10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2014

Noble Proctor has written two previous books about 100 songbirds, and I was able to get a hold of the more recent title, The Songbirds Bible: A Visual Directory of 100 of the Most Popular Songbirds in North America (Sellers Publishing, 2006). Sadly, the chapters on bird anatomy and bird display from the 2006 title are not included.

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2006 2014 Connecticut North America 223

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It turns out that leucistic Limpkins are much rarer than Wood Storks anyway, the first official report I found was of a single bird in Paraguay in 2006. Nevertheless, I am still thankful for the fleeting glimpse I was granted! The post Leucistic Limpkin appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Paraguay Trinidad 2006 2016 251

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JULY 2, 2024

He has counted hawks, led tours, taught workshops (I attended one by him on how to choose a scope back in around 2006), founded the World Series of Birding, and has written many magazine columns, articles, and books. Kevin Karlson is a noted nature photographer, writer, tour leader, speaker, and workshop educator.

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North America America 2006 Delaware 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2014

That is how we met, back in 2006. He established a local nature study group, visited the wetland of Tuzla on an almost daily base, sending numerous observations to the Turkish Birdbank ( [link] ), successfully nominated the site for the Important Bird Area status and guided birders around Bodrum.

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Turkey 2006 Europe Pelicans 235

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

However numerous expeditions failed to produce any evidence of the bird and in 2006 the IUCN reclassified Madagascar Pochard as “possibly extinct”.

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Madagascar Lemurs 2006 Owls 253

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2014

2006 – 03 March. Here are my arrival dates for my first Eastern Phoebes of the year for the last nine years: 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2008 – 21 March. 2007 – 26 March. What about you?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2012

Since 2006 a pair of Bald Eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) nesting at Turtle Bay in Redding California have successfully raised a dozen eaglets! This year when the pair returned to Turtle Bay, they decided to build a new nest in an adjacent tree.

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Bald Eagle Turtles Eagles Sacramento 213

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2013

And for those worried that climate change may bring these two populations together, the authors note, “Divergence date estimates indicate that the Atlantic and Pacific populations may have persisted independently for nearly 2 million years, spanning over warm interglacial periods that may have drastically reduced ice cover (Anderson et al.

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2006 Sparrows Species Rights 203

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FEBRUARY 5, 2012

The first detection outside Africa occurred in Vienna/Austria between 2001 and 2006. It subsequently spread to Budapest/ Hungary (2005, 2006), Zürich/ Switzerland (2006), and north-east Italy (2008/2009). The Usutu Virus has spread considerably in central Europe over the last 10 years.

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 164

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Alexander Alvarez of Atmore, Alabama, has pled guilty to “killing migratory birds and selling the feathers on the black market” in a killing spree that dates back to 2006. ” He faces up to seven-and-a-half years in prison and fines totaling more than $500,000.

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Alabama Killing Protection Mississippi 164

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2013

The one exception, in 2006, when I had only been birding for one year, was in July. I hope to make up for what I missed back in 2006 this year and I am off to a pretty good start so far, with three lifers to show for my efforts. This female Black-headed Grosbeak was my first since 2006. I bet it is a lot. This is a lizard.

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California 2006 Butcher Breeding 143

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

This post was originally published in February 2006, but we hate to keep posts this good buried in the archives ! So learn to love the vapidly attractive face of the Eurasian Collared-Dove, because chances are that, no matter where you live, you might be seeing it soon.

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Bahamas Russia 2006 Turtles 193

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

15,000 in 2006” (HBW). Pallas’s Gull also breeds at Qinghai Lake, though the numbers are sadly much reduced: “The numbers breeding at L Qinghai, China, has apparently fallen from > 87,000 in 1970s to c. For some reason, the immature gull looks almost bigger than the adult.

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China Birds 2006 Fish 253

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

References: 1 Dunne, Pete (2006). [link] He continues that description as “a tiny, compact, hyperactive, and undistinguished bird that draws attention to itself by its perpetual motions and habitual wing-flicking 1.” ” Doesn’t she look pretty all cleaned up? Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion.

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Jordan 2006 North America New York 188

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JANUARY 14, 2022

This theatrical personality was first introduced to a wider audience in Bill Buford’s excellent 2006 culinary memoir Heat , which depicts Cecchini as uncompromising – and perhaps a bit mad – genius of butchery, but one with the utmost reverence for his craft and the respectful use of the animals we eat.

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2019 Butcher Livestock 2006 253

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

A large, extinct relative of the (barely) extant Tooth-billed Pigeon described above was described in 2006 from remains found in Tonga ( Steadman 2006 ). Tongan Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus placopedetes ). The author notes in the abstract, “As with so many other landbirds in Polynesia, the extinction of D.

