10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2017

Now, I am not going to go into the religious complications of this “event” but to say it can certainly turn a peaceful city into 7-10 days of 24/7 noise, music and craziness. Every year, there is a phenomenon that occurs here in La Paz, as well as many major cities across the planet. Carnival just before Lent.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2024

One such experience is a bird grounding event, sometimes called a fallout. A fallout is usually reserved for more significant events, but there is no true gauge as to one versus the other. As we got closer to our designated free birding day, the weather forecast became increasingly likely for a grounding event.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2015

The vast majority of you reading this accept it is happening, and for the time being it is caused by humans. Further afield, many seabird colonies, such as those in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, are on very low elevation islands (less than 10 feet above sea level) and are already at risk of washovers in big storm events and tsunamis.

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North America Birds Suffering San Francisco 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

You see, it clearly resembles a hybrid between the Spanish and the House Sparrow, and an ancient hybrid event was long suspected to be the source of its existence – with recent research indicating that apparently this isn’t the case after all.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2011

There are many theories on how they can possibly know that a natural rain event has occurred, but the fact that they do know is incredible in itself. Beyond natural events, bird-life that requires fresh water takes advantage of the water that we provide due to human habitation. Happy ducks in Broome in June!

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

. “To be this lengthy and geographically widespread, I think is kind of unprecedented,” Phillip Johnson, executive director of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, told the Salem Statesman Journal ([link] “It’s an interesting and somewhat mysterious event.”

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Not sure why they spend time in Shanghai in winter when they could come here though, but then again, I usually do not understand most of the behavior of humans either. Apparently, when breeding, the two parents divide incubation duties, with one bird taking over the daytime duties and another one the nighttime.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 22, 2011

As a breed, pit bulls have a bad rap. However, they are more vulnerable to being forced into fighting than other breeds. Aside from the breed’s abuses, one finds that adopting out this breed is highly difficult. Yes, this breed is poorly represented in the media. Evaluate the Pit Bull before Doing Anything.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. If left unchecked, free-roaming cats will breed and their populations increase at locations where they find suitable shelter and food, resulting in environmental/property damage, and public nuisance.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 21, 2012

Canine guests must be on leash and accompanied by a human companion. It honors dogs of all breeds — from working dogs to family pets — and encourage pet owners to do something special for their dog. All dogs – whether Best Friends clients or not – are invited to stop by any of our 42 locations on Saturday between 9 a.m.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

A lovely looking and distinctive sounding bird (so they say, I sadly have not seen one…yet), the Kirtland’s Warbler can only be found during its breeding season in Jack Pine forests 5 to 20 years old in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Most of the chapters are in the first two sections; the future is a brief, open question.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

The little three-legged cat and Nancy connected, despite the oceans and differences between them, in an unlikely turn of events. Cathy discovered that speaking through Henry, in his voice, gave her a freedom of expression she did not have in her standard therapeutic role, and Henry’s voice became the easiest way to reach and teach humans.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The chance that this was a real Turkey are not great, and the chance that Columbus actually brought breeding stock from Honduras to Spain is not great, so maybe, maybe not. The one case that could have been an actual Turkey was a bird spotted in Honduras, where they may or may not have been, by our friend Christopher Columbus.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The refuge offers opportunities for hiking and biking trails, canoeing and kayaking on Swan Lake, bank fishing, and family friendly programs and events.” Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.” 31 to provide inviolate sanctuary for migratory birds.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

The Kerkini Lake National Park is my favourite birding area in the whole of the Balkans and while I’ve been here in April and again (migration), September (migration), October (coffee break), December and January (wintering), this was my first time in the breeding season, in May. Below legal size for humans is still legal for pelicans.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2023

