10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Though he destroyed more than 1,000 nests worth of chicks and eggs of the American White Pelican nearly obliterating a colony on land he rented, a guilty plea by Minnesota farmer Craig Staloch means that he faces, at most, six months in jail.

Pelicans 193

Pelicans Minnesota Killing Eggs 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2014

” Blackbirds, among other species, are also killed every year for consuming sunflower seeds mostly in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Therefore the actual numbers of birds killed are grossly underestimated. See Birdchick’s post here.

Blackbirds 187

Blackbirds California 2014 2013 187

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). I want to read about owls, not people.” ” It is all about the owls.

Owls 213

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. A hungry feral Cat in Minnesota goes and finds new prey in an area it previously had not explored, leaving the last few of one or another bird species alone for a while. ” Many. Probably too many.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 255