10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

The Hawaiian Crows face much more destructive threats–extreme loss of habitat; malaria, the scourge of so many Hawaiian species; predators–rodents, cats and the ‘Io, the Hawaiian Hawk. Coyotes took carrion from young Condors and then killed the weakest ones. This is the most intense, tragic section.

California Condor 199

California Condor Falcons California Birds 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2012

In short, the answer is that in the United States there are 20 billion birds at the end of the breeding and fledging season, which gets winnowed down to 10 billion by the following early spring. Hardly any Sandhill Cranes are killed by domestic (including ferrel domestic) cats. These cats come along with farms. Raptors either.

Cats 193

Cats Boston Ferrets Killing 193

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

These ground birds have been clocked going 20 mph, though their coyote predators can go more than twice that. million breeding birds, Greater Roadrunners have a stable population (according to Partners in Flight). Car collisions, feral cats, and run-ins with hunters also cause problems, even for this speed-racer.

New Mexico 102

New Mexico Mexico Coyotes Rattlesnake 102

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

The colony has grown supporting up to 3 pairs of owls, all breeding at once! The colony has numbered 17 at one point and fledged as many as 9 owlets during the normal breeding season. The colony has numbered 17 at one point and fledged as many as 9 owlets during the normal breeding season.

Owls 247

Owls Florida Raised Coyotes 247

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

All New World Quail are highly gregarious, typically found in coveys or flocks except during breeding season. These could be the beginning of the formation of coveys, post breeding season flocks that form when the chicks become independent at about three months old. The birds scatter, sometimes in different directions.

California 237

California Eggs Gophers Rattlesnake 237

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Horned Screamer Michael McDonald is a lot like Wile E Coyote and would like to see a Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ! Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

Brazil 222

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 222