10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is it more important to protect one’s reputation as a serious bird blogger, or to spread a bad joke? For some reason, the HBW specifically mentions that this species also breeds in a city park in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. There are some Azure-winged Magpies , which can also be found in Shanghai parks.

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Birds North Korea China Woodpeckers 240

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2012

Most of the Osprey breeding in North America are migratory, only Florida, the Caribbean and Baja California host non-migratory breeders 1. In migratory populations males usually arrive to breeding grounds a few days before the females and look for nest sites. This pair copulated several times while I was observing.

California 202

California North America Sacramento Breeders 202

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds). “Get a field guide!”

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). Apparently, when breeding, the two parents divide incubation duties, with one bird taking over the daytime duties and another one the nighttime.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 218

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

A study examining this relationship was recently published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin (full reference below). The relationship between duck breeding populations and duck stamp sales changed between 1955–1994 (r 1?4 4 0.81) and 1995–2008 (r 1?4 allowing access for duck hunting with a reduced bag limit, another ($30?)

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Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

My morning routine has already been simplified down to the essentials – roll out of bed and out from under the protective mosquito net, pull on dirty odorous field clothes, munch down a quick breakfast. You don’t really know a bird until you’ve studied it on its breeding grounds. Here is a little forpling on day one.

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Eggs Venezuela Porcupines 2008 268

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2012

It is accused of driving native species out and it has the protection of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act withheld from it. The species I refer to is, of course, the House Sparrow Passer domesticus. One reason it is so widely disliked is its ubiquity, another is the fact that it is an introduced species. We thought so.

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Sparrows Campaign 2010 America 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

In addition to their homing tendency, breeding swallows are attracted to old nests. All swallows are included under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 as migratory insectivorous birds and as such are protected by state and federal regulations. Under suitable conditions, a nest is quite durable and can be used in successive years.

San Diego 165

San Diego illegal California South America 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations.

New York City 150

New York City New York Birds Breeding 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

Reportedly, the Water Thick-knee sometimes locates its nest close to the nest of Nile crocodiles as this offers some protection. The Latin species name vermiculatus (worm-like) refers to the markings on the upperparts. ” That is why cross-country pairings among this species are almost never successful.

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Zimbabwe Birds South Africa Benin 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds. The refuge is already open to upland game hunting and sport fishing.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

It is obvious to me that the male Marsh Wrens at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge are getting ready for the females to visit their breeding territories. Back in the 2010 breeding season, I was able to observe a male building a nest at this exact same time of year.

Sacramento 161

Sacramento North America Wildlife Defenders Of Wildlife 161

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Sometimes they have to protect their catches from piratic African Fish Eagles who swoop down as soon as they that see a Saddle-bill has successfully caught a fish. During breeding season, their white plumage turns a delicate pink color, a lovely sight indeed. They also prey on frogs and crabs.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 241

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2011

reduce traffic casualties amongst Badgers , get the White-tailed Eagle back as a breeding bird, increase the number of protected plant species etc.). In my courses, this is the main objective: to understand one’s own frame of reference and value system, and that of other parties. so far you have focussed on European nature.

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Badgers Ethics Africa Spain 145

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2012

The wood duck was very scarce in many portions of its range, at least in part, for the same reason and probably owes its present status to provision of nest boxes and protection from overhunting 1.” Another cavity nesting species that breeds in Lassen Volcanic National Park is the Brown Creeper ( Certhia americana ). Talk about cute!

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North America America Barn Owls Falcons 216

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Third, observing and photographing breeding birds and their young have become acts of ethical confusion as birders, photographers, and organizational representatives debate the impact of our human presence on the nesting process. Some people love books like that. Northern Flicker eggs in nest and nestlings.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

under the 1969 Endangered Species Conservation Act and later transferred to the 1973 Endangered Species Act; then protected with other birds of prey under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act through agreement with Mexico, but not Canada, in 1972 1. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S.

Falcons 135

Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species 135

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

As I have explained before these islands are the best place for a lot of the birding here because they are more easily protected from introduced mammals which wreck such havoc on the wildlife here. At night we had planned to go out looking for Blue Penguins , around 600 of which make the island their breeding home.

