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10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2017
It’s a feeding frenzy in southern Argentina, as one million-plus Magellanic Penguins descend on Punta Tombo’s beaches due to an unusual glut of sardines and anchovies. Scientists ponder the feasibility of genetically engineering chickens to lay the eggs of endangered bird species. So crazy it just might work?
10,000 Birds
JULY 10, 2012
More than 150 bird species are known to have become extinct over the past 500 years, and many more are estimated to have been driven to extinction before they became known to science. The Gray Crowned-Crane is a new addition to the list of the world’s Endangered species, creeping up a category from Vulnerable.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
” Writing about owls means writing about roughly 250 species (I counted 245 on the 2022 Clements spreadsheet, but I might have missed a few, and we all know that each classification system is different). These are behaviors that are most likely to vary across species and topics that make for compelling stories.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2020
At the same time, reading When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers, set me wondering about viewers’ reactions, especially New Yorkers who have never seen an owl outside of a zoo or a picture book. But–is that it?
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2018
Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573).
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2019
In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes.
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