10,000 Birds
AUGUST 13, 2014
More than 99% of the population of Tricolored Blackbirds ( Agelaius tricolor ) live within the state of California and form the largest colonies of any North American passerine bird 1. ” Blackbirds, among other species, are also killed every year for consuming sunflower seeds mostly in Minnesota and the Dakotas. v=3rwi0SF8r8o.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. Coyotes took carrion from young Condors and then killed the weakest ones. It’s not easy.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2012
The newest bird on the brink to capture her fertile imagination is the California Condor, on which she graciously shares her research and ruminations: Sometimes as a writer you recognize there’s been something overlooked in your midst—something quietly abiding. Their hallmark: They don’t kill. My first view of them was at a distance.
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.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2012
Cliff Swallows migrate to North America from their wintering grounds in South America to nest in large colonies, sometimes numbering in the thousands. You can download the information on controlling Cliff Swallows in PDF format from the University of California here. Fish and Wildlife Service. Authors: T.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
The Cherokee nation called them “Peace Eagles” owing to the fact that they never killed a living thing – and also that they tended to show up in numbers after battled when peace treaties were being signed, though admittedly that may have been for a slightly more macabre reason. Here’s the kicker though.
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. The golden-winged warblers had just returned from South America to their breeding grounds in the mountains of Tennessee in 2013 when a massive storm was edging closer. Since then the deaths haven’t stopped.
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