10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2014

I first observed it on 28th November 2012 and it left us and headed north to return to the exact same place to be observed on 19th November 2013. The information was sent off to Japan to enable them to let me know exactly when this little shorebird got its metal band and blue flags.

Japan 173

Japan 2012 2013 China 173

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MARCH 25, 2014

In the case of Midway, a National Wildlife Refuge , the offending species is Golden Crownbeard ( Verbesina enceliolides ) , an innocuous-looking flower that’s native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Between 2012 and 2013, populations of Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses at Midway reached near-record levels.

Albatross 186

Albatross Goats United States Japan 186

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JULY 20, 2014

Steve Young of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is the coordinator of the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area. As with many invasive species, there were unforeseen consequences to the proliferation of the plants. Plants Asiatic Sand Sedge invasive species Invasive Species Week Long Island'

New Jersey 170

New Jersey New York New York City Japan 170

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. One may say so.

Elephants 181

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

Additional back of the book material includes a Glossary, Biographical Details, a Select Bibliography, Notes, Credits, an Index to Species and a General Index. Cocker writes about the species within each family with a literary specificity softened by a tone of conversational patience. Random House UK, September 2013.

Birds 207

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 207

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2016

They are in large flocks when they roost of several thousand birds, but often they will roost among their own species. These two species are renowned for preferring to lie flat on the wet sand once the tide drops rather than stand around waiting for the tide to drop. Nobody knows where it goes, but we do know it always returns here!

Taiwan 100

Taiwan 2012 2015 2014 100