10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The Aruban Burrowing Owl hunts primarily from the ground, hopping and running after lizards, insects, and small mammals. As a result, the Aruba Birdlife Conservation Foundation began a campaign to make the Burrowing Owl the country’s national bird , which was officially named in 2012.

Prairie Dogs 101

Prairie Dogs Tortoises Owls South America 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

But in the fall (with plumage as in the photo on the left, above) they take an entirely different, and heroic, route, first to Massachusetts and then, after a rest, south over the Atlantic Ocean. The blackpoll, “a bird with a body just a little larger than your thumb,” doesn’t stop until South America. Eighty hours of flying.

Ohio 193

Ohio Bats Legislature Ducks 193

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

I just flew nonstop from Canada to South America and boy, are my arms tired.” Only you can help prevent three threatened Australian birds from permanently falling victim to sugar gliders, according to a crowdfunding campaign. Even more thought-provoking is the original article from which it sprang.) No, you didn’t.

Malta 180

Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 180