10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2014

Across the world’s northern oceans, 24 species of auklets, murres, puffins, guillemots, and related seabirds make a living catching food beneath the waves and breeding, often in large colonies, on coastlines and islands. Least Auklet ( Aethia pusilla ) and a Crested Auklet ( Aethia cristatella ) in Alaska © Don Henise.

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Penguins Puffins 2008 Sharks 233

10,000 Birds

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

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. 2 ounces , every year these hummingbirds migrate from Central America to the Eastern United States and then back again.

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Rhode Island Oklahoma Chickens Minnesota 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2015

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. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , It’s nice to have friends that are excellent wildlife photographers.

San Francisco 103

San Francisco Seals United States North America 103

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

“I’d witnessed Peregrines and Gyrfalcons in the fall of 1949 while I was doing undergraduate work at the University of Alaska. ” Cade was later to comment, “1951 was when I first saw the high-flying style of hunting performed by the wilderness-inhabiting Peregrines of Alaska.”

Falcons 191

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2017

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. Most of the Surfbirds were just starting to show the rusty gold scapulars of their breeding plumage.

South America 106

South America Alaska Mexico Breeding 106

10,000 Birds

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. I was not disappointed! Great birding!

Geese 171

Geese Wildlife Sacramento South Dakota 171

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

They are a colonial breeder, nesting only in western Alaska, on a narrow band of coastal sedge meadows 2. They leave their breeding grounds in early summer to move down the coast, some travelling as far south as the Gulf of California. Of course, all birds in these photos are in non-breeding plumage.

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Sanctuary North America Breeders Alaska 210

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. Golden Eagles have a global breeding population of around 300,000 birds, 3% of which spend at least part of the year in Mexico.

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Albania Mexico Eagles Kazakhstan 101

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2013

Even though the overall breeding range remains largely unchanged from that in the 1940′s, the entire coastal population has been in recent severe decline. The ecological requirements for Black Swifts to breed restrict them to a very limited supply of nesting locations. Photo from Wikipedia Commons taken by Terry Gray.

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California North America Costa Rica Niger 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

If this was America, we might not be concerned because starlings are an invasive species, at least in North America. Their total population, from the Baja Peninsula to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, is estimated at somewhere between 1 million and 3.5 So, here we go… Fighting in Iraq has been affecting starlings.

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Science Iraq Research Birds 152

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. But while their range expansion in the old world was made up of relatively short hops no one expected this species to move westward across the Atlantic Ocean to South America but it did just that!

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Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The Ontario breeding population of this grosbeak is stable. Red Crossbill RED CROSSBILL : Red Crossbills comprise at least 10 “types” in North America. Major southward irruptions occur when cone crops fail across most of North America. Highest breeding densities are found in areas with spruce budworm outbreaks.

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2012 2013 Canada United States 221

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2019

They breed in northernmost Canada and Alaska, and winter in Patagonia in southernmost South America. 1st Hudsonian Godwits in central Mexico. Hudsonian Godwits are among the few extraordinary birds that fly from the Arctic almost to the Antarctic every year.

Mexico 134

Mexico Birds 2013 Lamb 134

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

These guides are sequels, updates, and complements to Wheeler’s previous classic books, Raptors of Eastern North America and Raptors of Western North America (PUP, 2003), now out-of-print and fetching prices in three figures on used-book sites. Hawks of North America, 2nd ed. But, they are not comprehensive treatments.

North America 198

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 198

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2011

There was a bounty on them in Alaska from 1917 until 1952—up to $2 a head! In my home state, Bald Eagles are breeding in 35 Ohio counties. Bald Eagles were nearly exterminated from the Lower 48 by the mid 1970’s. There was a lot of hunting for Bald Eagles—it is traditionally a game species. Soon, they may overrun available habitat.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Hunting Kentucky 261

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Some uncountable species, like Mitred Parakeets , are in fact way more numerous than some of the countable species and they are clearly breeding in well-established populations. The Spot-breasted Oriole , a native of Central America, is one of the lucky exotics to make the list.

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Miami Parrots Research Birds 141

10,000 Birds

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. Breeding success is higher in areas with budworm outbreaks because the abundant larvae are eaten by adults and fed to young. INDIVIDUAL FINCH FORECASTS.

