10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2021

You can’t say the same about migration: you can’t say that every book about birds is necessarily about migration, for the simple reason that only about 4,000 bird species migrate (with some 1,800 of those traveling long distances). (Well, purely physical attributes play a part, too: they’re pretty good looking.).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Harris Neck NWR (Georgia). according to eBird , including: Aransas (368 species); Bosque del Apache (360); Parker River (359); Laguna Atascosa (356); Santa Ana (342); Anahuac (329); Pea Island (326); and Edwin B. Nisqually NWR (Washington). Forsythe (319).

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Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

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APRIL 20, 2016

Alexander Rukhaia focuses his efforts on the “ Batumi Bottleneck ,” an Important Bird Area along the coast of the Black Sea in the Ajara region of Georgia. More than 30 different raptor species pass through this area, called the most vital flyway in the western Palearctic.

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Papua New Guinea Snow Leopard Pakistan illegal 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Known as a warbler haven, 30+ species visit this bi-state park near the Kentucky and Virginia southern border. Unicoi State Park & Lodge, Georgia. There are guides for historic buildings as well as birding tours. American Kestrel. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Breaks Interstate Park, Kentucky. Red Crossbill. Photo by © Michael Todd.

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West Virginia Virginia Kentucky South Carolina 176

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2016

Over the weekend, I visited Sapelo Island on the coast of Georgia, catching a glimpse of baby Barn Swallow chicks for the first time since my summer years on Kennebago. In my book, seeing baby birds of any species is a great way to start a trip! Barn Swallow chicks. Eventually my ride arrived, and I bade the birds adieu.

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Georgia Ducks Research Species 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

I was happy to read that the wood stork ( Mycteria Americana ), a bird near and dear to me, was down-sited from the status of endangered to threatened species. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As a biologist working for the U.S. Photo: U.S.

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North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 194

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

There’s a new proposal before the American Ornithologists’ Union’s North American Classification Committee to split Painted Bunting into two species (yay! — maybe, more later) and to name the new species “Eastern Painted Bunting” and “Western Painted Bunting” (no!).

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Mississippi Mexico Alabama North Carolina 268

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2019

I saw 863 species of birds, bringing my life list to 1,820. I also spent a week in northwestern Costa Rica on a family vacation, a long weekend in Barbados, a week in Georgia, and two week-plus-long trips to visit relatives in southern California. How can I narrow down the eight-hundred-sixty-three species to ten?

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2019 Barbados Uganda Costa Rica 138

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2012

While albatrosses are found year-round on the tours out of Kaikoura, the best season for them is winter and not all species are common year round. One such species is the Black-browed Albatross, which is possible but not guaranteed in December. Be sure to support campaigns to save these magnificent birds.

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Albatross New Zealand 2008 Georgia 126

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2014

When they turn into fledglings feather color plays a part, although the feathers of fledglings differ markedly from those of their parents, which differ from those of their species a year old, two years old, in non-breeding plumage, in winter/summer plumage, etc. Hence: Name That Bird. Hence: phone calls to birder friends. Eastern Kingbird ?

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Georgia Kentucky 220

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

There are two things you need to know about A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia , edited by Robert Burton and John Croxall, and produced by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. First, if you are, like me, geographically challenged, then you need to know that this is not about Georgia, the U.S.

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Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2019

Nonetheless, I did my best and ended up with seventy-nine species in the just over five full days we spent there, a list slightly padded by visiting Oatland Island Wildlife Center, about fifteen minutes west of Tybee proper, one afternoon. How did I find so many species? Why spend money in a place that is actively destroying birds?

Georgia 177

Georgia Cats Neutering Birds 177

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? Twenty-four hours uninterrupted sleep,” wrote Vonda in Georgia. “I’d wish for rehabber-appreciative regulators who don’t think adding paperwork equals adding security,” wrote Louise in Oregon. I’d wish for respect for what we do.”.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 244

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

Like leg hold traps, glue traps are indiscriminate, with non-targeted species making up a large proportion of their catch. Kathryn Dudeck, of the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Georgia, has awful stories of people who have tried to remove birds from sticky traps. They should outlaw sticky traps. It’s a horrid, slow way to die.”.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Rodents Mice Rescue 279

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Nat Geo WILD takes viewers around the world to follow dedicated people working to save Nature’s Miracle Babies – often the last hope for critically vulnerable species. The giant panda is one of the world’s most iconic species, but its population numbers are critically low.

