10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, when Salvador Ramirez left, there were feral goats on the island of San Clemente, the southernmost of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. And so, the foxes and shrikes endemic to the island began to suffer as the greenery went. And so, a breed association formed to preserve these goats. (No

Goats 159

Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2017

Only a little for Ezra, whose suffering was quickly ended, and certainly not for Red-tailed Hawks as a whole – the species is numerous, widespread, adaptable, and not in a position to be devastated by the loss of a single breeding individual. The deceased hawk was definitively identified as Ezra, who had been banded in 2006.

Feral Cats 105

Feral Cats Suffering Montana 2006 105

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

Known breeding localities are now limited to only a few of the islands in the Caribbean including the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Antigua/Barbuda. Between 1985 and 1991, the ducks suffered a further drastic decline with fewer than 100 birds estimated from Grand Cayman.

Antigua and Barbuda 213

Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 213

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.

New Zealand 146

New Zealand Birds Australia Kangaroos 146