10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Service proposes opening the following refuges to sport fishing for the first time: North Dakota. Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.” Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge : Open to sport fishing.

Fish 144

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 144

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

For some reason Felonious Jive shared Seagull Steve’s Best Bird of the Year: One of the reasons Seagull Steve went to North Dakota last summer was to spend some time with Baird’s Sparrows. They may be drab, but their pleasant ringing song and close relationship to the prairie make for a very interesting bird.

2011 186

2011 Birds South Korea Costa Rica 186

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Here’s hoping that they find the food they need and survive the winter to return north to breed. Whatever the reason, going out to the coast and having a shot at multiple Snowy Owls in a single day is awesome.

Owls 278

Owls North Carolina Rhode Island New Hampshire 278

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Three helpful sections precede the Introduction: Photo and silhouette comparisons of gulls that breed in North America (see illustration above), Basic Anatomical Terms illustrated with four diagrams, and a very selective Glossary. I particularly like the nutshell image and silhouette pages, the latter reminiscent of The Shorebird Book.

North America 204

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 204

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In June, I visited North Dakota for the first time. Here’s a diagram, available on the Audubon site , that compares its 2000 range with its anticipated 2080 range: Only 1 percent of the bird’s breeding range remains stable between 2000 and 2080 if global warming continues on its current course.

Species 176

Species Science Los Angeles 2000 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. They reach breeding maturity at four to seven years of age, produce only one chick per nesting season, and only one in three offspring survive to fledging age. Additionally, sandhill cranes reproduce very slowly. Lots to think about.

2011 250

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

thesis on the “Social Behavior and Cooperative Breeding of Kalij Pheasants” in a place with much nicer sanitary facilities than where I saw the bird (in rural Fujian). North Dakota. South Dakota. This turned out to be nice for one researcher who thus could do the research for her Ph.D. Examples: California.

Rhode Island 147

Rhode Island Research South Dakota North Dakota 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Baird’s Sparrow, North Dakota. I viewed this Life Bird on my New Jersey Audubon North Dakota trip; it was not an easy bird to find, and a challenging one to photograph. John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. Another sparrow!

2018 161

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 161