10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2012

Josh Vandermeulen is sitting pretty at 317 species for the year in Ontario, only 21 off the province’s record of 338, set by Glen Coady in 1996. Blake and Holly Wright are hoping to photograph 400 species in the lower 48 this year and have managed to make it to 351 thus far. It’s quite a list! Let us know in the comments.

South Dakota 202

South Dakota Houston Mammals Birds 202

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2013

Over the last two weeks, we raised our faces and sniffed. There is currently a push to place the Black-backed Woodpecker, in its Oregon/California and South Dakota populations, under the protection of the Federal Endangered Species Act. Conservation black-backed woodpecker endangered species fire olive-sided flycatcher'

Endangered Species 161

Endangered Species South Dakota Woodpeckers Sheep 161

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. “I’d Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species?

Wildlife 247

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 247

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

A new Australian Big Year Record was set by John Weigel, who did his big year to raise money for Tasmanian Devil conservation. As of 15 December he had seen 744 species and it is unclear if that was his final total or if he added more since. Perhaps the biggest big year of 2012 was in Australia.

2012 156

2012 South Dakota Costa Rica Houston 156