AVMA News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Revised compounding standards from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) became effective November 1 after 12 years of work. According to the USP, the revised standards reflect the latest scientific advancements, stakeholder input, and a more practical and risk-based approach to assigning beyond-use dates.

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AVMA News

JUNE 12, 2023

Smoke from the worst wildfire season in Canada's history has been triggering air quality alerts throughout the United States, threatening human and animal health.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2011

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America. It was chosen as the national bird by dint of its inclusion in the National Seal of the United States, which happened by an act of the Continental Congress on 20 June 1782. Want to see all of the national bird posts on 10,000 Birds?

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AVMA News

APRIL 25, 2023

They urged Congress to support two AVMA-backed bills aimed at ensuring dogs are healthy when imported into the United States and to combat trafficking of the animal sedative xylazine without hindering veterinary access to the drug.

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AVMA News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The program provides grants to support food animal veterinary services and relieve veterinarian shortage situations across the United States. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, is now accepting applications until March 29.

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JUNE 14, 2012

What do you think of this “Deadliest Animals in the United States” infographic? Pretty interesting, isn’t it? Looks like sharks really aren’t so bad after all. Maybe they should have “Deer Week” on the Discovery Channel instead (ha, ha, ha). Via: ZoologyDegreeOnline.com.

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AVMA News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Veterinarians and students in foreign countries can make use of the unused textbooks, journals, instruments, equipment, and other supplies cluttering many veterinary clinics in the United States.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

There are Vast Amounts of Federal Land Approximately 28% of the entire land area of the United States is federal land , about 640 million acres. However, federal land is not evenly distributed within the United States. On a state-by-state basis, that percentage increases dramatically as one moves from east to west.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For the United States, there is also a state list. As of mid-November 2021, the Collaborative had submitted more than 4,200 checklists (up from 1,700 in 2018) and has observed 691 species in the United States (up from 618). The Collaborative has also added six states. submissions.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In January 2022, the Collaborate submitted 209 checklists in 5 countries (Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, and Serbia). The life list for the United States now stands at 692. And there were 1,781 Mallard observations in the United States before the first Steller’s Sea Eagle.

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United Kingdom Costa Rica United States Puffins 212

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2022

In March 2022, the Collaborative submitted 184 checklists from 4 countries ( Costa Rica , United States , Mexico , and the United Kingdom ) and they included 637 species. There are 32 Mexican states and the Collaborative has submitted checklists in nine of them. The Collaborative includes the top eBirder in the state!

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2022

In April 2022, the Collaborative submitted 216 checklists from 4 countries ( Costa Rica , United States , Mexico , and the United Kingdom ) and observed 735 species. The United Kingdom ranks sixteenth on the Collaborative’s country list with 211 species observed.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In 2022, the 10,000 Birds eBird Collaborative submitted 1,837 checklists from 9 countries ( Australia , China , Costa Rica , Mexico , Saint Lucia , Serbia , Trinidad and Tobago , United Kingdom , and the United States ) and observed 1,273 species. The Collaborative life list increased to 4,140.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service’s estimates regarding the number of birders in the United States. But now eBird displays the number of eBirders in the United States (and in every state). Or at least most of the United States, as eBird erroneously considers Puerto Rico and several other U.S.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2022

During the third quarter of 2022 (July, August, and September), the Collaborative submitted 212 checklists from 3 countries ( Australia , Costa Rica , Mexico , and the United States ). July: 81 checklists and 318 species. August: 54 checklists and 195 species. September: 82 checklists and 259 species.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2022

In February 2022, the Collaborative submitted 127 checklists in 7 countries ( Costa Rica , United States , Mexico , Trinidad and Tobago , United Kingdom , and Serbia ). The 2022 year list stands at 888 and the life list is now at 4,112.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2021

Such a great bird for the northeastern United States was easily his Best Bird of the Weekend! Corey had a pretty amazing weekend, birding-wise, with a host of highlights including Sora , Hudsonian Godwit , Wilson’s Storm-Petrel , and more. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

