10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2021

You can’t say the same about migration: you can’t say that every book about birds is necessarily about migration, for the simple reason that only about 4,000 bird species migrate (with some 1,800 of those traveling long distances). (Well, purely physical attributes play a part, too: they’re pretty good looking.).

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2016

I am actually jumping out of my assigned beat area, to share some photos from my trip to Kodiak Island Alaska. The upside for me, not to take away from my day with 27 different bears, was the next 6 days all by myself on Kodiak Island, recording as many new bird species as I could find. Well, I guess I just have to go back!

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Grizzly Bear Alaska Bears Puffins 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Many different species of shorebirds travel the East-Asian Australasian Flyway to spend the non-breeding cycle of their lives here in Broome. Only this week the extraordinary journey of a Bar-tailed Godwit travelling from Alaska to Tasmania in just eleven days has shown us all just how incredible these shorebirds are.

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Turtles Alaska Breeding Species 212

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2013

With a Rustic Bunting in Homer, Alaska, Neil Hayward has tied Sandy Komito’s American Birding Assocation area big year record of 745 (+3) species. That is a lot of birds in what is essentially Alaska, Canada, and the lower 48 states in one year. But whats with the (+3)? That’s where things get kind of fun.

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Alaska Falcons Canada Species 217

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

to the Rocky Mountains and beyond, Alaska, throughout the Caribbean, and in seven countries in Europe. Of the 300 hummingbird species across the globe, North America only sees fewer than two dozen of them. Then, I learned that over 400 species of birds have been identified in and around these islands.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

They are a non-migratory species found in western coniferous and mixed-coniferous forests, breeding from Alaska, western Canada, and the United States south through western Mexico to Nicaragua. The Steller’s Jay ( Cyanocitta stelleri ) is one of the ubiquitous birds seen at Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Birders know why Alaska is known as The Last Frontier. But until this past month, I’d never been to Alaska. The Anchorage area hosts a number of far norther species I could never hope to see in North Carolina, and I quickly pulled together a list of targets and my friends made a plan. Birding Destinations Alaska bears'

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

The vast majority of this area (about 85%) is in Alaska. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. But when taken as a whole, the impact of the Refuge System is truly profound, supporting population-level numbers of numerous bird species.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I pointed at the bird shown below but he insisted it could not be that species – no long tail … For people of a certain age, gender and background, at some point The Smiths were the most important band in the world. Other species, such as this juvenile Light-vented Bulbul , seem to have more ambiguous feelings about molting.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2013

The Surfbird outside of the breeding season can be found along almost the entire Pacific Coast of the Americas, from southeastern Alaska all the way to Tierra del Fuego in southern Chile. In breeding season, Surfbird is found in mountain ranges scattered throughout Alaska and the Yukon Territory 1. Truly a West Coast species.

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Alaska Chile 2013 Breeding 171

10,000 Birds

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. Alaska was incredible. But an opportunity presented itself and we took it.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2021

My last trip to Europe may have taken place years before I became a birder, but this is one of those European species I tell myself I can recognize thanks to its occasional appearance in the appendices of some North American field guides that describe casual and accidental rarities from Eurasia.

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2018 France United States Alaska 151

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Unfortunately, he didn’t check their range maps: Willow Ptarmigans – the state bird of Alaska – are only found in Northern Alaska and Canada, not the tropics. Do you have any favorite instances of Hollywood’s tradition of misidentifying bird species? Let me know in the comments!

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10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2013

The Montana Field Guide, a helpful online compendium provided by the state government, lists seven species. That is, in extremely precise mathematical terms, three times more species of hummingbirds than breed near the Olde Homestead. I examine the species accounts in detail, searching for clues. It breeds into Alaska.

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Reddit Animals

JULY 6, 2023

The research used data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska. The research highlights the significant impact of warming oceans on marine birds, emphasizing the need for conservation efforts to protect these species. submitted by /u/supracooltech [link] [comments]

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2015

For my post this week, I wanted to take a moment to marvel at the impressive range of this super cool species. They breed in Canada and Alaska, but in the summer they can be found across the United States, as far south as Florida, Cuba, and into Mexico, and as far north as the Pacific coast of Alaska and the Atlantic coast of Maine.

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10,000 Birds

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.

