10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2018

I think most of you know how important our National Wildlife Refuge system is to me. After all, I have written several posts on wildlife conservation and the Wildlife Conservation Pass that my co-founder Ingrid Taylar and I have been encouraging for years. I will close with a video from Colusa National Wildlife Refuge.

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Wildlife Sacramento Bald Eagle Falcons 101

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MARCH 3, 2016

Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the living world around us. 10000birds.com/the-search-for-the-rarest-owl-of-india.htm. Actually, when I started to bird, my second ever duck, after the Mallard, was a Ruddy Shelduck! What are your best wildlife moments?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. Nearly 800 acres of wetlands and tidal flats provide diverse habitat for the local birds, as well as large numbers of migratory species, including thousands of ducks and geese. I did however, make every possible effort to turn this bit of moss and leaves in to an owl, but not much luck there either.

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Wildlife Seattle Bald Eagle Geese 105

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MARCH 9, 2011

What I am getting at here is that I have seen lots and lots of Ruddy Ducks at Jamaica Bay but never one that looked like this particular individual. She was essentially cream-colored, much lighter than the typical female Ruddy Duck. Anyway, enjoy the images and keep an eye out for odd ducks! Go check it out! Get yours today!

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 152

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Western Screech-Owl ( Megascops kennicottii ) photos by Larry Jordan It’s been an interesting winter in my neck of the woods. Personally, I’m waiting for the irruption of Snowy Owls to reach northern California! We have a pair of Western Screech-Owls near our house.

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Owls California Jordan Sparrows 179

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JANUARY 13, 2014

Herons and raptors and rails and gulls and ducks and cranes and jays and owls and alligators are all awaiting me – and you – at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. Blue-winged Teal like these at Meritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in 2012 certainly count as good birds. You are going, right?

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Wildlife Tampa Alligators 2012 172

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

I am a wildlife artist based in the UK, I have never had a real job! Other than paint, the only other thing I do is organize and joint-lead wildlife tours, mostly in Africa and India. It teems with wildlife of every kind and is justifiably known as “The Jewel of the Kalahari”. My name is Ashley Boon.

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Botswana Africa Elephants Angola 176

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JANUARY 5, 2024

My pre-breakfast list was wildfowl dominated, the 10 species I saw ranging from Black-necked Swans to the endemic Falkland Islands Flightless Steamer Duck. The latter are great bruisers of ducks, built like a small battle ship. With bulk like that, it’s no wonder that they gave up flying long ago.

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Birds Albatross Barn Owls Sparrows 213

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MARCH 30, 2012

Around thirty miles from Missoula in the Bitterroot Valley lies the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Even the ride over was productive, with Eurasian Collared-Dove , plenty of Black-billed Magpie , Hooded Merganser , and my first-of-the-year Wood Ducks spotted along the road. Fish and Wildlife Service a.

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Wildlife Montana Geese Bald Eagle 167

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

And it looks even better in my hands while I dream about a visit to regions of Brazil I had scarcely heard of before being provided with a review copy of the first volume of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil.* He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 202

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NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The fact that this hour falls in the middle of the night means that most people sleep right through it, but I wonder what would happen if you observes a nocturnal bird like an owl during the hour that gets reset. Could you still count it? A couple of intrepid Blue Jays may have been chasing everything else away. How about you?

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2018 New York City New York Jamaica 114

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Two full days at Hart Mountain Wildlife Refuge, three days at Dog Lake, and a short visit to Upper Cottonwood Lake brought back many great memories, in addition to a nice list of birds. Then, to finish the week, we visited the famous, and not necessarily for all the right reasons, Malhuer Wildlife Refuge.

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Oregon Owls Wildlife Barn Owls 115

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

Wildlife rehabilitators are not known for our bling. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? Earrings are toast with my Wood Duck and Wild Turkeys. Wildlife rehab can be so metaphorical. As for nice clothing … right! Oh my, where do I start?”

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Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Vet Birds 222

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This refuge came up as #4 on a recent list of the top 25 National Wildlife Refuges that were featured in a great story here by 10000 Birds own Jason Crotty. While most major estuaries in Washington state have been filled, dredged, or developed, Nisqually River’s has been set aside for wildlife.

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Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 126

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JUNE 1, 2011

If it is an emergency and since I get calls and texts from all over the country (even a few out of the country), I direct people to Rehabber Search or Wildlife Rehabber. Use the wildlife rahbber links at the top of this page to find a licensed pro near you. Owls are a little different. Leave it be.

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Birds Fox Raised Ducks 265

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Not long after the compilation gets underway starting with the order Anseriformes , we come to Aix sponsa and the compiler asks – hopefully – “Any Wood Ducks?” Now, Wood Ducks are somewhat uncommon in eastern New York in winter and after an inevitable few seconds of silence, some smirking wisecracker pipes up with “Do wooden duck counts?”

