10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes.

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Elephants Botswana Africa Zimbabwe 183

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2017

The Zapata Swamp, Ciénaga de Zapata , is of course known for the three birds that bear it’s name: the Zapata Rail, the Zapata Wren, and the Zapata Sparrow. Cervera on April 30th, 1927, and a recent sighting (no photographs or video) in November 2014 by ornithologist Andy Mitchell and naturalist Angel Martinez.

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Cuba Birds 2015 Bahamas 161

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Beside birds, in this park you stand a chance of spotting the Eurasian Lynx , Brown Bear and Gray Wolf ! The Woodchat Shrike, Boljetin, June 2014. Well, do you really? The highest section of the Forgotten Road lies at 500 m / 1600 ft a.s.l,

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Serbia Turtles Birds Eagles 186

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

In October 2014, during a meeting in Hobart, Australia, the protection of this important region was once again blocked by China and Russia. There are five species of seal that have been recorded in the Ross Sea – Crabeater , Weddell , Leopard , Ross (first described during the James Clark Ross’s expedition) and Southern Elephant Seal.

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 170

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JUNE 3, 2014

Hugh, who years ago helped me find my first Pauraque in the Rio Grande Valley , visited Peru as part of the 2014 World Birding Rally, where he stopped thinking of himself as an experienced birder. Hugh Powell is a science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This is his first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Come to Peru, they said.

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Peru Birds South America Owls 254

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JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Audubon guides to birds have been around since 1946. New York Times, March 11, 1996. link] Howell, Steve N. Rare Birds of North America. Flexibound : 912 pages.

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North America America Birds California Condor 278

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

2014 ) showed through genetic analysis that the mysterious Spotted Green Pigeon ( Caloenas maculata ), also known as the “Liverpool Pigeon,” was a distinct species closely related to the living Nicobar Pigeon. The bird’s skeleton bears similarities to New Guinea’s much smaller (!)

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 275

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

It bears an iconic name associated with insanity and betrayal, but also with time and seasonality. The closest I’ve ever come to breaking that run was in 2014, when I only had six lifers all year. Common Cuckoo is a fascinating bird, an obligate parasitic breeder that employs numerous strategies, including fraud and murder, to survive.

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2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 228

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Germain has lived in East Asia since 2014. By Louis-Jean Germain Influenced by his mother, Louis-Jean Germain has long been interested in art, and in recent years, he has become an avid painter of Asian birds. Having earned both a Master’s Degree in Engineering and in Law, Germain works as a manager for the construction industry.

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Birds China Emotional Rights 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Even more disconcerting to me than these “trophy hunters” killing wildlife for “sport” is the belief by some that carnivores such as bears and wolves should be eliminated. They are listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN red list. But I digress. It is obvious that hunting is NOT conservation.

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 110