10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

They say that at least 35 species can be identified, so bring your field guide! If you are one of those nature lovers that appreciates that original Audubon plates do not represent the full extent of avian art, you may appreciate the new exhibit at the Freer Gallery of Art on the National Mall.

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DC Washington Birds Species 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). BLM land is particularly important for conservation of the Greater Sage-Grouse and other sageland species.

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Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 199

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

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United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

During the decade, I submitted 1,219 checklists and observed 555 bird species, all in the U.S. After an initial period when all species are new, the lifers begin to follow a pattern. Thus, I can pinpoint my first pelagic trip, as it added 13 new species. A checklist from Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. and Canada.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 143

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2020

The travels in his most recent book Natural Encounters: Biking, Hiking, and Birding Through the Seasons are more limited — to the eastern part of the United States, mostly Washington, D.C. and environs, where he lives and works, and where access to nature is, he shows, surprisingly easy.

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New Hampshire Washington Virginia United States 213

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2019

In 1806, Lewis and Clark saw condors near the Columbia River, which makes up much of the Washington-Oregon border. One management tool used by FWS is reintroduction of an endangered species into its former range. An “essential” population is, not surprisingly, required for the continued existence of a species.

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California Condor California Endangered Species Oregon 213

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Immediately at the start of the book, Meiburg infects the reader with his delight in one caracara species, the Striated, a resident of the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego, and the southernmost bird of prey in the world. The Northern crested caracara, below, was photographed in Skycomish, Washington, 45 miles east of Seattle, in 2014.)

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Guyana South America Washington DC 230

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The refuge is a popular birding location , and it has 229 species observed and nearly 8,000 checklists submitted. The river at the top is the Columbia , which forms much of the border between Oregon and Washington. The refuge is supported by an active non-profit ( Friends of Tualatin River NWR ) and it has an busy educational calendar.

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Portland Oregon Washington Geese 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2019

Specifically, the coastal temperate rainforest of Oregon and Washington. This photo is from Mexico, not Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Same species, but our Mexican variety sports Bernie Sanders eyebrows and a taller crest. Birders from the Northwest would also find some old avian friends here.

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Mexico Washington Birds United States 125

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2013

She has lived in Maine, California, France, New York, and currently makes her home in Washington, DC. Always bringing her camera along, Erika is building her life-list by trying to check off at least one new species each week in her field guide. Gulls were everywhere as well, but I have never been able to separate Gull species.

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DC Washington Birds Geese 186

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

12 species of cuckoos are on the Costa Rica bird list. This Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo was seen and captured on camera by Josh Beck in Panama, the most reliable place to connect with this rare species. Speaking of cats, I am reminded of an experience a co-worker of mine had while surveying birds years ago in Washington state.

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Costa Rica Panama Washington Cats 249

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This incredibly widespread species ranges around the Northern Hemisphere (and much of the Southern as well), and is found in locations as disparate as the Arctic tundra, Hawaii, Cuba, and the Galapagos – as well as many places in between.

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Owls New York New York City Cuba 197

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

I knew for sure I hadn’t seen a Great Blue yet this year, but the heron on the can of this week’s beer – Universale Pale Ale by Fremont Brewing of Seattle, Washington – reminded me just how long it’s been. You can get there from here: the whimsical signpost planted at the Center of the Universe in Fremont, Washington.

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Seattle Washington New York City Kansas 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

But does the value of a particular trip come from the number of birds seen, viewing a particular species, seeing an endangered species, catching a glimpse of a rarity, adding a lifer, or something else? Birders derive “value” from birding. How much do birders value a birding experience?

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Oregon Washington Birds Chad 169

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

There is another area of the Queens County CBC where a team will also likely see Monk Parakeets , Myipsitta monachus , but I am seriously determined to count that bird for my area, Coastal Flushing, a section of northeast Queens, New York, that includes Whitestone, home of one of the loudest invasive bird species in the U.S. And cell towers.

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Chicago New York City New York Illinois 194

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As long as they meet these two requirements, birders can come on down and contemplate the gorget colors of Volcano Hummingbirds and look for hundreds of tropical bird species: Visitors need to fill out an official health form. Visitors need to provide proof of health insurance approved by Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health.

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Costa Rica Birds United States Washington 215

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Nisqually NWR (Washington). according to eBird , including: Aransas (368 species); Bosque del Apache (360); Parker River (359); Laguna Atascosa (356); Santa Ana (342); Anahuac (329); Pea Island (326); and Edwin B. Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas).

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Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2011

They are one of three species in the genus Perisoreus and the only found in North America (the others, Siberian Jay and Sichuan Jay , are found in Eurasia). obscurus , which is found near the coast from Washington to northern California. There are at least eleven subspecies and the birds pictured here are all P. … a.

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Washington Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan 171

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

A 1978 paper in SORA indicates that Blue Jays had gone from “few extralimital records” prior to 1972 to rare but regular across the mountain West and into California, Washington and Oregon, with 220 extralimital records in the wither of 76-77 alone. 1978, for reference, was the year of my birth.

