10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

In the erstwhile sanctuary, common species like Red-billed Pigeon , Blue-black Grassquit , and Rufous-collared Sparrow abound. Keep birding and you might see a White-tailed Kite hovering as it hunts rodents and one of the few Bat Falcons in the Valley might dash into view. It now occurs in various sites in the Central Valley.

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Costa Rica Sparrows Birds Rodents 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

Over the years you may have learned to know better but it’s spring and you’re hopeful and maybe this time it’s an unfamiliar sparrow of some kind… but after maneuvering carefully around to a line of sight, it’s that furry little air-raid siren the Eastern chipmunk again. Mammals ground squirrels rodents'

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Chipmunks Squirrels Rodents Montana 190

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This area, with its year round water supply, supports a huge amount of life, with coyotes, fox, bobcat and many different rodents, like this Mexican Ground Squirrel. The is no refridgeration, so if you do visit, be sure too include a cooler with ice. Anytime you are living around a desert area, reptiles are going to be around.

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Coyotes Rodents Reptiles Fox 133

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

The Carolina Wren pictured above was caught in a Walmart in a trap set for rodents. My very first rescue was a House Sparrow caught in a glue trap,” says Donna Osburn, a wildlife rehabilitator in Kentucky. See Safe Rodent Control. I could laugh about it because the mole was fine.”. Alternatives to mouse-catching glue traps?

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Rodents Rescue 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

birders choose to shrug off owling altogether and set their alarms for a more reasonable time closer to the late December sunrise, opting only to hit the field once the sparrows and chickadees are certain to be out and about. Considering all that, it’s no surprise that less hardy (or more sensible?)

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2017 Owls Game California 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2011

Way back on the first day of March, Doug, who is a good birder and a decent guy despite his Brooklyn roots, and I were exploring Plum Beach, a location you will recall from the absurdly cooperative Clapper Rails and Nelson’s Sparrows that I digiscoped last year.

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Owls New York City New York Rodents 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

As we headed back outside and picked out the quail and American Tree and Song Sparrows around the parking lot area, I discovered a new, mammalian focus of my interest — the Columbian ground squirrel, a charismatic little rodent with white eyeliner, a red nose, and a surprising degree of self-confidence for prey.

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Wildlife Montana Geese Bald Eagle 174