10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2022

Since I found the first Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach in July 2000 I have learnt that the eggs rarely hatch due to predation and if they do hatch then a fully fledged chick is a rare and wonderful outcome. This year has been like other years with the first eggs being laid late June and the first chicks hatching recently.

Breeding 147

Breeding Eggs 2000 Chickens 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 23, 2015

Since discovering our first Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach in July 2000 we have observed the breeding of these local shorebirds along the coast between Gantheaume Point in the south and Willie Creek in the north, which is a distance of 23 kilometres.

Feral Cats 164

Feral Cats Eggs Feral Cats 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2012

I have observed Pied Oystercatchers breeding in an area on Cable Beach since July 2000. Pied Oystercatcher breeding area-July to October Pied Oystercatcher sitting on eggs-July We are now at the time of year when Flatback Turtles come ashore to lay their eggs along our coastline and they usually do it during the night around high tide.

Turtles 114

Turtles Eggs 2000 Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2016

Traditionally since 2000 we have encountered our first Pied Oystercatcher eggs in the first week of July, but this year one pair have decided to start laying eggs early! Sadly they have already lost one clutch of eggs to predation, so by July 1st this year they are on their second clutch. Pied Oystercatcher nest.

Breeding 100

Breeding Feral Cats Eggs 2000 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2023

The nest site has moved occasionally since I first observed one on Cable Beach in 2000. The photo below shows the actual nest with the eggs in, but that may not be initially clear to you, so I have underlined them in a copy of the photo below. They will do it for other threats as a distraction to protect their eggs or chicks.

Eggs 130

Eggs Australia Protection Breeding 130

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

On the short list of wins for wildlife during the Bush II era, Short-tailed Albatross were officially listed as Endangered in 2000. The most notorious effect is that their eggshells become so thin that a parent bird will crush it’s eggs while attempting to incubate them.

Albatross 250

Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

Actually, many birds are able to use smell; the 2006 edition of the classic textbook Ornithology states, “Although they have been underestimated in the past, the olfactory abilities of most birds are comparable to those of some mammals (Mason and Clark 2000). ” * Nevertheless, the myth continued.

Science 264

Science Research Turkey 2006 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

In the publishing world, the Audubon series became famous as proof that packaging firms like Chanticleer could work successfully with respected publishing firms and the company went on to package many other titles for Knopf, including, in 2000, a new field guide called The Sibley Guide to Birds. (If

North America 279

North America America California Condor Birds 279

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2014

They were protecting the last three pairs that were left in West Germany from egg thieves! Since around the year 2000 we are seeing long-staying individuals each year again, especially in the country’s South, and there are rumours of a breeding pair on a military training ground in central Bavaria.

Eagles 187

Eagles Germany Breeding Hunting 187

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The team explored Nevada and Utah, with Ridgway collecting thousands of bird specimen, plus nests and eggs for the Smithsonian. Press, 2000), and A World of Watchers by Joseph Kastner (1987) focused on birding and its personalities. The Feathery Tribe focuses on ornithology and its ideas and its professional infrastructure.

Illinois 188

Illinois Collecting United States Alaska 188

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

” California Condors are thriving now, mostly, but Osborn’s experiences in the early 2000’s were years of triumph and heartbreak. As of 2024, the ‘Alala are extinct in the wild though they live on in captivity. This is the chapter where Osborn talks about “second chances.”

California Condor 184

California Condor Falcons California Coyotes 184

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Press, 2000) and the earlier The Birds of Hong Kong and South China (co-authored with Clive Viney and Lam Chiu Ying, Hong Kong Information Office, 2005). She currently lives in the Algarve, Portugal and Quentin splits his time between London and Sabah, according to the brief biographies in the back of the book.

Brunei 209

Brunei Asia Birds China 209

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

In this system, females mate and lay eggs with multiple males over the course of a breeding season, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. A single female often lays a clutch of eggs sired by multiple males, and multiple males will in turn help care for the chicks once they hatch (Briskie 1992, 2009, Briskie et al.

2002 201

2002 North America 2000 2009 201

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MAY 3, 2012

Sidney Dunkle’s Dragonflies Through Binoculars , published in 2000, covers only dragonflies, not damselflies.) Common and differing traits will include type of coloring, thorax patterning, how they perch or fly, how they copulate, and how they oviposit, lay eggs. With odonates, there are always exceptions!

United States 250

United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 250

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Some offer nest information, egg information, breeding timeline, in flight views, etc. Eggs and nests are a major topic of information for some guides; Slater, as you can see, illustrates eggs, and Simpson and Day and Morcombe each offer sections on nesting behavior. 2009): Field Guide To Australian Birds, rev.

Australia 131

Australia Penguins Birds New Zealand 131

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2023

Indeed, most cuckoo eggs are accepted by the babax ( source ), although a small proportion of hosts reject cuckoo eggs and often boast about this capability when having a few too many drinks. Some Chinese Babax waste part of their lives feeding chicks of Large Hawk Cuckoos, which parasitize the babax species. Bad manners, I think.

Hamburgers 246

Hamburgers China Science Birds 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2019

There are photos of parent birds on the nest, baby birds in the nest, and the nest without parent, holding a clutch of blue eggs. They are, of course, of antpittas building or incubating eggs on a nest. Greeney has been captivated by Antpittas and Gnateaters since 2000, particularly by their nests and reproductive biology.

Eggs 189

Eggs Research South America Costa Rica 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 107

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 107

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Duncan has contributed to break through the unspoken target of 2000 birds for 10,000 Birds and on to a running total of 2011 as at August 31st. Big Egg Marsh. But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. Negri-Nepote Grasslands. 25 Apr 2016. Gardiner County Park.

2016 107

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 107

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. Negri-Nepote Grasslands. 25 Apr 2016. Saltmarsh Sparrow – Ammodramus caudacutus. Gardiner County Park. 04 Jun 2016. Seaside Sparrow – Ammodramus maritimus. 13 May 2016. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. 29 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100