10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2011

I am excited to see new birds and that is what this blog post will be about, of course! What can I, as a birder who has birded the northeastern United States and southern California rather extensively, hope to add to my life list? What other birds that I have seen before will I be excited to see again?

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Seattle Rhinoceros Puffins United States 160

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

I first encountered Molly Hashimoto’s bird art in California. Hashimoto’s prints and water color bird portraits differ in materials and style from Harper, but she shares with him a talent for portraying common birds in a lively, accessible, yet new way that belies the artistic processes employed to create the finished image.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 172

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In this captivating book, Thompson explores the motivation behind hunters who shot birds to sell feathers for women’s hats at the turn of the nineteenth century. What compelled these men, beyond desire for money, to kill birds? I’ve just finished reading THE PLUME HUNTER (Torrey House Press, December 2011) by Renée Thompson.

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Hunters Oregon San Francisco Portland 215

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Alex Washoe is a freelance writer and bookseller in Seattle, WA. who can be found regularly at the bird and wildlife blog Birdland West. There is a real life bird who may not look as much like Woody as the Pileated does, but is a better match than the Acorn — and in personality is much more like the crazy cartoon than either.

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Woodpeckers Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Seattle 244

Critter News

MARCH 19, 2012

From the Seattle PI. They say the tribe could raise captive birds, or accept eagle feathers or carcasses already available from a federal repository that collects birds killed by power lines or other causes. The Northern Arapaho share the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe.

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Eagles Bald Eagle Killing Wyoming 100

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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