10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

My camera and binoculars, protected by the light coat I had packed, were wet but fully functional. The vast majority were Western Gulls , which, happily, cannot be seen in central Mexico. It would have been a typical rainy California day for, say, the month of January, with steady drizzle punctuated by more substantial showers.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. But in the current political climate, even permanent environmental protections can prove transitory. Mexico border. Several trails wind along the banks of Rio Grande, which constitutes the border between the United States and Mexico.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Promote bird protection and conservation. Actively birding in Costa Rica as well as Nicaragua and Panama as well as the USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. We strive to: Focus on the needs of the client. In brief, birds are our passion, and we would love to help organize your birdwatching trip to Costa Rica.

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JUNE 25, 2022

Some ways to help this incredible bird include supporting the Macaw Recovery Network , any efforts to protect and reforest habitat from eastern Honduras to eastern Panama and northern Colombia, and never buying a Great Green Macaw. Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata). Guanacaste Hummingbird (Amazilia alfaroensis).

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). One way to support and protect the system is to visit a refuge, including the top-notch birding locations on this list. Anahuac NWR (Texas).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Schulman The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) is the legislative implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty negotiated with Great Britain, on behalf of Canada, in 1916 (subsequent treaties with Mexico, Japan, and Russia have been incorporated into the Act). Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Although, technically, I mostly felt your pain… for the past four months, while about a dozen beautiful migratory Wood Warblers were nowhere to be found here in central Mexico. It was not easy to get photos, both because the cloud cover was dense, and because I was protecting my camera from water damage.

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JUNE 2, 2021

The avocado is, after all, one of many food plants that originated in central Mexico. The state is, after all, Mexico’s fourth-poorest state. Which might, just maybe, give a local landowner a good reason to protect his forest, instead of planting avocados. And that is why I write for 10,000 Birds.

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JULY 21, 2018

As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider undoing, reversing, and exploiting our national parks, forests, and monuments. Chaco Cultural National Historic Park, a World Heritage Site in New Mexico, teeters back and forth with ongoing lawsuits.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2017

As the dog days of summer descend upon us here in Mexico, many of our avian residents have bailed out and headed back north to avoid the summertime heat. I have never encountered the white morph birds here in Mexico, so we have very little problem with identification, that you might find with the all white birds.

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JUNE 12, 2019

For my state of Michoacán in central Mexico, Lago de Cuitzeo is an unusually poor site for our specialty, which is west-Mexico-only endemics. Perhaps you like them enough to have supported legislation protecting wetlands in the United States and Canada. The post Who cares for your ducks in the winter?

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Fed by the freshwater of Henderson Creek, the bay eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike many other estuaries in this part of Florida, Rookery Bay is protected by the Estuarine Research Reserve system, and remains almost entirely undeveloped. Rookery Bay is dominated by mangrove, a mix of Red, White, and Black varieties.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 3, 2010

Occurring mostly in southern regions, close to the Gulf of Mexico, SLE is mosquito-borne. Now that you are aware of the diseases that can be caused by mosquitoes, you may be wondering how to prevent these illnesses and protect your pets. You can choose various models that can protect up to an acre of land without obstruction.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 26, 2008

The ALDF has released a report on how different states' animal protection laws stack up. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

I love living in central Mexico, and miss very few things about living in the U.S. Of course, I also love birding in Mexico, with its 1,000+ species, and seemingly infinite variety of habitats. Mexico, like many developing countries, has a terrible problem with habitat destruction. We should protect it wherever we can.

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MAY 3, 2022

It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. Corps of Engineers to protect Galveston Bay at the end of the 19th-century. You just need to know where to look.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2017

It seems that Donald Trump, Scott Pruitt, and his band of misfits, believe that we no longer need protection of our waterways and our environment. The proposed region-wide lease sale scheduled for August 16, 2017 would include all available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Another Gulf Oil Spill anyone?

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

” So, it is established: this is a film about migrant birds and the people who work to protect them in south Texas and northern Mexico. Birders is directed by Otilia Portillo Padua of Mexico, and was funded by a grant from the Sundance Institute. ” and then adds, “The border wall is no barrier to birds.”

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MARCH 24, 2021

In a thorn forest, as in some other situations, protection can be vital. Protection, for birds, can be a very different thing than it is for us. We humans need protection from thorns, while for birds, thorns often provide protection. But, the birds!

