10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Fast food containers are popular. “An The finders of an adult Barred Owl brought to Kathryn Dudeck in Georgia thought he had a wing fracture, so they wrapped the entire bird in the plastic protective wrap used by landscape companies and taped it up. “Two wildlife biologists brought me a Golden Eagle inside a metal pipe.”

Transported 278

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 278

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2012

Redgannet was in town and had all day to get out looking for birds so I had booked us for the pelagic trip out of Freeport and our plan was to find his life Snowy Owl and then get on the boat and enjoy a host of alcids, gulls, and gannets. The owl, much to Redgannet’s dismay, was a no-show. Saturday was set aside for birding.

Agenda 167

Agenda Owls New York Fast Food 167

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2023

According to the HBW, food brought by Siberian Blue Robins to nestlings in Japan was 36% adult insects, 28% insect larvae, 18% spiders, and 18% unidentified (I suspect the last mostly being unhealthy fast food with the discriminating labels ripped off). People who love moths may want to refrain from watching it though.

Birds 130

Birds Raised Cattle Mammals 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2016

We saw Common Gallinules , a nice male Rose-breasted Grosbeak , Bald Eagles , and a Great Horned Owl among the fifty-three species for our checklist. The long drive back to New York was filled by more lousy, incidental eBird checklists, more fast food, and more road kill. All was not lost though.

New York 101

New York Bald Eagle McDonalds Fast Food 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

I was high and happy, not from “420” drugs but from the altitude and the anticipation of seeing woodpeckers and owls I had never seen before. What is 100% true is the flight number I took into Denver: 420. That was undoubtedly the sighting of the day – this striking red bird in a white and dark green landscape.

Denver 158

Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 158

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2016

Anyway, we arrived, spotted a Great Horned Owl in flight and waited and waited and waited. And could we just do a quick drive through at a fast food joint? We had to eat some wonderfully prepared Lebanese food including some outstanding hummus. Of course not! We never even got out of the car!

Florida 114

Florida Miami Birds Owls 114