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Pandas Leopards Gorillas Zoos 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Almost any park, even within large cities such as New Orleans and Atlanta, will host such quintessentially common Nearctic species such as Field , Song , Chipping , and White-throated Sparrow in good numbers. We are just too far south for any of the above mentioned species, but that is not to say that we do not get any sparrows at all.

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Sparrows Florida South Carolina Atlanta 144

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2011

The Ruffed Grouse is a bird of the forests across much of North America, from Alaska and the mountains of the west through Canada, and in the east down through the Appalachians to Georgia. BirdLife International lists the Ruffed Grouse as a Species of Least Concern because of its large range and population.

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Georgia Alaska North America Hunters 198

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s not often that we have the opportunity to glimpse the home life of albatrosses, nor of any seabird species. For most seabird species, the male takes the first shift and the male and female then alternate, but the period of time for each shift varies according to species. What about incubation shifts?

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I’ve been fortunate to see two Penguin species in the wild (African and Galapagos) and have dreamed of seeing more–maybe even all!–especially –especially when reviewing books like A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia or Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds.

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Penguins Albatross New Zealand Georgia 278

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Invercargill The bottom of New Zealand and you’d be forgiven for thinking the end of the world is where you’ll be heading if you’re following Argentina, Scotland, Romania or Georgia. In actuality, you’ve lucked out, you’re near The Catlins , a dramatic area of well preserved temperate rainforest.

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New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Seals 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States. The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316).

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Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

At the very least appreciated for their hard-shell adaptation, the way they quietly survive in ponds, rivers, oceans, islands, forests, even, for a few species, deserts, and, if you are of a certain age, their cultural depiction as ninja warriors. Turtles are the reptile everybody loves. 84 © Getty Images/Resschke, p.

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Turtles Family Tortoises Terrapins 194

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Sure, their field guide, The Collins Guide , claims six species but two, the Corsican Nuthatch and the Algerian Nuthatch , have extremely limited ranges and one of those two isn’t actually found in Europe. That leaves only two species with a decent range and a distinct look.

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Hungary Europe Portugal Georgia 127

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Although designed as a field guide, it is a hefty book, 376 pages long, covering 336 species. Many species are dimorphic, with females looking different from males. Many species also differ with age. And, there are some odonate species that include andromorphs, females which look like the males. Yes, 675 photographs.

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United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 230

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 241

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

A Great Horned Owl , the most expected owl species in Colorado Springs according to eBird. Atlanta, Georgia’s Red Brick Brewing Company has teamed up with the Georgia Aquarium to release a series of seasonal beers , with a portion of sales to be donated to conservation and research efforts. Could this be Le Capitaine?

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Georgia Colorado Tennessee Atlanta 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2018

After a brief look at a map, my rough guesstimate is that the territory from Guatemala and Belize south to the Darien gap is roughly equal to New England, or Florida and the eastern parts of Georgia and the Carolinas north to the Virginia line. We did see some here and there but just not nearly as many as we had hoped.

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Costa Rica Guatemala Birds Nicaragua 114

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There is much to enjoy and appreciate here and I only wish I could have tested out some of these species accounts in pelagic waters before writing about them (sadly, the 10,000 Birds pelagic to Antarctica was canceled this year). SCOPE & SPECIES ORGANIZATION. It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds.

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Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

The title is a bit deceptive, for while photographs are a huge part of the book, it is grounded in the 239 species accounts written by woodpecker guru Gerard Gorman. This background material is a good, succinct framework within which to read the Species Accounts, particularly for birders new to woodpecker study.

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Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 240

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

When my friend Victoria, who lives in Georgia and who is an avid birder but who is not an avid reader of blogs and social media, asked me “Should I buy the new Sibley? I’m going to start with a specific example: species accounts for Common Tern and Arctic Tern. Sometimes it takes an unexpected question. But, always to the right.

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North America Birds America Species 235

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Every section is excellent, Going from back to front, the Species Natural History section is where to go for answers to all your questions about penguins and then some. The introductory Penguin Who’s Who introduces each species visually. And that’s just the top section!

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 196

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Of course, there are some with little or no land purchased with MBCF funds, including Harris Neck NWR in Georgia (0.0%), Desert NWR in Nevada (0.0%), and Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii (0.0%). as to number of species). Aransas NWR (368 species and 42.7% Harris Neck NWR (Georgia): 0.0%. Others are between 25.0% 64 Edwin B.

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203