10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Known as a warbler haven, 30+ species visit this bi-state park near the Kentucky and Virginia southern border. There are 2,037 acres to explore, including miles of abandoned logging roads and hiking trails. Barred Owl. There are guides for historic buildings as well as birding tours. American Kestrel. Photo by © Mike Blevins.

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West Virginia Virginia Kentucky South Carolina 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). Birds included common species such as Black Drongos , Jungle Babblers and a Hoopoe.

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Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2019

a British expat birder who was living in Belgrade, for a suggestion: “The top species is undoubtedly White-tailed Eagle. commented further: “With a little work some species can be seen quite easily such as the divers, scaup, scoter, Goosander , Garganey and Long-eared Owl. Hence, I asked my friend B.C.,

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Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Breeding 249

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

Rehabbers are very responsive, although constantly living under the gun makes us sometimes vent about species that aren’t necessarily the ones in question. Three: Why would anyone , no matter what their species, want to become tangled in human hair? I asked a group of wildlife rehabilitators: “What are some of the Worst Bird Myths?

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 177

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Set in an abandoned oil refinery where wildlife is slowly regaining control save for the desperate attempts of golfers to retain all eighteen holes, industrial ghosts loom over rolling freshwater lakes bordered by fifty foot tall trees. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. Picking them out from the crowd has been one of my hobbies for many years.

Trinidad 202

Trinidad Birds Parrots Falcons 202

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2012

There were, in her book, three kinds: Owls, Pigeons, and Ducks. and birds that would fly over either (which included raptors, and therefore I’m going to spot him the owls.) And apparently, non-birders are more apt to divide birds into general kinds than species lists. According to Their Kind Everyone knows this one.

Montana 161

Montana Bald Eagle Owls Ducks 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

After writing this last sentence, I looked up the species in the HBW and found the sentence “Song poorly documented” in the appropriate section, while with regard to calls, the description is that “call is a two-note raspy nasal ‘ryeeh-reh’”. In New Zealand, the Spotted Dove is an introduced species.

Singapore 147

Singapore Mountain Goats Birds Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2013

The United States built Fort Jefferson on Garden Key between 1846 to 1875 to protect its interests in the Gulf of Mexico, but was later abandoned without ever being fully completed. Loggerhead Key is a reliable site for the Antillean race of Short-eared Owl. A first impression of Garden Key on the approach to the tiny isle.

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United States Sea Turtles Baltimore Abandon 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2016

Over a few obstacles, we follow the dirt track into an abandoned and overgrown claypit. Although quite a few species will have a second brood ( European Starlings among them), in the lowlands, mid-June is the end of the breeding season for many small passerines. Yet, Starlings cannot dig and are happy to use abandoned cavities.

Abandon 143

Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Serbia 143

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

It’s among a handful of species — American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee , the unholy trinity of House Sparrow – Rock Pigeon – European Starling , a few others — that have been everywhere I’ve ever lived. We never would have gotten all those extra species of Red Crossbill that way.

Connecticut 174

Connecticut Baltimore North America New York City 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

I am not entirely sure whether most birders outside Germany know or realize that Germany still has a decent population of one of Europe’s most attractive and desired bird species: the Great Bustard Otis tarda. All other harrier species may also be around, including Pallid Harriers which are recorded each year as (semi-)vagrants.

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Germany Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2012

Since both eggs and chicks are nest-bound and highly vulnerable, while one parent is off in search of food, the nest can be robbed (probably by some owl). In Elk and other deer, to varying degrees and depending on species, males grow antlers that seem to demonstrate their qualities as potential mates.

Mammals 164

Mammals Eggs Abandon Abandoning 164

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2012

Due to the large number of specialty and range-restricted species it is a must-visit destination for any South African birder who wants to surpass the 800-mark of a Southern African life-list. An incredible close encounter with this magical cat species. Just be prepared for well…almost anything.

Zimbabwe 193

Zimbabwe Buffalo Mozambique Birds 193

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

The adults of most species will still care for the chicks no matter how much you touch them. When that isn’t possible, many raptor rehabbers keep tabs on nests and will place an abandon chick in a foster nest. Owls are a little different. If the nest was in a bird house, open the house and check the damage. Leave it be.

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Birds Fox Raised Ducks 265

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The birds were right next to an old abandoned farm house, and seemed quite happy to have their photo taken, up to a point, but then like the wind, they were gone, out thru the flat desert areas of New Mexico! I spooked three Barn Owls out of a dense scrub row, just as the sun was setting. US species – 234.

Albuquerque 121

Albuquerque New Mexico Mexico Sparrows 121

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2011

It traditionally holds the most species of all of the sections in the Queens count and is the only shot the count has at quite a few birds. Sure, there were Red-throated Loons , Common Loons , and a few Common Eider but we needed scoters, all three species, and none were in evidence. What was worrisome, though, was a lack of ducks.

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2011 Birds Sparrows Ducks 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

The thought of an Oriole foraging in bare winter branches is as foreign as a Petrel on a pool and yet, there it was in my yard picking through an abandoned squirrel’s nest for what appeared to be spiders. A trip to the coastal plain may net you up to seven species of warblers, from the omnipresent Yellow-rumps to Chats and Cape Mays.

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North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

It did not seemed like an abandoned place but there was no-one. On the road we encountered many Burowing Owls , a Balck-billed Shrike Tyrant , many Common Miners , Mountain Caracara , and got some glimpses of a new bird the Long-winged Harrier. Burrowing Owl. src=”[link]. The only towns around.

Argentina 154

Argentina Rights Owls Abandon 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

I’m going to start with a specific example: species accounts for Common Tern and Arctic Tern. How have these species accounts changed from The Sibley Guide to Birds , published in 2000 (heretofore called Sibley One) to The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition , published in March 2014 (and heretofore called Sibley Two).

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North America Birds Species America 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

If you have been feeding black-oil sunflower and suddenly switch to straight safflower, birds will abandon your feeders. They might eat it if they have to but it can sometimes keep those species away too. This is it, it’s called safflower seed. There is technique in offering this seed. You can do one of 2 things: 1.

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2011 Birds Woodpeckers Blackbirds 189