters had grown to 13.7

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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 8 Responses to “Sea Snakes of Northern Australia&# tai haku Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:15 am Awesome post Clare. Jochen Mar 15th, 2011 at 4:19 am YES!!!

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AUGUST 1, 2011

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. Buried in the text at that link is the proposal to hunt Kentucky Sandhill Cranes, along with a bunch of duck hunting stuff. Fish and Wildlife Services 4401 N.

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APRIL 20, 2011

O beautiful for whistling ducks! Even in the Brazilian Amazon, I’ve never seen this many whistling ducks together–there were sixty at a manmade lake behind the Brevard Community College near Titusville, Florida. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. a tropical delight! What a sight.

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MARCH 22, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Terminology / Cow Birds Cow Birds By Rick • March 22, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share So what do Buffleheads and Bitterns and Hornbills have in common? They’re all named for livestock.

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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. This is a photograph of the same area in 2011. As of September 2011, roughly 663 square kilometers (256 square miles) of land had been disturbed for oil sand mining 3.

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