10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2022

It’s not clear from the book’s ending, but it sounds like she abandoned her nascent apprenticeship because of her traveling schedule, her marriage, and her own chickens who would certainly be killed if she kept a hawk. Could I do this?” she asks rhetorically – but she never really answers that question.

New Hampshire 221

New Hampshire Chickens Hunting Falcons 221

10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2014

One thing I’ve learned birding south Texas this spring is that birds are extremely fond of oranges, including birds you just wouldn’t expect to be into citrus (like the Swainson’s Thrush above). So without further delay, here is just a sample from South Padre Island, Texas. Prothonotory Warbler. Red-headed Woodpecker.

Baltimore 204

Baltimore Texas Tennessee Woodpeckers 204

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2018

We have escaped the clutches of the Bahamas, and are finally back “home” in Tucson, Texas. We also got an extra stop in Dallas, Texas (Hey wasn’t I just here) but again no birds could be added, unless I count the House Sparrow flying around inside the terminal.

Bahamas 128

Bahamas Costa Rica Abandon Abandoning 128

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve seen Yellow Warblers in the low shrubs of Western New York pastures, the river valleys of Missoula, and the trees of abandoned industrial sites in New York City. They are not shy, not given to skulking in dense underbrush or retreating to the crowns of great trees.

Connecticut 180

Connecticut Baltimore North America New York City 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. After looking through every bar, we concluded that all had abandoned the ship without warning us.

South Africa 264

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Knowing what a Lincoln’s Sparrow is is kind of hard (I missed it on the Master Naturalist quiz, to my chagrin.)

Montana 162

Montana Bald Eagle Owls Ducks 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

… The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease. In Copperas Cove, Texas. There is a petition to reverse the anti-feral cat policy.

Feral Cats 215

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 215