10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Now that the World Big Year record has been broken by Noah Stryker , with more than three months and much of Asia and Australia to go, I guess a blog post on Big Years is in order. And last but not least, the ABA list is constantly growing due to the inclusion of escapes and ferals with established, self-sustaining populations.

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Feral Species Asia Rights 207

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The subject is one that comes up a lot in this blog and other bird blogs, the subject of cats and their effect on wildlife. As most people know cats, both feral and domestic, have a pretty big impact on wild birds and other wildlife, and the effect of mammals is particularly profound in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Possums SPCA Cats 124

Animal Person

APRIL 24, 2009

Yesterday, regarding being a minority within a minority , mikey commented (among other things): While I am fairly new subscriber to this blog, therefore not knowing your particular stance, I've often felt like a minority within a minority for my stance on animal birth control.

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Project Treadstone Feral Cats Spay Spaying 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets. Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do. The word manky means many things in British parlance from dirty and disgusting to inferior and worthless.

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Ducks 2011 Deer New York 226

Animal Person

MAY 24, 2010

Yesterday's lessons learned were primarily about blogging. But, probably because I was blogging daily and there wasn't great fodder daily, I expanded into other areas. particularly in the name of a blog, as that's part of branding. Stay tuned for more lessons from four years of blogging at Animal Person.

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Vegan Vegetarian Animal Feral Cats 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2021

It may seem strange that I am choosing to write a video review in one of my first ever blogs. Another justification is that this video series is available for viewing through Youtube, meaning every reader of the blog should be able to easily access it. New Zealand has embarked on an amazingly ambitious Feral Free by 2050 project.

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New Zealand Feral Animals Feral Parrots 263

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them. Thank you for inviting me to guest blog on 4theloveofanimals.

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Pit Bulls Rescue Massachusetts Feral Cats 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network.

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Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Long-time readers of this blog probably also know Tai Haku, the scuba-diving, tree-planting, bird photographing nature blogger at Earth, Wind, and Water. By far the most commonly seen bird on most of the islands in the region – and the only one every islander can identify on call – is Gallus gallus (the feral chicken).

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Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 195

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2012

As anyone who follows this blog knows, outdoor cats are a veritable holocaust for wild birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and even insects. Almost every single outdoor pet cat, feral cat, or stray kills other animals , no matter how well fed the cat is through other sources.

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Cats Feral Cats Litter Ohio 212

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. hawkwatch sites, and has written articles on hawk identification for the American Birding Association and the Utah Birders blog. I haven’t seen the whole video yet, but it looks promising.

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2011 North America 2005 Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2012

I reckon that this will keep me busy for at least a year, but one of the project’s most critical aspects has recently led to an interesting insight, which I feel is worth blogging about. The critical aspect is this: I will only find out how many birds I have counted and written down.

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Germany Birds Ducks Woodpeckers 190

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2018

After a quick run to the coast where I picked up a bunch of new year birds (and saw a Feral Pigeon on my way for my first bird of the year ) I headed to Crocheron Park where the tanager, I presumed, was the sole survivor of the original winter rarity trio of Yellow-breasted Chat , Wilson’s Warbler , Western Tanager.

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Ducks Litter Feral 2017 101

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Every March, hope springs anew that I’ll cross paths with one of these feral fluffballs, but as April ends, so do another year’s delirious dreams. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network.

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2011 Owls Deer New York 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. hawk watch sites, and has written articles on hawk identification for the American Birding Association and the Utah Birders blog. I confess, I don’t always love hawks. This is probably why I number so many hawk books in my collection.

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Eagles 2011 North America Utah 196

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This blog is written by writer, photographer, and animal advocate Ingrid Taylar. Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. A sweet Mourning Dove , his crop stuffed with seeds from a feeder, struck gold when he landed atop a pile of millet and sunflower.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 218

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. And, as we find out in a blogged coda to the episode , they can’t even take care of their eggs. On the WCS web page, Ms.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In addition to the White-crowned Pigeons there were White-winged Doves that were more tame than anywhere I had ever seen them, Zenaida Doves , and feral Rock Pigeons. I’m just glad that I got out of the resort a couple of times for birding trips, adventures which will be the subject of my next couple of blog posts.

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Jamaica Mongoose Dominica Pelicans 180