10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

For once, eBird gives a good description of the Asian Glossy Starling, calling it a “Fierce-looking, large songbird” As are humans, this species is fairly urbanized – it “sometimes enters urban areas to roost, e.g. in Singapore” (HBW).

Singapore 212

Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 212

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

One of the more unusual additions to our local avifauna is the Common Hill Myna (not to be confused with Common Myna, a parking lot obligate in Miami), a popular bird in the pet trade due to its ability to mimic human speech. Common Hill Myna’s range in South Florida.

Miami 193

Miami Asia Florida Malaysia 193

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

Ironically (and personally, given that I am not particularly fond of the human race, also deservedly) this may help the spread of diseases carried by birds, such as avian influenza ( source ). Fortunately, some Buddhist temples at least in Thailand have now spoken out against the practice ( source ).

Birds 189

Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2014

A lot of Asia’s storks are threatened by human activities. I saw one other species of stork on the river, the Lesser Adjutant , a species that can be seen in Borneo but one people aren’t sure even breeds in Borneo anymore. Greater Adjutants are even rarer.

2013 172

2013 Birds Rhinoceros Thailand 172

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.

Birds 209

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 209

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.

Michigan 223

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 223

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

In the 70s, with the survival of the species in jeopardy, the entire wild population was captured and brought into a captive breeding program in southern California. Thailand’s Adopt a Vulture Program – YC Wee, Bird Ecology Study Group. Vultures, Human Evolution, and Windmills – Greg Laden, 10,000 Birds.

California Condor 177

California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 177