10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2022

Jeff Gordon resigned as president of the American Birding Association, effective November 30, 2021. T]he Association had suffered net losses and has a net deficiency in net assets that raise substantial doubt as its ability to continue as a going concern.”. Simply put, birding is fundamentally different than it was 50 years ago.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

You might imagine this is because of pandemic restrictions, but actually, that hasn’t been a big problem, as long as I keep my birding local. But many of the area’s endemic birds seem determined to make up for the drabness of their habitat. What bird is brighter than the Elegant Euphonia ?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2015

This is what we need for birds, whose rights as government-protected species are violated every day by free-roaming cats. Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. What birds need is their own SWAT team. You call the SWAT team. Neighbor B has nine outdoor cats. What can she do?

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Wildlife Rehabilitation 259

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2014

Joining some travelling birders FB group, I’ve read a long list of dos and don’ts. I am not dissatisfied with guides who do not manage to find the target bird, if they do try with all their heart. I am not dissatisfied with guides who do not manage to find the target bird, if they do try with all their heart.

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Birds Botswana Free Range Leopards 203

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In mid-December, I was birding along the Beljarica levee (Beh-LYAH-ritza), my local patch north of Belgrade, when something other than birds attracted my attention: three wild boars , appearing all black because they had just swam through the swamp to reach the bottom of the levee. Easily enough, they got it here.

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Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 242

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

He’s the author of The New Neotropical Companion (2017, originally published in 1997), a must-read for any birder preparing to travel to Central and South America, the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior (2020), and a long list of other books and articles. There are changes in where to find the birds.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 239

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Daisy had heard of an organization called YANA (You Are Not Alone), that was distributing relief supplies to those who had suffered from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and that needed warm clothes and other supplies for children, so she prepared a box of clothes that Desi had outgrown, along with wipes and diapers. People are too.

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Battery Birds Suffering New York City 102

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

There are many charismatic endangered birds that capture people’s hearts and imaginations: the colossal California Condor , the evocative Red-crowned Crane , and the adorable Spoon-billed Sandpiper come to mind. This is a short series that brings attention to these incredible birds, and my various adventures to try and see them.

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Brazil California Condor Parrots Texas 206

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2018

When news later reached our little town (likely through a newspaper) that the bird-killing chemical was to be banned, my environmental activism was born. Images of wildlife coated in toxic goo haunted me; particularly the birds. But birds can fly so they’ll be fine, right? appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Image by USFWS.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2014

However: they are not wild birds, and have no idea how to survive outside captivity. If you are determined to release white doves at your ceremony, it is essential to make sure you can afford to hire people who will release strong, healthy birds who at least have a chance of returning home to their roost. This is an important question.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ethics Virginia Atlanta 254

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Or maybe something closer to home like the American Bird Conservancy or a wildlife rescue organization like the Marine Mammal Center or International Bird Rescue. The outcome of today’s trial will undoubtedly embolden extremist groups. From a press release by the American Bird Conservancy.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2015

Timothy Barksdale is a birder/biologist turned filmmaker , passionately pursuing birds with a television camera for the last 24 years. Tim’s involvement with birds began very early and has led him to his passion for conservation through television. “No I began a program for PBS on a group of young kids in a small town in South Dakota.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2019

That is because Lago de Cuitzeo receives a huge number of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds, with smaller numbers of sparrows, buntings, and other migratory birds in the areas around the lake’s shore. Not only are the species numbers good, but the spectacle of so, so many individual birds can be thrilling.

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Ducks Blackbirds United States Pelicans 115

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2016

The English language, or at least the adherents thereof with more time on their hands than sense, has bestowed us a great number of names to collective nouns for groups of birds. English has not been similarly encumbered with frivolous names for young birds of specific types. A Jackbird! Bonus bath shots!

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New Zealand Parrots Rats Bats 103

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

One of the most majestic macaws is the Hyacinth Macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ), a brilliant blue South American bird that weighs in as the largest flying parrot in the world. The Hyacinth Macaw is more than just another pretty face; these birds are social with strong family values. These macaws nest in existing holes in trees.

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Protection Brazil Parrots Paraguay 183

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2012

Author Sherrida Woodley finds inspiration in bygone birds; the dearly departed Passenger Pigeon plays a pivotal role in her award-winning bio-thriller, Quick Fall of Light. Maybe it was because we read Rachel Carson’s words out loud that her warnings about the silence of birds stayed with me.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Take, for example, the group of the goatsuckers Caprimulgidae – the nightjars, and nighthawks, and whip-poor-wills, and widow-chuckers. You will clearly see a nice bird, but you will see no legs whatsoever. Then I looked more closely: What, by the great-grandson of Stresemann, is that bird in the lower foreground perched upon!?

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Goats Indonesia Science Experience 186

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2011

It is easy to forget sometimes that birds can do weird things. Most birds will follow a set group of behaviours, building a nest a certain way, courting a certain way, eating a certain set of food. It shouldn’t be a surprise, but it still is sometimes.

