10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Recently, I was surprised to have a family of Stripe-headed Sparrows , birds typically associated with dry habitats of the North Pacific slope. I worry because no protection is given to such supposed “trash” habitats. It now occurs in various sites in the Central Valley.

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Costa Rica Sparrows Birds Rodents 249

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Could scientists use weather radar data to track the spread of avian influenza, and thereby help poultry growers protect their flocks? This lucky youngster from Massachusetts has almost 300 ticks, but just added his favorite— a Great Gray Owl his supportive family drove hundreds of miles to glimpse.

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Massachusetts Eggs Falcons Rights 100

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JULY 20, 2019

This does not include the various changes made to Latin names, taxonomic ordering, nor changes to families.: Screech-Owls! The revolution of splitting small owl species has finally caught up to Costa Rica. Rumor has it that Choco Screech-Owl might also make it onto the list. Spot-bellied Bobwhite bites the dust.

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Costa Rica Birds Owls South America 197

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MAY 29, 2019

It would be a shame not to include the Russet-crowned Motmot , from a family known as racketbirds because of the shape of their two specialized central tail feathers. A couple more flagship species for the riverbanks of Paso Ancho are the raucous Yellow-winged Cacique , and the adorable Ferruginous Pygmy Owl. If you read the U.S.

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Squirrels Birds Mexico 2013 113

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MARCH 3, 2011

and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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Colombia 2011 Deer Brazil 145

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AUGUST 17, 2019

Costa Rica is well known for national parks and other protected areas than offer access to tropical ecosystems dripping with biodiversity. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. An owl by day? Some members of this family always do well with people and Costa Rica is no exception. Lots of birds, a lot of really cool birds! Hummingbirds.

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots Sparrows 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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2011 Deer New York Cats 157

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

” So, it is established: this is a film about migrant birds and the people who work to protect them in south Texas and northern Mexico. And, it shows us the birds in brief, non-captioned close-ups of songbirds and owls and soaring overhead pans of migrating hawks and waders.

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Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 266

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

A Little Owl blocked the road and asked for our Covid health certificates. Similarly, the Alpine Leaf Warbler is one of the more attractive species in an otherwise almost indistinguishable family of identical leaf warblers. (“But the difference in wing bars, Kai!”). This would never happen in a Western country.

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Birds North Korea China Woodpeckers 231

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This location is great as it is close to Jeanne’s Family, as well as a very short drive to the Billy Frank Jr. In 1974, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect the delta and its diversity of fish and wildlife habitats. The little Northern Saw-whet Owl , not really giving up a great photo! Nisqually NWR.

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Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 122

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MARCH 22, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

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2011 Deer Fish Cows 145

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MAY 6, 2016

They may be slightly better than nothing for adult birds, but they afford no protection at all to fledglings, who have just entered a brave new world and 1) are not sure what is dangerous, and 2) are not quick or strong enough to fly away from a domestic predator, whether or not it’s wearing a clown costume. Probably not.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Birds 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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Experience Experiments Deer 2011 162

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2018

Perhaps it’s fitting that Sooty should choose to nest with all its family on one of the most inaccessible national parks (for humans) in the world. Then I’ll have the chance to see a Caribbean Short-eared Owl , Golden and Hooded Warblers , a White-tailed Tropicbird , and maybe even a Red-footed Booby. Sooty Tern.

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Florida Marine Life Turtles Humane 130

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MARCH 2, 2011

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2011 Deer New York Owls 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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2011 Deer New York Birds 145

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JUNE 2, 2015

I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

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MARCH 7, 2011

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Brazil Deer 2011 Peru 140

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Zamora Estate protects acres of unspoiled habitat within one of the fastest growing sections of San Jose, a holding that has sustained four generations of the Zamora family. Over 144 different bird species have been spotted on the grounds, including crackers like Lesser Ground-Cuckoo and Spectacled Owl.

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Costa Rica San Jose Sanctuary Protection 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

As I explained to my nephews when they were younger, “The Burrowing Owls don’t think we’re their friends. People on one side of the rope, owls on the other.” Substitute Snowy Owl here if you’d like the modern version). It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 207

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

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2011 Deer Cuba Hunters 145

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MARCH 4, 2011

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Ethiopia 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

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2011 Deer New York New York City 140

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The last weekend of January found me in the frosty Pacific Northwest, meeting some long over due work and family obligations. Established in 1974 to protect the delta, which is formed where the fresh water of the Nisqually River meets to nutrient rich, tidal salt water of the Puget Sound. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge.

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Wildlife Seattle Bald Eagle Geese 104

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

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Deer 2011 New York New York City 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

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Squirrels 145

Squirrels 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

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Honduras 2011 Deer Denmark 145

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The conservation need is urgent: great attention has rightly been paid to Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest but not enough resources have gone to the Pantanal and the Cerrado, of which only 4% and 5%, respectively, are protected. Each family of birds has a short introductory paragraph and most genera get a sentence or two of description.

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

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2011 Deer New York Texas 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

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Deer 2011 New York New York Times 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

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Deer 2011 Oklahoma New York 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Though Scarlet Macaws are threatened in Honduras there is hope that they will get protection and recover at least some of their numbers and former range. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. The proposal from U.S.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

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DC Washington Deer 2011 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

In spite of this New Zealand does have an iconic family of birds that has served as an emblem for the country for over a century, the kiwi. They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. They would all be wrong, as New Zealand has no official National Bird.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

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Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

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2011 Deer New York Obama 133