10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2016

With all my recent traveling up and down the eastern United States, I have had almost zero time to bird in my “home territory.” Given the unique birding opportunities and my well-documented love for boardwalks, I’m positive I’ll return.

United States 100

United States Florida Pelicans Birds 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the largest assemblages of breeding seabirds in the United States. On March 21, 2018, FWS released a 198-page document entitled “ Midway Seabird Protection Project — Draft Environmental Assessment.” There is also a website with additional information.

Mice 102

Mice Albatross Honolulu Endangered Species 102

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

The Yellow-throated Warbler is a wood-warbler that breeds almost exclusively in the southeastern United States. In New York City we get them as migratory overshoots though they do stick around and attempt to find a mate on occasion (and there has been documented breeding of the species in the state).

Florida 170

Florida New York City Dominica United States 170

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2012

To put this invasion into perspective, there were only 14 documented records of Razorbill for the entire state before December 2012. This invasion has produced several documented sightings of flocks with well over a hundred individuals!

Florida 209

Florida Cuba 2012 Bahamas 209

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2013

Brown-crested Flycatcher ( Myiarchus tyrannulus ) is a widespread bird species of scrub and wooded habitats with a range extending from southern Texas and the southwestern United States, through Central America, and down south all the way to northern Argentina.

Florida 180

Florida United States Texas Miami 180

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

Another paper recently published in Forest Ecology and Management documented that EAB predators’ behavior matches their growing numbers. Even the cursed “polar vortex” which produced bone-chilling temperatures throughout large chunks of the United States in early 2014 doesn’t seem to have been long or cold enough to cause EAB die-off.

Woodpeckers 273

Woodpeckers Illinois Science Chicago 273

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2020

Multiple times if I’m honest, but if the title of the article told you anything, the bird that was the most important in the count is probably a lawn bird for most of you in United States. Welcome to the Everglades where Wood Storks , spoonbills and frigatebirds are expected, but Canada Goose and Chipping Sparrow require documentation.

Canada 162

Canada Cuba Miami Florida 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

” It is one of the avian spectacles of the continental United States, and a trip to these islands is not soon forgotten. Within the continental United States, nesting was first documented in 1987 in the Florida Keys, and since 2005 nesting has occurred in small numbers on Bush Key in the Dry Tortugas.

Florida 163

Florida United States Fish 2005 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2014

I’m fairly certain that there’s no other place in the United States where one can walk out the door pushing a stroller and pretty easily rack up at least 30 species without trying very hard. Even if that effort is contained, thus far, to walking around the grounds of the hotel.

Florida 167

Florida Alligators Birds United States 167

Critter News

MARCH 19, 2010

Media-Newswire.com) - The Humane Society of the United States has obtained government reports showing that the University of Minnesota has violated federal standards of care for animals in laboratories. The improperly euthanized animals remained alive but were discarded as if they were dead.

Minnesota 100

Minnesota Humane Society Of The United States Humane HSUS 100

Critter News

MARCH 5, 2009

The Humane Society of the United States released the video scenes Wednesday, saying that’s only part of the documentation of what it claimed were 338 violations of federal law and policy at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Laboratory.

Wayne Pacelle 100

Wayne Pacelle Humane Society Of The United States Louisiana Research 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

I recently asked ChatGPT some questions about the best birding locations in the United States and the results were decidedly mixed. How many birders are there in the United States? # # # Query: What is birding? The ABA also plays a role in verifying and documenting rare bird sightings and maintaining birding records.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

One of these days, Jeopardy will feature a category called “Field Guides” and the first clue will be: “This landlocked South American country finally got its own bird field guide in 2016, but it wasn’t available in the United State until 2019.” Conclusion.

Bolivia 168

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 168

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America covers 61 species of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae that breed in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. This is a reference book with many layers, diverse uses and a distinct personality. Scope of Book.

North America 142

North America Sparrows America United States 142

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2018

Second, the Kirtland’s Warbler was the last “eastern warbler” I needed to see not just in the United States but in New York State. Third, Kirtland’s Warbler has only recently made the New York State checklist with two sightings in 2014. ( One of which is documented here.

New York 108

New York New York City Michigan United States 108

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in.

America 222

America Industry Squirrels Birds 222

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* ©2012 Donna L.

New York City 247

New York City Birds Illinois Science 247

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Birds of Kruger National Park covers the 259 species most frequently seen in the park, about half of the total number of birds documented there. Behrens, who comes from United States, also co-wrote the innovative Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: Eastern Waterbirds in Flight (with Cameron Cox, 2013).

Ecuador 164

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 164

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It’s probably on your mind too, especially if you live in the United States. The main question when considering whether or not to purchase Endemic Birds of Cuba is this: Considering that the book covers only 48 of the 371 species documented in Cuba, is it a necessary purchase? Cuba is on my mind. 26 endemics!

