10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2012

Western Screech-Owl ( Megascops kennicottii ) photos by Larry Jordan It’s been an interesting winter in my neck of the woods. I was able to find the Common Redpoll among the flock of Lesser Goldfinches and Savannah Sparrows. Personally, I’m waiting for the irruption of Snowy Owls to reach northern California!

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Owls California Jordan Sparrows 181

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

Sure, they may lack the audacious colors of jays or the imposing attitudes of raptors, but it is wrens, with jaunty tails and brazen attitudes and ringing, rambling voices, that re on anyone’s short list of favorite garden birds for almost as long as humans have paid attention to birds. It could be worse, though.

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Jordan Birds North America Tenant 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. It brings to question the purpose of wildlife management. Street, N.W.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# Central Park White-Throated Sparrow Slaty-backed Gull (?) Corey Mar 11th, 2011 at 12:03 am Well, it did swim pretty much directly in front of me, which made it easy… Larry Jordan Mar 13th, 2011 at 10:29 am Great find Corey!

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 152