10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) generally creates a formal plan to guide recovery efforts. Fish & Wildlife Serv., July 16, 2015). Fish & Wildlife Serv. Indeed, due to dramatic increase, Barred Owls can outnumber Spotted Owls in their shared habitats. For species listed under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S.

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Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 124

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The White-backed Vulture was “not considered of conservation concern until 2007, after which its threat status has been successively elevated, becoming Critically Endangered in 2015 following severe decline in several parts of range and likelihood of continuing decline.” ” (HBW). students comes in handy).

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Elephants Birds Congo Africa 147

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MAY 12, 2022

(Note: this post refers to a trip I took a long time ago, in 2015. Still, after I used modern software to turn the originally black-and-white photos into colored ones, some of them may still be worth looking at). Second note: Inner Mongolia has a land area larger than that of France and Germany combined, and I only spent one week there.

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Mongolia Hedgehogs Russia Morals 201

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MARCH 12, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered ” under the Endangered Species Act. In 2015, a group submitted a petition to FWS to delist the warbler , relying on a study conducted by Texas A&M University that reported a far larger population and much more appropriate habitat than prior studies.

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Austin Texas Endangered Species Birds 183

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JUNE 20, 2019

It was Thursday when we arrived and every Thursday at Chrisochorafa square is a fish-free evening at two fish taverns. It is a popular event with the locals and the foreigners alike, where you pay for the drinks and salads, while the main dish, well prepared lake fish, is free.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2016

In 2015 a Federal Duck Stamp Task Force was convened under the auspices of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) consisting of seventeen individuals. ” The Task Group issued its final report on September 15, 2015. ” The Task Group issued its final report on September 15, 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Considering that Bald Eagles are known for their scavenging I thought that I would soon see it grab a dead fish or something and then land back on the stub where it would eat it. … 10,000 Birds is a Scrub-Jay Level Sponsor of the 18th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival – January 21-26, 2015, Titusville Florida.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife Florida 246

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

We were only a few miles from shore, so watching Ospreys and Bald Eagles return with fish from the Gulf was fascinating, as were the Double-crested Cormorants and Brown Pelicans that periodically flew overhead. I was thirsting for some of the species I hadn’t seen yet, and I knew my window was closing for 2015.

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Alabama Bald Eagle North Carolina Woodpeckers 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2016

My first experience with this bird was near the fishing village of San Evaristo, on the Sea of Cortez, 50 miles north of La Paz, Mexico. It was spotted by several birders at the Famosa Slough, on August 2nd of 2015. As of a few months ago, there was a sighting of a meransi across the US/Mexico border and up into the San Diego area.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided a MBTA case in 2015 and the opinion details one prosecution. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) met Defendants Crooked Arm and Shane in Montana, as part of “Operation Hanging Rock,” an investigation into the unlawful sale of migratory bird feathers. The facts are colorful and illuminating.

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Eagles Bald Eagle Deer Birds 113

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MARCH 1, 2024

The first sighting of it after being rung was close to the town of Utena in north-east Lithuania on 11 July 2015. It was only when I first pointed my camera at it that I spotted the ring on its leg, while it wasn’t until I downloaded the photograph that I noticed that the unfortunate bird was badly entangled with nylon fishing line.

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Lithuania Morocco Iceland Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2018

But “fish hawks” were impossible to ignore on Long Island, conspicuously perched atop their roadside nesting platforms high above the coastal saltmarshes and brackish cattail stands of Suffolk County, and – most importantly – easily spotted from the car. A close-up of Spring Whitaker’s remarkable can art.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

In 2015, mice suddenly started attacking albatrosses sitting on nests and attacks have been steadily increasing since. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants to eradicate all of the mice on Midway. For example, seabirds are unlikely to be impacted because they eat fish and other marine prey from the Pacific Ocean.

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Mice Albatross Honolulu Endangered Species 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. Greg Lawrence is a long-time friend of 10,000 Birds and a birding machine in the Rochester, New York, area. 1999, Holt et al. Evans, and D. Rodewald, editor).

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Ethics Owls New York North America 154

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

A little longer than its predecessor (by eight pages to be exact), the East Coast guide is your handy dandy, pocket-sized, all-in-one guide to the seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, fish, and other creatures you are likely to encounter on pelagics or whale watching trips, from Bar Harbor, Maine to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Jake lives in southeast Florida and loves fishing and Blue Jays (the bird, not the team). I’ve written reviews of titles in the series, but proof of how good they are came when I gave the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Florida to my 12-year old nephew as a birthday gift. He takes it to camp every day.”

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Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 187

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Recently, 29 fish species of fish were recorded in this area, together with 8 amphibians, 9 reptiles and 62 species of mammals (including 20 species of bats), together with Wild Boar , Roe Deer , Wildcat , Golden Jackal , Eurasian Otter , European Pine and Beech Martens , Steppe Polecat , Stoat and the Least Weasel.

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Serbia Protection Eagles Ducks 177

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Chapter One is all about Marybeth’s 2012 Big Year, an adventure she shares with Lynn, a fishing enthusiast who is probably the most supportive big year/300 year birding partner in the history of listing. Louisiana is a magical place to bird. ’ What was left to write about?