Penguins 165

Penguins Parrots New Zealand Seals 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. References in original]: [T]he taxa regarded by Mayr as subspecies of these two are now regarded as distinct enough to be regarded as separate species. argentatus as reference. This wiki looks good too.] michahellis. michahellis Caspian gull L.

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2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. Each species is numbered, with the numbers referring to the illustrations on the right. That’s pretty amazing–Bolivia has more bird species than India!

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

I discovered very much by accident that questions have been raised by British birders about the accuracy of some of the book’s photographs; this is the to-do at Birdfair I referred to in the beginning of the review. The chapters, however, offer very good introductions to each bird group.

Ireland 145

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 145

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. If left unchecked, free-roaming cats will breed and their populations increase at locations where they find suitable shelter and food, resulting in environmental/property damage, and public nuisance.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 210

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

to the ongoing conservation of breeding Lesser Flamingos at Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam to the Albatross Task Force, which works with fishermen to find solutions to seabird bycatch (birds caught in fishermen’s nets). The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators.

South Africa 253

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 253

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern South America for the cold half of the year. Instead I saw a flash of orange. Not a minute later, I’d scooped up my kid and sprinted back into the house for my binoculars and camera. The proposal from U.S.

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North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Wikipedia also has an interesting paragraph hinting at observation bias in ornithologists: “At the continental scale, saddle-billed storks preferred protected areas that have a higher extent of open water compared to areas without the storks. Can’t say that it is a particularly obvious name from seeing the bird.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

They breed in colonies scattered around the Antarctic continent (the number ranges from 60 to 70, and as Kooyman points out, the colonies can drastically change in size from year to year) on the ice (and one of the things I learned from this book is how many different kinds of ice there is in the Antarctic) in the darkest months of winter.

Penguins 157

Penguins Seals Leopards Research 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

Here one is close to the scenically impressive Cape of Good Hope National Park as well as the Boulder’s Coastal Park, home to hundreds of breeding African Penguins.

Albatross 182

Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 182

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

To this day, 95 percent of the animals used in research labs receive no federal protection whatsoever under the Animal Welfare Act." The animal-welfare groups have failed in their most ambitious efforts to protect laboratory rodents. "We That exemption remains in force, despite Schwindaman's later attempts to overturn it.

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birders often play a vital role in monitoring bird populations, contributing data to scientific research, and participating in citizen science initiatives that help track bird distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behaviors. ” Grade: A. # # # Query: What is a “nemesis bird” in birding?

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) And their Facebook status is always stuck on “its complicated&# – a stable marriage of three males and two females. Journal of Ornithology 137 (1): 35-51 N.

2011 212

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 212

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The descriptions of the territory’s birds, seals, whales, introduced mammals, invertebrates, and plants are written within the framework of the conversationist, so it is more than a field guide, it is a record of endangered wildlife and the efforts being made to protect it.

Georgia 173

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 173

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.

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California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2013

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. Formerly known as Jackass Penguins , a reference to their strange braying calls, African Penguins have become the unofficial mascots of marine conservation in the region. It is when they are breeding that African Penguins are at their most endearing.

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Penguins South Africa Africa Sharks 216

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2017

Just such an area can be found in the Sierra De La Laguna Biosphere, a mountainous area set aside for protection in 1994, which divides the southern half of the Baja, in a north to south direction. The first was five beautiful Lazuli Buntings , all in their bright breeding plumage. It paused just long enough for one quick photo.

Woodpeckers 100

Woodpeckers Camels Mexico Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Written by Mark Avery, Conservation Director for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for nearly 13 years, this book explores the reasons for the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon from the point of view of the outsider. Or the destruction of the forests, food source and breeding grounds. Or spend enough money.

2014 160

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The birds conservation chapter deals with two bird protection organisations, BirdLife Cyprus of the (southern) Republic of Cyprus, the Greek part of this divided island (internationally recognised), and KUSKOR of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (only recognized by Turkey). It ends with the already mentioned birdwatching sites.

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Cyprus Saudi Arabia Europe Birds 252

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2016

It’s heavily illustrated with both drawings (72 Colour Plates, 920 drawings) and photographs (over 650), and employs extensive references to and from each section, which makes research relatively easy. This section also includes range maps, indicating range by breeding season, wintering season, and residence year-round.

North America 151

North America Asia Europe America 151