10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2017
27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. Laysan albatrosses are ocean-dwelling seabirds who have 6-foot wingspans, weigh 7-8 pounds, occasionally sleep while flying, and rarely land except to raise their chicks.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2014
They would pause over them and just gaze, sometimes even raising the book towards their eyes in the vain hope that this action would allow them to see more.—more And, then there are the extinct birds of Hawaii, four of which are represented here— Kaua‘i ‘O‘o, `O`u, Po?ouli, ouli, and Mamo (also known as Hawaii Mamo).
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2013
There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. Take Hawaii, for example. Note: Some of the accompanying photos and videos are very powerful, but also not necessarily for the faint of heart.). Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).
10,000 Birds
APRIL 16, 2013
David Pavlik is doing a photographic big year, trying to photograph 500 species in the ABA-area in order to fundraise for the American Bird Conservancy’s work with the endangered bird species of Hawaii. You can follow along at Birding for Conservation , where I learned that David has already reached 270 species for 2013.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2021
If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. The rest of Mexico is not included, nor is Hawaii (which isn’t in North America, after all, but has been accepted as part of the American Birding Association area). I didn’t.).
10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2021
He analogized the change to adding Hawaii to the ABA Area, which is puzzling since that modest change was preceded by years of debate, a membership referendum (in 2012), and a formal vote (in 2016). The Bird Names for Birds group (and others) have raised significant issues and they have done the birding community a service.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
Go to French Frigate Shoals, in the far north of Hawaii, and you’ll find a chunk of rock no larger than medium city train station. It is the ultimate fate of those islands, and all the islands of Hawaii too, to erode award be replaced by newer islands. They rise, only to fall beneath the waves again.
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