10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2011

Whether I am speaking about Henslow’s Sparrows and Upland Sandpipers of the east and Midwest that occupy tall-grass prairies or birds like Ferruginous Hawks and Mountain Plovers of the western short-grass prairies; all deserve our attention. Not too bad eatin’, huh?

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Prairie Dogs Colorado North Dakota Soreing 164

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2011

That said, not only I am astute observer of the avian, but of the human as well. A Field Sparrow!&# , I am going to assume bad things about this person and that birding is not legit. Photographed near Lostwood, North Dakota. So today I wish to lecture upon how to convince people to come join our cause. Here we go!

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Grizzly Bear North Dakota Downers Bears 171

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

For some reason Felonious Jive shared Seagull Steve’s Best Bird of the Year: One of the reasons Seagull Steve went to North Dakota last summer was to spend some time with Baird’s Sparrows. On Seymour Island, my group witnessed a very human-like interaction amongst three boobies , one female and two males.

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2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 192

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2011

We were walking through a field of dry grass in a Hamilton County park, looking for sparrows and pursuing three Bobolinks when we flushed a Yellow Rail , literally right at our feet. 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.

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2011 Birds Ohio North Dakota 162

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. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Harris’s Sparrow, Central Park, NYC. Now, if you know NYC geography and its transit system, you will know that it isn’t always easy to get from the East side to the West side, where the Harris’s Sparrow was located. Baird’s Sparrow, North Dakota. Another sparrow! This bird was a wonderful surprise.

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2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 167