10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

Angela Minor has lived, traveled, and birded from the southern U.S. to the Rocky Mountains and beyond, Alaska, throughout the Caribbean, and in seven countries in Europe. This is Angela’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. And years have passed since I first started a must-see list of birding hotspots around the US.

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MAY 8, 2013

The Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus bachmani ) can be found along the Pacific Coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Being interested in bird behavior and especially nesting birds, I found the video above really interesting. Birds Black Oystercatcher oystercatcher West Coast' I hope you did too.

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JANUARY 25, 2015

A new paper out this month attempts to paint the most comprehensive picture yet of the origins and diversification of the American sparrows, wood-warblers, blackbirds, cardinals, tanagers, and their kin, an enormous group of birds more than 800 species strong. Birds genetics taxonomy and systematics'

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Sparrows North America South America Blackbirds 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2016

One of the most impressive birds in North America is the Golden Eagle. It is found as far north as Alaska and as far south as Mexico, taking its place as one of Mexico’s official symbols. ” The bird is massive. ” The bird is massive. In fact, the caracara has been called the “Mexican Eagle.”

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Albania Mexico Eagles Kazakhstan 101

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

My wife and I had the chance to visit Alaska! The Alaska wilderness lives up to the visions we had. The birds were not as plentiful because we were there during the tail end of the summer when most species had already flown south. These are birds I regularly see in tropical regions as non-breeding visitors.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

Birders know why Alaska is known as The Last Frontier. But until this past month, I’d never been to Alaska. I had some friends in the Anchorage area who were generous enough to offer to put me up, and I made plans to arrive a day early so I could take in at least 24 hours on on-land boreal birding.

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JUNE 16, 2016

When I picture state birds, I picture the gorgeous Scissor-tailed Flycatcher of Oklahoma, the pristine white feathers of Alaska’s Willow Ptarmigan , or the haunting call of Minnesota’s Common Loon. And yet, that is the very bird Rhode Islanders chose for their state bird: the Rhode Island Red Hen !

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Rhode Island Oklahoma Chickens Minnesota 101

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

I was going to have something for you this month about the dinosaur-bird thing, but I never got to it. The potpourri covers some interesting bird related science of the last few weeks, and the promise is this: I’ll get to that other stuff soon, I promise! One of the birds most affected by this is Cassin’s Auklets.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

The Mew Gull is the smallest of the “white-headed” gulls in North America, where it was formerly known as the Short-billed Gull. ” This bird and at least one other Mew Gull were found in a mix of California Gulls , a couple of Glaucous-winged Gulls and several Western Gulls ( Larus occidentalis ).

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California North America Alaska Breeding 175

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JUNE 19, 2019

But there is an old quote I always carry with me when I bird: “In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king” (Desiderius Erasmus). and I never bird on an empty stomach. I rarely bird more than an hour from my home, because my wife expects me back by 2 p.m. I am, you see, only a mediocre birder. or the U.K.;

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There are 35 raptor species that have a presence in the United States and Canada, 56 (more or less) if you count by subspecies, and they are all covered in admirable, exhausting, unbelievable detail in B irds of Prey of the East: A Field Guide and Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide by Brian K. Structure & Organization.

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JUNE 18, 2013

My arrival in southern California didn’t happen until 14 June but the bird had stuck around and was reported daily on the local birding listservs. First of all, the species only occurs semi regularly in North America in a small patch of Alaska where it occasionally breeds. Not bad for southern California in June!

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MAY 30, 2019

Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. But he tried, using the Craigheads’ techniques, and he learned from that young bird, and eventually many others along the way. Tom Cade, a quiet, down-to-earth ornithologist, more than once remarked that falconry is really just another form of bird watching.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 190

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

West of Ontario cone crops are poor in the boreal forest in Manitoba and Saskatchewan but improve westward with average crops in southern Yukon and excellent crops in Alaska. Red Crossbills comprise at least 10 “call types” in North America. At bird feeders redpolls prefer nyger seeds in silo feeders. Red Crossbills.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

While it makes a passing attempt to say not all scientists are like these monstrous fiends (or truly arrogant, as she dubs them) it mostly focuses on these monstrous fiends simply to prove that scientists in wildlife conservation can be monstrous fiends, particularly compared to the environment-loving oil industry of Alaska.

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AUGUST 10, 2014

Together, these birds compose the family Alcidae , and they share adaptations that we recognize as penguin-like: an upright stance on land, black-and-white plumage, and — most important — wings that propel them underwater in pursuit of prey ( see them in action here ). Birds alcids taxonomy and systematics'

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

I didn’t get a shot of the Marbled Godwit near Seal Rocks in flight but I wanted you to be able to see the bird with wings outstretched so Mia came to my rescue. The Marbled Godwit breeds in the grasslands of the northern United States and southern Canada, with small isolated nesting populations in southwestern James Bay and Alaska 1.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

A recent proposal ( 555 ) to the AOU’s South American Classification Committee deals with newly published information about relationships within the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, and what it means for the classification of these wonderful, fascinating birds. But let’s take a look at how things are shaping up for the future.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

By the time you read this post I will still be in New York but I’ll be looking forward to leaving for the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium in Lakeside, Ohio. Personally, I think that they should have had to go to the back of the line and not cut in front of Alaska and Hawaii. I know I have forgotten other Ohio-based bird bloggers.