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2013 2014 Alaska Canada 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Bufflehead are the smallest of North America’s diving ducks. They breed across Canada and Alaska’s boreal forest near ponds and lakes, using nest holes made by woodpeckers, almost exclusively flickers. In winter most head to the coasts though some stay inland on open water.

2011 150

2011 Ducks Deer New York 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Kirtland’s Warbler is a classic niche species; they breed in only very specific conditions, which occur in only a very specific area. this species breeds. Fortunately, there were still a handful of immature birds alive at sea, and a few years later they were back on Toroshima breeding again.

Albatross 215

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 215

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

192) from the timing of seasons to the ferocity of weather to the shape of breeding, wintering, and stopover habitat to even the size of birds themselves. Research has also shown that migrant birds have smaller brains than resident birds but grow more neurons, which deal with spatial information, before they migrate. birding tour company.

Cyprus 259

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 259

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For us, it’s all about birds moving north during the warm season to breed, and south to escape the winter cold. Everything blooms here at the end of our summer monsoon rains, so central Mexico and Central America offer a fantastic and continuous banquet to nectar-feeders during the fall. It was worth it.

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Mexico Alaska Falcons Species 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Alaska Day commemorates Alaska’s formal transfer from Russia to the United States in 1867. It is therefore appropriate for birders to pause and recognize significance of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). Among these lands are some of the most productive avian breeding grounds in the United States.

Alaska 222

Alaska United States Puffins Wildlife 222

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Note that the West Indies are generally considered part of North America and are part of the Atlantic flyway. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. cities it is more convenient than Alaska or Hawaii or many smaller cities in the lower 48.

Puerto Rico 164

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

The sandhill crane has the lowest recruitment rate (average number of young birds joining a population each season) of any bird now hunted in North America. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting.

2011 255

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 255

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

One of the more interesting aspects (in my opinion) of breeding in birds is their mating strategy. In this system, females mate and lay eggs with multiple males over the course of a breeding season, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. of all bird species, is polyandry. Polyandry is found mostly in shorebirds (e.g.

2002 171

2002 North America 2000 2009 171

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Yes, the Wild Turkey is North America’s largest game bird. They can be found in every state except Alaska (but see the comments below!). This display is called strutting and the purpose of this display is to attract hens for breeding. In fact, it seems a lot more like Anti-Turkey Day.

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Turkey Bald Eagle Game North America 254

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

For native people, living in South America meant living with hummingbirds, and for Europeans, discovering South American meant discovering hummingbirds (and, tragically, exploiting South America meant exploiting hummingbirds, destroying hundreds of thousands for stuffed specimens and in futile attempts to keep them alive in captivity.)

South America 158

South America New York Alaska America 158

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2016

The White Wagtail Motacilla alba , or the taxonomic entity formerly known as “White Wagtail”, comprises a complex of 9 differently-looking forms which have some white in their plumage, wag their tail and inhabit all of Eurasia from eastern Greenland and Morocco to western-most Alaska and northern Vietnam.

Germany 100

Germany Sharks Morocco Europe 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2018

The Bald Eagle is one of the true American conservation success stories: the iconic national bird was listed in 1967 when there were less than 500 breeding pairs in the lower 48. Due in part to the banning of DDT, the eagle population recovered and was delisted in 2007, when there were more than 10,000 breeding pairs. (The

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species 2017 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

In Sibley Two, the in-flight images literally fly across the page in slight diagonals, with the full-bodied images are presented below in a parallel order (meaning we see the same bird–fresh juvenile, worn juvenile, 1st year, Adult breeding, Adult nonbreeding–in the same part of the page for each species).

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North America Birds Species America 248

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

When I drive a bit north to Lake Cuitzeo during the winter season, all the visiting Peeps ( Least , Western , and Baird’s Sandpipers , as well as Sanderlings ) and Plovers ( Semipalmated and Black-bellied ) connect me with North America’s Arctic shores. Oil drilling on Alaska’s North Shore suddenly feels personal.

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North America United States America Mexico 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2022

So yes, this appears to be a breeding population.]. And since I don’t go to the lake very often in late spring, I rarely get to see these Avocets in their breeding plumage. Most Marbled Godwits breed in inland North America, and winter along the tropical coasts of Mexico and the Caribbean.

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Mexico 2018 Ducks Breeding 235