10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

But they don’t live in North America. He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

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. 12 Rare Animals that are Teetering on the Brink of Extinction.

Hunting 112

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 112

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Now, in 21st century America, we’re entertaining new considerations, in keeping with our modern understanding of wild animals and conservation. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels.

Wildlife 243

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 243

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous. Part of me is wondering what great dead animal this flock was settled upon a few minutes ago. That’s just not right. Jean Paul Sartre said it, though I can’t for the life of me (ha!)

Turkey 183

Turkey Apes Wolves North America 183

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Because when you’ve painstakingly built your life list over the years, visiting the corners of North America for specialties and pushing your ABA list to 600 or so, Alaska almost always remains as the last place a birder can visit where bucket-loads of lifer, the sort of haul you really only get in the early years, are still possible.

Alaska 167

Alaska Bears Grizzly Bear North Carolina 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

I suspect this will be the first and last time we’ll see a beer featuring this species, an introduced Old-World songbird best known in North America from its St. Louis, Missouri population. That is, unless some St. Louis brewery decides to put the city’s best-known invasive on a can of beer. Your move, Budweiser.).

Collecting 100

Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100