10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2013
To all you hardy naturalists who have already logged Christmas Bird Count hours in service to citizen science, I salute you! In the face of endless snow, all I want to do is seek shelter, warmth, and booze. Winter has come early and often to Western NY. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2018
According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. Since their habitat has been destroyed, wildlife become displaced and must spend more time searching for food, water and shelter. This is about 35 miles West of my home.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
BirdLife International believes that this might be maximum population the species can reach, as it seems to completely saturate its range. Also from BirdLife International: In general it prefers areas where vegetation, boulders or other landscape features at ground level provide tunnels in which to shelter and to breed.
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Like any birder visiting a new place, I had a target species list I was hoping to seek out during the one day I had available between business commitments. The climatic changes set in motion by the Industrial Revolution are now proceeding at a pace far greater than many species and ecosystems can adapt to naturally.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2018
Basically, this species is so dimwitted, it doesn’t know how to survive. Because, Pink Pigeons are not capable of doing the tasks required to create and bring up children of the species. Don’t these birds care about propagating their species? Women gathered their long skirts and hurried for the shelter of stores.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 16, 2013
And if a feral cat colony is near an endangered species, the colony should be eliminated. We do what we can by giving them food, shelter, and getting them their shots and fixed to prevent more feral litters.” We see several different types of species. “They don’t want to be inside.
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