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2018

By protecting 25 free-flowing Alaskan rivers in their natural state, we are almost doubling the size of our Wild and Scenic Rivers System. ANILCA created, consolidated, expanded, or otherwise protected numerous units of federal public land systems, including: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2018

Found in the Western United States and Canada in the spring and summer, the hummers spend the winter season in Mexico and along the Gulf Coast. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, “its roughly 3,900-mile movement (one-way) from Alaska to Mexico is equivalent to 78,470,000 body lengths.”

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 , there has been little or no progress on the environment or wildlife protection. They are: Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico); and Representatives Rob Wittman , (R-Virginia) and Mike Thompson (D-California). Representatives.

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MAY 29, 2019

This town sits at the edge of a river in Mexico’s Tierra Caliente (Hot Country), an inland basin between the coastal Sierra Madre del Sur and the much higher Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Before ending this post, I feel I must address the issue of safe birding in Mexico. Sometimes, Pygmy Owls look rather fierce.

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JULY 19, 2017

This little town of about 100 is located right next to what is considered the largest coral reef in all of Mexico [link] which is very well protected with in the boundaries of a Federal Marine Reserve. Here in the Mexico desert, a light breeze and 100 degree F° temps will have to do.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2019

Tallahassee is surrounded by lakes, springs, and forest, located only 30-45 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. After all, the refuge was established in 1931 to protect the wintering grounds of migratory species, and my head has already filled with dreams of crisp, cool hikes, trusty binoculars over my shoulder. The post Returning to St.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2015

This spectacular, turkey-like bird roams the floor of tropical forests from eastern Mexico south to northwestern Ecuador. That changes in Costa Rica, where the vulnerable Great Curassow is easily seen at several protected sites. It also ranges widely from Mexico south to western Ecuador. Ain’t I great?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2017

Even our local Greater Sage Grouse , which now are receiving a huge effort at habitat protection, and restoration, were just those really cool birds out in the desert. Now that I am here in Mexico, I finally found them! There is little doubt about the serious nature of the threat to this bird.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Established to protect a watershed and used for environmental education in the eastern Central Valley, Rio Loro has a few nice trails, picnic tables, and even has a small canopy tower (!). In fact, the first one I ever saw was a wintering bird in Mexico. It didn’t open until eight but the visit was still a good one.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2016

The country of Mexico as a whole, is host to 27 different species of doves, with the California Baja Sure home to six. While the White-winged Dove is a resident of the southern half of the US and all of Mexico, in the past few years it has been expanding it territory north towards Canada. I guess they like the area as much as I do!

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2022

Broadly summarizing, the information alleges that ESI violated the MBTA and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act by failing to secure permits for several of its facilities in Wyoming. The information is 17 pages and it details the facts underlying the charges.

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Critter News

AUGUST 30, 2012

Mexico's first "anti-bullfighting" town has signed a petition calling on the United Nations to approve a universal declaration on animal welfare. From Latino Fox News.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Puerto Escondido is a small protected harbor that caters to transient boats, both fishing as well as sailboats. We pull out of Puerto Escondido just as the sun is rising, on our way to Guerro Negro, and the most anticipated stop of the Mexico part of our journey north. February 2nd. I always enjoy finding a Snowy Plover. February 5th.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Instead, they are summer visitors, moving up to Colorado in the warm months to breed before returning to wintering grounds in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Hopefully greater focus on Lark Buntings and other grassland species will promote additional conservation measures and protect them from further population problems.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

American Goldfinches are found in much of the United States all year round, spreading their range to Canada in the summer, and into the southern United States and Mexico in the winter. In fact, it is their reliance on seeds that actually protects them against Brown-headed Cowbirds , the famous parasitic nesters.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

And I have protected and cared for other native plants that have turned up on their own, particularly granjenos , which have now begun to produce their first tasty red fruits. And my botanist friend gifted me some cucamelon seeds; this wild cucumber (native to Mexico) looks exactly like a tiny watermelon.

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APRIL 11, 2017

and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. It winters on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Of course, regardless of the outcome, the vireo would, like other bird species, be protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Black-capped Vireo is the smallest vireo in the U.S.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”) protects species of plants and animals threatened with extinction by listing them as either “endangered” or “threatened,” which in turn confers certain legal protections. What does that mean? Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.). The opinions: Ctr. for Biological Diversity v.

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