10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2013

King Rails occur widely in eastern North America, in eastern and central Mexico, and in Cuba. miles) and appears to depend on the presence of brackish marsh; where saltmarsh and freshwater marsh were immediately adjacent due to human manipulations, he found that birds did not interbreed. These birds are all relatively brightly colored.

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Species North America Cuba Louisiana 230

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MAY 24, 2012

The magical month of May draws to a close, leaving all good birds ensconced in their breeding territory and getting down to the business of making more good birds. We fortunate humans who live on the upper half of the planet can finally acknowledge the onset of the most sultry season of the year.

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2012 Mexico Birds Humane 161

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MARCH 29, 2017

Now that I am here in Mexico, I finally found them! Much like every beautiful sandy beach, the human encroachment is substantial. Even on our trip down the coast of the western United States, every sandy beach, had me taking a little extra time, searching for Snowy Plovers.

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Oregon Defenders Of Wildlife Endangered Species Mexico 103

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2017

While La Paz, is not really what I would call a tourist destination, but being a waterfront city in Mexico does allow for a certain amount of touristic activities. This human spectacle came to an end on Sunday, when it is declared Dias De Los Ninos ( The day of the children), and would not be complete with out their own parade!

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Birds Mexico Game California 108

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

This week marks the 2-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As you read the below timeline and see the below images, don’t ever forget the perils that walk hand-in-hand with human greed. October 26, 2011 BP is awarded a permit to drill another exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico.

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2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 245

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

And, Essay #195, “Our Human Values: The Ugly,” describes the standoff between catfish loving Double-crested Cormorants and catfish farmers in the Missouri Valley. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds).

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

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MAY 30, 2019

His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California. Except for the falconer’s jesses and bell, they were to be allowed freedom to pursue life in the wild, life with minimal human contact. The concern possessed him.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 191

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MAY 17, 2016

Data were collected from the North American Breeding Bird Survey and the Pan-European Common Birds Monitoring Scheme. In essence, the benefits to birds from climate change (global warming caused by human release of greenhouse gas pollution) is neutral, while the negative effects are serious and increasing.

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North America Europe America United States 122

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The original distribution of the Wild Turkey is not clearly known, but it existed from the Eastern Seaboard of the US nearly to the Rocky Mountains, avoided some of the more open plains in the north, and occurred in central Mexico. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 211

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Ringer is exploring the world one bird at a time.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2022

Here in central Mexico, the winter season always seems to begin with the arrival of various members of the sandpiper family. I assume this is because so many of them breed in the Arctic and tundra regions, so their summer is much briefer than that of other birds. Let that be a lesson, to me. And when stilts party, they really party.

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Mexico Breeding Groups California 188

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APRIL 28, 2024

Warblers, thrushes, buntings, and other migrants move across the Gulf of Mexico in an extremely stressful, marathon flight from the Yucatan Peninsula to the Gulf Coast of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida before spreading throughout the flyways and heading north.

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Texas Alabama Alligators Nashville 222

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

August arrived and I was releasing birds knowing they’d need time to adapt prior to making that long flight across the Gulf of Mexico, headed to South America. Their population is in serious decline, so their breeding colonies are monitored by biologists. It was like they said, “You reek of humans, go wash.”.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 233

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Splits were once a much more subjective determination, based on differences in appearance, vocalizations, habits, and breeding preferences. But you pretty much must come to Mexico to see the Mexican Duck , which I see every time I go to our nearest lake. Western Mexico’s Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater , split since 2018.

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San Diego San Francisco Mexico Baltimore 185

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AUGUST 26, 2016

” Panama hosts the largest breeding population of Harpy Eagles, though they were once “found from southern Mexico through Central and South America all the way down to northern Argentina.” Unfortunately, they are not afraid of humans, so are easy to kill.’”. ”

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Panama Grizzly Bear Porcupines Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

I say almost because that particular distinction actually falls to another New Zealand bird, the Black Robin, of which there were once just four (including just one breeding female). In spite of being pipped to that particular post Kakapo nevertheless came very close and indeed remain very close today.

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New Zealand Parrots Sanctuary Family 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The Western Gull is a relatively common marine gull found on the western coast of the United States and northern Mexico. It is at the breeding season, however, that the Western Gull accomplishes real mischief. This is seldom a good thing for the human being recognized. Did I say firm? I meant squishy. Warm, damp and squishy.

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Breeding Collecting California Hunting 177

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MARCH 14, 2011

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Lots to think about.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 255

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Rufous Hummingbirds have a well-earned reputation for getting lost — they breed along the west coast but turn up in New York in fall and winter pretty regularly — and an equally well-earned reputation for hardiness, as they breed farther north than any other hummingbird species, into Alaska.

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South America New York Alaska America 158

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

But it is the height of migratory season here in central Mexico, and that made me also spend some time thinking about this issue of connectivity, and the artificial separations we humans attempt to create. I am so recently arrived that I still have my Canadian (breeding) plumage. No identity politics here. I’m Black.

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North America United States America Mexico 246

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. Wood Duck, Written Species Account, pages two and three. I was really taken aback when I saw this.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 125