10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

As the story goes, way back in the late 19th Century and organization called the American Acclimitazation Society was working hard to introduce every one of the 600 species of birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America. The AAS released some hundred European Starlings into Central Park in 1890 and 1891.

India 156

India Stray Dog United States Stray 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Several members of the Audubon Society said the plan fails to answer questions about how cats will be managed and what rights neighbors will have if the cats become a nuisance. But it’s something in the right direction.”. First Amendment rights are in question here,” Moriarty said. First amendment rights? No,” he said.

Feral Cats 207

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 207

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

For many grassland species, our vast expanses of tilled and plowed fields, orchards and vineyards, pastures and rangeland offer an abundance of convenient food and shelter – and some bolder birds even wander indoors to find these things in our barns and stables. For most of history, beer has thrived in agrarian settings, too.

Vermont 118

Vermont Belgium Farming Europe 118

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Must be a joke, right? Instead of going on about zip lines and other modern, adventure tourism attractions, the birding crowd talks about taking photos of Resplendent Quetzals , seeing dozens of hummingbird species, and the seemingly odd absence of raptors in Costa Rica but nope, we don’t really talk about extinction.

Costa Rica 217

Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 217

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Knowing that there are reserves with long lists of 600 or more species, I set my threshold at more than 600 birds… and found only a few such hotspots. In early November 2020, there were 15 countries with more than 1000 species eBirded so far. Other than that, there are barely a few hotspots with over 500 species.

Asia 271

Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 271

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2017

In some cases the males strayed from their Alaska home base for a bit of far-flung sex tourism in Canada and Russia.). The scientists speculate that this combination of promiscuity and stamina may actually do the species good , spreading genetic diversity throughout the total population.

Russia 101

Russia Rights Stray Alaska 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2012

That made me wonder why someone would put so much energy into a species that is regular in New York and not a lifer. As of Friday, 11 May, Anthony had already seen 283 species in New York State, a blistering and likely record-setting pace ( Richard Fried is the current record-holder with 352 species seen in 2011 ).

New York 173

New York Stray Vermont Marine Life 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2013

It is one of three species of ani ( Groove-billed and Greater Anis are the other two) and together form a unique branch in the cuckoo family. From the 1940s to the 1970s, the species rapidly spread from the southern tip of the peninsula to areas north of Lake Okeechobee including the Tampa-St. Petersburg area and Cape Canaveral.

Florida 190

Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 190

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2018

The disappearance of vultures has allowed other species such as rat and [stray] dog populations to grow. Oddly, I saw no rats, only a mongoose or two and a few stray dogs. He was right – a few seconds later 20 or so Egyptian Vultures took to the air, some even landing nearby.

India 130

India Stray Dog Cows Rats 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

In each instance they start with a striking anecdote — my particular favorite took place on the University of Montana campus, where in 1964 an American Crow learned to call and taunt stray dogs into causing perhaps the most adorable college riots of the decade.

Humane 142

Humane Emotional Stray Dog Science 142

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2011

Temperamentally they resemble a small white skua, and nothing gets their blood boiling so much as the idea that you might stray within a few miles of their breeding territory. Anyway, unlike my usual deal, all rights reserved for all photos. well pretty much roll around in the stuff.

Breeding 181

Breeding Stray Seals Whales 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

are up next, with a wonderful Australian species: It is very hard to choose a Best Bird of the Year any year. The male of this species has a royal blue throat, a white chest and rump, and a long v-shaped tail with intermittent white patches that makes it looks like part of it are floating in space. Clare (and Grant!) How cool is that?

2020 230

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 230

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2012

And, in a tree off to the right in that direction, I noticed a mass of stuff that resembled a Bald Eagle’s nest as much as any mass of stuff ever could, but of course, it was not a bald eagle nest. This make sense in a certain way; a species of carnivores that over-concentrated in space would go extinct. I live near a highway.

Eagles 174

Eagles Bald Eagle Coyotes Mississippi 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2017

Another constant problem to be aware of when you are travelling these highways with constant distractions like Wedge-tailed Eagles standing on carcasses are the stray cattle. Red Kangaroos. Fuel sign at Borroloola. Some were photographed like the Sarus Crane , but others avoided the camera like the Kalkadoon Grasswrens !

Australia 100

Australia Kangaroos Cattle Reptiles 100