I recently asked ChatGPT some questions about the best birding locations in the United States and the results were decidedly mixed. How many birders are there in the United States? # # # Query: What is birding? Grade: B+. # # # Query: How many birders are there in the United States? According to the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Here in Mexico we have many hummers that are much larger, but most hummers in the United States are indeed smaller.) Those are apparently their main nectar source during their summers in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

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MAY 26, 2021

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10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2023

Although it was once difficult to obtain reliable birding information in the United States, there is now so much information that curated summaries are valuable. The “ Birding Community E-Bulletin ” is an excellent curation service, and it is free.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Easily his Best Bird of the Weekend, as it was so unexpected, was an Osprey that flew over the Edgemere Landfill, a most surprising bird in the northeastern United States in winter. It was an awesome count, despite the mid-week snow wiping out some of the lingering species. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2024

It looks frustratingly similar to the Rufous-crowned Sparrow of the western United States and Mexico, but is much larger and has a heavier bill. But you can often see it at L os Filtros Viejos. Black-and-white Warblers are usually dapper little birds, with their head-to-tail zebra stripes.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ever the moral perfectionist, Franklin argued that the turkey was a much more honorable and determined fowl, and suggested the bird – as an “original Native of America” – would make a decidedly more fitting avian mascot for the United States (seemingly implying – incorrectly – that the Bald Eagle is not an indigenous New World species).

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For the United States, there is also a state list. The writers at 10,000 Birds span the globe, but I am particularly interested in the lists for the United States, as that is my “beat.” As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2021

Many ornithologists fear that the long-billed relative of the southeastern United States’ Brown-headed Nuthatch is kaput. Brown-headed Nuthatch of the southeastern United States. Photo by William K.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2021

American Goldfinches are common in Maine, and can be found across much of the United States. But for a week of mornings during a trip to Maine, none of that bothered me, because I was on the lookout for only one species: the American Goldfinch. American Goldfinch.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2020

These birds also invite one to sites that are unique within the United States – the climate, vegetation, and landscapes all add context and heighten the experience of seeing one’s first Elegant Trogon or Painted Bunting. So let’s look at this sampler, shall we? Want to see an Elegant Trogon on a Naturalist Journeys tour?:

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2022

During the second quarter of 2022 (April, May, and June), the Collaborative submitted 581 checklists from 7 countries ( China , Costa Rica , Mexico , Trinidad and Tobago , Saint Lucia , the United Kingdom , and the United States ). The 2022 year list is up to 1,124 species. 4,115: Lesser Antillean Flycatcher (Saint Lucia).

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10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2020

Those of us in the United States are celebrating Memorial Day Weekend, normally a time to gather with friends and family for barbecues, beach outings, and other fun group activities. Perhaps for those of us in the northeastern United States the number of birds this weekend has been a bit of a disappoint though.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Zone-tailed Hawks breed in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, but they winter from Mexico to Brazil. They even tend to fly among Turkey Vultures , soaring with their wings held in the same slightly-V-shaped position. Then they drop out of the flock, and pounce. At which point, if you are a small creature, you are dead.

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Reddit Animals

MARCH 13, 2021

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

As many as six soaring overhead at once was enough to make the national bird of the United States Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend. He was pleased that the birdseed he brought with him attracted a variety of common woodland birds, but the highlight of the weekend was the sheer volume of Bald Eagles. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2022

Last week, I wrote about my recent trip from my current home of Morelia, Mexico to my childhood home of the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States, and how several species can be found in both places, in spite of how far apart they are, and yet look quite different in each place. They are, in effect, the same, but different.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2021

Canada, one of the parties to a treaty with the United States, also stated its concerns. The rule’s reading of the MBTA also raises serious concerns with a United States’ treaty partner, and for the migratory bird resources protected by the MBTA and underlying treaties.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2023

National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. Although birders and other users of NWRs create local jobs , federal lands can be costly for local governments because, broadly speaking, federal land cannot be taxed by state or local governments.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Both territories are part of the United States and the residents are American citizens, which appears to be the key criteria for inclusion. To the extent there is one, the primary animating principle appears to be that the ABA Area includes all of the United States and Canada. because it is birding in the United States.

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