10,000 Birds
JANUARY 30, 2018
There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Both birds and birders flock to national wildlife refuges. Ding Darling NWR (Florida). Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii). Marks NWR (Florida).
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? However… Tracy starts us off. “A What are the odds?
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Not far behind is California (348, up from 297), followed by Arizona (294, up from 155), Florida (233, up from 227), New Jersey (223, up from 199), Oregon (221, up from 209), and Texas (218, up from 106). Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida). Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 5, 2011
Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), This list was issued by In Defense of Animals last month. Here they are. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), Pittsburgh Zoo's ICC (Penn.).
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
California (297) is next, followed by Florida (227), Oregon (209), and New Jersey (199). Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida). West Virginia ranks 44th, Hawaii ranks 45th, and Rhode Island ranks 48th. Not only does Hawaii have surf and sun, it has a Top 25 NWR ( Kilauea Point NWR ) plus many endemics.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Any life ticks seen during that month wil be highlighted in red.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean). I understand that the species accounts needed to be abbreviated, and the authors talk about this in the introduction.
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