10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

With almost 1200 species of birds in the Capital Region, the house and roof steadily filled with Egyptian Vultures, Barn Owls, Hornbills, Black Ibis, Cattle Egrets, Steppe Eagles , a multitude of songbirds and pigeons , as well as the occasional cobra or palm squirrel.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation India Rescue Wounded 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

For example, I wrote about litigation involving the California Condor , Barred and Spotted Owls , Golden-cheeked Warbler , California Gnatcatcher , and Greater Sage-Grouse , among others. And I dipped a toe into academic ornithology, reading a journal article and (virtually) attending a conference.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

We follow the tire tracks in an off-white, salty soil and then, without a word of warning, our guide/driver turns into the bushes, driving left and right… until one and then another Short-eared Owl flushes in front of us. The conference was organized by excellent J.N. The conference was organized by excellent J.N.

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India Birds Eagles Boars 231

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Tolkien’s The Hobbit , the cantankerous Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco ) Old Brown from the Peter Rabbit tales by Beatrix Potter, and Kehaar, a Black-headed Gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus ) who was one of the few non-leporine characters in Watership Down by Richard Adams. I remember the talking (Song?)

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2017 Portugal Rabbits Europe 118

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2014

But that changed last weekend at the Chicago Ornithological Society’s 10th biennial Birding America conference. Steve Kelling from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology gave the keynote talk, “The Birder Effect: Birding, Science, and Conservation.” It was riveting and enjoyable, but also a not-so-subtle recruiting session for eBird.

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Science 2002 Chicago Adoptable 198

Critter News

MARCH 28, 2010

It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. Commerce vs. conservation is often at the center of environmental battles, whether they involve global warming or the spotted owl. People were supposed to turn their lights off for an hour.

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Endangered Species Science Species Japan 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Nevertheless, I manage to see three Waxwings flying by the conference centre, which saves the day and makes me happy. Tawny Owl, Strix aluco – Heidelberg/Leimen BW, Germany – 18 Jan. In horrendous weather, I manage to successfully chase a long-staying Sabine’s Gull at Hauke-Haine-Koog, a desperately-awaited lifer.

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2017 Germany 2012 2013 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

I was attending the 3rd Global Bird-watching Conference in Gujarat and suddenly surrounded not just be species that were completely new, but entire families of birds. Larry adds our second owl species to this list of stellar birds. It was a race between the Snowy Plover and the Spotted Owl. I chose the owl.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. To that end, the principals have created a terrific site called Conserving the Future: Refuges and the Next Generation to elicit votes and comments. Wicked, right?

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2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

Owls are not included, though they sometimes are in ‘raptor’ guides. Press, 2000), and over 140 journal and magazine articles and conference proceedings. John Schmitt, Oxford Univ. You can download some of his papers from the Peregrine Fund web site. In addition to co-authoring the raptor field guide, N.

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Mexico America North America Falcons 170