10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2014

Is last week’s oil spill near Galveston, Texas bad for birds? As the guys on SportsCenter say, it’s not good , according to conservationists and wildlife officials, since spring migration is just heating up. Many birds flying toward their nesting sites pass over where the spill occurred (on World Water Day, ironically).

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Critter News

JANUARY 9, 2011

PETA has complained to the USDA that the University of Texas has been severely mistreating its lab animals. There may be a surprise inspection, but I don't really understand how effective a "surprise" inspection is when the facility is notified in advance!!

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

All of these titles deal with birding in specific North American geographic areas: The Atlantic coast, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The first edition of the TOS (Texas Ornithological Society) Handbook of Texas Birds by Mark W. The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds, Second Edition. It’s time for some short book reviews.

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Birds Pennsylvania Texas Species 75

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

To help those affected by the Texas wildfires, select VCA Animal Hospitals in the state of Texas (in and around both Austin and Houston) are offering free boarding for companion animals. Here is a list of those who are available to help: Austin-area hospitals: VCA Ben White Animal Hospital. VCA Northwest Hills Animal Hospital.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2018

So, we were off and away to Dalhart, Texas, and the Rita Blanca Reservoir. We had no real plans to go to Texas, but the last report from Rita Blanca was very impressive. We had no real plans to go to Texas, but the last report from Rita Blanca was very impressive. And, I might point out, incredible windy! species – 224.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

An Arlington, Texas, municipal judge ruled that the animals suffered from neglect and cruel conditions, and an appeal by the company's owners to a higher court was denied last weekend. (See, husband, this is why I like PETA!) From the Detroit Free Press.

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Rescue Animal Texas PETA 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2011

Now you should have a sense of the excitement elicited by the Great Texas Birding Classic ! The Great Texas Birding Classic covers the extent of what else but the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, 500 miles of phenomenal habitat covering the Gulf Coast from the east Texas Piney Woods to the lower Rio Grande Valley.

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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.

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United States Birds Wildlife Species 64

Critter News

JUNE 29, 2009

The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research.

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Animal Texas Euthanasia PETA 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2011

My stint accompanying the Swarovski Roadside Hawks in the Great Texas Birding Classic 5-day Bird Race has come to an end, but the action still continues. Clay Taylor is tweeting the action @CTaylorBirder and all Birding Classic tweets can be followed via #gtbc11.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2011

Any of these bodacious Upper Texas Coast bird watching destinations deserve hours if not days in order to be fully appreciated. Blame the Great Texas Birding Classic. Sea Rim State Park. To visit them all should be the work of weeks. But the most grueling event of all, perhaps in all the birding world, is the Five Day race.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Sometime after midnight, the Swarovski Roadside Hawks will swoop into action in the 5-day Competition event in the Great Texas Birding Classic ! Follow my updates through the 10,000 Birds Twitter account ( 10000birds ) and any other tweets via the designated hashtag for this year’s Classic: #gtbc11. Wish us luck!

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Critter News

JUNE 9, 2009

I hope this woman rots in jail, but I doubt that will happen in Texas. Authorities found the dog, a German shepherd mix named Bruce, in a small crate on March 18. They arrived after neighbors complained of a strong smell emanating from Martin's apartment in the 2800 block of Townbluff Drive in Plano.

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Animal Cruelty SPCA Animal Cruelty 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Millions of wild pigs weighing up to 300 pounds have been tearing up crops, trampling fences and eating just about anything in their path in Texas. This doesn't sound good. But now they had better watch their hairy backs.

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Pigs Texas Fort Worth Hunting 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2011

Birding, like so many other things, is bigger in Texas. How else can you explain the 312 species the Swarovski Optik “Fabulous EL Fifties” racked up in a frenetic five days to win the 2011 Great Texas Birding Classic Big Week? Long-billed Curlew was on the sand at Bolivar flats with Marbled Godwits and assorted shorebirds.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2011

On the first day of the Great Texas Birding Classic , the Swarovski Roadside Hawks racked up over 180 species on the Upper Coast. But one day does not a Big Week make. The team decided on an ambitious strategy that placed us in the Upper Rio Grande Valley before sunrise so we drove through the night, stopping only for showers and snipes.

