10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 26, 2014
The Sunda Teal is a brown duck. This may make it very popular amongst European birders who can relate, but it doesn’t make it much of a deal within such an illustrous group as the dabbling ducks. Now, for comparison’s sake, New York City has around 8 million people on 800 square kilometres, or 10,000 / km².
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2012
The American Acclimatization Society was a group founded in New York City in 1871 dedicated to introducing European flora and fauna into North America for “both economic and cultural reasons. 1 ” By 1877 New York pharmacist Eugene Schieffelin, an avid admirer of Shakespeare, was the society’s driving force.
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Critter News
JUNE 1, 2009
And people wonder why I'm so disappointed by humans. State police raided Everle's property, 30 miles north of New York City, in July, and witnesses testified that they found several animals dead, many malnourished and dozens living in unsanitary conditions.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2019
Mandarin Duck, Central Park, NYS. It is very possible that Mike and Corey will penalize me for including the Mandarin Duck–also known as the “Hot Duck,” “Mandy” only to tourists and the Gothamist–in this list, but its celebrity cannot be ignored. Everybody wants to know about the Hot Duck.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2019
Birds may have taken to these artificial perches like ducks to water, but human reactions to the newfangled poles and wires were hardly as appreciative, especially in the early day. Quite aside of aesthetic concerns, this new infrastructure could be dangerous as well – even deadly. As Daniel L. Yet they are ours. We made them.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2017
Of course, this only works when the target birds vocalize, which Scaup don’t tend to do in winter in New York City. The caption notes that it is a male display sound, given frequently February to May, “with a backward toss of the head,” longer than similar sounds by other Aythya ducks.
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