10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

A pair of Great Horned Owls ( Bubo virginianus ) painted by John James Audubon for The Birds of America. A Great Horned Owl illustrated in Game Birds: Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy Birds of Prey, Game Birds and Water-Fowls by Neltje Blanchan. Considering all that, it’s no surprise that less hardy (or more sensible?)

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

One of these methods is where one bird will fly down thru an arroyo, and spook out the game for its waiting members of the pack. harrisi can be found in southern Texas, Eastern Mexico and much of Central America. unicinctus is found exclusively in South America, and tends to be somewhat smaller bird that the North American subspecies.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2024

I really enjoyed seeing these birds, as though I have watched them in their native North America, where they are abundant, that was a long time ago. A Black-winged Stilt in Spain in February My wader list (or what you would call shorebirds in North America) is up to 25, a satisfactory total, but one that doesn’t include any surprises.

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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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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

At any rate there are three species, the Black Skimmer (which isn’t that much blacker than the others) which is found in the Americas, the Indian Skimmer, which is the most vulnerable member of the family, and the African Skimmer, which is widespread but nowhere common in Africa. Some African Skimmers pass by some African Buffalo.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2020

Whatever was in flight within their airspace was fair game. Pectoral Sandpipers pass through en route to southern South America, some going as far as Tierra del Fuego. Fork-tailed Flycatchers also occupied the same fields, these aggressive tyrant flycatchers were busying themselves chasing everything in sight. Greater Yellowlegs.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2015

Florida is perhaps the one place in the United States where you can rack up a pretty great list of birds, including some of North America’s most impressive species, simply by walking down the sidewalk for an hour or so. That was largely due to the vagaries of a single rental car and two young children, but it wasn’t so bad.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2013

Our kids play video games. At this point in America’s environmental evolution, diverting water to grow yourself a god damn lawn that shouldn’t even be there in the first place is like using the water supply in a lifeboat to wash your hair. We never talk to our neighbors. And frankly, we can’t afford them any more.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2020

Juniper is a decidely wintery spice, and its piquant, piney flavor is generally used to season game, offal, and charcuterie, steaming heaps of sauerkraut, warming cordials, and other hearty fare best enjoyed during the shorter, darker days of the year. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are important pollinators (depicted here by John James Audubon).

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia ) is North America’s smallest swallow. The Bank Swallow was listed as a threatened species in California in 1989 by the California Fish and Game Commission and the number of breeding pairs has declined steadily since then. References: 1 Birds of North America Online.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

The tendency of birds to alight onto the wooden posts, steel towers, and metal wires that constitute our power and communications infrastructure turns any car ride into exciting and endless game of drive-by identification. And we move on to the next speck looming ahead and the game repeats itself, over and over.

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United States Game North America New York City 118

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

I just flew nonstop from Canada to South America and boy, are my arms tired.” It’s not quite Tippi Hedren–worthy, but birds swarming your living room is probably fair game for some NSFW language. Even more thought-provoking is the original article from which it sprang.) Props on the sweet Barred Owl call, too. “I No, you didn’t.

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Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 187

10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2015

I’m a big fan of the antelopes, a group that is most commonly associated with Africa but which also occurs in Asia and, if you stretch the term to be cladistically meaningful, Europe and North America. By this I mean applying the term antelope to cover all of the family Bovidae, which would include the sheep, goats and ox.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2016

Since then their range has spread across the United States and southern Canada, and they remain a sought-after game species. Partners in Flight estimates that the global breeding population is around 50 million; 30% of which can be found in North America and Canada. During some seasons, millions of male pheasants are killed.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Over the years, birders have followed suit and Thanksgiving Weekend at Niagara has become popular among birders hoping to get their gull game on. The best of these was one of the avian unicorns of Central America, the Gray-headed Piprites. It was cold but losing yourself in a blizzard of Bonaparte’s Gulls was magic.

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Costa Rica Turkey Iceland Eagles 239

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The internet has been game-changing for birding, just as it has been disruptive in other fields. The Lab operates All About Birds , which has free and authoritative information on identification and bird biology, as well as Birds of North America. In that world, a mimeographed newsletter was a giant leap forward.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

They are not necessarily the biggest African animals, but represented those that were considered a real hunter’s worthy prey or “game” – the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and king of the jungle, the Lion (which of course doesn’t inhabit jungle but savanna!). In Asia they are even commonly kept as pets!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

In North America, that is. The ABA currently lumps the Mangrove Warbler and Golden Warbler with the Yellow Warbler (the IOC lumps Mangrove and Golden Warbler together but splits them from the Yellow Warbler that breeds in North America.) As you travel south, everything gets all higgledy-piggledy.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2022

In the light of all this, I needed to up my game. thousand reported sightings of Central America’s Black-capped Swallow. And his eBird self-description contains the following awesome explanation for his nickname: “I’m the Chivizcoyo (something like “I’m Batman” but better).”

