10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2021

“This beautiful and singular bird, although a constant resident in the southern extremities of the peninsula of Florida, seldom extends its journeys in an eastern direction beyond the State of North Carolina. Not surprisingly, all the bottles I found there were adorned with expected birds for Central New York.

New York 264

New York South Carolina North Carolina Massachusetts 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Self-cleaning pens, never-empty feed buckets,” wrote Angel in South Carolina and Zoe in California. “A It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season. High Technology.

Wildlife 250

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 250

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Occasionally I host wildlife rehabilitator vent-fests, where I post a question on Facebook and duly note the rehabber responses. Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? said Alix Parks of Happinest Wildlife Rehab in Tennessee.

Transported 279

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida). For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes an excellent location in Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ).

United States 207

United States West Virginia Puerto Rico Minnesota 207

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Each chapter of Clavreul’s book covers his revisitation of one of these extended Audubon trips, with a final chapter covering New York City, where Audubon first set foot on American soil, in 1803. (Their trip took ten days; Clavruel’s, mostly by car, was somewhat quicker.).

Bald Eagle 147

Bald Eagle Louisville Pennsylvania Ohio 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316). California (297) is next, followed by Florida (227), Oregon (209), and New Jersey (199).

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114