10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It involves plate tectonics; and the separation of North America from South America and their eventual reconnection; and the end of the Cretaceous Era thanks to a big asteroid, and the movements of animals, including humans, in response to all of those things. Hudson’s most popular novel, Green Mansions. (The With abundant roadkill (1.3

Guyana 248

Guyana South America Washington DC 248

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

I put it in a small box for several hours, where it appeared to recover, but studies have shown that internal injuries from a strike usually kill the bird. Photographs of window-killed birds from Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Copyright © 2021 Daniel Klem, Jr. The more glass, the more bird kills. ©2012 Donna L.

New York City 259

New York City Birds Illinois Science 259

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

She previously wrote on 10,000 Birds about birding in the Washington DC cherry blossoms. Oblivious to its human surroundings, the egret was carefully picking its way down the grass between the hotels and the sand. Her blog can be found at [link]. Normally when someone says “wedding,” they don’t also think “birds.”

Florida 167

Florida DC Washington Birds 167

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Islands, with their high levels of endemism and specialization, are particularly fragile and vulnerable to human activity. This bird was in serious trouble by the mid-19th century due to the adults being killed for food and young being taken for pets. Nests were in hollows in palm trees. … Extinction is forever. What a horror!

Cuba 250

Cuba Parrots Collecting Columbus 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Those who harvest are unfortunately myopic, seeing only the instant gratification of the meal or the kill. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. Street, N.W.

2011 243

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243