10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2021

This is a perfect example of the old adage, “If you want to change the world, start in your own backyard.”. Jayne Neville, a former wildlife rehabilitator specializing in songbirds, moved from Connecticut to Florida and immediately began making the acquaintance of all the birds in the area. It’s not.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Occasionally I host wildlife rehabilitator vent-fests, where I post a question on Facebook and duly note the rehabber responses. Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? Here’s a sad example of where logic failed.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Notes on some of these groups expand on interesting behavioral or even cultural facts (in some African cultures, for example, doves are considered villainous), making this guide more appealing to the layperson. Yes, all the authors of these two wildlife guidebooks are associated with Tropical Birding. And, heavy.).

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2015

That place is the fabled home of shorebirds, both common and rare, the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. For example, on both days I tracked down the American Avocet that has been present for several days now, which is always a good bird in New York State. American Avocet on Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s East Pond.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Of interest to birders, Tallamy also presents data demonstrating that the breeding success of chickadees, for example, numbers of surviving chicks, correlates positively with the number of native trees in the immediate vicinity. Black capped Chickadee. The central messages, numbered above, are as important to me as anyone.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2023

Here’s an example: born and bred in Europe, I do not know much about the tropics, especially the bird-rich New World tropics. Iain Campbell is the co-author of Birds of Australia and Wildlife of Australia (both Princeton), and a professional nature guide and tropical landscape geochemist.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2020

But our rainy season, while bad for wildlife photography, has encouraged some beautiful non-feathered life forms. And while this poisonous species is usually red and spotted, older examples can lose their spots and take on an orange hue. So I’m glad I didn’t taste my first examples. The deadly Fly Agaric.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

One of the admirable things about Montana is how it contains prime examples of not one, but two iconic North American landscapes. I’ve spent a lot of time in, and done a lot of writing about, the Rocky Mountains, their beauty, their climate moods, and the wildlife that lives here.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2020

Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) releases a survey called “ Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis.”. The most recent report was issued in December 2019 and it used data from the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. For example, if just 1 in 10 U.S.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

But the birds he most appreciated were the juvenile Least Sandpiper feeding at his feet on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. As an example of how close they were, the shot above is uncropped. Least Sandpiper is easily Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

An impressive combination of research and artwork, combined with a pragmatic organization aimed towards quick identification, and education, Baby Bird Identification extends the frontiers of bird identification guides and is an important contribution to wildlife rehabilitation literature. and three of the nine woodpeckers illustrated.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

And it looks even better in my hands while I dream about a visit to regions of Brazil I had scarcely heard of before being provided with a review copy of the first volume of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil.*

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2022

So Clavruel uses the facts of Audubon’s life from time to time, as appropriate, with occasional references, for example, to his, and his wife Lucy’s, diary entries and letters. Birds, mammals and other wildlife, humans and landscapes are all rendered magnificently. ” In the Footsteps of Audubon.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For example, as to checklists, Kentucky ranks 37th in the U.S. For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes an excellent location in Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ). Even the nation’s capital has been ignored. out of 51, including Washington, D.C.) and West Virginia ranks 44th.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Wilderness areas are managed by one of four federal agencies: the Forest Service (FS); the National Park Service (NPS); the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). For example, hunting is not permitted in most NPS wilderness areas, but it is often allowed in wilderness areas managed by the other agencies.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

For example, when Corey gets the thrill of seeing a Black-throated Gray Warbler in Queens County, New York, he can be almost 100% sure that he is seeing a one-time vagrant, and not a previously undiscovered population. (And These are only a few examples of the many I could mention.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Do you consider yourself a wildlife conservationist? Do you contribute to wildlife conservation organizations? Maybe a worldwide organization like the Wildlife Conservation Network , BirdLife International or the Peregrine Fund ? It’s about putting the Federal Government back into the confines of the law.”.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

For example, the survey (of eBirders) found: “Nearly all respondents (99%) indicated they participate in birdwatching or birding.”. For example, (all quoted passages are lightly edited for readability): A large majority of respondents indicated their birding activities include 6 of the 7 activities asked about in the survey.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered.” For example, a developer building a subdivision will likely harm warbler habitat even though that is not the goal of the development. For example, a developer could set aside land for protection within the project (“on-site mitigation”).

