10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2014

So without further delay, here is just a sample from South Padre Island, Texas. A Gray-cheeked Thrush contemplates abandoning all dignity and face-diving into an orange. Not only do many of the resident specialties go crazy for citrus (i.e. Golden-fronted Woodpecker , Altamira Oriole ) but a ton of neotropical migrants go for it too.

Baltimore 198

Baltimore Texas Tennessee Woodpeckers 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

This would have allowed you to summarize your experience in sentences such as “A total of 98 boluses regurgitated by 52 chicks aged 1 day to 11 days after hatching form the sample and are shown to contain 323 food items.” But maybe that is actually a good thing.

Birds 162

Birds South Korea Japan Abandon 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Despite the Cattle Egret ‘s rapid expansion there are some areas that Cattle Egrets once occupied, but have now abandoned for reasons that are as unclear as the expansion was to begin with. Nonetheless, this week will be chock full of invasive species. So batten down the hatches, strap on your helmet, and prepare to be invaded!

Cattle 170

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. And it goes on and on, this is just a sampling. The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. This got me wondering what other cities were doing. Conservation cats'

Feral Cats 207

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 207

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2014

There were opportunities to go to far flung places like the islands of the Pacific or the coast of Canada or the Yorkshire Dales… Anyway, as I was obsessed by Africa at the time, I leapt at the opportunity to go to Namibia to collect samples of bat DNA for a biogeography project. I think we caught perhaps three bats.

Bats 154

Bats Birds Vanuatu Namibia 154