10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

There are two Painted Bunting populations, one that breeds along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to Florida and one that breeds in the interior United States and northern Mexico from southeastern New Mexico to western Mississippi. You can see the two disjunct populations mapped in this animated occurrence model from eBird.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2015

This common bird is also the state bird for Arkansas, Texas (another avian hot spot), Tennessee, and Mississippi, so Florida even misses points for originality. Think as a human you are immune? Florida went with the Northern Mockingbird , found in all lower 48 states. Okay, it’s true, Northern Mockingbirds are fascinating birds.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Though I have been birding for a few years now, I had only birded west of the Mississippi once before my recent trip to Austin, Texas. Because of this, areas around the city that were once sleepy are now “urban,” with humans and wildlife struggling to keep up. I saw this first-hand during an afternoon studio walk.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2014

I work part-time for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and here are some stunning views of our very urban park along the Mississippi River through the Twin Cities in Minnesota: This video is not only remarkable for the views, but also the places they take the small drone–behind waterfalls, are you kidding me?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

He said the federal government’s and Alaska’s state rules were, for the most part, okay; they were consistent and generally made sense for the safety of both humans and wildlife, and in many respects, coincided with his own views of protecting the native environment. How it is being affected by human intrusions?

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Critter News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

This kid is a biochem major at the University of Southern Mississippi. He said this research, along with other research that could vastly improve human quality of life, could absolutely not be done without animal testing, and wishes more people understood that “animal research is not cruel or inhumane, it benefits us all.”

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Animal Research Research Inhumane Animal Cruelty 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 18, 2011

Years of experience told the team that if a chick isn’t around other cranes during its early months, the possibility of imprinting on a human increases, making it difficult to return the chick to the wild when ready. While caring for the adult crane, SeaWorld’s team rescued a newly hatched sandhill crane chick.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The next two shots give the answer: a close-up of a stunningly beautiful Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and a long shot of hundreds of Mississippi Kites in flight. The voice, which we soon learns belongs to wildlife photographer Richard Moore, exclaims, “Migration is on!”

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Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 268

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MAY 2, 2014

Nonetheless, by straddling the border between the birds from the south and those from the north (and receiving a great deal of western birds in winter as well), Miami-Dade and Monroe collectively have one of the highest county lists east of the Mississippi River.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Located between the Mississippi River and Illinois River, the refuge encompasses 9,225 acres of riverine and floodplain habitat scattered around the confluence of the rivers. The refuge is already open to upland game hunting and sport fishing. The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

For example, take the Mississippi Kite (above), photographed at the Dairy Mart Ponds in Tijuana River Valley, between San Diego and the Mexican border. Not since the advent of the field guide (thanks Roger) have we seen such rapid change in the world of birding. Let’s get to it then. 1) Rare bird reporting has come a long way.

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San Diego California Condor California Bald Eagle 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The species disappeared from the record for several decades afterwards due to the war and all, but it popped up again in the mid-1880′s where it was reported to occur in decent numbers across much of the southeast all the way west to the Mississippi bottomlands of southeast Missouri’s bootheel. Mississippi in 1949.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2012

When mid-April rolls around, Mississippi Kites swarm through the area in jaw-dropping numbers, and unlike the other migrant raptors, tend to move in a single mass… when one bird flies northeast, the entire flock does, instead of breaking off piecemeal one at a time.

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San Diego Mississippi Mexico Science 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Maybe it was a version of the Mississippi River, maybe it was a version of the Warren River, likely both. Because Loons’ coastal wintering habitats can be severely impacted by oil spills and other human activities, this information has important implications for wildlife managers. Here’s one of the maps from that paper: *FIGURE 1.

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Humane Eagles Investigation Research 214

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Susan Kailholz-Williams had raptors as her BBOTY: My best and thrilling bird of 2011: First confirmed nest of Mississippi Kites right here in Ohio. The nest was found in a gated community and the human residents were gracious enough to let a small number of birders in for a day to marvel at these gorgeous birds.

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MAY 26, 2018

It has been my privilege to bird in the ‘Glades – the largest US wilderness east of the Mississippi River. Another supporter said the place would let “families…connect with each other as human beings” ( SunSentinel ). Again, really?

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Miami Las Vegas Alligators Minnesota 146

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis. Lake Marian Boat Ramp. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Mar 2016. 12 Apr 2016.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis. Lake Marian Boat Ramp. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Mar 2016. 12 Apr 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Great Reed-Warbler – Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Reva–Reva Lake. 12 Apr 2016. 12 Apr 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis. Lake Marian Boat Ramp. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Mar 2016. 12 Apr 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis. Lake Marian Boat Ramp. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Mar 2016. 12 Apr 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis. Lake Marian Boat Ramp. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Mar 2016. 12 Apr 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101