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I stitched away as I watched the Red-bellied Woodpecker scatter the smaller Chipping Sparrows and Carolina Chickadees as it glided down for a few seed morsels. Ahab wasn’t fishing, and the guys in ‘The Big Year’ aren’t watching birds, they’re scouring North America in a ruthless bid to tick off more species than anyone else.

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The Lodge at Pico Bonito is an inviting, idyllic place for relaxation as well as for enjoying wildlife. Cuery y Salado Preserve protects a coastal mangrove system full of wildlife from monkeys to trogons. We first visited Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge. Trips Central America cotinga Honduras Pico Bonito'

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But as I stood stock-still to listen, the giggling of Carolina Chickadees filtered down to me, then the cackle of a Red-bellied Woodpecker. This tiny species breeds north of Florida but returns to spend the winter here as well as in Central and South America. Birds weren’t the only wildlife on the trail.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Fascinating wildlife viewing? Sadly, it appears hardly any creatures are safe from our feathered Captain America.) We here at 10,000 Birds have no shame and it was either this or lots of posts about woodcocks, boobies, and woodpeckers. One had just caught some type of fish from the river. Their thievery is well-noted.

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JANUARY 2, 2018

A bit beyond the basics but still fundamental are chapters on bird feeding consequences and problems (squirrels and raccoons, too many blackbirds, hawks and cats, woodpecker damage, window strikes, extreme weather, and bird feeding in special situations, including retirement centers, condos, and apartments. million individuals in the U.S.

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MARCH 1, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

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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. There’s also the risk of fatal collisions, as hard-to-see overhead wires are strung at a height at which many birds tend to fly.

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MARCH 3, 2011

and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service desperately needs your feedback as they craft a new vision for our National Wildlife Refuge System. The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond.

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Bufflehead are the smallest of North America’s diving ducks. They breed across Canada and Alaska’s boreal forest near ponds and lakes, using nest holes made by woodpeckers, almost exclusively flickers. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. According to eBird, the chronology of my life list includes White-Headed Woodpecker at No. Lifers included Painted Redstart, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Arizona Woodpecker, and Rivoli’s, Violet-crowned, Lucifer, and Broad-billed hummingbird.

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MARCH 8, 2011

What events transpire miles away that make a certain destination attractive to birds and wildlife in one way or another? Consider Estero Lagoon for example… In North America there are nine regular plover species, ten if you include the more vagrant Common Ringed Plover.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. So you can imagine our disappointment when we crawled out of the car after our trip to find out that Mike was in fact relaxing in the warm kitchen and had no idea where the woodpecker was!

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New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 216

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Fernandina’s Flicker, a tongue-twisting alliterative name for one of the most endangered woodpeckers in the world! He leads the Wildlife Art Working Group of BirdsCaribbean , and contributes his art to conservation organizations for fundraising. Bee Hummingbird, the smallest hummingbird in the world! and Cuba.).

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MARCH 21, 2024

Being a westerner — raised in California, and now living in western Mexico — I was perhaps most excited about the migratory birds that breed in eastern North America. Still, this sort of wildlife experience is available in pretty much any Mexican city. Then, around 4:00 p.m., Which is rather freeing, don’t you think?

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MARCH 12, 2011

It is a sort of political ornithology of Central America in which the main character is traveling about the region hoping to see the Resplendent Quetzal. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

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Ecuador 2011 Deer New York 217

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MARCH 10, 2011

The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern South America for the cold half of the year. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

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MARCH 7, 2011

He is the author of numerous books about birds and nature, including, most recently Feeding and Identifying Birds and The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, both part of the Peterson Field Guide Series from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing. He has watched birds in more than 25 countries and on five continents.

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2011 Birds Michigan Ohio 238

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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.

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Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 144

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MARCH 11, 2011

Ringer Anhinga and Darters (Anhingidae) The Anhinga and three darter species inhabit warm, freshwater regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ), Nairobi, Kenya © David J.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

plus a chapter on “Vagrant landbirds from North America.” So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet? I wish they had provided more background on how this guide came about and what each of their contributions was.

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MARCH 4, 2011

It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

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2011 Cyprus Species Deer 157

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OCTOBER 25, 2015

Targets acquired, we piled into cars and headed south to Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges, the jewel of the Outer Banks, where we were likely to cross paths with the vast majority of our species for the day. This is one of the most impressive sights in North Carolina, and one of my favorite places in the whole of North America.

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MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 260

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MARCH 17, 2011

Birding opened up Central America for me in a way that nothing else did. Once you understand the mind-boggling biodiversity of the area beyond toucans and parrots, you realize how special Central America is. Everyone is welcome to participate, especially people outside North America. Perhaps you’ve had the same experience.

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Costa Rica 2011 Birds Deer 150

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MARCH 17, 2011

All of the shots in this post were taken on 12-13 March 2011 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York. Corey Mar 18th, 2011 at 7:43 am @Laura Brown: It is a tough situation there and it makes me wish it were possible and economical to catch them all and bring them back to North America. The proposal from U.S.

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Ducks 2011 New York New York City 145

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MARCH 1, 2011

This means that there are some astoundingly large families of birds in Central and South America. James has led professional wildlife and birding tours for 15 years and his passion for birding and remote cultures has taken him to far corners of the earth from the Amazon and Australia to Africa and Madagascar. The proposal from U.S.

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Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 229

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MARCH 11, 2011

Crafty Like A Crow Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Almost Squished Wood Thrush (and a fox) About the Author Jory Jory is a native Long Islander living just outside of Albany. North America 2. North America 3. North America 4. North America(?) North America 6. North America(?) North America 8.

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Jochen Mar 7th, 2011 at 5:51 pm Redgannet, almost all song birds at least in North America (and the Orange Thrush sure won’t be the only old world bird to have them, too) have these filamental plumes on their nape. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Great shots!

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The authors’ goals are (1) to provide information that will help readers identify a bird nest; (2) to explore the broader ecology of bird nests of North America, “an ecological study of how hundreds of species have adapted nests and nesting behavior to environs that range from tropical deciduous forest to Arctic tundra” (p.

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MARCH 21, 2011

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Burkina Faso 2011 Birds Deer 162

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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. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. 04 Jan 2017.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

The book sparked constructive conversations about what is a field guide and the efficacy of drawings versus photographs in a bird guide and just how far does one tweak a wildlife photograph for publication. Birders loved it or hated it or were just confused. A miscellaneous pot indeed!

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JUNE 28, 2018

In 1850, the Passenger Pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world. Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. People don’t respect wildlife. A newly created U.S.

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