10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. They emerged from their bloody rampage leaving fifteen adults dead, and fifteen destroyed nests with either smashed or missing eggs. But what about the horrific deaths of the birds?

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Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

Hongbenghe is a very small village in Yunnan, right next to the border with Myanmar. The White-rumped Shama is a South Asia species – consequently, the HBW mostly discusses its introduced population in Hawaii. One road simply ends here, giving the place a real end-of-the-world feeling. “It is not deep enough yet!

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The rest of Mexico is not included, nor is Hawaii (which isn’t in North America, after all, but has been accepted as part of the American Birding Association area). A small range map is placed in the upper right/left hand corner showing summer, winter, resident, migration, and rare locations.

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North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The team explored Nevada and Utah, with Ridgway collecting thousands of bird specimen, plus nests and eggs for the Smithsonian. That’s a photo of Ridgway’s office on the right, fifth floor of the South Tower.

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