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2022

For example, if you are using Collins Bird Guide by Svensson and Grant (covering the whole Western Palearctic) or, perhaps the best regional field guide, Birds of the Middle East by Aspinall and Porter, you will end up swarmed by many species that can be spotted on migration only and do not spend much time in the region.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

On my previous trips to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival I had only once spotted an armadillo, and that was on the side of the highway as I whizzed past, which is hardly the view you want when you are seeing something for the first time. At least this one chose Black Point Wildlife Drive to be the road it hung out along.

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APRIL 22, 2024

For example, one paper states that in Sri Lanka’s cloud forest, only about 3% of all trees have suitable cavities. Preserving its habitat through sustainable practices and encouraging responsible wildlife tourism are crucial steps in ensuring the continued existence of this charismatic species.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.” Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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JULY 6, 2020

bike commutes, Natural Encounters describes other Beehler forays — as far south as the renowned “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, where you can see enough Roseate Spoonbills to give you an ice-cream headache, and as far north as less well-known locales in northern New Hampshire and elsewhere. In addition to his D.C.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2017

Birders are familiar with the National Wildlife Refuge System, which consists of more than 550 units distributed through all fifty states. National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), which are managed by the U.S. FWS calls WPAs the “Prairie Jewels of the National Wildlife Refuge System.”. Ding” Darling NWR in Florida.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

This also makes the Arenal Observatory Lodge an ideal location for wildlife observation in Costa Rica. The Arenal Observatory Lodge strives to be a positive example of social-ecological sustainability. When they are not on a tour, they like to wander around the bird feeder and reception area entertaining guests.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2020

As one topic example, Marconi Campos-Cerqueira presented a paper entitled “Past, Current and Future Distributions of Puerto Rican Fauna: Implications from Climate Change.” For example, palms are generally more resistant to storms and over the long term, they may predominate, deferentially impacting many bird species.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2017

For example, I saw all kinds of special species this weekend, but nothing impressed me more than displays of the tyranny of tiny birds. Corey enjoyed visits to the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on both Saturday and Sunday. First, I witnessed Ruby-throated Hummingbirds haranguing a Cedar Waxwing in suburban Rochester.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

In this new book, she puts everything she has learned in over 30 years of wildlife photography down in writing. Getting Close,” for example, contains a lot of material on the use of bird blinds—not the large blinds sometimes (but not often enough) found in nature preserves, but blinds you buy and construct by yourself. Conclusion.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

For example, one of our most popular tours is birdwatching along the world famous Manu Road, crossing an extraordinary range of life zones, from highlands (C**k of the Rock Lodge) to lowlands (Manu Wildlife Center).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

For example, while withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, which aims to stem the tide (literally) of climate change, may take years to accomplish, the next president may choose to ignore U.S. And it’s a damn shame that the real losers in this—or any—election are the wildlife who have no say over their own fate.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For example, many photos are shot in poor light, obscuring the true colours. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2017

The World’s biggest citizen science wildlife count takes place this weekend. Their Big Garden Birdwatch was instigated 37 years ago and is now reputed to be the World’s biggest wildlife survey. Greenfinch populations have plummeted as Goldfinch numbers have soared for example.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Example one? Example two is from Canada, Ontario to be exact. As we have mentioned many times here on 10,000 Birds, cats belong indoors because it is better for them, better for wildlife, and better for people. Fort Myers, Florida, where the feral cats have gotten so bad that people are moving out of their neighborhoods.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2019

He gives lots of marvelous examples, such as the Blackpoll warbler, “among the most astonishing and extreme of all migratory birds.”. Example A, perfectly up to date, is the wind turbine. On our North American continent, tens of millions of birds are flying northward on peak spring nights.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

For example, this is really the only time of year I get excited about cardinals, at least if they are from Arizona. He was very pleased to see two of these marvelous shorebirds on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and nearly as pleased to check them off his Queens list. That’s right… NFL football is back, baby!

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