10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2015

'Costa Rica led the charge long ago to define what ecotourism could really look like. As a result, some of the most popular and exciting birding destinations in the world run on Tico time. What then does it take for an ecolodge to bring something fresh and new to the current array of Costa Rican destinations? The answer at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge is to create a pure and vital ecosystem within which birders, botanists, and naturalists of every stripe can follow their bliss without sacrificing comf

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 7, 2015

'It’s hard to believe, but we started this blog 8 years ago this month! 8 years!! Thank you dear readers, without you we wouldn’t have lasted so long. The post It’s our blogiversary! appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

'To the Editor: As Mark Bittman rightly notes, California’s new farm animal welfare law presages what is coming for all farm animal industries nationally (“ Hens, Unbound ,” column, Jan. 1). The tiny cages and crates that confine about 90 percent of laying hens and more than 80 percent of gestating sows are both physically and mentally tormenting for the animals involved.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

'February 2013. In front of us, in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve one wild Grey Junglefowl runs across the road. It is one of the ancestors of domestic fowl. Traveling the rural Maharashtra on previous days, every village had its share of small, slim and long-legged domestic chickens crossing in front of us, not unlike this wild cousin at all. Nowhere in India have I seen broiler horror-chicken like those sold in supermarkets back home.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

'I was birding one of my favorite places yesterday, Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Palm Beach County, Florida, and, as generally happens, people were asking me about the birds they were admiring. This is what happens when you wear binoculars and a hat that says “NJ Audubon” I was happy to answer the questions. “Great Egret.” “Roseate Spoonbill.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2015

'Somehow, the Couch’s Kingbird is still there. Or was as of yesterday, according to the New York birding list serv. Given that a lively discussion of its chances (and those of the Cassin’s Kingbird – unreported since Sunday the 4th) had broken out on the self-same list serv in light of our recent chilly weather, I got to wondering what we actually know about vagrant flycatchers in snowy climes.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2015

'My lobbying must be more effective than I thought because the Green Heron has been named as the American Birding Association Bird of the Year for 2015 ! I certainly can’t think of a better pick. After all, Green Heron is the bird that made me become a birder. They are widespread and common across most of the American Birding Association area so we all can enjoy their presence but they aren’t a bird that many non-birders recognize so there is a chance for some education to take place

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2015

'One weekend down for 2015 and only 51 to go. Hope your year is off to a ripping start! I hit Lake Ontario for winter birds this weekend and walked away with a trio of Red-throated Loons. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was an adorable Northern Saw-whet Owl at an undisclosed location in Queens. Of course, Corey wasn’t actually the one to spot it.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2015

'Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout … Depending on where you live in the world, winter birding can test the spine and mettle of any naturalist. If biting cold or unkind blizzards bar your path this weekend, venture forth. Maybe you’ll see a gull or something… Work will keep me locked up while the rest of you frolic, but I’ll be keeping my eyes open for additions to my meager year list.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2015

'2014 was a great year for birding! Read on if you want to indulge me in reliving my version of it… In 2014 I birded in three countries (United States, Canada, Costa Rica), four states (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida), and forty-two counties. (I’m not going to list them all because that would be insane.) The country number was average but the number of states and counties was far lower than normal.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2015

'The story of the Black-faced Spoonbill is one of recovery. Hurray! From a global low of less than 300 birds in the late 80’s, the species has recovered to 2726, according to a survey in early 2014. Despite this recent comeback, it is still the rarest of the spoonbills as well as being the smallest ( Platelea minor ) and the most range-restricted.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2015

'Well, a New Year has arrived and of course that means a new list for birds! We had not done “year lists” until we started here in 2012 , because a few other Beat Writers had decided to and really…why not! We have had trip lists, garden lists, Christmas Day lists, etc. for more years than I care to mention and to do a year list is interesting.

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