10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). On a state-by-state basis, that percentage increases dramatically as one moves from east to west.

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Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 208

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Nisqually NWR (Washington). Klamath Basin NWR Complex (California and Oregon). Malheur NWR (Oregon). Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Bear River MBR (Utah). Billy Frank Jr. Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Chinteague NWR (Virginia). Desert NWR (Nevada). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey).

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Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2017

Controversies about federal public lands, including the 2016 occupation of Malheur NWR in Oregon and proposed bills in Congress to dispose of certain land, has focused attention on the value of federal lands to birds and birders. There are also smaller breeding colonies in Washington and Oregon, including Oregon Islands NWR.

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Albatross Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico 138

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

A checklist from Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. The places I expected ( Pillar Point Harbor in California and Ridgefield NWR in Washington) are right at the top of the list, but even places I thought I’d been to countless times have modest numbers. was good for 11 lifers. Our honeymoon in the U.S Virgin Islands ( St. John and St.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 146

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Recently, two economists, Dr. Trudy Ann Cameron (University of Oregon) and Dr. Sonja Kolstoe (Salisbury University), published a paper using eBird data. Photos of three birding locations in the study area: Ridgefield NWR in Washington, Tualatin River NWR in Oregon, Nisqually NWR in Washington, by Jason Crotty.

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Oregon Washington Birds Chad 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2019

Specifically, the coastal temperate rainforest of Oregon and Washington. This photo is from Mexico, not Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Now, something odd happens when you go really high in central Mexico: the countryside begins to look more and more like the United States’ Pacific Northwest.

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Mexico Washington Birds United States 127

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2014

These beautiful birds are now reduced in numbers or distribution throughout their range and considered to be declining in Utah, Nevada, and Oregon. They are listed as a Species of Special Concern in Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and as Threatened in California.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The Condor has just published research quantifying significant population declines in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. For the past 25 years, you’ve been listed as a Threatened species. Well, now we’re getting a better idea of exactly how hard it is.

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Owls Oregon Washington California 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2012

Anna’s Hummingbird is resident in California, up through Oregon and into Washington and during the colder months will certainly be the most frequently seen hummer in the area. Often it is the only one likely to be seen then.

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San Francisco Oregon Washington California 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

A federal judge in Oregon determined that there was nothing in the relevant statute or regulations that required that any “take” be for research on that species and granted FWS’s motion for summary judgment. Photos: Spotted Owl by USFWS Endangered Species ; Table Rock Wilderness, Oregon by BLM Oregon and Washington.

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Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 117

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

A 1978 paper in SORA indicates that Blue Jays had gone from “few extralimital records” prior to 1972 to rare but regular across the mountain West and into California, Washington and Oregon, with 220 extralimital records in the wither of 76-77 alone. 1978, for reference, was the year of my birth.

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New York Times Montana Oregon Deer 140

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The male (seen below) has a black cap and, in Washington, Oregon, California, and Baja California, nearly all males have green backs. Unlike the more common American Goldfinch, the Lesser Goldfinch’s ( Spinus psaltria ) plumage does not change color during breeding season.

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California Species North America Oregon 165

Critter News

JULY 31, 2009

Navy's use of sonar off the Washington and Oregon coasts. If approved, those measures would be in effect from 2010 to 2015 for the Navy's training area in the Pacific Ocean off the Washington, Oregon and Northern California coasts. From the Seattle P-I (yep, the online newspaper!). On the negative side.

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Marine Life Seattle Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2018

We got on their boat, a 45 foot Gulfstar in Bellingham, Washington, and went straight to Sucia Island. Most of the day was a repeat of the previous island s birds, but I did add some Brown Creepers, Oregon Juncos, Robins, Swainson’s Thrush , and some Turkey Vultures. Here is the look got of that Barred Owl , first thing in the morning.

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Oregon Bald Eagle Owls Groups 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2016

Each year several hundred boats leave the cold, dreary weather of Northern California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, and sail their way down the west coast. This is a completely different story for those of us that travel, and live on cruising boats. We are in search of the warm and sunny climate that Mexico has to offer.

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2000 Oregon California Woodpeckers 107

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2011

Species or subspecies the range of the Northwestern Crow extends from extreme northwestern Oregon through coastal Washington, British Columbia, and well into Alaska. Others say it is the west coast analog to the Fish Crow - a marine specialist that is a species in its own right. A young crow in Seattle’s Volunteer Park.

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Seattle Washington Alaska Fish 214

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Habitat is very important to Hashimoto’s art, they are part of her observational and creative experience, and I think it’s this attention to appropriate waters, plants, climate, and time of day that make her bird portraits special.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 148

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2012

v=HYPyMs3_v88 During autumn migration, hundreds of thousands of Greater White-fronted Geese travel the Pacific Flyway to Washington and Oregon, some travelling directly to the Central Valley of California. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYPyMs3_v88

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Geese Wildlife Sacramento South Dakota 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Actually, I guess I should give credit to one of Santa’s helpers, as the early arrival of this package was made possible by FedEx and my wife, who happened to be in Washington last week. In fact, the last time, would be back in the late 70’s with my college classmates when we traveled to Malheur Refuge, up in Oregon.

