10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The checklist continues with the 11-pages guide where to watch mammals in Madagascar, consisting of a map and the table of 52 protected areas, their dominant habitat type and the list of mammals for which the parks are known. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales. Christoph Schwitzer & Wes Sechrest Weight 0.4

Madagascar 250

Madagascar Mammals Lemurs Seychelles 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

You know the captain’s name already: the Ross’s Gull was named after Ross who collected the type specimen in 1823 on Melville Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic. Curiously, in 1831, McCormick was appointed a surgeon on HMS Beagle under the command of Captain FitzRoy and he expected to put together a sizeable natural history collection.

Russia 178

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 178

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2017

Although not federal “lands,” these federal marine protected areas— Channel Islands , Cordell Bank , Greater Farallones , Monterey Bay and Olympic Coast —provide critical foraging areas for seabirds. These sanctuaries include some of the most productive waters in the Pacific.

Albatross 139

Albatross Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico 139

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

I also did not understand the centrality of the Delaware Bay to shorebird migration, how timing and geographic design and water quality and tidal streams, the rich salt marshes and protected beaches combine to make this specific area of New Jersey and Delaware “The Most Important Stopover of the Western Hemisphere.” Ah, the photographs!

Delaware 182

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 182

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

Birding has been an all-consuming interest for Patrick Cardwell since boyhood days spent in a wildlife-rich environment. Wilson’s Storm Petrel Within the storm petrel collective, Black-bellied Storm Petrel migrate northwards through the trawling grounds during the September to October period.

Albatross 186

Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 186