10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We hypothesized that trends in waterfowl hunter numbers, as indicated by Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Conservation Stamp (duck stamp) sales, have become independent of breeding duck populations, and we assess the impacts on habitat conservation. 4 0.81) and 1995–2008 (r 1?4 Check out their site.

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Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 212

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. A Vortex of Turkey Vultures During Fall Migration – Larry Jordan, The Birders’ Report. Turkey Vultures Get No Respect – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 180

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

The classic book Shorebirds very thoroughly describes Black-necked Stilt legs as “Pinkish-red in adults, brighter when breeding, dull fleshy-pink or greyish-pink in juveniles.”* I read all this and I still can’t help but think of bubble-gum when I look at these elongated bright pink legs.

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North America America 2011 Jordan 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

The little stiff-tails are almost year-round at Jamaica Bay though almost all leave to breed in the summer and in the depths of winter, when the ponds are almost completely frozen, they tend to head for open water. I can see why you thought you had found a new breed with this one. Do you think it is the female?

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2012

Bufflehead ( Bucephala albeola ) Female at Cavity Entrance photos by Larry Jordan “Some 85 species of North American birds excavate nesting holes, use cavities resulting from decay (natural cavities), or use holes created by other species in dead or deteriorating trees.

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North America America Barn Owls Falcons 213

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

juvenile Parasitic Jaeger by Larry Jordan Jochen enjoyed a plover : My Best Bird of the Year is a White-tailed Lapwing I “twitched” in Germany in June. This year I watched them from the day they arrived , until two chicks successfully hatched, the northernmost breeding record for the species.

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2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

The homeowner, Fred Jordan, has been hosting visiting birders who heard of the bird through word-of-mouth since November. Many thanks to Fred Jordan for being a wonderful host with great enthusiasm for his awesome avian visitor. Third of all, the bird that was first seen on 30 October is, as of this blog posting, STILL THERE!

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New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 192

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2013

Cosmopolitan species like Horned and Eared ( Slavonian and Black-necked respectively on the other side of the oceans) Grebes and Red-necked Grebe breed on freshwater bodies across the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere and turn up anywhere from sewage treatment plants to saltwater in the winter.

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Jordan Guatemala Birds South America 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Lewis’s Woodpecker ( Melanerpes lewis ) In Flight, photos by Larry Jordan Driving home from work last week I finally saw my first Lewis’s Woodpecker ( Melanerpes lewis ) of the fall. I have asked some of the long time birders in Shasta County if they know where the Lewis’s Woodpeckers go to breed locally in the summer.

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Woodpeckers South Dakota Jordan United States 201

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

His work in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remains inspirational to researchers throughout the region. Richard Porter already authored the Birds of the Middle East and has been active in the conservation of birds throughout the Middle East region since the 1960s. Defined as an art form in which traditional painting techniques (e.g.

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Cyprus Saudi Arabia Europe Birds 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.&# — Aldo Leopold Larry Jordan Mar 20th, 2011 at 8:43 pm Julie, thank you once again for bringing this insanity to the forefront.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Northern Spotted Owl by Larry Jordan. Known to breed only in the mountains of Reunion Island, this endangered species was only sighted for the first time off the coast of Africa a few years ago, and records of them are few, however we found no less than 6 individuals and I managed to photograph this one in all its glory.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

an unhatched Red-throated Loon by Clare Kines Like Duncan, Larry Jordan had a difficult time picking his Best Bird of the Year but he eventually chose a woodpecker. Black-backed Woodpecker by Larry Jordan Alan Tilmouth chose a bird that I would love to see myself. What better way to start a birding day?

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2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

Outside of the tropics, nesting would usually take place in the spring (in the southern hemisphere, spring and the height of the breeding season occurs before Christmas); these pictures were taken in March as the weather in Cape Town is beginning to cool. Larry Jordan Mar 21st, 2011 at 12:31 am Awesome photos Redgannet!

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2011 Deer Africa Peru 163