10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2013

Perhaps because of threats to the ecosystems of the many places the Arctic Tern visits (Europe, Africa, South America, and North America), it may be on the decline. And that’s just the birds–you can spy on everything from panda bear cubs to beluga whales. (You can learn more about their incredible journeys here.) .

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Bald Eagle Pandas Puffins Bears 187

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2021

So the only Patagonia I would choose to visit in the future, is the Patagonia to be found at the southern end of South America. Northern Bear dless Tyrannulets , adorable little flycatchers, rarely visit my garden. If you live on the west coast of North America, Arizona is much closer. But this one did.

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Arizona Mexico Los Angeles Dallas 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2024

Our European readers may be unaware that [wood] warblers in the Americas are usually quite colorful, unlike the birds that bear the “warbler” moniker in the Old World.) And in the past few years, a Virginia’s Warbler has also become a regular.

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Nashville Virginia Bears Woodpeckers 130

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Because when you’ve painstakingly built your life list over the years, visiting the corners of North America for specialties and pushing your ABA list to 600 or so, Alaska almost always remains as the last place a birder can visit where bucket-loads of lifer, the sort of haul you really only get in the early years, are still possible.

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Alaska Bears Grizzly Bear North Carolina 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2019

Some of those migrants don’t have far to go but the majority of species are winging their way in from Mexico, Central America, and South America. While our winter residents bulk up to head north, they are joined by other species coming from South America. To add to the avian excitement, aquatic birds are also on the move.

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Costa Rica South America Tennessee Philadelphia 144

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2021

In fact, the best known member of the family, Central America’s aptly-named Resplendent Quetzal , looks less like Michoacán’s trogons than, say, Africa’s Narina Trogon , or the Red-naped Trogon of Indonesia. Honesty requires that I confess to having seen none of these species.

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Mexico Indonesia North America Arizona 192

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Oddly enough, it is the Western Bluebird that bears the taxonomic name of Sialia mexicana ; but in my experience, the Eastern Bluebird ( Sialia sialia ) is much more common in most of Mexico. While Michoacán doesn’t offer the spectacular tropical tanagers of Central and South America, those we have are also very colorful.

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South America Sparrows Mexico Bears 203

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

Santuario de Flora y Fauna Otún Quimbaya is an exquisite national park in Risaralda, Colombia that is home to more than 300 bird species along with tons of butterflies and amazing mammals like Spectacled Bears , Red Howler Monkeys , Two-toed Sloths , and Tapirs. Birds Colombia cotinga fruitcrows South America'

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Colombia South America Argentina Ecuador 199

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2019

Despite their foreign origin, introduced gamebirds in North America seem to enjoy a better reputation among birders than other nonnative birds. And because of the resemblance they bear to their New World cousins in the family Phasianidae , they even look the part of an “authentic” wild bird in North America.

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North America Vermont America Farming 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2021

As in North America this tattler loves the rockier outcrops down here in Australia too. Sadly the swan is uncommon on the river that bears its name… Luckily it can be seen nearby though. Obviously, the Wandering Tattler is, for us, strictly a summer visitor.

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Australia North America Cooking Fish 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2015

I still know my audience - this is primarily a blog read by birders in North America, who see the term “squirrel” as little more than a synonym for house sparrow, starling, pest and cholera. But bear with me for a second: this post presents a different context for a different squirrel. And aren’t you glad it is.

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Squirrels North America Germany Europe 162

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

North America has far more birds named after people than we do in Europe, where’s there is only around 50, and most of those are scarce or restricted in range. I’ve no idea whether she was as beautiful as the pheasant that still bears her name: I like to think that perhaps she was, but it seems unlikely, as the pheasant is a stunner.

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Falcons Collecting 2003 Wounded 232

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2016

At 3-4 inches long , they rival those of the great Grizzly Bear, and allow the Harpy Eagles to go after prey unavailable to many other birds. ” Panama hosts the largest breeding population of Harpy Eagles, though they were once “found from southern Mexico through Central and South America all the way down to northern Argentina.”

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Panama Grizzly Bear Porcupines Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ever the moral perfectionist, Franklin argued that the turkey was a much more honorable and determined fowl, and suggested the bird – as an “original Native of America” – would make a decidedly more fitting avian mascot for the United States (seemingly implying – incorrectly – that the Bald Eagle is not an indigenous New World species).

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2017 Bald Eagle United States Turkey 152

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. ( Extend your trip and explore the mountains, canyons, and valleys, searching for the many endemic species in one of the “single-most diverse mountain ranges in North America” ( US Forest Service ).

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Arizona Tucson Birds North America 149

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Such is the burden that a digiscoping bird blogger bears when he visits the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida in January. Purple Gallinules live in marshes in the southeastern United States, Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean. Purple Gallinules are awesome.

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United States Florida South America Europe 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2016

While California Quail are quite common all around North America, getting a really nice shot, out in the wild is always a challenge. While in Kodiak Alaska, I did get a few very nice Kodiak Grizzly Bear shots. This large bear was chasing salmon, and paid me little or no attention.

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Grizzly Bear San Jose Bears Fish 122

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2011

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America. No explanation of his decision is known to exist, though he did simply state “The Escutcheon is born on the breast of an American Eagle without any other supporters to denote that the United States of America ought to rely on their own Virtue.&#

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United States Bald Eagle Eagles Seals 193

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation. Those whose actions result in additional costs should bear them. The system was intended as a hunter-centric model, both guided by and benefitting consumptive interests.