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2016 Ducks California Hunters 106

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JULY 20, 2019

Screech-Owls! The revolution of splitting small owl species has finally caught up to Costa Rica. Rumor has it that Choco Screech-Owl might also make it onto the list. However, no matter how one enjoys or takes in interest in the avian side of life, an official list of the birds for a given area is of vital importance.

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Costa Rica Birds Owls South America 200

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Can you use a drone to get footage of snowy owls in cornfields? If you have a drone and fly it over a field and it finds a Short-eared Owl that you didn’t know was there and you only saw it after you uploaded your video…does it count on your list? How close is too close?

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Bald Eagle Mississippi Eagles Ducks 194

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OCTOBER 27, 2018

There are four scenic overlooks, a woodpecker viewing area, a migratory duck pond, and access to The Appalachian Trail. Barred Owl. While a small park of only 1,050 acres, it’s surrounded by the massive Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area. Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia. American Kestrel. Photo by © Mike Blevins.

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West Virginia Virginia Kentucky South Carolina 179

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Bufflehead in Flight Bufflehead in Flight By Corey • March 13, 2011 • 8 comments Tweet Share Bufflehead are one of our most amusing ducks. Bufflehead are the smallest of North America’s diving ducks.

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2011 Ducks Deer New York 150

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MAY 21, 2013

So if you come to Spring Wings, and you’d be well served if you do, get ready to see lots and lots of shorebirds and ducks and waders. I’ve never been on an “owl prowl” before, and was thrilled that the one we joined turned up the promised quarry, and then some. Great Horned Owl babies peering out from their nest!

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Nevada Birds Barn Owls Cows 171

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Imagine waking up to the call of thousands of ducks, geese, and every kind of marsh bird you can imagine. Right, smack dad in the middle of Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge. Not another person for miles, and a pair of friendly, well, almost, Great Horned Owls living in the tree right above us. This shot was taken at 2:00 PM.

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Blackbirds Mules Beavers Wildlife 121

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JULY 30, 2014

One or two Tufted Ducks show up at Lake Merritt in Oakland every year, with this drake in particular often lending itself for soul-satisfying views. The lake is a great place in winter for seeing grebes and diving ducks close up, and can offer some good gulling as well. Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, CA. Convict Lake, CA.

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California San Diego Birds Oakland 199

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APRIL 3, 2013

If you live near water, you can try some duck nesting tubes. I see them all over in marshes in Minnesota but I had never seen a duck use one. I didn’t think they were as agile as a wood duck, but apparently they can. But there are so many unique housing options out there and one even works well for urban yards.

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Minnesota Barn Owls Ducks Utah 175

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JANUARY 29, 2012

This weekend, however, I needed to take my mind off all those gaudy birds Corey was scoping down at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. Plus, the time was finally right for me to savor a local slice of that southern Snowy Owl invasion.

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2012 Birds Medical Owls 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 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 Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

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Deer 2011 Oklahoma New York 124

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MARCH 16, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service desperately needs your feedback as they craft a new vision for our National Wildlife Refuge System. 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.

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2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

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JANUARY 4, 2020

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

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2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 168

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NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). 26 Oct 2019.

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2019 China Battery Jamaica 115

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

It was therefore an absolute thrill when I heard the news that biologists from The Peregrine Fund, whilst surveying for endangered Madagascar Harriers in November 2006, had discovered a small population of these diving ducks at a very remote crater lake 330km north of Lake Aloatra! The mythical Red Owl on a day roost at Lake Bemanevika.

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Madagascar Lemurs 2006 Owls 238

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APRIL 11, 2011

Snowy Owl – This winter turned out to be horrible for birders hoping to see Bubo scandiacus but pretty good for the birds themselves. Short-eared Owl – Finally, a bird that I saw! Harlequin Duck – There were several birds seen in Queens this winter that I either missed or could not get out to chase.

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Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 157

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MAY 31, 2018

By the time you see this in the United States, I will have had a full week to explore this amazing area, and the wildlife that calls this home. I have managed to find two owls, the first was this pair of Verreaux’s Eagle-owls. The schedule is a bit daunting, as we are up before 5 AM to get to the gate for the 6AM opening.

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Lions Buffalo United States Zebras 120

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Over the years, the winery has undertaken several riparian habitat restoration efforts (in collaboration with Audubon California and the Center for Land-Based Learning), established a wildlife lake at the winery, and set up native plantings, habitat buffers, raptor platforms, and boxes for wood ducks, passerines, owls, and bats.

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2015 San Diego Family California Condor 113

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APRIL 5, 2011

Very few kids just take to birding like ducks to water (terrible pun I know!). Publications like Ranger Rick and National Geographic Kids can also satisfy their curiosity through their kid-friendly articles on birds and wildlife. They also have some great apps specially designed for kids like the Owl app. GAMES AND APPS.

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Birds Game Wildlife Family 278

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MARCH 14, 2011

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2011 Deer New York New York City 140

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 Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

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Squirrels 2011 Deer New York 145

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. Larry’s BBOTY – Great Gray Owl. What was yours? Maybe I should not say that….who

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2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 188