10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets. Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. The proposal from U.S.

Ducks 226

Ducks 2011 Deer New York 226

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2014

By the end of a day, the best bird was the White-tailed Eagle that caught and ate a fish right in front of us – a species they have seen in the UK only once. Long-eared Owl – year round. Yet, my best bird was a Common Kingfisher in a quick and low fight above a wheat field – I have never seen anything like it.

Serbia 185

Serbia Eagles Birds Sparrows 185

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Little Owl (Athene noctua). Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus).

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. 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. Wicked, right?

Geese 145

Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Black-and-white Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata. Black-and-white Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata.

2019 179

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 179

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

African Fish Eagle ( Haliaeetus vocifer ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. Grey-headed Fish Eagle ( Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus ); Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 25 February. Rock Dove, or Feral Pigeon, ( Columba livia ); Johannesburg Airport, South Africa, 4 January. STRIGIDAE (OWLS). COLUMBIDAE (PIGEONS).

2015 185

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 185