10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The wood stork was listed as endangered in 1984, because the Florida population was dropping at an approximate rate of 5 percent per year. Wood storks primarily breed in Central and South Florida.

North Carolina 231

North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 231

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Here is a flock of endangered species. Some birds breed in flocks, at least in part to avoid predation. Ross Perot once said “Eagles don’t flock, you have to find them one at a time.” Shorebirds, of course, are one of the groups of birds most known and loved for their social tendencies.

North Dakota 170

North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

Sundevall named Wahlberg’s Eagle and Wahlberg’s Honeyguide in his memory. Woodward’s Barbet belongs to a group of barbets known as Green Barbets. He worked for Ezemvelo (the provincial parks authority) and was an avid bird bander who also worked on DNA analyses, radio tracking, monitoring endangered species nests etc.

Mozambique 219

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 219

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

I was fortunate to spend time scanning open fields, wetlands, and the inlet separating Hong Kong from China with this large group of friendly and avid avian observers. Mai Po Nature Reserve : world famous locale for shorebirds, waterfowl, waders, and wetland birds; wintering grounds for certain endangered species. 12 Gray Heron.

2014 247

2014 Eagles Asia Groups 247

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season. And wow, what a trip we had!

Ghana 221

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 221