10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

This mainly affects domestic fowl, and in this sense is not a topic central to 10,000 Birds. Overall the problem is not huge; the total number of birds affected is small, and the market for domestic fowl is robust. Interestingly, H5N2 has been used as a vaccine for domestic fowl to prevent H5N1, the more infectious avian influenza.

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Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 179

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Forget lions, tigers, and bears – if Internet listicles are to be believed, all of Oz is full of crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, snakes, spiders – even magpies – that are dead set on killing, maiming, or injuring any humans they encounter. One of these killers even has the word “death” in its name, for crying out loud.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. l-r) Brushland Tinamou ( Nothoprocta cinerascens ), Southern Cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius ), Greater Sage-Grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ), Mandarin Duck ( Aix galericulata ). Have you noticed ducks and quail replacing loons and grebes at the beginning of newer bird field guides and checklists?

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279