10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Waterfowl were then and are now the most prominent and economically important group of migratory birds of the North American continent. 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 By 1985, approximately 3.2 million, according to the U.S.

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Sacramento Wildlife United States North America 188

10,000 Birds

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). The only seabird of the group and it figures it is one that I hadn’t predicted!

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Connecticut 2011 2012 Jamaica 184

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Meanwhile, animal welfare and consumer advocacy groups in Washington are urging the US to look into options outside the global trade body for resolving the trade row.

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Dolphins Mexico Advocacy Animal Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida By James • March 8, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by shorebirds.

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 213

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) The second edition, with the slightly different title Birds of Trinidad & Tobago , was published in London in 2011.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 218

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

birders have been able to visit Cuba as part of survey groups and cultural exchanges for years, but those trips have been few in number and not always easy to find. The modern, pragmatic organization of the species accounts and the sections on habitat and conservation add to the guide’s usefulness. Garrido, et al., Press in 2003.

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Cuba Birds United States 2000 242

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Hawk watchers and birders who look at hawks (not always the same group!) There are probably more identification guides about raptors than there are for any other bird group. If the accipiter swivels its head to look at a group of hawk watchers without moving its body, it’s a Cooper’s.

North America 246

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 246

Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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Welfare Farm Sanctuary Battery Cages Factory Farm 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

in 2011*) came about. The book is organized historically, starting with Thoreau, who used corn to attract jays and chickadees to his doorstep, then jumping slightly ahead to the end of the 19th century and the bird protectionist movement, which advocated bird feeding both for study and for birds’ survival. million people in the U.S.

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America Industry Birds Squirrels 246

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Shortly after arrival, her group got the call that the dogs were needed. On September 11, 2011, Sarah will be attending a Recognition Ceremony to honor all working dogs and their handlers, veterinarians, and VMATs (veterinary medical assistance teams) who worked at the 9/11 sites.

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New Jersey Rescue Medical Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

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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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 260

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, one of the 145 species of Glass frogs living in the Cental and South American rainforests, I could look through the transparent skin on their undersides and see their internal organs. But, within the frog group there is a tremendous range of diversity. It is useful as a general introduction as well as for amphibian organization.

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Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

The Florida book’s organization and “look” benefits from an expansion to 322 pages for species accounts, covering about the same number of birds. During the last visit in 2011, I was fortunate to see all three Rosy-Finch species at Red Rocks Park. Colorado includes books, websites, listservs, and organizations.

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Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 257

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Other such local groups may disappear quickly, or only after a prolonged period of persistence. Feral Chickens number in the thousands in Key West alone and that population has not been dented even as hundreds of birds are trapped and removed – in fact, in 2011 0ver 1,500 were captured and trucked to an organic farm in central Florida.

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Chickens Florida Feral Species 221

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2011

And we try to get groups of school kids out to a few of the events during the festival. If you’re planning to take in a festival in 2011 or beyond, definitely check out the big boys and girls—the ones you’ve heard your birding pals talking about. Then, of course, there’s the impact on our local economy.

North Dakota 145

North Dakota Birds Ohio West Virginia 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But, unlike most books focused on a bird family, this one is organized geographically. The outline headings help a lot (I’m a big fan of any form of overt organization). The organization works out quite logically if you are planning a trip to, let’s say, New Zealand.

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Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 279

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

Leafing through The Birds of New Jersey: Status and Distribution is like hanging out with a group of long-time Jersey birders and listening to stories of past rarities, notable birding irruptions, changes, trends. Princeton University Press, 2011. And, where in the state will it be found? by William J. photographic editor, Keven T.

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New Jersey Birds 2009 Bald Eagle 209

10,000 Birds

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. 14 Responses to “The Nonessential Whooping Crane&# Vickie Mar 20th, 2011 at 7:38 am Wonderful, heartfelt and enlightening post, Julie.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The focus is on “groups of birds that are often observed in diurnal migration.” Also, because The Shorebird Guide already covers this group so completely.) Each section is composed of a ‘group introduction’ followed by individual species accounts. The group introduction of each section expands on these topics.

