10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2017

But within the National Wildlife Refuge System is a frequently overlooked collection of properties burdened by a mundane name: Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland birds. Ding” Darling NWR in Florida.

Factory 117

Factory Ducks North Dakota Nebraska 117

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.” Swan Lake Refuge is managed as “a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife”. The Louisiana black bear was designated the official state mammal of Louisiana in 1992.

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

The variety of plumages that they show and the way different individuals molt at different times is interesting to me and I have stopped being surprised at seeing a small flock of ruddies with some nearly in full breeding, or alternate plumage, while others are still in their basic, or non-breeding plumage.

Ducks 142

Ducks 2011 New York New York City 142

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

The clifftop habitats along rocky shores of the North Atlantic (on both sides of the pond) abound in bird biomass during breeding bouts, for instance. To remedy this, I visited the Animal Diversity Web site at the University of Michigan. There are probably other major trends that depend, for example, on latitude and timing.

Mammals 175

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 175

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

thesis on the “Social Behavior and Cooperative Breeding of Kalij Pheasants” in a place with much nicer sanitary facilities than where I saw the bird (in rural Fujian). Apparently, you just collect the excrement of captive birds, weigh it and calculate back from there. Examples: California. Connecticut. New Jersey.

Rhode Island 147

Rhode Island Research South Dakota North Dakota 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Evening Grosbeak, Michigan. There is a wonderful place in the lower peninsula of Michigan called Hartwick Pines State Park. It’s one of the only places in Michigan where you can walk under old growth white pines. Only, we didn’t shoot them and collect specimens at the end of the day.) ” [[link].

2018 155

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 155