10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2020

Even though some say good wildlife photography should not contain manmade elements, I like everything about this photo. The Rufous-collared Sparrow is apparently a common bird in Central and South America, but in Mexico it only occurs in the southernmost state of Chiapas. I will have to write more in detail about them soon.

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Mexico Sparrows South America Collecting 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

The survey was commissioned by National Flyway Council (NFC), which implements the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), which, in turn, aims to maintain abundant waterfowl populations in North America. Report to the National Flyway Council from the Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and University of Minnesota.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2019

One of the fastest growing cities in America, Austin is the capital of Texas and home of the University of Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered ” under the Endangered Species Act. United States Fish & Wildlife Serv. On December 27, 1990 , the U.S. 1:17-cv-00538-SS (W.D.

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Austin Texas Endangered Species Birds 183

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”), the agency that implements ESA as to birds. The bald eagle is capable of inhabiting areas throughout North America, so long as a sufficient food source persists. Zinke , 2017 868 F.3d Fish and Wildlife Service. Nor is “DPS” defined by ESA. The opinions: Ctr. Photos: U.S.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species 2017 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel Wheatley and covering South America (1994), Africa (1995), Asia (1996), Europe & Russia (2000) and Central America & the Caribbean (2001). I was always curious, but never had a chance to study any of them.

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Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia 176

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

” are the big questions at the heart of Vagrancy in Birds by Alexander Lees and James Gilroy, an impressive, fascinating book about what ornithologists and wildlife biologists have found out about avian vagrancy so far and their theories explaining this phenomenon. ” and its companion question, “Why is this bird here?”

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 263

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JANUARY 2, 2018

The section is dominated by large portraits of the 180 birds that have been documented by Project FeederWatch as visiting feeders across North America (most of which do not come to my feeders, so reading it made me a little sad and jealous). Fish and Wildlife Service states that almost 59.1 But, there are things to learn here.

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Birds New York City Squirrels New York 182

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. In contrast, one of my lifers in 2017 was an Emperor Goose in the Bay Area. I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip. Another is California Condor in the Grand Canyon.).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl covers every residential, migrating, vagrant, exotic, and introduced swan, goose, dabbling and diving duck in North America (Canada and the United States): 62 Species Accounts on four swan species and one vagrant subspecies; 15 goose species; 46 duck species; plus accounts for hybrid geese, ducks and exotics.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 124

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed relocating the 14 Whooping Cranes that live in Kissimmee Prairie, which includes the pair I saw, and relocating them to Louisiana. An eBird mystery. I also noted that the U.S.

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