10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Breeding in Northern Japan and wintering in the Phillippines, some seem to take a migratory rest stop (and slight deviation) at the Shanghai coast. For example, the main article states that “At Lac de Grand Lieu, W France, birds commute 2–38 km between colony and feeding territories.” A juvenile Chinese Blackbird.

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Birds LACS France Japan 243

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Crested Auklets form some of the biggest, most impressive flocks and formations that I have ever seen, on islands in Alaska. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. Some birds breed in flocks, at least in part to avoid predation. In the case of these Tricolored Blackbirds , they are formed for DEFENSE.

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North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2012

Barf at blackbirds. Are you in Alaska? Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. The second-to-last North American bird to have its nest discovered, they split their time between a tiny chunk of Alaska and a smattering of Pacific Islands. They are fearful of flycatchers. Galled at gulls. Wail at waterfowl.

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LACS Alaska Wildlife Connecticut 195