10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

During the weekend that I was there, it was announced that there were over 1300 fires burning just within the state of Oregon, not to mention California, Washington, Montana and British Columbia, Canada. It was to latter area that I was traveling. The smoke that had settled everywhere within the state was incredible.

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Oregon Birds Montana California 100

Critter News

JANUARY 4, 2012

Federal wildlife managers are fighting in court to take the unprecedented step of castrating 200 wild stallions in Nevada, in an effort to control surging populations of wild horses across the West. Animal-rights activists oppose the plan, which they contend would strip the wild stallions of their fighting spirit and change herd dynamics.

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Horse Population Horses Nevada Washington 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2016

We headed north to the George Washington Bridge, west across New Jersey, west and then north through Pennsylvania, and back into New York at Binghamton where we turned west once again. Conesus Inlet State Wildlife Management Area is a beautiful place with the sun shining down from between fluffy white clouds in a gorgeous blue sky.

New York 101

New York Bald Eagle McDonalds Fast Food 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2017

Although some of the most popular Pacific pelagic trips depart from Monterey Bay in California, there are also regular trips out of Half Moon Bay, California; Newport, Oregon; and Westport, Washington. There are also smaller breeding colonies in Washington and Oregon, including Oregon Islands NWR. The target birds tend to be similar.

Albatross 137

Albatross Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico 137

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service desperately needs your feedback as they craft a new vision for our National Wildlife Refuge System. The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond.

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2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend. My first bird in Washington DC, where I am visiting for the weekend. Wicked, right?

2011 153

2011 New York Deer Birds 153

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

9) has it right. No wildlife species, especially a migratory one shared in common by many nations, can withstand commercial hunting without end. Commercial hunting of wildlife was always a losing proposition on land. Governments need to step up and do the right thing. Chandler Washington, Nov.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Sharks United States 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

She was clearly not a young bird and was banded, so once she was warm and fed, I called the Bird Banding Lab in Washington, D.C., On the other, she sounded like she might have a respiratory infection, I didn’t have the right drug on hand, and I was scared to death that I might go down in history as the killer of the birdie Methuselah.

Rabbits 230

Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 230

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

In the following year, American telegraph pioneer Samuel Morse encountered such difficulty in his original plan to lay underground telegraph cable between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Each a Gorgon’s head, which, seized right, Could stun us to stone. Barnacles as compose. These weathered encrustations of electrical debris¬.

United States 116

United States Game North America New York City 116

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2018

We were able to find a very nice RV park, just a couple of miles from one of my all time favourite birding hotspots, Billy Frank Jr, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. It ran right out to greet me, and then ran all around me, checking out the cool smells on my tripod legs.

New Zealand 110

New Zealand Seattle Qatar South Africa 110

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 16, 2011

9): The Fish and Wildlife Service is right to propose a ban on the sale of nine large constricting snakes for the pet trade. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the United States Washington, Jan. To the Editor: Re “ Snake Owners See Furry Bias in Invasive Species Proposal ” (news article, Jan.

New York Times 40

New York Times Wayne Pacelle Humane Society Of The United States New York 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Crossley Giveaway Reminder Bird Deaths in Washington D.C. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

That’s what you do with other game, right? Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. Street, N.W.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 239

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Birds and airplane compete for right-of-way at Sky Harbor Airport and Seaplane Base (image by Donald Emmerich, Wikimedia Commons). Engineers, airport managers, and wildlife authorities have devised a number of strategies. Wikimedia Commons; bird movement on radar in Washington state from cliffmass.blogspot.com).

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Netherlands Illinois Washington 193

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

I was fortunate to rack up a number of lifers in 2013, both at home and abroad ( Varied Thrush in Washington, Brewer’s Blackbirds in California, Burrowing Owl in the Nevada desert). My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Washington in New Hampshire in July. Bicknell’s Thrush is a bird that is important to me because I grew up in New York’s Catskill Mountains, one of the places that it breeds. When and where did you see yours during your big year? The Catskills are beautiful, but I found my Bicknell’s Thrush on Mt.

New York City 157

New York City New York New Hampshire Research Center 157

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2008

Of course, the critics could be wrong, but if so, the responsibility for setting them right rests with one man: Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. Secretary Kempthorne needs to do the right thing by following the model of Senator Kempthorne. Carter Roberts President and Chief Executive World Wildlife Fund Washington, Jan.

New York Times 40

New York Times Polar Bears New York Endangered Species 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The 10-page section aptly named “Age, sex, and identification of ducks using in-hand upperwing patterns” is a guide to just that, utilizing images from two Washington State museum collections. And, let’s face it, he is right. I only wish that it did not use such a dark background.

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Ducks North America Geese Hunters 114