10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Mixed macaws in flight (c) Tim Ryan Chris wanted me (and you) to know about Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT), a long-term wildlife, ecotourism and biodiversity monitoring project based in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Peru 190

Peru 2011 Deer Birds 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Kentucky Dept.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 241

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Kudos to him for all the research he did to make people more aware of birding. If you didn’t get enough of Greg Miller here and you want more check out this interview or head on over to his website and blog ! We wouldn’t all be talking about the big years like we are now without the skilled writing of one Mark Obmascik.

New York City 157

New York City New York New Hampshire Research Center 157