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JUNE 17, 2011

Savannah Sparrows breed across the northern United States and most of Canada and Alaska and winter as far south as northern Central America and Cuba. If you liked this post and want to see more great images of birds make sure to check out 10,000 Clicks , our big (and growing) page of galleries here at 10,000 Birds.

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MARCH 22, 2017

I guess the Horned Lark, a bird I had seen nearly every visit to this area, did not get the memo, and was a complete no show. The one bird that I had wanted to highlight here, as it will indeed have moved back to the north and its breeding ground before I am able to get back here, is the Surfbird. Certainly not for my lack of effort.

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South America Alaska Mexico Breeding 106

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JANUARY 18, 2012

In North America, the Greater White-fronted Goose breeds in open tundra areas of the low Arctic from Point Barrow, Alaska to northeastern Keewatin, Northwest Territories, and it winters south to Chiapas, Mexico, thus having the broadest latitudinal range of any arctic-nesting goose 1. Great birding! www.youtube.com/watch?

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Geese Wildlife Sacramento South Dakota 171

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APRIL 9, 2011

Countless towns, schools, and natural formations are named for him, including Whittier Glacier in Alaska and, by extension, its tiny neighboring town, a gateway to Prince William Sound that I’ve had the profound pleasure of visiting. He was also enamored of birds. they left the sunset fair, And in the evening there was light.

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Battery Birds Legislation Alaska 147

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AUGUST 19, 2011

How anyone can possibly resist a bird that has been called Whiskey Jack is beyond my comprehension. Others include Camp Robber , Lumberjack , and Moose-Bird. The bold gray-and-white birds know what humans are good for and that is as a source of food! There are at least eleven subspecies and the birds pictured here are all P.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Dozens of other introduced bird species, largely escapees from pet owners, now call Miami home. Strangely, only a paltry eighteen exotic bird species are countable for birders, according to the American Birding Association. I recently had a great day out targeting miami’s exotic birds.

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Miami Parrots Research Birds 141

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The bird shown above arrived at my house at the end of October, a new species for my yard list! The Red-breasted Sapsucker calls the West Coast home, ranging from southern Alaska south to Baja California. If you look closely, you will spot a sap well at the very top of the photo, right above the bird’s beak.

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North America Alaska Woodpeckers 2010 163

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AUGUST 17, 2011

Hoary Marmots , also called Whistle Pigs , inhabit rocky areas near the treeline in northwestern North America up into Alaska. If you liked this post and want to see more great images of mammals and other creatures make sure to check out 10,000 Clicks , our big (and growing) page of galleries here at 10,000 Birds. … a.

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Groundhogs Pigs North America Fur 159

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JUNE 19, 2013

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park offers close viewing of these birds as well as interpretive signs throughout the park. Over 130 bird species have been observed on the five miles of hiking trails that wind through evergreen and hardwood forests. Photo from Wikipedia Commons taken by Terry Gray.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

This area includes Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, part of Audubon’s Humboldt Bay Important Bird Area (IBA). You can see the list of the more than 270 bird species observed throughout the year at the marsh, along with their frequency and time of year seen here. Click on photos for full sized images.

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Sanctuary North America Breeders Alaska 210

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

One of the two sub-species of Red Knot occurring in North America, the Rufa subspecies breeds in the Canadian Artic Region and migrates along the east or Atlantic coast of the United States. The other sub-species, Calidris canutus roselaari , migrates along the Pacific Coast and breeds in Alaska and the Wrangel Island in Russia.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In a recent post, Corey listed five things to do when it is too cold to go birding and one of those things is planning birding travel. Here in Portland, Oregon, it is more frequently too rainy rather than too cold to go birding, at least comfortably. Thus, my “good birds” are likely the opposite of an eastern birder.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2011

The Ruffed Grouse is a bird of the forests across much of North America, from Alaska and the mountains of the west through Canada, and in the east down through the Appalachians to Georgia. It is a beautiful bird and well worth taking examining closely if such a situation can somehow be arranged.

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Georgia North America Alaska Hunters 212

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Grosbeaks will be attracted to the usually abundant buckthorn berries and to bird feeders offering black oil sunflower seeds. Red Crossbill RED CROSSBILL : Red Crossbills comprise at least 10 “types” in North America. Wandering birds may show up throughout the Northeast. N), Ontario. There are two subspecies.

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JULY 22, 2014

Will Raup is a birder from upstate New York who helped Corey learn a lot about birds when Corey was first starting out as a birder. When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling.

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Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

I spent the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in the usual post-hurricane activities—looking for storm birds, making sure my loved ones were o.k., trying to grasp the enormity of what had just happened, and reading this book, The Feathery Tribe: Robert Ridgway and the Modern Study of Birds by Daniel Lewis. And, draw birds.

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Collecting Illinois United States Science 153

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AUGUST 1, 2011

There was a bounty on them in Alaska from 1917 until 1952—up to $2 a head! So there will be an ample supply of young birds coming up for harvest. The Bald Eagle has the potential to be the Holy Grail of game birds. No bird species should be exempt from harvest. Each Bald Eagle pair has the potential to produce 1.7

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

ash berry crops are very good to bumper across the boreal forest from Alaska to the island of Newfoundland. Red Crossbills comprise at least 10 “types” in North America. Good numbers of Blue Jays should visit feeders this winter in Ontario because many northern birds will not migrate south this fall. INDIVIDUAL FINCH FORECASTS.

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