10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

If you’re a cuckoo or cowbird hoping to pawn off your parenting duties on another species, new brood parasitism research shows you’ll have better luck if the eggs you deposit in their nest are blue-green instead of brown. Project FeederWatch data prove that woodpeckers are at the top of the backyard bird feeder pecking order.

Massachusetts 100

Massachusetts Eggs Falcons Rights 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The USVI are smaller and have fewer habitats and, as a result, fewer bird species. Much of the research regarding Caribbean ecology and ornithology has been conducted in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has a checklist of 269 species, 207 of which are migratory and the USVI has a checklist of 149 species, 124 of which are migratory.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

A Great Horned Owl , the most expected owl species in Colorado Springs according to eBird. Atlanta, Georgia’s Red Brick Brewing Company has teamed up with the Georgia Aquarium to release a series of seasonal beers , with a portion of sales to be donated to conservation and research efforts. Could this be Le Capitaine?

Georgia 100

Georgia Colorado Tennessee Atlanta 100