10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2016

Birds in the 24 states east of the Mississippi River are now protected from mass culls by a recent court ruling. The cormorants have long been targeted by those who fish—or who raise fish on farms—for depleting fish stocks. It’s a good day to be a Double-crested Cormorant —at least for those living in the eastern United States.

Culling 100

Culling Mississippi United States Fish 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The species disappeared from the record for several decades afterwards due to the war and all, but it popped up again in the mid-1880′s where it was reported to occur in decent numbers across much of the southeast all the way west to the Mississippi bottomlands of southeast Missouri’s bootheel. Mississippi in 1949.

South Carolina 177

South Carolina Cuba Missouri Mississippi 177

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

How it raised its chicks? Researchers observing (live) Mississippi Kites provide very useful information on the timing, paths, and correlation with fronts that I use when releasing my kites. Can a dead bird educate the researcher on its song? Or how gracefully it flew? Where and how it gathered food? How its diet changed seasonally?

Collecting 240

Collecting Wildlife Rehabilitation Solomon Islands Texas 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

So: we have bird identification shorthand, which is usually the bird’s North American Ornithological Society abbreviation, but which could be just one particular rehabber’s nickname for the species.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 206

Wildlife Rehabilitation Turtles Turkey Wildlife 206

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Scientists all over the world are sounding the alarm about ecological disruptions already in motion, and birders in North America are already seeing changes in the distribution of species, from the 61 percent of bird species wintering farther north to expanding ranges of birds like Mississippi Kite and Great-tailed Grackle.

Species 173

Species Science Los Angeles 2000 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. The plan has been reviewed by >30 migratory bird biologist of the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways and both Flyways have supported the season.

2011 238

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

Seriously, Panama raises the art of under-communication to new, deplorable heights. Mississippi Kite. Let’s be honest: driving around Panama sucks. The main problem, one that makes no sense to those accustomed to well-designed road systems, is an appalling lack of signage. Apparently, this is a rarity this time of year. Black Vulture.

Panama 100

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100