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Sparrows North America South America Blackbirds 252

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Maybe because there are 27 species, some of which take four years to attain adulthood and then some of the larger gulls cross breed! If I make it up to the Canadian coast or Alaska I will most likely find a breeding adult to photograph. Here are a couple of photos showing the Mew Gull’s wings… and tail.

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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.” And grow they did.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 178

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Though Ron is based in Ontario his reports are eagerly anticipated by birders across the northeastern United States and eastern Canada because it takes into account a vast array of data to figure out which irruptive species might show up where. Siskins should winter in Alaska and north-central Quebec where spruce crops are excellent.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

During the decade, I submitted 1,219 checklists and observed 555 bird species, all in the U.S. After an initial period when all species are new, the lifers begin to follow a pattern. Thus, I can pinpoint my first pelagic trip, as it added 13 new species. and Canada. I’ve submitted 448 such checklists.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 146

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2018

According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, “its roughly 3,900-mile movement (one-way) from Alaska to Mexico is equivalent to 78,470,000 body lengths.” As with multiple other hummingbird species, Rufous numbers are in decline. ” My Rufous Hummingbird appeared unperturbed by the rain drops attempting to drench him.

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Critter News

MAY 18, 2009

Looks like blue whales may be coming back to Alaska. From the Associated Press: Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. Here's hoping Sarah Palin leaves them alone.

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Whales Whaling Marine Life Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2013

First of all, the species only occurs semi regularly in North America in a small patch of Alaska where it occasionally breeds. Most of its range is actually in the Old World so if you want to see one in North America you have to arrange a trip to western Alaska in breeding season, not exactly an easy proposition logistically.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

A number of years ago I was granted the privilege of flying into the Kuparuk Oil Field, above the Arctic Circle in the remote regions of the North Slope Borough in Alaska. The justification was ridiculously laughable: in order to further study the species. The unique behaviors this mysterious species might exhibit?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2021

This second edition covers 685 species found in the continental U.S. and Canada, including some species as far north as Alaska, an increase over the 500 species covered in the first edition. McKnight not included in the first edition; updated nomenclature; and artwork positioned opposite the species descriptions.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2021

On the other hand, in April, some other species start breeding here in Shanghai. The Pacific Golden Plover “is an aristocrat among birds”, according to Gabrielson and Lincoln (1959), The Birds of Alaska (as found on HBW). As all my cats are indoor animals, I do not feel particularly responsible or guilty for this.

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Critter News

AUGUST 30, 2008

Why has John McCain chosen Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as a running mate? For me, I've been deluged for months by Defenders of Wildlife material about Alaska's heartless treatment of wolves. I hope that the scrutiny of Palin will do something about Alaska's unfair and cruel treatment of wolves. A big F-U to animals.

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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

For this reason, the state of Alaska contends that additional regulation is unnecessary. The State of Alaska has worked cooperatively with the federal government to protect and conserve beluga whales in Cook Inlet," Palin said last week. Tags: beluga whale Palin alaska endangered species.

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Whales Whaling Polar Bears Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2022

The owner has two adorable Border Collies and a pure-white cat called Alaska. Birds The local birdlist has reached 462 species, and some 30 more are expected. Just think of the still Unnamed Antshrike (either related to Chestnut-backed Antshrike , or, given the morphological differences, a new species: Inirida Antshrike ).

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Colombia Birds Cooking Fish 240

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale. For reasons that are not quite clear, this species underwent a massive range expansion. In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia.

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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. All alcid species alive today can fly, but with difficulty. Birds alcids taxonomy and systematics'

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10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2016

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 oldest known Golden Eagle was over 30 years old, and as a species they prefer open and semi-open landscapes. One of the most impressive birds in North America is the Golden Eagle. ” The bird is massive.

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Albania Mexico Eagles Kazakhstan 101

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2011

Others say it is the west coast analog to the Fish Crow - a marine specialist that is a species in its own right. Species or subspecies the range of the Northwestern Crow extends from extreme northwestern Oregon through coastal Washington, British Columbia, and well into Alaska. How sure am I? Not at all. According to Chris C.

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Seattle Washington Alaska Fish 215

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

per cent of individuals of a species at a given time” and a vagrant bird as a bird that shows up outside of this range (p. The accounts cover vagrancy patterns for the family as a whole, reasons for vagrancy, documented examples of vagrancy for specific species and reasons that might account for those incidents.

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 259

10,000 Birds

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. They are plentiful and varied, with numerous subspecies, several of which were or will likely be recognized as distinct species.

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