10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2019

Focusing on an often under-appreciated portion of the continent, the book showcases forty species found in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio – but perhaps not for long.

Indiana 125

Indiana Downers Iowa Illinois 125

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2017

In order for introduced birds to become countable in the high-stakes world of official bird-counting, they must establish a self-sustaining breeding population (think everybody’s favorites, the European Starling and the House Sparrow ). New York is no more immune to such stunts than other cities.

New York 103

New York New York City Illinois Wisconsin 103

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. We had a fledgling Yellow-billed Cuckoo delivered in a glass of water,” said Marge Cahak Gibson in Wisconsin. “By “Three hatchling American Robins in a plastic slice of pie container,” said Bonnie Alexander in Connecticut.

Transported 278

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 278

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2019

Folks want to know what they can see, if it’s worth traveling to Trinidad and Tobago, if they should to to Ecuador for three days or three weeks, or if one should drive to Wisconsin to look for a vireo with white eyes or a blue head. Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow. The name change of a small brown bird, a sparrow, is exciting.

Costa Rica 196

Costa Rica Birds Owls South America 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2011

I can certainly speak about the Midwest where states like Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, etc. Whether I am speaking about Henslow’s Sparrows and Upland Sandpipers of the east and Midwest that occupy tall-grass prairies or birds like Ferruginous Hawks and Mountain Plovers of the western short-grass prairies; all deserve our attention.

Prairie Dogs 162

Prairie Dogs Colorado North Dakota Soreing 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

That more rehab centers would accept non-natives, like pigeons house sparrows, and starlings,” wrote Charis in Oregon. “I wish people would start appreciating the misunderstood animals out there, like snakes and opossums,” wrote Elissa in New York. Change in Government Attitude.

Wildlife 241

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. Even the nation’s capital has been ignored. And so on….

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114