10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2019

The striking Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in the hills of central Texas near Austin but a substantial part of those breeding grounds have leveled in favor of development. One of the fastest growing cities in America, Austin is the capital of Texas and home of the University of Texas. On December 27, 1990 , the U.S.

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Austin Texas Endangered Species Birds 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

For example, essentially the entire population of the endangered Whooping Crane winters at Aransas NWR in Texas. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Mike had just invited me to Nikon’s Prostaffer Retreat that was to be held at a ranch in south Texas. An Aplomado Falcon by Tom Dunkerton A soaring White-tailed Hawk by Tom Dunkerton A nice group of Harris’s Hawks by Bill Schmoker Not only is this area well-known for limited distribution birds but also sheer numbers.

Owls 144

Owls Texas Arizona Pigs 144

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

As the sky darkened and a chill set in, large groups of birds took off in the opposite direction for the interior of the preserve, where they would safely roost for the night. We’ll just have to take Jochen’s word that there had been swiftlets in this sky… Donna sure had a good time on her visit to Texas in November!

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is considering changing the status of the endangered Black-capped Vireo : it has proposed delisting it entirely. and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. In 2012, a petition to delist was filed by ranching and agriculture groups and conservative legal organizations.

Endangered Species 123

Endangered Species Species Texas Oklahoma 123

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. The answer sometimes result in a post. I had no idea what that meant at the time, but it later became a post.

Puerto Rico 167

Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

For example, in reading about the re-introduction of the California Condor into the Pacific Northwest, the press releases referred to a “non-essential experimental” group of condors. The answer sometimes result in a post. I had no idea what that meant at the time, but it later became a post.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130