10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

Instead I called my friend Cathy at the famous Raptor Trust in New Jersey, where they have a fully equipped hospital and full-time veterinary technicians on staff. She taught them how to hunt, and when they were released in the fall she stayed on her perch, dozing in the sun. Bring her down,” said Cathy. The plot thickened.

Rabbits 229

Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 229

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The problem of free-roaming cats — and their predation on birds and other wildlife — is hotly contested in communities across the country, and it triggered a lively exchange in the hearing room. New Jersey is Undecided. New Jersey has an interesting approach, at the sate level. Mole hills!

Feral Cats 201

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2015

That was the first thing we–our New Jersey Audubon group of 11 birders, led by Scott Barnes–noted as we exited the airport. We saw a smaller member of the potoo family, Northern Potoo , Nyctibius jamaicensis , at Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, boating and birding the Salado River. There was no snow. And, no snow.

Honduras 241

Honduras Birds Costa Rica Groups 241

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

Juvenile White Ibis in New Jersey – Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds. White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds. Roseate Spoonbills at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds. Two Different White Ibises – Drew Weber, The Nemesis Bird.

Birds 203

Birds North America Charlotte New Jersey 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Natural areas include Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo. Most importantly, the section ends with a list of questions for future studies and recommendations for wildlife and habitat management. I didn’t grow up in the Bronx, but my best friend did.).

New York City 145

New York City New York Birds Breeding 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Hunting: You may have noticed that the Written Species Accounts include a section on hunting. I am a city girl and until I became a birder my contact with hunting was limited to occasionally seeing dead deer on the tops of cars in upstate New York. So–not a fan of hunting.

Ducks 114

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 114

Animal Ethics

MAY 11, 2008

It tends to be the Jersey natives who drive too fast and refuse to build fences in their backyards who view wildlife as the enemy. People who move out here from the city generally feel the same way.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York New Jersey Deer 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Later, Harry Fuller, President of the Klamath Bird Observatory, led us to an open meadow where we saw a pair of Great Gray Owls hunting in a meadow. I was a bit sad, too, that we had annoyed the owl enough that it felt it had to strafe us … my normal MO is to avoid stressing out wildlife.

2014 182

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 182