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Birds Texas Species Falcons 76

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Now here is something you don’t see everyday! The iconic turkey, star of Thanksgiving, also seems to enjoy playing a good game of soccer! What do you think? Could they win the world cup?

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Turkey Texas Game 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Sure, there were Summer and Scarlet Tanagers and a few “good” warblers, but most of the migrants were sailing on those south winds over our heads to other parts of Texas. It was formerly known as the East Bay Bayou Tract, which is how it’s described in the ABA A Birder’s Guide to the South Texas Coast.)

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APRIL 29, 2021

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

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10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2020

Occurring primarily in two disjunct populations (one in Mexico and the other in the Andes), these jays are common residents in South Texas where they are steadily spreading northward. South Texas Birding & Nature. Want to see Green Jay on a Naturalist Journeys tour?:

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2019

The striking Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in the hills of central Texas near Austin but a substantial part of those breeding grounds have leveled in favor of development. One of the fastest growing cities in America, Austin is the capital of Texas and home of the University of Texas.

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Birds Endangered Species Species Texas 85

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MAY 31, 2022

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

At the top of those destinations is the stretch of Gulf Coast Texas barrier islands starting at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in the north, through Padre Island National Seashore, to South Padre Island near the country’s border. Many fly through these Texas hotspots, transforming physics into magic right before our eyes!

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Birds North America Species Texas 85

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

February had brought zipping breezes and cloudy skies to this part of coastal Texas, but the birds didn’t seem to mind. You’d think I would be able to stand the frigid temperatures, but the dampness of the Texas coast was just too much when mixed with the driving winds. Have time along the Texas-Louisiana coast?

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Ducks Wildlife Bald Eagle Species 65

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Looks like a lot of people, and dogs, were involved. Authorities already have seized 187 animals from Harris, Montgomery and Tyler counties connected to the operation. As many as 100 people attended the fights, placing bets as high as $1,000 for a single match.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2023

with some additions, namely South Texas, The Gambia, and Goa (India). Dave Gosney’s Finding Birds Series covers mostly the Western Palearctic and describes birding in various regions of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, France, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc.,

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2021

Consensus is forming that the bird is a Gray-breasted Martin , a rarity that isn’t expected even in south Texas, much less New York. Vaccinated, with no symptoms and negative tests to boot, Corey got to Prospect Park in Brooklyn and was very relieved that the previously reported Progne martin was still present, on its fourth day.

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Birds Owls Species Texas 99

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JULY 31, 2021

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2019

I recently traveled to Texas and made a trip to Hagerman NWR (an “Honorable Mention”), which is north of Dallas. In the Fall, Franklin’s Gulls migrate through Texas and Oklahoma on their way south. Based on comments from other birders, I added ten “Honorable Mention” sites for a total of 35 locations. I have been to 22 of 35.)

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Birds Wildlife Geese Species 78

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Laguna Atascosa NWR (Texas). Santa Ana NWR (Texas). Bear River MBR (Utah). Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington). Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Chinteague NWR (Virginia). Desert NWR (Nevada). Klamath Basin NWR Complex (California and Oregon).

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2010

SAEN says previous USDA reports revealed primates have died at the Texas lab from dehydration and hypothermia, while others have simply been "found dead" -- possibly without veterinary care -- after suffering from serious disease conditions that include temperatures up to 105 degrees. Tags: animal research primates Texas.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

For example, even if nobody visited Aransas NWR in Texas, it would still provide virtually all of the wintering habitat for the endangered Whooping Crane. Laguna Atascosa NWR (Texas): 485,000; $12.1 Santa Ana NWR (Texas): 195,000; $3.4 Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. million; 412.

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