10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Such is the burden that a digiscoping bird blogger bears when he visits the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida in January. Purple Gallinules live in marshes in the southeastern United States, Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean. Purple Gallinules are awesome. ……… a.

United States 180

United States Florida South America Europe 180

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. Wilderness Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada.

Wildlife 239

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 239

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

Sure, you can find it across much of the eastern United States, even as far north as southern Canada but I ask you, are you really seeing a Prothonotary Warbler if you’re not watching it pick through a flooded forest in the south? Now back to all the transient species that I can’t bear missing. Appropriate!

North Carolina 198

North Carolina Investigation Jordan United States 198

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

But history doesn’t seem to have recorded which species of bird first dared to land on an electrical wire. Today, even as technological progress untethers us with more and more wireless applications each year, up to 185 million utility poles remain erected across the United States alone as permanent vestiges on our landscape.

United States 117

United States Game North America New York City 117

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2013

For birders heading off the coast of the eastern United States and attempting to tackle the mess that is the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel complex, a group of up to four cryptic species, this is a very real possibility. It still does so with me, but bear with me here. waters (though never say never). The four actions?

Breeding 163

Breeding United States Bears Africa 163

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2012

Eastern Kingbirds breed across the eastern United States and much of southern Canada. BirdLife International lists them as a Species of Least Concern because of their enormous range and population of approximately 13,000,000 individuals, though the population does seem to be decreasing slightly. It is the heady wine of victory.

Hunting 192

Hunting Kittens South America United States 192

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Ever since, our staff has been working hard to turn the land back to a more natural state within the floodplain of the Tualatin River basin. The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants.

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2018

The brewery was founded by Vanburg & Dewulf, the largest importer of Belgian beer to the United States, back when classic ales like Duvel and Chimay were still sought-after rarities and American craft brewers were mostly producing British-style ales – only with tons of Cascade hops.

Belgium 100

Belgium New York United States Skunks 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

Am I willing to give up the field guide which bears the mud and dirt of so many falls on so many birding trips? David Sibley notes in the Introduction that the order has been changed in some places so similar species could be placed next to each other for comparison purposes. ” Thank you, David Sibley!

North America 160

North America 2003 Birds America 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

In North America, you’ve got Bears at the large end, Cats in the middle, and at the smaller end, the Mustilids. Also, feral Cats on islands seem to be a serious problem, causing the extirpation of some indigenous species. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 255

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For the United States, there is also a state list. The writers at 10,000 Birds span the globe, but I am particularly interested in the lists for the United States, as that is my “beat.” As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States.

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. With enough room for another, of course.

California Condor 104

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2016

Interestingly, the eagle featured in Panama’s coat of arms is not the Harpy Eagle, but a representation of an American eagle species, as the United States was the first country to recognize Panama’s independence. A Harpy Eagle. Like Woods, I can’t get over their talons.

Panama 100

Panama Grizzly Bear Porcupines Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2014

But I had seen one in 2006 and I have since seen them twice more so the species never rose to the level of nemesis bird for me. I mean, sure, I’ve had my share of dips but none of them were multiple attempts at a single species that did not end up in victory within three attempts. I better not miss this bird again.

Costa Rica 195

Costa Rica Hungary Honduras Birds 195

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

The Mexican Duck, as its name suggests, is native to Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, and unlike the Mallard, the Mexican Duck does not have a showy male breeding plumage; both sexes are brown throughout the year.

Ducks 169

Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. And sun bears. And mosquitos.

Hunters 192

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We are all suckers for an albatross, at least in the United States. She doesn’t know the species till it emerges, almost dreamlike, from the heavy glare of the sun. Though the coast of British Columbia, a part of the Great Bear Rainforest, was rich in both, it was appallingly deficient in scientific data.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

COVID-19 was the worst of it but we also endured horrific wildfires, tremendously damaging hurricanes, another year of the worst President of the United States in history, and the list could go on ad infinitum. are up next, with a wonderful Australian species: It is very hard to choose a Best Bird of the Year any year.

2020 231

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 231

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

I have been to refuges across the United States, but I never thought that I would have a deadline to visit any particular refuge. Several trails wind along the banks of Rio Grande, which constitutes the border between the United States and Mexico. Fish and Wildlife Service signs, usually in English, are also in Spanish.

Texas 187

Texas United States Mexico Campaign 187

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Finally some good-ish news for the Gunnison Sage Grouse : The boomers of the Rocky Mountain states have finally been granted “threatened species” protection. The United Nations released its new list of protected species as well, adding the Great Bustard along with the Polar Bear and other species.

Blackbirds 178

Blackbirds Polar Bears Falcons United States 178

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ever the moral perfectionist, Franklin argued that the turkey was a much more honorable and determined fowl, and suggested the bird – as an “original Native of America” – would make a decidedly more fitting avian mascot for the United States (seemingly implying – incorrectly – that the Bald Eagle is not an indigenous New World species).

2017 151

2017 Bald Eagle United States Turkey 151

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2006

They belong to the canine species Nyctereutes procyonoides. As reported in the AP story, two styles of Sean John jackets—one a hooded snorkel style, the other a classic version—were originally advertised as faux fur, but an investigation by the Humane Society of the United States [ HSUS ] found that the jackets were made from dog fur.

Fur 40

Fur Fur Industry HSUS Raccoons 40