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Albatross Hawaii Seals Parrots 176

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Sitting on a beach under a coconut tree (but not under the very crown, I know that), I am contemplating birding and the meaning of life… Salty breeze comes from the Caribbean, way saltier than any Mediterranean sea breeze. Somewhere else, the tricky group would be the LBJs, a.k.a. Or a mammal. Or even those pooie reptiles.

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Costa Rica Reptiles Farming Mississippi 132

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2013

This blog was written by Marge Gibson, founder of the Raptor Education Group, Inc. She is a lifelong champion of all birds, and a hero and inspiration to me. We all thought the kindest approach would be to end her suffering, but then…she raised her head and looked directly at me. in Antigo, WI. The phone rang early.

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Eagles Wounded Bald Eagle Wisconsin 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2012

On and off for the last several months I’ve been working on a personal project to enter a massive amount of old bird records from the state of North Carolina into eBird. Young and hungry for birds. But then, they were like me (or, at least the me of the not too distant past).

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North Carolina Groups Suffering Hunting 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Petrel Paradise Petrel Paradise By Duncan • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2014

Parrots captivate me more than any other bird family. With their strong flight and capability to disperse, parrots have managed to colonize almost every major island group from Tahiti to Mauritius to Dominica. In my experience, parrots form a visibly and numerically important component of the Brazilian bird fauna.

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Parrots Brazil Mauritius Dominica 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2022

Personally I’ve seen over a hundred species over several birding trips there, the overall species list for the location is approximately 160 – a tally that will only increase. A small group of Turquoise Tanagers fed on fruiting cecropia, albeit briefly. This large and charismatic bird was surely the bird of the trip.

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Trinidad Squirrels Birds Groups 229

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners. And some members of Congress want to cut funding dramatically 2.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

While the scope of the wildlife devastation was still unclear, it was likely to be enormous, {Jon Rowdon, president of the rescue group Wildlife Victoria} said. Hundreds of burned, stressed and dehydrated animals — including kangaroos, koalas, lizards and birds — have already arrived at shelters across the scorched region.

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Koalas Kangaroos Animal Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North America (including Mexico, because Mexico is part of North America) and South America cut across political lines, as do birds. It is the first bird field guide to every country of Central America (plus the islands governed by those countries).

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America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 211

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2022

As you have probably realized by now, in my posts on 10,000 Birds, I generally scrupulously avoid giving any practical hints for birding at the specified location. However, if you mostly just want to see photos of birds such as this Black-throated Bushtit , you might as well stay here. Or at least like birds.

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Birds Humane Family Germany 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The consultant also suggested increasing readership by catering to highly specific niche interest groups. Well, they mainly feed on birds, which may explain their low popularity. The male is easily recognized by the characteristic white throat spot that gave the bird its name. I don’t think I will stoop that low.

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Birds China Eggs Owls 191

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

Animals raised for food suffer miserably. After time in the Marines, I veered strongly away from eating creatures, thinking of their suffering. In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. I still have the same six-pack stomach I had in the Marines.

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New York Times New York Proposition 2 Free Range 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Once, and only once, a while after I became a bit crazy about birding, my long-suffering wife decided to go along with me and see what it was all about. And she thought, hoped, my birding outings would be something like that. But all of my readers probably understand that “bird-walking” is never continuous.

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Suffering Species Groups Birds 283

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

It's one that's brought on, no doubt, by the acts of vandalism and intimidation of radical animal-rights groups, but I think it also serves to insulate the research community from any responsibility it might otherwise have to increase transparency and public engagement with the work. And for what?

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2013

But when you think about it, climate change might be more important to the people who read 10,000 Birds than a lot of other groups of people. The birds are in trouble and some of them are going to go extinct because of climate change. I truly hope that there are no climate change denialists among the bird lovers.

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Maryland Birds Penguins Wildlife 215

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

so I’m a bit behind in my intense pursuit of scientific findings related to birds. First, the bird butts. It is interesting to note that the vast majority of birds flying by out there are going the other way. But I do have a few items. All I see are their buts. But that’s not the most interesting thing I’ve seen recently.

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Birds Bald Eagle Zoos Philippines 176

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals. Nonetheless, they adjusted their behavior to allow Babyl to remain with the group. to live out their lives in peace, absent the abuse they had suffered in the entertainment industry.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

If you like animals you will generally not want them to suffer and you won’t want them to go extinct. Animal rights is concerned with preventing the suffering or even use of animals by humans. You cannot care about the individual, not at that level of suffering.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 257

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2015

What sets Moorcroft Manor apart from the other (lovely I rush to add) places I stayed at in Southern Africa was the sheer numbers of birds I could see in the grounds. Moorcroft Manor isn’t just a lovely place to stay, its a great birding location in its own right. Another group that sings Africa to me are the antelopes.

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