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Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

It is the last day of 2015, time to select the bird of the year past and set goals for the bright open future, when everything is new again. Press, 2015), and has also written articles on eBird and bird identification. Press; December, 2015. George is a natural teacher and I’m betting that Brian is one too. By George L.

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Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The tend to stay asea, bobbing and rolling in the surf, staying away form shore and presumably eating small fish. That would of course require that fish lived in those lakes.) The Condor, 2015; 117 (4): 485 DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-15-6.1. (Yes, Maine is a great place to visit in the winter; no tourists.) So, no Eagles maybe.

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Humane Eagles Investigation Research 216

Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

SB416, authored by state Majority Leader, Dean Florez (Democrat, Shafter), chairman of the California Senate Committee on Food and Agriculture, which approved the bill three votes to one on 21 April, would have the prohibition in place by 2015.

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California Proposition 2 Farm Animal Farmed Animals 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2017

This is awesome,” he said as the eagle dropped to the water and grabbed a fish, “I’ve never seen anything like this.” The vireo image at the top of this post is actually from our camping trip in 2015.). I explained and offered my binoculars for him to take a look. “Whoa!

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St. Louis Cooking Bald Eagle Birds 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2017

Instead of writing at home, I discovered a new “study”, a discreet fish restaurant hidden in the branch of the Danube. Shallows provide an ideal spawning ground for almost 50 fish species and submerged islands breeding ground for more than 100 bird species. Cover photo: Black-headed Bunting by Mark S. Jobling / Wikimedia Commons.

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APRIL 1, 2017

Unless those non-birding folks happen to be duck hunters or love to go fishing, they tend to stay away from the marshes, the riparian zones, the bottom lands. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to contact him in advance and he was already scheduled to take a couple out fishing so our birding was restricted to the dike.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. Hence, McCormick left his position to subsequently become surgeon on the Ross’s Antarctic expedition between 1839 and 1842.

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Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 181

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Does it follow fishing boats? Information for each species includes, at the minimal: common name, scientific name, measurements, general geographic location, breeding and distribution ranges, and abundance. Most descriptions also include flight style and habits; does it tend to fly with other species? Which ones?

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Albatross North America Birds Groups 167

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service. The 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , p.36, Texas A&M University Press, 2015. And, then there will be the days when I will be happy to know I’m part of a community and a part of a very specific history. The survey is done every five years.

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America Industry Birds Squirrels 239

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2016

Fish & Wildlife Service released “ Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis.” There are (as of 2015) approximately 262,000 world-wide users of eBird. Jason’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds tackled the importance of the National Wildlife Refuge System. How many birders are there in America?

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Wildlife Portland 2002 Collecting 180

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AUGUST 3, 2014

Many may find the inclusion of the Osprey into a post on German eagles odd, but the German name of the Osprey translates to “Fish Eagle”, and German birders would find it self-evident to include the species here. But who knows what 2015 might bring? So here they are, the German eagles… Osprey.

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Eagles Germany Breeding Hunting 170

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

We don’t simply learn that Great Horned Owls sometimes eat fish, we learn that in northeastern California, they eat Tui chub and in Pennsylvania they eat brown bullhead catfish. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (October 13, 2015). by Scott Weidensaul. Peterson Reference Guides series. Hardcover, 352 pages, 7 x 0.9 x 10 inches.

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North America Owls America Dominican Republic 233

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Most of these are common/abundant residential and migratory birds (and, this being Kruger, that includes five Hornbill species, four Sunbird species, a Trogon, five Owl species, and many other goodies); uncommon and striking-but-rare species are also included, so we have Storks, Martial Eagle, and Pel’s Fishing-Owl.

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Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 180

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Previous years had given us some idea of what to expect: in 2014, our inaugural year, we netted 72 species ; in 2015, we topped that with 76 species ; but in 2016 we had horrific weather and were washed out before the day was halfway done and only had 35 species. (It It was so bad I never even blogged it.)

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Birds Dolphins Canada Sparrows 112

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

An additional, five-page chapter touches on Other Sea Life–Fish, Sea Turtles, Jellyfish and Krill, Kelp, and Landbirds (the possibility of an exhausted migrating bird landing on the boat.). Princeton University Press, June 2015. That’s 22 Marine Mammal species and 43 Seabirds. by Steve N. Howell & Brian L.

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Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

He is also a tour leader and has written a popular book on flying fish. Armistead (2015), another excellent book on bird identification, though very different from this one; and, with Steve Howell, two companion books on Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: East Coast and West Coast.

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Birds North America 2012 America 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Frigatebirds are known for their piracy, but they actually get most of their food from hunting flying fish far out to sea, a fact determined by studies utilizing GPS trackers, heart-rate monitors, and accelerometers, all attached to the bird. Here are a few lines: They’re so rare, they’re pink, just like a fine steak.

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Studies at Cabo Rojo NWR have shown that virtually all species have declined more than 70% between 1985 and 2015. Fish & Wildlife Service. Puerto Rico has been at the forefront of ecological research in the Caribbean, in large part because of the U.S.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 164

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

This week, Bon Appétit Management Company vowed that by 2015, none of the three million pounds of pork we serve a year (including 800,000 pounds of bacon) will come from hogs confined in gestation crates. It’s time to send the message that cost is not the only important consideration.

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