10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2017

There is indeed little good that can be ascribed in retrospective to this period, and the little good there is pales in comparison to the bad things. However, these breeding colonies were not always German breeding colonies. Spending the winter far out at sea in the Arctic when you are a bird barely larger than a feral pigeon?

Germany 100

Germany Denmark Namibia Breeding 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. The maximum population size may be closer to 20 billion in the fall, and 10 billion at the start of the Spring breeding season. Also, the comparison with cats is not particularly relevant.

Killing 274

Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

As a consequence, two of the Empidonax Flycatchers, Willow and Least, are separated from the other four covered by the guide (Dusky, Hammond’s, Cordilleran, Gray), making it difficult to do comparisons of these very similar looking species. Any more species, and I think beginners would be overwhemed and confused.

Colorado 253

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 253