10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Both sites are in the middle of wilderness, thousands of feet above sea level, both jobs involving total immersion into the lives of her charges and their unique habitats, working with another young colleague but otherwise almost totally isolated from ‘civilization.’

California Condor 179

California Condor Falcons California Birds 179

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

One species, the Wyoming ground squirrel, spends only about three hours a day above the surface of the earth, and that only on days during the four months of the year when they are not hibernating. Almost the only universal thing that can be said about the ground squirrels is that they live on, and in, the ground.

Chipmunks 182

Chipmunks Squirrels Rodents Montana 182

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. And of Wyoming. So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves. Whatever they used to be, they are now a bird of Montana.

Montana 135

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 135

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

In recent years, the prevalence of disease-causing bacteria in meat, poultry, and eggs has risen sharply, which is why health authorities insist that these products be carefully handled and thoroughly cooked, if they are used at all. [My emphasis] There are other reasons why families are looking more favorably at plant-based choices.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

Shawn Billerman is a graduate student at the University of Wyoming studying birds, though his degree will likely use fancier words than that. 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.

2002 167

2002 North America 2000 2009 167