10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

And while I was in Arizona, touring the Huachucas with Swarovski (along with 10KB notables Mike Bergin and Birdchick Sharon Stiteler among others), I had in the back of my mind that I might be able to pick up that last hummingbird. The hunt was on in earnest. The tiny desert spitfire known as Costa’s Hummingbird. I needed it.

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Arizona Wounded North America 2012 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

He has visited more than 40 National Wildlife Refuges in 20 states and frequently visits NWRs in his travels, most recently Buenos Aires NWR in southern Arizona. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. Thus, unlike other federal lands, which must balance competing uses, the Refuge System is dedicated to conservation.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2019

When we returned to Tucson, from the Bahamas, I was approaching a milestone number, 1300 bird species, and drove myself hard, climbing, hiking, searching, and driving all over the state of Arizona looking for those last eight birds. Matt was working on his own US Big Year, and wanted to join me for the hunt.

Costa Rica 134

Costa Rica Tucson South Africa Bahamas 134

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As a result, there is a substantial backlog of federal land acquisition needs estimated at more than $30 billion—including places vulnerable to development such as the Florida Everglades, Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, Civil War battlefields in Virginia and other precious places around the country.

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Legislation Montana America Wyoming 173

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2019

This year, I was able to photograph the ultra rare Rufous-capped Warbler , high in the snowy mountains of southern Arizona. In Caines, Australia, we enjoyed a wet morning on the Daintree River, with Murray Hunt, of the Dain Tree River Tours. Of course, the one bird pre-destined to be a favorite, would be the last new bird of the year.

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2018 Costa Rica South Africa New Zealand 165

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. In Yuma, Arizona, they don’t take no prisoners. Trap-Neuter-Return is the only effective way to stabilize feral cat populations.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 213

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

The program has been successful enough that some of the birds have been released back into protected areas in California, Arizona, and across the border in Baja, but the species is still far from out of the woods. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Old Wold Vultures.

California Condor 185

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 185

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

These wily and diminutive owls occur from Bolivia and Argentina northward through Central America (check out this post on Pico Bonito ) and only just occur in the United States in Arizona and south Texas. The Arizona birds are from the cactorum race and these birds are often referred to as the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl.

Owls 152

Owls Texas Arizona Pigs 152

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

I think it’s because it brings me back to my first big birding trip, to southeast Arizona, where we had tantalizing views of leaves rustling where the becards had nested but nested no more. There’s something about a Rose-throated Becard that makes my heart go pit-a-pat. I never saw the bird. Well, maybe a bit of a wing.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167