10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2020
North America is home to many amazing bird species, including several which require a special effort to see and appreciate. These birds also invite one to sites that are unique within the United States – the climate, vegetation, and landscapes all add context and heighten the experience of seeing one’s first Elegant Trogon or Painted Bunting.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Americans are very fortunate that our government decided many years ago to create special places all across the United States where everyone can enjoy wild lands and the wildlife that call these places home. Are you kidding me? References: 1 National Wildlife Refuge Association.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2017
He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. This quote perfectly sums up the state of the Snowy Owl/birding ethics discussion. Species have value. Snowy Owls have value. 1999, Holt et al.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
It’s probably on your mind too, especially if you live in the United States. Navarro’s exceptional drawings illustrate the species accounts. Forty-eight species. Compare, for example, the species account illustration of the Cuban Trogon with the photo that opens up the introductory chapter. 26 endemics!
Critter News
AUGUST 18, 2008
Tania Julie Siyam, a 32-year-old Canadian art dealer, has been sentenced to serve 60 months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine for illegally smuggling ivory from Cameroon to the United States. The sentence follows a long running international investigation by special agents of the U.S,
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
We can, of course, count wild, native, species. We can count vagrant species that made it to the area we are in under their own power. We can count introduced species that have met the criteria of the “Bird Police” for the area to which they are introduced. There are lots of birds we can’t count.
10,000 Birds
MAY 15, 2012
Additionally, I learnt that Barred Owls are more likely than most North American owl species to be active during the day. And, it goes without saying, NEVER play tape in National Wildlife Refuges or National Parks, where the practice is illegal. Amazing that they named their restaurants for these lovely owls.
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