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Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

I purchased my first Sibley— The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America —in 2003. Am I willing to give up the field guide which bears the mud and dirt of so many falls on so many birding trips? The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America: Second Edition. I sit at my desk looking at my field guides.

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North America 2003 Birds America 169

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2012

They migrate through Central America and winter in South America, apparently almost entirely east of the Andes. You can tell that from the jaunty bearing of the small warrior when it returns from a high-climbing pursuit in a series of glissandos to fetch up on its tree-top perch. It is the heady wine of victory.

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Hunting Kittens South America United States 200

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

to South America that has brown shoulders and conspicuous white markings on the rump and tail”) notes that it was named for the American naturalist Edward Harris. Larger feathers consist of a shaft (rachis) bearing branches (barbs) which bear smaller branches (barbules). Some entries include etymology (word history) information.

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Albatross Bears Ducks Bald Eagle 105

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

During the Pleistocene, Dholes were found across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America, sharing their space with sabre-toothed cats. These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc. If they can survive next to such neigbours, how come they are endangered?

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Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2019

North American warblers, on the other hand, often bear names of, at best, marginal utility. Somehow, the northernmost redstart in the Americas didn’t receive the same treatment. In fact, Tennessee Warblers are the most abundant warbler in the coffee plantations of Central America in winter.

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Rights Connecticut Tennessee Nashville 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

I travel more than the average bear and I can say that unless I’m in Central America…TSA agents are a mixed bag of race. This Red-legged Honeycreeper was hatched in Central America…is he waiting for you to turn your back so it can steal your electronics? Being a white guy in America is super hard.

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Laws Colorado America Kazakhstan 241

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

One question at the heart of this debate is how these four populations (Mallard, American Black, Mottled, and Mexican Ducks) came to occur in North America. A hypothesis by some genetic researchers states that the green-headed Mallard arrived in North America after a prior colonization that had given rise to the other three species.

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Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2013

In North America, at least in the eastern part of it, we celebrate the return of the Baltimore Oriole to parks and farms this time of year. Baltimore Orioles are surprisingly slight when you get a look at them, but troupials are about the size of a jay, and with the bearing to go with it. Take a look at this sucker.

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Baltimore Broker North America Raised 181

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

For those of us in North America other than the Gulf coast, the only time we might see a Magnificent Frigatebird is after a storm. More commonly seen in care in Central America, over the last 16 years I’ve had the privilege of providing a frigatebird’s care only twice. Less than 2000 grams – more sail, it seems, than bird.

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Los Angeles Killing Wildlife Rehabilitation San Francisco 247

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2015

Cinereous Tit, Cinereous Bunting, and Cinereous Vulture all bear this standard, but perhaps the most popular cinereous bird on the internet is the Cinereous Mourner , with its clever and adorable chicks. You can never have too many shades of gray – this, not sex or terrible writing, is what makes the work of E. James so popular.

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Blackbirds Owls Sparrows Ducks 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Titmice really are everywhere throughout North America and many points north and south, but a person has to be looking to notice them. The Bridled Titmouse ( B.wollweberi ) looks like the missing link between titmice and chickadees, bearing the gray back and crest of the former and the black chin of the latter.

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Arizona Oklahoma Texas Mexico 266

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In all of North America, only one avian species serves as both the beloved mascot of seven states as well as the totem to two professional sports teams (and an infinity of amateur ones!) Ironically, this feathered figurehead is neither a bird of prey nor particular distinguished athletically.

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St. Louis United States Belize Guatemala 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

In other words, some of the most popular and diverse marquee birding hotspots in America were disproportionately obtained with Duck Stamp/MBCF money. Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Aransas NWR (368 species and 42.7% of acres obtained with MCBF money); No. 7 Bosque del Apache NWR (360, 99.2%); No. 9 Parker River NWR (359, 97.7%); No.

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 14, 2012

We loved seeing penguins, whales, polar bears, and wolves. If you can’t wait to find out if you won use code FP312 for 10% off Frozen Planet DVD or Blu-ray purchase from the BBC Americas Online Shop. We have loved seeing places that few people ever get to see, and learning about the interesting wildlife that lives there.

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Polar Bears Penguins Wolves Whales 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

In Costa Rica, it’s also happening, not as in full force mode as the temperate north but that will change in a month when we see thousands of Eastern Wood-pewees , flocks of Eastern Kingbirds , and other species hurrying their way to South America. It can and does work !

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Costa Rica South America Tennessee 2019 156

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

It bears an iconic name associated with insanity and betrayal, but also with time and seasonality. A Sage Thrasher – a vagrant from western North America and only one of a handful of New York State records – was found on the other side of the Hudson River over in Columbia County in early November.

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2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 242

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

In North America, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that up to 57 million birds perish every year in collisions with electrical utility lines. But electrocutions do happen, most often to larger birds that are more likely to inadvertently touch two lines at once, like hawks, owls, cranes, herons, egrets, and storks.

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United States Game North America New York City 118

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Well, that doesn’t even bear thinking about. And if I dip again? I better not miss this bird again. Yet, here I am, back from Austria, minus one Black Woodpecker sighting. It’s not that I didn’t try. It’s not that I didn’t have help.

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