10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Lead shot injured and killed condors young and old, lead in the carrion they ate, lead in the bullets that hunters shot at them. Coyotes took carrion from young Condors and then killed the weakest ones. Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections.

California Condor 224

California Condor Falcons California Birds 224

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 104

New Mexico Mexico Coyotes Rattlesnake 104

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them? One was “Superdad,” one of the few successful breeding whooping cranes in the entire eastern population. Could Ohio lose its entire pioneer breeding population?

Kentucky 260

Kentucky Hunters Hunting Protest 260

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

I think the main reason turkey/vehicle collisions are more noticeable this time of year are breeding hormones. Also, a turkey fight and display will attract the attention of predators, I’m sure many a turkey lek gets ambushed by coyotes causing birds to flee in utter panic. Turkey hunters…not so much.

Turkey 255

Turkey Hunters New Jersey Boston 255

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 239

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 239