What most people do not know is that this common occurrence was actually the inspiration for a Johnny Cash song, “ Boy named Sue “ Of course, as this song was written for humans rather than for birds, the situation was adapted accordingly. But the gist of the story remains the same.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This includes current research (up to about 2016, but mostly earlier) on how climate change and human change are affecting the birds’ ecology and behavior. Two sobering chapters on “Conservation” and “Climate Change” end the text section of the book, followed by a 36-page Bibliography and a detailed Index.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Kirtland’s Warbler is a classic niche species; they breed in only very specific conditions, which occur in only a very specific area. this species breeds. Fortunately, there were still a handful of immature birds alive at sea, and a few years later they were back on Toroshima breeding again. Somebody won a Nobel Prize.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 203

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Splits were once a much more subjective determination, based on differences in appearance, vocalizations, habits, and breeding preferences. Do we really need to talk about sad events?). I have never seen a “Brown-throated ” House Wren near human settlements. We call this a “lump” But hey, this is 2020.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We immediately get a sense of the pigeons’ abundance, beauty, and danger to human activity. She portrays humans merged with Passenger Pigeons; the images are then framed to look like 19th century calling cards. It’s an effective introduction. This is not that kind of book, as Fuller makes clear from the beginning.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2014

But perhaps their human passed away, or maybe they fell on hard times and just couldn’t afford pet care any longer. Sure, there are some shelter pets who sadly have never felt love, or the affection of a human before. A certain breed, age, sex, temperament, that you think will fit into your home. Some were abused or neglected.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2014

Depending on the wind and weather the disappearance can be sudden or gradual, a once-a-season event or a repeater. Arid and swept by winds that would drive a good woman mad, the area is not so friendly to human settlements, but it is the ideal home for its scattered herds of pronghorn and lone soaring Golden Eagles.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Way back when I started what turned out to be my thesis research (on humans), it became important for me to learn about bird migration. I was involved in the study of human movement and navigation on land, and there was a lot of research coming out about bird navigation. Itcher birds, migratory members of the tern family. Image source.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

So, while waiting for evolution to produce new birds for our life lists is inadvisable, we sometimes catch a break and every few years get a new species or two when some genetic research or study of breeding distribution presents enough evidence to split what was once considered a single species into a few new ones.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

In any event, by mid summer or so, the babies are not so small and more or less do OK on their own and hang around the nest. Because Loons’ coastal wintering habitats can be severely impacted by oil spills and other human activities, this information has important implications for wildlife managers.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2012

In the event I’m in a life or death struggle with an Oregon Junco or a particularly feral Dunnock I’d rather my birding companion was at least nominally on my side. No, you see, the males are pretty defensive about their young, and in the breeding season will aggressively attack what they perceive as a threat to their nest.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now.Or

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The adults presumably have already learned that humans are not usually good news even if not named Donald Trump. A Lesser Cuckoo stayed in one of the Nanhui microforests for a few days, not being afraid of humans at all. However, this September, a friend alarmed me to the presence of a Fairy Pitta a little bit past 6 a.m.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2023

For Pacific Golden Plovers , the situation is similar – in one study , males showed strong breeding ground fidelity, with 100% (8 of 8 birds) returning to a site in Western Alaska while only one of 4 females (25%) returned. Surprisingly (at least from a biased human perspective), 97% of the deserters are female ( source ).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

And, because of a special family event (see below), I happened to be in Los Angeles County over the Thanksgiving holiday. Century Run, part of the World Series of Birding, a dawn-to-dusk event that I do every year with friends. In September, Abigail Ruth, a small human, was born and I became a grandmother.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 24, 2010

A similar problem is also occurring in the United States, where the Humane society of the United states claims that up to 8 million animals enter animal shelters each year, showing that this is an international problem. The breed of the animal-with pure bred animals more expensive than mongrels and moggies. The location of your home.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2014

Nevertheless, 370,000 ticket applications were received from USA, which shows a real enthusiasm if slight confusion about the event which will be contested in Brazil during June and July 2014 and will likely attract television audiences of more than 3 billion over the course of the tournament.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

.” It is a relief to eventually reach the chapter on The Life of Waterfowl, written in a much more conversational style and unashamedly fascinated with waterfowl’s unique breeding behaviors. I was really taken aback when I saw this. Reactions varied from confusion to distaste.

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