10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2016

Pileated Woodpeckers take BBOTW honors quite often around here, but who can resist the captivating sight of an adult teaching two big, gangly juveniles the finer points of extracting nutrients from decaying logs? Mid-June has so much to offer in the temperate zones, with breeders in one half of the world and migrants in the other.

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2016 Breeders Birds Hunting 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.

Birds 174

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

For example, Red-bellied Woodpeckers began their colonization “without warning” on western Long Island in mid-May 1961, expanded “the invasion” in spring 1962, and then incurred a “second invasion” in spring 1969 (p. It’s a very mixed chapter.

New York City 169

New York City New York Birds Breeding 169

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

A brief personal digression: I moved back into the house I grew up in back in 2014, my parents vacated at the end of 2016. This pair of Lineated Woodpeckers loves the termite-ridden branches of my neighbor’s avocado tree. One of my main projects has been our yard here at home. I hope you choose our place!

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Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Woodpeckers are birds that are generally well-liked and considered fairly apolitical (with a few exceptions, such as the Pileated Woodpecker that took part in the storming of the capitol on Jan 06, 2021, though the bird involved claims this was a misunderstanding).

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 219

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation). In the Western Palearctic at least 20-30% of the population are shot each year, often accidentally during hunting of other species.”

Serbia 203

Serbia Montenegro Greece Bulgaria 203