10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Even the names we give to some birds reflect their dependence on the cultivated landscape – we have Barn Owls ( Tyto alba ) and Barn Swallows ( Hirundo rustica ) over much of the world, and Orchard Orioles ( Icterus spurius ) in the Americas really do have a fondness for fruit groves.

Vermont 118

Vermont Belgium Farming Europe 118

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

I’m focusing on Turkey Vultures here because they are undoubtedly the species most birders in North America (the home of 10kB) are most familiar with, but the name vulture applies to birds found around the globe. It’s worthy of admiration , if not respect, for this most disrespected of birds. Here’s the kicker though.

California Condor 175

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 175

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2011

Cattle wandered this pasture along with me (one cow even attempted to taste my carbon fiber tripod). I can watch where I step on my way to my survey spot, the cattle aren’t so cautious, Bobolinks need to be ready to move when the unaware bovine wanders near near the nest. It’s a good strategy for Bobolinks to have.

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Birds Cattle Blackbirds North America 161

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2012

The lush pastures of the Aripo Livestock Station sustained herds of happy Buffalypso , a special breed of T&T beef cattle named for their Water Buffalo heritage and Calypso-happy country. Where we entered the area, the savannah seemed more like Aripo Ranch. In fact, it was. In that regard, Aripo was amazing.

Trinidad 175

Trinidad Birds Fast Food Cattle 175

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2014

– Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand – The Cattle Egret Expansion – Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere) – It’s a Myth – Isn’t It? – The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet – Emerald Ash Borers vs.

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Species Feral Cats Feral Miami 160

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. In any event, there is the distinct possibility that Wild Turkeys in North America today form a kind of squished up ring species, with an entirely anthropogenic European arm. According to R.D.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 198

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Originally from India and the vicinity, it is believed that they had already undergone two major expansions – through Asia Minor in the 1600s, and then across Europe in the 1900s – when they first appeared in North America. Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:36 am Nice post, the Collared Doves also make it to South America.

Montana 132

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 132

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2016

They used to be but a burgeoning population in need of more living room and land for cattle and crops destroyed a fair portion of those rainforests during the 20th century. Over there on the Caribbean (that’s what we call the Atlantic Ocean in Costa Rica), the lowlands are supposed to be blanketed in lush, over-vegetated rainforests.

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Costa Rica San Jose Panama Birds 165

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Roman Zamora and his wonderful wife Ana have turned the estate into both a showcase of truly gracious hospitality and a sanctuary for a surprisingly wide array of wildlife just minutes from the biggest mall in Latin America (be sure to visit the posh Multiplaza!)

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Costa Rica San Jose Sanctuary Protection 168

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Research indicates that this decline can be tempered by management of cattle grazing practices, preventing growth of shrubs and trees and the invasion of non-native plants. Birds of North America , the Cornell Lab of O data base, cites many studies on this topic and they don’t all agree on results and best practices.

North Dakota 134

North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 134

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The second edition of the National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition has one of the longest book names in bird bookdom: National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition: Now Covering More Than 1,000 Species With the Most-Detailed Information Found in a Single Volume.

North America 177

North America America Birds Family 177

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

The first shows three subspecies of Whimbrel that have occurred in North America–“Hudsonian,” “Eurasian,” and “Siberian.” Brian Sullivan is currently eBird program co-director and photographic editor for Birds of North America Online at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Birds Groups 2015 North America 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

The population of parrotlets they studied was located on one of the many huge hatos (cattle ranches) in the Venezuelan llanos, a vast swath of flat flooded savannah in the central third of the country that drains into the Rio Orinoco.

Eggs 267

Eggs Venezuela Porcupines 2008 267

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

18): As a microbiologist, I know that study after study has highlighted the human health threat from using antibiotics as feed additives for hogs, chickens and cattle, creating super-bugs—bacteria that no longer can be treated with antibiotics. To the Editor: Re “ Antibiotic Runoff ” (editorial, Sept.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Livestock Chickens 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Salvia mexicana is sold in North America with the varietal name “Limelight” But this one was wild, native, and beautiful. While not my quite my first sighting of an Olive-sided Flycatcher for 2020, this difficult species is always a welcome find as it makes it way through Mexico to reach Central and South America.

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2020 Birds South America Reptiles 258

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2024

While enjoying my farewell Portuguese coffee and pastel de nata at the Lisbon airport and studying up on identification I considered the planning of my two-week trip to the Americas. The entertainment consisted of a group of 8 Grasshopper Sparrows and Cattle Egret attending to a small herd of – wait for it – cattle.

Ducks 149

Ducks Emotional Cattle Owls 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2020

This species was once restricted to North America’s Great Plains, where they followed herds of American Bison, eating both the seeds in their dung and the creatures that bison’s trampling brought into the open. But all this changed with the arrival of Europeans, and their cattle. Starling -numerous.

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Birds Blackbirds Mexico Cattle 153

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

One of this species’ many peculiarities is that it has a digestive system unique amongst birds: Hoatzins use bacterial fermentation in the front part of the gut to break down the vegetable material they consume, much as cattle and other ruminants do. We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks.

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Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 256

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

The premise, as I understood it, being that this survey, one of four done this June on organic farms across the country, would be a way to compare bird populations with similar surveys done on shade-grown coffee farms in Central America. Now, I know that in many places in North America this is hardly a notable sighting.

North Carolina 161

North Carolina Farming United States North America 161

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

It’s more like hoping for them because the abundance of open land on cattle farms and little birding coverage brews up a fine needle in a haystack situation. A Barn Swallow in Costa Rica- millions migrate through Central America. A rare turf farm in Costa Rica, one of the places where grasspipers have been seen in the past.

Costa Rica 145

Costa Rica Farming Texas Cattle 145

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Image by Adam Riley A Cattle Egret hunts grasshoppers and other insects in a field of wildflowers in West Coast National Park. It is common in the Fynbos and succulent Karoo regions. Image by Adam Riley Another common members of this region’s avifauna is the cute Cape Bunting.

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South Africa Africa New Zealand Asia 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2013

Large swaths of the Everglades were being drained to make way for cattle ranching, citrus groves, and low density housing that included many overgrown, weedy lots. Petersburg area and Cape Canaveral. During this time, southern Florida was in a state of ecological chaos.

Florida 184

Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 184

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Native species have also managed to make a living in the newly created urban jungle habitat, including Northern Mockingbird , Cattle Egret , Mourning Dove , and Fish Crow. The charismatic Monk Parakeet is usually found near strip malls, feeding in both native and exotic trees. I invite readers to share with us their common parking lot birds.

Miami 124

Miami Fast Food Florida Birds 124

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

This physical evidence of properly handled cattle would go a long way toward ensuring healthier meat while lifting the shared burden that comes with consigning millions of animals yearly to a terrifyingly cruel death. I think most would, enthusiastically. Jonathan Spitz Westfield, N.J., Thomas Richard Concord, N.H., 21, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2008 Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm. I easily spotted the Whooping Cranes in the cattle field. They were large and rather gawky, with a lot of ‘jewelry’ on their legs, oblivious to the cattle and to me.

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2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

uses the zoogeographical ecozones and denotes North, Central and South America (Nearctic and Neotropical realms) as western and the rest of the world (Palearctic, Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Australasian) as eastern. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

In 1850, the Passenger Pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world. The persecution of these apex predators, especially wolves , is rampant among some hunters and cattle ranchers. But I digress. It is obvious that hunting is NOT conservation.

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Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 108