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New York Times Montana Oregon Deer 140

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The end of this rather long road trip finds us here in Puyallup, Washington which is just south of Seattle. We pulled into the RV park next to the Washington State Fairgrounds on Saturday afternoon, and it promptly started snowing! Over 200 species of birds can be found on the refuge, depending on the time of year.

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Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 121

Critter News

MARCH 8, 2010

Sorry, another Washington State story. Tags: State of Washington salmon Stupid sea lions dams endangered species. Sea lions are killed here for eating salmon. About 60 have already been identified as nuisance animals with the possibility of future trapping and euthanization. It really makes me angry.

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Sea Lions Lions Endangered Species Washington 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Here's the whole story from the Washington Post National. Washington wildlife officials say eight sea lions have been found dead in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks — all apparently shot. KING says one of the Nisqually casualties was a Steller sea lion, protected under the Endangered Species Act. This has happened before.

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Sea Lions Lions Wounded Washington 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2015

For the past 25 years, you’ve been listed as a Threatened species. The Condor has just published research quantifying significant population declines in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. The logging industry has made your existence fraught , and it’s not like you’ve gotten much help from the powers that be.

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Owls Oregon Washington California 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2011

Others say it is the west coast analog to the Fish Crow - a marine specialist that is a species in its own right. Species or subspecies the range of the Northwestern Crow extends from extreme northwestern Oregon through coastal Washington, British Columbia, and well into Alaska. According to Chris C. Is it a hybrid?

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Seattle Washington Alaska Fish 207

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2014

Nearly wiped out by human heedlessness, development, and pesticide use, under the protection of the Endangered Species Act this handsome fish eagle has made a stunning comeback, rebounding in numbers and recolonizing areas where many thought they were gone forever. with a view of the Capitol, no less!)

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species Washington 218

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

The Northern Spotted Owl is a “ threatened ” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and it was famously the subject of extensive and protracted litigation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, mostly relating to forestry management plans in the Pacific Northwest. The environmental groups appealed to the U.S.

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Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 114

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2015

In Life List , a biography of Phoebe Snetsinger, the first person to see over 8,000 bird species, author Olivia Gentile recounts that Mrs. Snetsinger once told a paper that “if the cardinal were rare and living in a remote corner of Washington state, I would travel to see it and probably think it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.”

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North Carolina West Virginia Legislature Virginia 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The addition of Hawaii eliminated any notion that the ABA Area is defined by geography or ecology and the inclusion of the territories of Washington D.C. Both territories are part of the United States and the residents are American citizens, which appears to be the key criteria for inclusion. because it is birding in the United States.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands United States Hawaii 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2018

I had posted a picture of the Western Wood Pewee last week, but I like this new shot so much, you all get to see a repeat of the species. Next week we are taking a boat trip up into the San Juan Islands between Washington, and British Columbia. Little Big Year species– 820. US species -125. eBird postings – 241.

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Washington Canada Geese Fish 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

She has lived in Maine, California, France, New York, and currently makes her home in Virginia Beach Always bringing her camera along, Erika is building her life-list by trying to check off at least one new species each week in her field guide. She previously wrote on 10,000 Birds about birding in the Washington DC cherry blossoms.

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Florida DC Washington Birds 160

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2014

They are listed as a Species of Special Concern in Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and as Threatened in California. This is the painting of the species by John James Audubon in the early 1800′s. v=Q7tVjohOIdI. When it’s not breeding, the Swainson’s Hawk eats insects, primarily grasshoppers.

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Nevada North America Utah Oregon 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

million years old, over one and a half times older than the earliest remains of most living species of birds. The Cuban Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis nesiotes and the Mississippi Sandhill Crane , Grus canadensis pulla are listed as endangered species. The oldest unequivocal Sandhill Crane fossil is 2.5

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Mississippi Endangered Species Florida Wildlife 169

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2014

Although watching thousands of gulls in the Niagara Gorge was sublime, more bird species (and warmer weather) eventually brought him to Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and other very birdy, tropical places.

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Costa Rica Ecuador Peru Colorado 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2017

My friend Elisa and I hit the walking trail in early October, taking in the beginning of the autumn foliage and fall flowers (her) and any available avian species (me). We had stayed close since graduation, regularly visiting each other at her home-base in New York City and mine in Washington, DC, then North Carolina, and now Florida.

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North Carolina New York City DC Birds 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

Why put additional pressure on a recovering species? Fish and Wildlife Service 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 The Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior 1849 C. Mail Stop 7060 Washington, D.C. Remember, they were hunted nearly to extinction in the East before. Street, N.W.

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Kentucky Hunters Hunting Protest 260

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The Black-tailed Gull is being increasingly seen in the USA and two birds have been reported from Washington State already this year. As I write (26th Sept 2011), one is being watched on the logbooms of Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington (is that close to where you were recently Corey?).

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Washington Japan New York 2011 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2011

To go by the numbers, I saw 79 species of bird while in Washington (150 county ticks), 21 of which were year birds and 8 of which were lifers. Here I am, back from my first ever visit to the Pacific Northwest. We had a blast, the family and I, and experienced some amazing natural places, to say nothing of the fine city of Seattle.

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Seattle Washington Chickens Blackbirds 176