10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2012
Cliff Swallows migrate to North America from their wintering grounds in South America to nest in large colonies, sometimes numbering in the thousands. It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2017
It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. In The Birds of North America (P. 1999, Holt et al.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 17, 2012
American Crow carrying a road-killed bird Some birds die anonymously on their long trek – unmourned, unloved, and unknown. No other predator that I know of in North America kills and sometimes leaves its prey entirely intact, uneaten. But even more dangerous are cars. migrating Merlin eating a bird Birds migrate.
10,000 Birds
MAY 16, 2018
Shakespeare was, supposedly , the reason starlings, house sparrows, and other non-native birds were introduced to North America. Now, there are still 10 million of them there but, due in part to a population dip after 1970, it is, in the reign of the second Elizabeth, illegal to kill them intentionally.
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