10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

Unlike North America, Germany has never had naturally occurring psittacines that went extinct, and the one we have is a true and complete invasive alien introduction. Heidelberg Zoo to the south-west of Neuenheimer Feld, all over the place but most often at the seals enclosure and the adjacent kiosk.

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Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 254

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Clapper Rails are common but rarely seen birds across the islands and on my own island are common in a range of habitats that may surprise readers used to seeing them in wetlands in North America. Photo copyright The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, taken from the Guam Rail page. . Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni.

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Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 206

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We have photographs and newspaper obituaries of Martha, the last living Passenger Pigeon, who died after a lifetime in captivity, mostly in the Cincinnati Zoo. Or the destruction of the forests, food source and breeding grounds. We have a lot of source material. journey, written up in diary format. Or the absence of legal protection.

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2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 163

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

For some reason, even though there are Mandarin Ducks in zoos throughout New York City, this escapee has become an internationally known tourist attraction, even heading the New York Times list of “Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2018.”

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