10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The Mourning Dove ( Zenaida macroura) is among the most abundant and widespread terrestrial birds endemic to North and Middle America. It’s a good thing too, because it is the leading gamebird in North America in terms of total harvest and the widespread distribution of hunting effort. Click on photos for full sized images.

Hunters 176

Hunters Hunting North America Game 176

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. In The Birds of North America (P.

Ethics 144

Ethics Owls New York North America 144

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2011

There are a handful of sites in North America that can justifiably be considered must visits for birders. The jewel in Florida’s bedazzled crown may be Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, on the Atlantic Coast in the shadow of Cape Canaveral. As I slowly wound around the first few pull-offs I found little of note.

Florida 154

Florida South Carolina Alligators Wounded 154

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2019

The Great Black Hawk – a species with a native range in Mexico to South America – had been spotted in this park for weeks, but not every day. I could write an entire essay on the foolish ways people approach nature and wildlife… but I won’t. Fish and Wildlife Service, to decide its fate.

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Rescue Portland Squirrels Deer 128