article thumbnail

The benefits of hurricanes in Southeast Arizona

10,000 Birds

Now please understand, having lived on the Baja for eight years, and suffering thru 6 hurricanes, I would never wish one of these monsters on anybody. What I consider to be the best bird of the week came in the arrival at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, a Prairie Warbler.

Arizona 142
article thumbnail

Dead Sea Lions in Puget Sound - Again

Critter News

Washington wildlife officials say eight sea lions have been found dead in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks — all apparently shot. KING-TV reports that both the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating the deaths.

Sea Lions 100
article thumbnail

Consider the Chickadee

10,000 Birds

These birds certainly have a big fan in Alex Washoe, a freelance writer and bookseller in Seattle, WA. Four several years, I’ve been a volunteer at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. The chickadee that I discovered on the sidewalk was suffering from dehydration and hypothermia. It was still alive.

Seattle 205