10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2014

However, the Sunda islands span over a large region, and if the teal’s range is projected onto North America, it covers the area between Los Angeles and the panhandle of Florida. Now, “restricted to the islands of…” does not sound very extensive.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. Cattle Egret was first recorded in Florida in 1941 (although originally these were dismissed as escapes), and officially bred in Florida in 1953.

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Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2012

Birding the Dry Tortugas in late April has always been high on my bucket-list of the best birding experiences in North America. And last week I got to celebrate my coming of (young) age by crossing one off the old list, courtesy of my mate Adrian Binns and Wes Biggs of Florida Nature Tours. That means I used to be very young.

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Florida Kentucky France North America 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

The survey was commissioned by National Flyway Council (NFC), which implements the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), which, in turn, aims to maintain abundant waterfowl populations in North America. Nearly all respondents knew of wetlands nearby (93%) and most had visited wetlands in the past 12 months (88%).”.

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Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2017

Though they weight less than two ounces, Least Terns migrate from South America to the West, East, and Gulf Coast to breed on dunes or flat gravel roofs (there are also populations in the middle of the United States). In Florida, the Least Tern is a state-designated threatened species; the interior populations are federally endangered.

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South America United States Protection Pelicans 102

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

In the spring (when they look like they do — the males, that is — in the photo on the left, above) they fly more than six thousand miles from the Amazon Basin to the Arctic, via Florida and Ohio. The blackpoll, “a bird with a body just a little larger than your thumb,” doesn’t stop until South America.

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Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2015

The vast majority of you reading this accept it is happening, and for the time being it is caused by humans. Here’s a peek at what our avifauna, here in North America, may be in for… Yes, I am aware this isn’t a bird…but hear me out. Climate Change. Whats in it for birds?

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North America Birds Suffering San Francisco 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

How to Know the Birds talks about 200 commonly found birds in North America (including one extinct bird, the Passenger Pigeon) in 200 brief essays, each exactly one page long. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds).

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

We assembled at nine in the morning in a small parking lot outside the naval base in Key West, Florida. The weeks leading up to spring break had been a whirlwind, and the days before the trip mostly spent driving and exploring Florida. Trips bird banding dry tortugas Florida' Dry Tortugas National Park: Bird Banding Sooty Terns.

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Birds Florida Groups Breeding 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

It’s clear that ibis have been part of human civilization for as long as there has been civilization of which to be part. Though as the Sacred Ibis continues to make inroads in Florida, that line gets more and more blurry every year. Biblical tales? No wonder ibis are so beloved. Scarlet Ibis , photo by Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela.

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Birds North America Charlotte New Jersey 211

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

In the majority of cases, it is humans who are to blame for the plunging numbers of animals, and Corwin is very clear about the extent to which we have destroyed the world around us. Consider this: Every month, it takes $12 billion to fund America's involvement in the Iraq War.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2011

Consequently, I give you the IATB SAT … The SAT undoubtedly deserves the title of America’s most terrifying test. Roseate Spoonbill among feathered friends in Florida (E) a belligerent. But like anything else we’re afraid of, the exam becomes a lot more manageable once you’re armed with knowledge and strategy.

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Costa Rica Birds Colorado ALA 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. And I can’t forget the awesome birds I saw in Florida in January. (If

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2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 187

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The population is not directly dependent on human support. The Spot-breasted Oriole , a native of Central America, is one of the lucky exotics to make the list. Sufficient offspring are being produced to maintain or increase the population. The population has been present for at least 15 years.

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Miami Parrots Research Birds 133

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2022

And just to be clear, we’re talking about the human snowbirds here. Even in this age of hesitant travel, there are hordes of winter-weary northerners heading south on this annual midwinter migration to hotspots like Florida, the desert Southwest, and the Caribbean. Slothman’s take on Audubon’s caracaras comes from his quirky Audubon 2.0

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Collecting Phoenix New York Miami 182

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

How far is the closest human settlement? In other words what are the chances of one of these extremely remote species showing up in a less remote place – like my backyard in Lake Worth, Florida? Well yes, but all of the planet’s tall mountains are relatively close to some form of human habitation.

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Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Rightly or wrongly, there’s an hierarchy of extinct birds in North America, in the United States in particular. Florida in 1951. North America certainly doesn’t want for wood-warblers, many of whom are more dramatic that the little canebrake dweller. John Bachman. Bachman’s story is fascinating in itself.

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South Carolina Cuba Missouri Mississippi 178

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Common Myna, a steadily spreading exotic in southern Florida restricted to artificial, man-made habitats. In southeastern Florida, most of the bird species restricted to parking lots and similar artificial habitats are exotic species. Ring-billed Gull, an abundant wintering species in parking lots of southeast Florida.

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Miami Fast Food Florida Birds 124

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Whooping Crane, Florida. There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed. In September, Abigail Ruth, a small human, was born and I became a grandmother. An eBird mystery.

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2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 155

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2018

The Miami-Dade County Commission approved development of ‘the largest shopping mall in North America’ with a vote of 9-1 last week. Though the water is to be drawn from the Upper Florida Aquifer, drawdown in that source is a matter of continuing concern and study. Merchandising folly 1 – Conservation 0. Anhinga Trail moonrise.

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Miami Las Vegas Alligators Minnesota 137

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

“Spooked” is a bit of a strong word as I was very likely the first human this bird had ever seen and it stuck around for quite a while merely five metres away from me. At least she contributed to science… My Best Bird of the Year was a Snowy Plover , which I first spotted along the Florida Panhandle.

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 184

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl covers every residential, migrating, vagrant, exotic, and introduced swan, goose, dabbling and diving duck in North America (Canada and the United States): 62 Species Accounts on four swan species and one vagrant subspecies; 15 goose species; 46 duck species; plus accounts for hybrid geese, ducks and exotics.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 117