10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). The Laysan Duck is found on only two remote Hawaiian atolls, both NWRs.

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JULY 9, 2019

Among them are Federal Duck Stamps and related waterfowl conservation programs. There are several funding sources for the MBCF, but two predominate: (1) Duck Stamp sales, and (2) import duties on arms and ammunition. Duck Stamps and import duty contributions were similar, at about $34-38 million each. It also approved $9.8

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2013

She has lived in Maine, California, France, New York, and currently makes her home in Washington, DC. The Washington DC cherry blossoms burst forth in an explosion of pink and white color, rimming the Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial down on the National Mall. Her blog can be found at: [link].

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DC Washington Birds Geese 196

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

A checklist from Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. For me, there was the Limpkin in Loxahatchee NWR in Florida, the Atlantic Puffin at Petit Manan NWR in Maine, the Falcated Duck at Colusa NWR in California. Predictably, the states I have lived in (California and Oregon) have the most species, as does nearby Washington.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 149

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JULY 24, 2020

It is expected to be signed by President Trump, which would be a rare bipartisan conservation achievement in a bitterly divided Washington D.C. billion in LWCF appropriations since the 1960s is substantially more than the approximately $1 billion of Federal Duck Stamp revenue since the 1930s.

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Oregon Arizona Research Washington 278

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MAY 20, 2023

Why did the duck become a detective? Here are five birding jokes for you: Why don’t birds make good comedians? Because their jokes always “fly” over our heads! What do you call a bird that can fix anything? A “repairrot”! It always quacked the case! What do you call a bird that’s afraid to fly?

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United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Of course, birders interested in contributing more concretely to the National Wildlife Refuge System should buy a Duck Stamp every year. Duck Stamps help conserve critical avian habitat regardless of who is in the White House. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 289,000; $15.1 Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 252

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The end of this rather long road trip finds us here in Puyallup, Washington which is just south of Seattle. We pulled into the RV park next to the Washington State Fairgrounds on Saturday afternoon, and it promptly started snowing! It seems like the farther the north we go, the colder, and wetter, and a whole lot snowier it gets!

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Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 130

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The birds on display at Audubon through next April are just one of a number of traveling sets; others can be seen at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisc., and elsewhere. And one set of the sculptures is broken up, scattered.

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Birds Ducks DC Jordan 208

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

This wonderful piece of birding real estate can be found 8 miles east of Olympia, and an hour’s drive south of Seattle Washington, right along the I-5 corridor. 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.

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Wildlife Seattle Bald Eagle Geese 106

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl covers every residential, migrating, vagrant, exotic, and introduced swan, goose, dabbling and diving duck in North America (Canada and the United States): 62 Species Accounts on four swan species and one vagrant subspecies; 15 goose species; 46 duck species; plus accounts for hybrid geese, ducks and exotics.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 121

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2012

v=HYPyMs3_v88 During autumn migration, hundreds of thousands of Greater White-fronted Geese travel the Pacific Flyway to Washington and Oregon, some travelling directly to the Central Valley of California. Greater White-fronted Geese are sexually monomorphic and being generally monogomous, maintain permanent pair bonds throughout the year.

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Geese Wildlife Sacramento South Dakota 170

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Ducks and geese certainly make up the bulk of the observations. A Black Oystercatcher , seen up in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, not only had a couple of bands, but what looked to be a small wire antenna along its back. This last weekend I got a whole new lesson in bird banding. as well in my photographs.

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Bolivia Ecuador Peru Washington 100

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MAY 20, 2016

Birders will also enjoy such moments as Audubon’s first encounter with the Lincoln’s Sparrow and his observations of the mysterious Washington’s Eagle.

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Emotional Fox Sparrows Washington 142

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AUGUST 15, 2018

We got on their boat, a 45 foot Gulfstar in Bellingham, Washington, and went straight to Sucia Island. Out on one of the rocks that were visible during low tide, a small group of Harlequin Ducks had gathered. That, and 10 days back on the way was going to be a great to recharge the batteries after a long round-the-world trip.