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10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. California Quail are familiar birds to West Coast birders of North America, and Kiwis too now. But man cannot live on bread alone, and the homesick settlers wanted more than just game. Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” In 1850, the Passenger Pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Assuming you have a passing interest in wildlife, or at the least you know someone that does, and chances are in the last week or so you’ve become aware that some lady from America shot a lion. Take the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. It may even have been mentioned in Google+, although it is unlikely anyone noticed.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

I found out on my second day in Mkuze, a great game reserve in South Africa, earlier this year when on my first dark night, poor visibility, uneven ground and unsteady footing resulted in a twisted ankle and a day in camp keeping weight off it. But what happens when you’re on a trip and you can’t get out? Blue Waxbill.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

And while the scientific species name kasumba sounds like some frightening new fitness trend or a dancing game performed on cruise ships, it is apparently just the Malay term for red. The world’s tallest dwarf.’ ’ Connor: ‘The weakest strong man at the circus.'”

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Birds Sri Lanka Taiwan Cats 222

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

I recall the words “game-changer” and “unprecedented” bandied about as enthusiasts across North America pondered where to place their Sibley Guides to make room for the new ruling reference guide. The game didn’t change. But has time vindicated Crossley’s bold vision?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2014

Last Wednesday, August 6th, the California Fish and Game Commission decided not to grant the Tricolored Blackbird an emergency designation as a threatened species.Dan References: 1 Birds of North America Online. Thus, the number of tricolors in California continues a rapid decline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rwi0SF8r8o.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

mile walk around the National Mall will be led by Cesar and Scooby, followed by an afternoon packed with Scooby-Doo-themed activities such as arts & crafts, a reading lounge, game tents, a scavenger hunt, and more! additional pack walks will take place nationwide September 23–30, with the help of the Animal League of North America.

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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. He and his wife had enjoyed the swallows for several years and they were appalled that the marina management were destroying them. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2017

Mothers tend to bring smaller tidbits of fish, according to the Birds of North America database (BNA), so I’m thinking that this is the mom.). And, got fed a little when the game petered out. Or, maybe brunch. A few seconds later, she left. Both male and female Common Tern parents feed chicks. They too played tug-of-war.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The Northern Pintail is abundant in North America and is found across the Northern Hemisphere. An alternative income stream for our National Wildlife Refuges would not only help our dabbling ducks but all the non-game species that get lost by the wayside. References: 1 Birds of North America Online. Just look at this drake.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2011

There was a lot of hunting for Bald Eagles—it is traditionally a game species. The Bald Eagle has the potential to be the Holy Grail of game birds. Look at the facts, lay your emotions aside and listen to reason—exactly the same reasoning that’s been so persuasive in convincing me that hunting cranes is the right thing to do.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Hunting Kentucky 259

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Sure, it’s an easy drinking wheat beer, from one of America’s best-known breweries, fine for knocking back a few on the couch while watching the big game. In this respect, Cold Snap would have been a perfect recommendation for Superb Owl Sunday two weeks ago.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

At this age, they are also able to make short flights, a highly desirable trait for game birds. California Quail , being ground nesting game birds, have many predators which are assumed to be the primary cause of the specie’s mortality. My guess is that these chicks are about five weeks old. References: 1 Baicich, Paul J.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

There was a link from Drovers, America's Beef Business Source. The AALAS Foundation has teamed up with the Whyville Web site to launch the Community Animal Research Environment (CARE), a series of educational games in a virtual laboratory. And where did I find this lovely site? Here's how they describe it.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

It could easily be mistaken for a book about aviation or space navigation or even a flight simulator game if you don’t read the long, adjective-filled subtitle: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration. Flight Paths is a splendid but risky title for a book about bird migration.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

The sandhill crane has the lowest recruitment rate (average number of young birds joining a population each season) of any bird now hunted in North America. Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? This slow reproduction rate is unlike any other avian game species currently hunted. to a high of 11%.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2021

Finally, South Africa has three 400+ hotspots, namely 1 Mkhuze Game Reserve 458 sp. Next time, see you in South America. African crème de la crème 500+ eBird hotspot list looks like this: Tanzania 1 Ngorongoro Conservation Area–Ngorongoro Crater with 603 so far eBirded species 2 Serengeti NP 588 sp. 3 Lake Manyara NP 573 sp.

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