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Ducks Groups Species North America 245

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2018

In particular, a captive-breeding program (1960-2011) likely saved the species from imminent extinction (2,800 were released) and expanded the range of the species to islands where they had been extirpated. It appears that conservation organizations are not opposed to the downlisting.

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Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 104

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Bachman’s Charleston into the 60s when a solitary male in 1962 sang for no one but a group of incredibly fortunate birders. … This post originally appeared on 10,000 Birds on 10 May 2011 during Wood-Warbler Week. In Missouri in 1948. Mississippi in 1949. Florida in 1951. A few persisted in Rev. Nothing but ghosts since.

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South Carolina Cuba Missouri Mississippi 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Species accounts are organized by family; Broad-winged, Spreadwing, and Pond for damselflies and Petaltail, Darner, Clubtail, Spiketail, Cruiser, Emerald, and Skmmer for Dragonflies. Within families, species are organized by genus. Princeton University Press, 2011. By Dennis Paulson. 675 color photos. 350 line illus.

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United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 247

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

There is also a Nest Key, a four-page listing of nest categories–nests organized by shape, material, habitat–and the birds who build those nests. Each family section begins with a Group Account, an overall section giving the number of species in the family and nesting commonalities and differences. Species Accounts.

Eggs 256

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 256

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

This is important because when we think about evolution, we often (because we are humans, and humans are not all that smart) immediately simplify the world into one in which organisms carry (variant copies of) genes that they (may or may not) pass on to offspring and that determine that organism’s behavior. Proc Biol Sci.

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Zebras Birds Humane Raised 264

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Also joining the group was the Iams Home 4 the Holidays Adoption Angel Jack with his adopted dog Jane (Jack adopted Jane from Bideawee in October). 4, 2011, with this year’s goal to find forever homes for 1.5 4, 2011, with this year’s goal to find forever homes for 1.5 The program kicked off on Oct.1, Cat/Kitten 394,575.

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Adoptable Adopt Dog Kittens Shelters 100

4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 23, 2010

To spread goodness this holiday season, Purina ONE® beyOnd™ gave away $1 million to people and nonprofit organizations across the country on Monday, December 20. Perhaps this is because they believe in the power of giving to others; nine in 10 adults across demographic groups agree with this sentiment (92 percent) overall.

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Pets New York City Miami Denver 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

The authors set June/July 2011 as the cut-off date, and were able to add noteworthy records up to November 2012, the date the manuscript was sent to the publisher. New species that were documented from Fall 2011 through Summer 2012 are listed in one of the appendices. This can be confusing.

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North America America Birds United States 262

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

The book is produced by WILDGuides, a nonprofit publishing organization that joined forces with Princeton University Press last year to create the Princeton WILDGuides imprint. He is a trustee of the British Dragonfly Society and convenes its Dragonfly Conservation Group. I’m going to look at Britain’s Dragonflies first.

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Ireland France Breeding Eggs 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Foxes have also been known to take their eggs and there are now numerous local groups who endeavour to help the populations of Hooded Plovers along their local coastlines. In 2011 they appeared all over Australia in much larger numbers than previously experienced and these unknown populations are always a pleasant surprise.

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Species Australia Birds Parrots 179

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

He has authored Woodpeckers of Europe (2004), Birding in Eastern Europe (2006), a monograph on The Black Woodpecker (2011), and numerous popular and scholarly articles. Each genus is introduced with a brief summary of the common characteristics of the group and a beautiful full-page photograph of a representative species.

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Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 260

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The organization is the same as The Crossley Guide: Raptors (PUP, 2013): photographic plates and brief text in the first half and extensive “Written Accounts” in the second half. Duck Stamp program, and join wetlands conservancy organizations like Ducks Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Delta Waterfowl, and The Nature Conservancy.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 133