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Oregon Bald Eagle Owls Groups 100

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

She’s previously written on 10,000 Birds about birding in the Washington DC cherry blossoms and weddings and birds. . As we turned a corner in one of the reed channels, we spooked a group of Ring-necked Ducks , the male’s yellow eyes glowing even under the clouds. Ring-necked Ducks. I was becoming frustrated.

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Birds DC Sparrows Canada 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2018

In the winter this place is alive with thousand of ducks and geese. Today, I saw a handful of Mallards , two Common Mergansers, and a Wood Duck Family. This Western Wood Pewee was going back and forth with a mouth full of bugs as well. Here are a couple of the babies that have wandered off from mom.

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New Zealand Seattle Qatar South Africa 115

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APRIL 21, 2015

H5N2 is a subtype of Influenza A, and infects many species of birds including those mentioned as well as ducks (domestic and wild). It is the same strain of avian influenza that has been confirmed in backyard and wild birds in Washington, Oregon and Idaho as part of the ongoing incident in the Pacific flyway.

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Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 176

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2018

As an example, we can use a refuge near me: Ridgefield NWR in Washington. Birders who bird on National Wildlife Refuges should note that the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp is now available (as of June 29, 2018). That would allow easier analysis of all of relevant data, including submissions for both hotspots and personal locations.

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Wildlife United States 2018 Nebraska 102

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JANUARY 2, 2012

Tufted Duck in Cold Spring Harbor. The Tufted Puffins at Protection Island in Washington State. Brown Booby in Cape May. Rufous Hummingbird in Westchester. Hurricane Irene-tossed birds. Vermilion Flycatcher in California. Clark’s Nutcracker at Mount Rainier. Golden-winged Warbler at Sterling Forest.

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2011 Puffins United States New York 172

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JUNE 7, 2019

In the following year, American telegraph pioneer Samuel Morse encountered such difficulty in his original plan to lay underground telegraph cable between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. that he had several miles already buried dug up and the entire system strung overhead on poles. As Daniel L.

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United States Game North America New York City 118

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

9 editorial “ Justice on the Farm ” describing a “visit to a duck farm in Sullivan County where workers toil through exhausting shifts to force feed poultry for foie gras” encapsulates one of the fundamental problems facing agriculture today: the perpetual chain of exploitation that occurs on many farms. Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept.

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New York Times Foie Gras Animal Welfare Institute New York 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Baicich, one of our most passionate proponents of American birding conservation — misguided though he is on the topic of the Duck Stamp — has identified the Bold Ideas presented on the Conserving the Future site that deal specifically with birds and birding issues. Share Your Thoughts « Bird Deaths in Washington D.C.

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2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

I ducked down excitedly and switched on the read torch, shining the weak light under a large bush, and sure enough there was a North Island Brown Kiwi. Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or But we didn’t just hear it, we heard it very close.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus.

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2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

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2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 22 May 2016. 22 May 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Mail Stop 7060 Washington, D.C. Most of the deer and duck hunters I know lament the loss of an old growth forest or flood-plain swamp as much as I do. Write him now: The Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior 1849 C. Street, N.W. 20240 And write: Rowan W. Gould Secretary, U.S.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Harlequin Duck – Histrionicus histrionicus. Old Washington Cross Rd. White-winged Duck – Cairina scutulata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ????–????????????? Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca. Bajada Washington Trail, Tucson, Arizona, US (32.278, -111.199).

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2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

This ABA Code 4 bird was found hanging out with some Wood Ducks in Missoula, conveniently enough, by Radd Icenoggle. I was fortunate to rack up a number of lifers in 2013, both at home and abroad ( Varied Thrush in Washington, Brewer’s Blackbirds in California, Burrowing Owl in the Nevada desert). She blogged about it here.

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