10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2014

European Red Foxes were brought into Australia in the 1850′s for recreational hunting and soon spread rapidly. We have seen them on remote beaches hunting shorebirds and taking their eggs and they have been responsible for much of the egg loss in breeding Pied Oystercatchers along the Broome coast. Rock Doves in Broome.

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Australia Species Feral Cats Feral 157

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. 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.

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Albatross Hawaii Seals Parrots 176

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I often poke fun at listers I perceive as being more interested in ticks than birds. But there is one kind of tick that I genuinely do enjoy, and as I do more and more birding it becomes harder and harder to get; new families. Getting entirely new families is easy when you start birding.

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Family Wombats Uganda Fiji 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

These reports (called “ Banking on Nature “) are relevant to birders because they are among the few comprehensive analyses that relate to the economic impact of birders on national wildlife refuges, which are among the more popular birding locations. A number of these NWRs appear on my list of the Top 25 NWRs for Birding.).

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 239

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2021

Red-billed Leiothrix are a popular cage bird in China, though I imagine its popularity has declined after the introduction of color television. So, the birds on Tianmashan may well be the descendants of captive birds. The Speckled Piculet may be my favorite bird on Tianmashan. A woodpecker! Wikipedia never lies.

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China Hawaii Asia Hunting 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

You start hearing and catching glimpses of birds as soon as you land, particularly the fast moving Tui. One bird I apparently heard at the landing (although it didn’t register to me) was the Fernbird , New Zealand’s only Old World warbler (or more accurately megalurid warbler ). Get yours today!

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

After a long hiatus that included a new cat, a new apartment, and enough time with the in-laws to last me quite awhile, here’s a rundown of April’s bird news: Funny, sad, and thought-provoking … an African-American ornithologist’s video tips for birding while black. Props on the sweet Barred Owl call, too.

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Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 180

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

This association belies the advanced and highly sophisticated adaptations the family has evolved for a life of wandering, hunting and, yes, piracy on the high seas. It takes four to six months for chicks to fledge, and us much as 450 days to achieve full independence after fledging, the longest period of parental dependency of any bird.

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Albatross Pelicans Family Hunting 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2011

In fact, if you were looking for a bird that represented the spirit and traditions of Christmas, this elegant, compact and dark shearwater would hardly be the first thing that comes to mind. So why is a tropical bird named after that most wintery (at least for you Northern Hemisphere types) of holidays? Taking wing. …

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Kiribati Hawaii Breeding Hunting 195

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Birders have been encouraged by the American Birding Association and others to buy Federal Duck Stamps. The argument is straightforward: birders (and others, including hunters) buy stamps and the federal government turns around and obtains important bird habitat. In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released. And the U.S.

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203