10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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2011 159

2011 Deer New York Owls 159

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

To the Editor: In “ Hunting Deer With My Flintlock ” (Op-Ed, Dec. 26), Seamus McGraw says he has a responsibility to kill deer because there are too many. He has volunteered to kill a deer cruelly, ineptly and with an outdated weapon that causes additional suffering to the deer. May I recommend a trip to a slaughterhouse?

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Mountain Lions Deer 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Get to it already! The proposal from U.S.

Brazil 140

Brazil Deer 2011 Peru 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

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DC 145

DC Washington Deer 2011 145

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MARCH 5, 2011

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2011 145

2011 Deer Cuba Hunters 145

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MARCH 4, 2011

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Ethiopia 145

Ethiopia 2011 Deer New York 145

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MARCH 3, 2011

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Honduras 145

Honduras 2011 Deer Denmark 145

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MARCH 16, 2011

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2011 140

2011 Deer New York Texas 140

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MARCH 15, 2011

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Deer 124

Deer 2011 New York New York Times 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

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Deer 124

Deer 2011 Oklahoma New York 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Audubon Photo Contest Ticks Survive Being Laundered About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

Squirrels 145

Squirrels 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

… Tags: brazil , giveaway • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Quincy, Massachusetts Man Deserves Kudos About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

Brazil 150

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Just For Fun Avian ID Quiz #9: A New Week, A New Quiz Waxwing Working a String Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere Black is Back In Praise of Bionic Condors About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Wicked, right?

Ducks 226

Ducks 2011 Deer Brazil 226

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

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2011 133

2011 Deer New York Obama 133

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MARCH 4, 2011

Red-winged Blackbird in Flight Flight Of The Ancient Mariner About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. The proposal from U.S.

Denmark 169

Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Though Scarlet Macaws are threatened in Honduras there is hope that they will get protection and recover at least some of their numbers and former range. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. The proposal from U.S.

Honduras 156

Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

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2011 140

2011 Deer New York Owls 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

2011 152

2011 Deer New York Owls 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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Owls 145

Owls 2011 Barn Owls Deer 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Orange-headed Thrush Forest Park Fall Migration Miniature Kind-of-Diabolical Quiz Answers Evil Avian ID Quiz Quick Three-Pic Quiz Bonaparte’s Gulls on the Niagara River About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

Nicaragua 200

Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

All images in this post were taken in the first week of March, 2011, in New York State. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. No gulls were harmed in the creation of these images, just people.

Breeding 145

Breeding 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The conservation need is urgent: great attention has rightly been paid to Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest but not enough resources have gone to the Pantanal and the Cerrado, of which only 4% and 5%, respectively, are protected. Each family of birds has a short introductory paragraph and most genera get a sentence or two of description.

Brazil 218

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 218

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

This cruel, cruel fate we endure in western New York torments man and beast alike. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

2011 157

2011 New York Deer Birds 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

I briefly entertained the idea that I had found a rare species never before seen in New York but quickly came to my senses and realized that I was dealing with a leucistic individual. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. The proposal from U.S.

Ducks 156

Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Lewis’s Woodpecker in New York State Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

Dominican Republic 200

Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Stalking a Kiwi Icon Stalking a Kiwi Icon By Duncan • March 16, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share Most people, if asked, would confidently name what they thought the National Bird of New Zealand was. Wicked, right?

New Zealand 152

New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Many thanks to Jason Kopp for the photos above taken during last year’s courses held at Explorer’s Inn Tags: banding , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

Peru 212

Peru 2011 Deer Birds 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus ) Tags: ecuador , quetzal • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

Ecuador 210

Ecuador 2011 Deer New York 210

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MARCH 13, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula in Central Park Pauraque Pronunciation Poll Flycatching Cedar Waxwings Macaws, Wild and Tame The Polka Dot Woodpecker About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. The proposal from U.S.

2011 150

2011 Ducks Deer New York 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

And, as a bonus, your spouse/partner will probably want to go birding with you more often… Tags: Portugal , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

Portugal 183

Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 183

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MARCH 7, 2011

His nature essays are a joy to read, especially for those who, like me, grew up in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York which John Burroughs called home. Missing My Tree Crane Flowers About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

2011 170

2011 Deer New York Peru 170

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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. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

A wide-open field in a wind-protected spot, recently visited by both mechanical and living manure-spreaders. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. This was Snow Bunting heaven. This spot had two flocks of buntings—each numbering about 20 birds. Snow Bunting?

2011 234

2011 Birds Michigan Ohio 234

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

North Carolina 140

North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Fortunately, Tom spotted it flying in and landing in a tree over the house and we all enjoyed scope views of a great bird, a lifer for most of us and Isaac’s 400th bird in New York State!

New York 210

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 210

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

more migratory sky shots here ) Tags: march , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! Wicked, right?

2011 150

2011 Birds Deer South Dakota 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

2011 157

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 157