10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

These lands support countless birds, either year-round, as migratory stopovers, or as breeding grounds. There are Vast Amounts of Federal Land Approximately 28% of the entire land area of the United States is federal land , about 640 million acres. However, federal land is not evenly distributed within the United States.

Virgin Islands 224

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 224

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Between the two breeding bird atlases in the state – one done in the early ’80s and one in the early ’00s – the number of atlas blocks with Vesper Sparrows declined 49%, a decline that is echoed in breeding bird survey routes as well. What has caused the decline? What has caused the decline? … a.

Sparrows 165

Sparrows North Dakota United States Downers 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2012

Superficially, it resembled the Black-chinned Sparrow of the southwestern United States with its gray chest and chestnut streaked with black back. The bird was a sparrow, that much was clear, but it didn’t seem to fit any of the easily boxes the other North American sparrows can be fairly easily sorted into.

New Jersey 233

New Jersey North Carolina Sparrows Connecticut 233

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

These are extremely large stick structures (some articles compare the largest ones to the size of a car) that are usually populated by multiple breeding pairs in separate chambers. Happily, there is absolutely no evidence, scientific or anecdotal, to support Monk Parakeets as agricultural pests in the United States.

Chicago 209

Chicago New York City New York Illinois 209

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2013

The midwestern and northeastern United States, especially coastal regions and areas along the Great Lakes, is currently experiencing an invasion of Bubo scandiacus. Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations.

Owls 278

Owls North Carolina Rhode Island New Hampshire 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. Treaties trump state laws. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147