Cuba 224

Cuba Birds United States 2000 224

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Though Ron is based in Ontario his reports are eagerly anticipated by birders across the northeastern United States and eastern Canada because it takes into account a vast array of data to figure out which irruptive species might show up where. Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2014-2015.

2014 229

2014 2015 Alaska New Hampshire 229

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There are 35 raptor species that have a presence in the United States and Canada, 56 (more or less) if you count by subspecies, and they are all covered in admirable, exhausting, unbelievable detail in B irds of Prey of the East: A Field Guide and Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide by Brian K. Finding Species in Each Guide.

North America 185

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 185

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Though the third-most densely populated county in the United States (as of the 2010 census, thank you Wikipedia), about 25% of Bronx land is open, public space. ” This makes a lot more sense once you know a little more about the area and its history.

New York City 146

New York City New York Birds Breeding 146

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

And, the North American Environmental Atlas project documents the locations of these ecoregions. They are not, as the authors admit, totally perfect, but they do give us some idea where each species is likely to be found, and hopefully future sightings and documentation will lead to more specificity.

North America 100

North America America Oklahoma Missouri 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

Happily, there is absolutely no evidence, scientific or anecdotal, to support Monk Parakeets as agricultural pests in the United States. Document WEC257 of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida / IFAS, [link]. ** Pruett-Jones, Stephen, et al. and Sam Logue.

Chicago 195

Chicago New York City New York Illinois 195

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Photos in the Species Accounts are documented with photographer’s name and place where the photo was taken (an important fact given some species’ nomadic or irruptive tendencies); additional credits are given in the Acknowledgments. It is not that kind of reference guide.

North America 214

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 214

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State. I was also curious, as a birder of the northeast United States, to see what kind of avian changes have been going on in Pennsylvania. Let’s hear it for the return of the forest!

Pennsylvania 220

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 220

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

There is a document on the web site of the state department of health pertaining to feral cats: The Department of Health does not endorse or oppose the concept of establishing properly managed cat colonies utilizing trap-neuter-return (TNR) techniques. Mole hills! New Jersey is Undecided.

Feral Cats 202

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 202

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

The state comprises diverse habitats that range from ocean coastline to pine barren forests to grasslands to highland woods to bayshore marshes. The New Jersey Bird Records Committee (NJBRC) documents 465 species of natural origin. Press, 2003).

New Jersey 187

New Jersey Birds 2009 Bald Eagle 187

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Holt and his staff, several of which are also ‘characters’ in the book, do hard-core field work, finding owls, owl nests, documenting them and working with concerned and unconcerned organizations to inform public policy decision-making. Humans were drawing owls 36,000 years ago, as Ackerman points out!

Owls 200

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

With the easy-to-use platform offered by the Great Backyard Bird Count, birders of all ages and experience levels set out to find, tally, and document as many birds as possible within the boundaries of Miami-Dade. It was truly heart-warming to see the local birding community participate with so much enthusiasm and fervor.

Miami 165

Miami 2015 United States Birds 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

We then switch to Andy McWilliam, a genial investigator with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, who combines the skill of a life doing police work with a deep appreciation for the importance of Great Britain’s wildlife laws. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Falcons 200

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 200

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. Hopefully, the publication of The Jewel Hunter in the United States will spur additional attention to this family and the need for rain forest preservation and ornithological study.

Hunters 187

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We are all suckers for an albatross, at least in the United States. There is also a third element, only hinted at in the opening–the environmental and scientific necessity of gathering this data to document the importance of keeping the Pacific Northwest waters healthy and uncontaminated by human elements.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2022

Department of Justice filed a “ criminal information ” ( i.e., a formal document identifying the charges) against ESI in the U.S. As a result, “[s]ince 2012, there were at least 150 documented eagle deaths at 50 of defendant’s 154 wind power facilities in the United States. To begin the case, the U.S.

Wyoming 165

Wyoming Eagles Wounded Birds 165

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

McWilliams highlights the true environmental costs of eating meat: The livestock industry as a result of its reliance on corn and soy-based feed accounts for over half the synthetic fertilizer used in the United States, contributing more than any other sector to marine dead zones.

Meat 40

Meat Livestock Transported Industry 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

Any doubt I had about the need for a book about rare birds in the United States And Canada were wiped out on a Sunday evening in early February with two birding friends. New species that were documented from Fall 2011 through Summer 2012 are listed in one of the appendices. First, what is a rare bird?

North America 247

North America America Birds United States 247

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

William Haber is from the United States, receiving his Ph.D. The Identification information is sometimes very long and detailed because, in addition to the variations named above, some odonate species feature polymorphism–many forms. Paulson received his Ph.D.

Costa Rica 256

Costa Rica North America Family America 256