10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2019

In 2017, the Texas General Land Office , a state agency charged with maximizing revenue derived from Texas public lands, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Future acquisitions will likely increase the amount of protected acreage. The lawsuit is: General Land Office of Tex. United States Fish & Wildlife Serv. 1:17-cv-00538-SS (W.D.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2019

Perhaps you like them enough to have supported legislation protecting wetlands in the United States and Canada. In 2017 I made my annual January pilgrimage to get my first Cuitzeo sightings, only to discover that this half of the lake was completely dry. You may even have donated to organizations supporting wetland preservation there.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

Birdlife South Africa has previously done two of these types of trips before, previously called Flock to Sea – Namibia in 2013 and Flock to Nowhere in 2017, in partnership with MSC Cruises. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. It is an extremely popular fundraising project with an almost cult-like following.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2017

And there is only one certain way to protect the lower parts of the city from floods: let the river spread and flood some other area, before it reaches the city. In the last few years, its members have eBirded 205 bird species within the IBA borders, 136 of them within Beljarica and 108 of those strictly protected under Serbian legislation.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The main attraction for birders here are the hornbills – I have written about them before , so this post will be more on the other birds I saw there in 2017. The photos of Sultan Tit that I got at Hongbenghe in 2017 were much better than the ones I got on Hainan in 2022. I am only joking! Birds should be free. A worrying trend.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

He’s the author of The New Neotropical Companion (2017, originally published in 1997), a must-read for any birder preparing to travel to Central and South America, the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior (2020), and a long list of other books and articles. Some finches, like Mangrove Finch, have become elusive.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2017

They hope to have a working draft completed by the end of 2017. Book placement in schools would be targeted to sites in the vicinity of national parks and other protected areas which act as a stronghold for a large percentage of the country’s precious avifauna. Once finished they can go to print.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

” So, it is established: this is a film about migrant birds and the people who work to protect them in south Texas and northern Mexico. I think birders will enjoy viewing it. * “Gael Garcia Bernal On Mexico’s Plan to Save Its Image With Documentary Films,” IndieWire, May 10, 2017, [link].

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2017

These disclosures are related to a recent Christmas Bird Count that took place in Costa Rica, the 2017 Arenal Bird Count to be exact. In being an organic farm that also protects mature lowland rainforest, this is one heck of a birdy place (and the food’s not bad either- actually it’s unique and wonderful)!

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

We then worked with eBird personnel (Steve Kelling and others) to analyze the data while protecting confidential information. Ecological Economics 137 (2017): 1-12. ( Link ; temporary free link.). Our models also required that we combine eBird data with data from other public sources, such as data on neighborhood incomes from the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Though these decoys are erected in hopes of warding off all birds, it’s protection from corvids in particular that’s invoked by the scarecrow. Dancing Crow Vineyards Zinfandel (2017). The post “One for the crow”: Dancing Crow Vineyards Zinfandel (2017) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. Most importantly, the section ends with a list of questions for future studies and recommendations for wildlife and habitat management.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2024

The number breeding in Europe is almost certainly much reduced from what it was a century ago, but in Spain the birds are now valued and protected. However, a drastic decline followed, and census results for 2016 and 2017 produced counts of around 2,500 pairs.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2017

eBird says that, at the time of writing (April 2017), there are some ten hotspots that have crossed the 100 bird species mark. Status: Proposed for protection , but threatened by plans for a large scale development. For the White-tailed Eagles nest cam on the island, search the YouTube for “Orao Belorepan Veliko Ratno Ostrvo 2017”.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

The center of attention are the eagle hunters, erect on their horses, hands protected by thick leather gloves holding their hooded eagles, arms propped up by handmade wooden rests attached to the saddle, weathered faces framed by splendid fur-trimmed hats. (If Music by Jeff Peters, title song sung by Sia. 87 minutes.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Your last post for 10,000 birds was in 2017. Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). Are you still rehabbing birds?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. But in the current political climate, even permanent environmental protections can prove transitory. Indeed, The U.S. It was hot and most of the ponds and wetlands were dry. However, prototypes have been built.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2018

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”) protects species of plants and animals threatened with extinction by listing them as either “endangered” or “threatened,” which in turn confers certain legal protections. Zinke , 2017 868 F.3d What does that mean? Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.). The opinions: Ctr.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

2017) published phylogenies that were not based on existing data but were fabricated to reflect preconceived ideas about phylogenetic relationships” The unfortunate Brown Shrike shares its color with that of rather detestable German Nazi party. The Chinese Postal service has a signature color – a dull darkish green.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2017

On February 28th, 2017, Donald Trump rescinded the “ Waters of the United States ” rule. It seems that Donald Trump, Scott Pruitt, and his band of misfits, believe that we no longer need protection of our waterways and our environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsfAIgP22p0. v=wsfAIgP22p0. Another Gulf Oil Spill anyone?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

The comment period closed in February 2017, and not all commenters were fully convinced, including Audubon Texas. Of course, regardless of the outcome, the vireo would, like other bird species, be protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. FWS should decide within a year. The refuge is managed in part for the vireo.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed. So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As of January 2017, Ducks Unlimited has conserved 13,902,792 acres in North America, including 5,509,855 in the United States.* And, proceeds from sales of Duck Stamps have secured and protected over 6 million acres of wetland and grassland habitat.** (Though, Duck Stamp sales are decreasing, a major cause for concern.) .

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

It began on Friday, February 17, 2017. Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This is the guy that’s suppose to protect our environment. Last Friday, Donald Trump informed Sen. Hatch (R-Utah) that he will shrink Bears Ears National Monument, a 1.35-million-acre

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 , there has been little or no progress on the environment or wildlife protection. In fiscal year 2017 , funds available to the MBCF totaled about $87 million. On September 7, 2017 , the MBCC approved $21.9 And each meeting approved NAWCA grants to protect at least 90,000 acres.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

In fiscal year 2017 , funds available to the MBCF totaled about $87 million. Although the statistics do not address the quality of the land purchased or other qualitative factors, it is safe to assume that when it comes to protecting habitat, size matters.

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