10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2013

I see them all over in marshes in Minnesota but I had never seen a duck use one. I was shocked when I saw a hen Mallard actually incubating eggs in one of these things–they do work…and how do the mallards get in there? If you live near water, you can try some duck nesting tubes. I used to be very skeptical of these.

Minnesota 175

Minnesota Barn Owls Ducks Utah 175

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. See Birdchick’s post here.

Blackbirds 187

Blackbirds California 2014 2013 187

10,000 Birds

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. Try to get it too another family group or contact a wildlife rehabber.

Birds 265

Birds Fox Raised Ducks 265

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. My current criteria for a dedicated birding trip are having a good probability of seeing several new birds or seeing a birding spectacle ( e.g. , Red Knots and other shorebirds feasting on horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay).

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100

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 211

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 211

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

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. Free-ranging domestic cats have been introduced globally and have contributed to multiple wildlife extinctions on islands. billion birds and 6.9–20.7

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 255