10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2021
Additionally, I have written about Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs), which are important but underappreciated parts of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Horicon NWR covers the northern part of the marsh and the remainder is a state wildlife area. So my criteria were as much about birding locations as they were about birds.
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2014
Stephen Pruett-Jones, an evolutionary biologist who has extensively studied the Monk Parakeets of Chicago, only says that the nests offer a successful alternative to the tree hollows or palm trees utilized by other parrot species. Speaking of Chicago, this is where I first encountered Monk Parakeets. Parakeets in frozen Chicago?
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2013
Disclosure: the White-throated Sparrows and Brown Creepers have started invading Chicago this week, and on my morning rounds I spotted a first-of-season Dark-eyed Junco. As part of the shutdown, most park employees–the ones who monitor and care for wildlife, including birds–are furloughed. Fish and Wildlife Service'
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2012
For example, here is the video of a ton of birds working a treeline on Saturday morning in Chicago. An even better example to try out the video capabilities of the iPhone was on a recent visit to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. How many species do you hear singing? What species?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2013
Nevertheless, I was pleased to find myself at ornithological ground zero this past week, as the American Ornithologists’ Union and the Cooper Ornithological Society held a joint annual meeting in Chicago. Exhibitors ranged from book publishers to purveyors of telemetry equipment to local bird and wildlife groups.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2013
Duck hunters and wildlife officials alike worry that the spill will affect both hunting season and migration. While penguins who live in Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium don’t have to worry about oil spills or other environmental disasters, they have problems of their own. Here’s one from the heartwarming department.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Tennessee Titans’ Chris Johnson (the NFL’s fastest running back) and Chicago Bears’ Devin Hester (the super-agile wide receiver and kick returner) both take part in an extraordinary challenge to literally go one-on-one in a first-ever race with a cheetah. tv wildlife' You won’t want to miss this week of TV! Man, or cheetah?
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