10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. Coyotes took carrion from young Condors and then killed the weakest ones.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 6, 2024
Mauricio and Melba picked me up and if it weren’t for the Coyote we saw on the way it would have taken us 5 minutes to reach Chipinque Parque Ecologico. The day was only minutes old and we already had 32 species on the day list. These parrots breed inside cavities in cliffs and they are very particular about the cliff.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Walking along a dirt track next to a prairie, my friend and I were on the look-out for different sparrow species when a large bird suddenly darted into the clearing. These ground birds have been clocked going 20 mph, though their coyote predators can go more than twice that. Not so much, as the above photo demonstrates.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2017
If you haven’t yet embraced the theory or practice of birthday birds, I recommend that, next time your special day rolls around, you make it a point to pursue a seasonally appropriate species you don’t regularly see. Coyote as it stayed just out of acceptable camera-range in Irvine Regional Park.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2013
The Florida sub-species of Burrowing Owl is now classified as a threatened species in Florida and it is one of the rarest sub-species of Burrowing Owls. Loss of habitat due to development, disturbance at burrows and negative interactions with humans are some of the threats facing this charismatic species.
10,000 Birds
JULY 17, 2011
Why put additional pressure on a recovering species? One was “Superdad,” one of the few successful breeding whooping cranes in the entire eastern population. Could Ohio lose its entire pioneer breeding population? Our best studies show one in three pairs of nesting cranes successfully producing one fledgling.
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. Is this turkey contemplating your doom?
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