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Pelicans Seattle Oregon Branding 140

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

. “To be this lengthy and geographically widespread, I think is kind of unprecedented,” Phillip Johnson, executive director of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, told the Salem Statesman Journal ([link] “It’s an interesting and somewhat mysterious event.”

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Science Iraq Research Birds 151

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2012

Beaverton, Oregon , loves 10,000 Birds! Number eleven is Washington DC. I thought I would write a series of posts about who is coming to read 10,000 Birds, how they get here, and why I believe they are coming to the blog. This is the first post in the series and it addresses one simple issue.

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Los Angeles San Francisco Houston DC 155

Critter News

JANUARY 30, 2009

Wildlife conservationists say the freeze will delay and possibly prevent the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list in Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and also in portions of Washington, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

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Obama Wolves South Dakota North Dakota 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Judge Michael Mosman’s ruling means Washington, Oregon and Idaho can shoot or remove up to 85 sea lions next year. Portland judge said Wednesday the Northwest states can kill hungry sea lions on the Columbia River. The animals eat salmon as the fish try to pass Bonneville Dam each spring.

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Sea Lions Lions Killing Humane Society Of The United States 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The blend itself has nothing to do with falcons, but was named in memory of Oregon brewer Glen Hay Falconer, who met an untimely death in 2002.

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India Falcons Austin Farming 116

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2018

As an example, we can use a refuge near me: Ridgefield NWR in Washington. There are a remarkable 44 sub-location hotspots within Malheur NWR in Oregon. That would allow easier analysis of all of relevant data, including submissions for both hotspots and personal locations.

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Wildlife United States 2018 Nebraska 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

It is the same strain of avian influenza that has been confirmed in backyard and wild birds in Washington, Oregon and Idaho as part of the ongoing incident in the Pacific flyway. The USDA … … has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Pope County, Minnesota.

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Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 175

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

A Eurasian Dotterel had been reported from Ocean Shores, Washington. First time left Bandon Oregon late morning. Next day from Corvallis, Oregon. Destination: Ilwaco, Washington. It was late October 1999 and Millennium Fever was in the air. But there was something else in the air too, Twitching Fever. hours back.

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Norway Delaware Pennsylvania Philadelphia 229

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2018

It seemed like a lot of the birds still had little ones to feed, much like this Oregon Junco , with its bill full of bugs for some hungry mouths back in the nest. Out near the tidal flats that make up a good portion of this refuge, there were plenty of Red-winged Blackbirds.

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New Zealand Seattle Qatar South Africa 112

Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.

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Welfare Farm Sanctuary Battery Cages Factory Farm 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

It covers seabirds and marine mammals and miscellaneous living things–creatures likely to be found on day trips from the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. (And, at 5 by 8 inches it may be small enough to fit into some people’s pockets.)

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Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2011

“Oregon&# Dark-eyed Juncos twittered from everywhere, the chip notes of “Audubon’s&# Yellow-rumped Warblers became familiar, and, hold on, what are those finches? Oh, Pine Siskins - a small flock feeding in the trees.

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Chipmunks Seattle Mountain Goats Birds 166

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

California (297) is next, followed by Florida (227), Oregon (209), and New Jersey (199). After those five, there are relative handful with over 100 species: North Carolina (172), Michigan (159), Arizona (155), Washington (144), North Dakota (141!), out of 51, including Washington, D.C.),

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Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Nisqually NWR (Washington): 289,000; $15.1 Malheur NWR (Oregon): 210,000; $30.1; The individual reports provide additional information and more detailed breakdowns of the numbers. Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 million in economic activity and 8 jobs. Billy Frank Jr. million; 111 jobs. million; 63 jobs.

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 245

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2012

They are listed as sensitive in Oregon and Utah; a candidate for listing in Washington and a species of high concern by New Mexico Partners in Flight. You can read the story ” Washington Western Bluebird Reintroduction Effort a Success! ” at the American Bird Conservancy’s website.

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Washington Eggs California 183

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

The California Quail ( Callipepla californica ) is the California state bird, inhabiting scrub, broken chaparral and woodland edges primarily in California, Oregon, Washington and Baja California. All New World Quail are highly gregarious, typically found in coveys or flocks except during breeding season.

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California Eggs Gophers Rattlesnake 218

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

So if you are planning on being on one of the many California/Oregon/Washington pelagic trips that have yet to run this fall, here are some tips that could help prevent brainfreeze when an unfamiliar bird meets your gaze. Let’s start with jaegers.

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California Oregon Washington Species 177

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

Washington. Examples: California. Connecticut. New Jersey. North Dakota. Rhode Island. South Dakota. Wisconsin. I particularly like this photo of a female at Nanhui.

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Rhode Island Research South Dakota North Dakota 147