10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Florida is a great place to bird in January because in addition to the year-round species there are a host of birds that winter in the relatively balmy climate that Florida has in winter. Ditto for the feral Muscovy Ducks , though they are a bit less nice. Get my Florida list to 180 species. Find at least one life bird.

2015 197

2015 Wildlife Florida Birds 197

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I didn’t realize how many new species I would see within the city itself! Comical with their green feathers and unique faces, they have established feral populations in cities across the country since their accidental release in the 1960’s.

Austin 109

Austin Texas Birds Non Human 109

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? Change in Law. That’s easy!” wrote Veronica in California. “I I’d wish for respect for what we do.”.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 245

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

During the filming of this production, I got to experience “dirt hawking&#. Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). There are many examples in the animal world of pack behavior. Take lions, wolves, hyenas to name a few.

League Against Cruel Sports 270

League Against Cruel Sports Rabbits Falcons Hunting 270

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2017

The species he was thrilled to see was the Mute Swan. Well, for me – no, but for Nicolaas, Mute Swans were a lifer species. He has seen them before in Cape Town, but those were introduced and feral birds, while in the Balkans they are indigenous and – countable!

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Birds Namibia Greece Feral 121

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

” Most shrugged and said very few US falconers fly owls because they’re slow and some species you can only hunt at night, that wouldn’t be much fun to watch. All apprentice falconers are allowed only 1 of 2 species: American Kestrel or Red-tailed Hawk. Falconers keep their wild caught birds until they die.

Wisconsin 241

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Experiments in the field (the famed Asa Wright Nature Center veranda) involving Bananaquits and bananas came up with numbers ranging from 7 to 16, but a tanager always came along to interfere with Bananaquits’ noisy appreciation of their namesake fruit. (2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 194

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant. We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. How do you tell the difference?

South Africa 253

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 253

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The very first thing we notice about this large member of the Galliformes is that there is a wild version and a domestic version, and although the two are rather different, they are both given the same species name, Meleagris gallopavo. The Spanish Colonial Experience and Domestic Animals. Which would be weird. Kiva 78(1):37–60.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 201

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. I know that we are all looking forward to a time when we might return to the old normal, but until then, please stay safe and keep your distance.

2020 152

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 152

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. Hummingbird species, on the other hand, number in the hundreds.

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Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2023

My book of choice for this time of year is Jerry Liguori’s Hawks At A Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors, a brilliant tutorial on how to recognize raptors by shape and flight style, distilling years of experience and expertise into 216 pages. The number of plates per species varies, which makes a lot of sense.

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2011 North America 2005 Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Basically, this species is so dimwitted, it doesn’t know how to survive. Because, Pink Pigeons are not capable of doing the tasks required to create and bring up children of the species. Don’t these birds care about propagating their species? What happened to Thelma and Louise? I know, that’s harsh.

Mauritius 101

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. The number of plates per species varies, which makes a lot of sense. and each species, delineating flight patterns, flight shapes, and all plumage variations (and if you thought you knew them all, you might be surprised.) .”

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Eagles 2011 North America Utah 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

There was evidence of the mussels that would be a source of food for many species in the receding water line. There was also evidence of the damage that feral pigs can do all along the trail and along the water’s edge and we soon came across a small group of them. Feral pigs. Australian Pelicans soaring in the thermals.

Feral 147

Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2012

In the event I’m in a life or death struggle with an Oregon Junco or a particularly feral Dunnock I’d rather my birding companion was at least nominally on my side. It’s an unnerving experience and not at all pleasant even if the bird doesn’t connect often, and I am no stranger to bird attacks.

New Zealand 150

New Zealand Birds Australia Kangaroos 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Many a birding trip starts with a longish drive from the airport to the first birding site with these common roadside birds being the first taste you get of a country’s wildlife, and I feel that many bird trip reports, interested mostly in mega-rarities, gloss over the amazing experience this first drive can give.

New Zealand 174

New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 174