10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. The male and female position themselves close to each other, on top or in back, so that the eggs are fertilized as the female releases them.

Reptiles 185

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 185

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Each chapter focuses on a specific geographic area of penguin population: (1) Antarctica, (2) South Georgia, (3) Falkland Islands, (4) South Africa and Tristan de Cunha, (5) New Zealand and Australia, (6) South America and Galapagos. The organization works out quite logically if you are planning a trip to, let’s say, New Zealand.

Penguins 278

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

Each year tens of thousands of these gulls go to the islands and each pair will lay three eggs. Most of these clutches of eggs will hatch to produce three fluffy and adorable chicks. This is a very serious business here in New Zealand.

Animal Rights 263

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

They represent the best of New Zealand’s birding, the astonishing rarity, the fascinating endemism, and the cheering triumph of conservation. Blue-footed Boobies dance, whistle, court with their blue bills, cradle eggs with their blue feet, and cherish their young; they are endlessly fun and inspiring to observe.

2011 182

2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 182

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I worked with an enormous collection of bird skins in the collection of Te Papa (The National Museum of New Zealand) during my (unfinished) PhD. Box after box of egg. New Zealand Bitterns. I can understand why some people are conflicted, but the value to science of the collections is immense. Bush Wrens.

Collecting 220

Collecting Solomon Islands New Zealand Fiji 220

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Nonnative species have huge impacts on wildlife species everywhere… mice kill seabird chicks in their burrows, rats eat endangered bird eggs, overpopulated deer clear the understory of forests, pigs root out native plants and terrestrial animals, cats kill anything they can get their paws on. For example, when the U.S.

Animal Rights Movement 208

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 208

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

” Interestingly, the authors don’t attempt to give full descriptions of species, referring the user to the guide’s illustrations and the encyclopedic Handbook of Australian, New Zealand, and Antarctic Birds (which several of the authors also worked on). or birders who live there (but, how can you bird it all?).

Australia 107

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 107

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

During March, 11 beats shared 122 checklists to accumulate 680 species from 8 countries; USA, Costa Rica, Serbia, India, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Ulva Island, South Island New Zealand. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Tom’s odyssey continued through New Zealand and passes on to Australia. April’s number are below; 11 countries were visited by 9 beats; Australia, USA, UK, India, Serbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Delhi City. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. 28 May 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Lake Ngatu.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Lake Ngatu.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2014

While I sometimes complain about the lack of variety of birds in New Zealand, there are at least some birds here that are a) hard to find but b) can be found in many places. In New Zealand that’s kind of a big deal for me, and there, sitting on a dead branch in plain view, was a damn Shining Bronze-cuckoo.

New Zealand 170

New Zealand Solomon Islands Sanctuary Vanuatu 170

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Delhi City. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2011

Last Sunday marked the end of an era in New Zealand with the sad passing of the conservationist and ornithologist and all round inspiration Don Merton. In the case of the Kakapo each and every nest ended up being followed with eggs being moved around and even chick taken into captivity where needed.

Species 226

Species New Zealand Rats Endangered Species 226

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. BS-Bahamas-Nassau-New Gate Road – 25.0644x-77.3035. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. 15 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura. New Zealand Fantail – Rhipidura fuliginosa. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

In this system, females mate and lay eggs with multiple males over the course of a breeding season, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. A single female often lays a clutch of eggs sired by multiple males, and multiple males will in turn help care for the chicks once they hatch (Briskie 1992, 2009, Briskie et al.

2002 166

2002 North America 2000 2009 166

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. 12 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2013

Setting aside the feasibility of extracting DNA from specimens and fossils, and finding a suitable similar species to donate an egg, there is much debate on whether we should bring back those species we’ve lost. The wasp that Daemon used is Certonotus fractinervis , lays its eggs on larvae of beetles. Is extinction forever?

Feral Cats 196

Feral Cats Eggs Cats Feral 196

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. 12 Jan 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. 12 Jan 2016.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. 28 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100