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius 2006 279

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2020

During the period from 1994 through 2006, I mostly dedicated myself to itinerant ministry. My wife and I have been pastoring a local church since 2006, which discourages too much travelling. In other words, I travelled, sometimes every weekend. Most of this travel was in Mexico, but I also visited different regions of the U.S.,

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2006 Morocco Birds Mexico 176

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The next memorable hunt came from winter 2006/07. The Mallard did something that all dabbling ducks can do but I haven’t seen any of them doing it but this one – it took a dive and disappeared underwater. (My My notes of that paddle include some other mouth-watering birds too, such as three Velvet Scoters and two Red-throated Divers.).

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Serbia 2004 Eagles Chickens 258

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AUGUST 11, 2011

Interestingly, Proposal 491 didn’t initially present any new information, citing studies from 2006 and 2008. The SACC will have to determine whether they believe there’s strong enough evidence to make these changes now, or whether to wait for additional published research before making such significant sequence changes.

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Parrots Falcons Costa Rica South America 252

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Earlier, a large number of villagers were being killed by tigers: 11 in 2006, 13 in 2007 and more than 26 during 2008. Tiger’s historic range in about 1850 (pale yellow) and in 2006 (in green). Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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Tigers India Killing 2006 258

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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). Freeman, 2006, full text available on Internet Archives, [link].

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Science Research Turkey 2006 254

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

You may wish to let us arrange a trip for you to some of the other reserves such as Khana or Tadoba, or a visit to Eagle Nest in Arunachal Pradesh on a testing quest for a bird only described as a new species in 2006, the Bugun Liocichla , while there we would also look for Beautiful Nuthatch and Fire-tailed Myzornis amongst many others.

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India Wildlife Tigers Rhinoceros 222

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JANUARY 12, 2012

This is especially likely to be a problem when recent branches are long and deeper branches in the species tree are short, as occurs in parts of our tree including the branch to Pluvialis.

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Family 2007 Iceland Louisiana 210

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JULY 4, 2019

Robin Restall is an acclaimed bird artist, whose works include the Helm’s Birds of Northern South America (2006). The majority of these illustrations were originally painted for the Birds of Northern South America (2006). Some illustrations are beautiful, others are decent.

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Ecuador South America 2006 Venezuela 176

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

And, just in case you were curious about the breeding plumage of the Greater Yellowlegs , I have a photo from last April taken at Clover Creek Preserve in Redding, California. References: 1 O’Brien, M., Crossley, R., and Karlson, K. The Shorebird Guide , Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York a.

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San Francisco Delaware Jordan New York 165

Critter News

MARCH 9, 2009

Checking out their website, I came across this page saying that they merged with the Humane Society in 2006. The live link takes me to an announcement in 2006 about the merger. I just recently became a member of the Doris Day Animal League. I also learned that the Humane Society merged with the Fund for Animals in 2005.

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The Humane Society Humane Animal Welfare 2006 100

Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Some 119 pigs were used in the research at the Government's military research laboratory Porton Down, near Salisbury, between 2006 and 2009. He said 25 pigs were used in 2006, 19 in 2007, 40 in 2008, and 35 in 2009.

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Pigs Afghanistan Iraq 2006 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2021

Jonathan Trouern-Trend’s Birding Babylon: A Soldier’s Journal From Irag , a lovely little 2006 book, is also well worth your time. It’s like being with a bunch of his squaddies down at the Gas Light bar on a Friday night, laughing and chaffing while downing pints, and listening to his stories.

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Kuwait Fox Bosnia Afghanistan 206

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2011

Back in 2006, Problogger Darren Rowse proposed a fun Group Writing Project challenging bloggers to put together a good “How To&# post. Up to that point, I’d offered Great Reasons to Become A Bird Watcher in an effort to encourage the uninitiated to try bird watching.

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United States Birds 2006 Breeders 223

Critter News

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Last summer, Alley Cat Allies conducted an analysis of Illinois Department of Agriculture reports collected from the 247 animal pounds and shelters licensed by the state that handled cats in 2006. More than 60,000 cats were killed in Illinois animal pounds and shelters in 2006. Things don't look too good.

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Cats Feral Cats Illinois 2006 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

His adventures were first documented (to my knowledge) for the birding public in Miyoko Chu’s in Songbird Journeys (2006). Two of these books do cover some of the topics explored in Flight Paths ( A World on the Wing and Songbird Journeys ).

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Science Illinois Investigation 2006 222

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The next morning is for the Kerkini Lake, one of the youngest national parks of Greece, protected only ten years ago, in 2006 and inhabited by 11 amphibian, 27 reptilian, 44 mammal and 312 bird species. Going even lower, we add a Cirl Bunting and a Syrian Woodpecker. Enough of the mountains.

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Greece Boars Woodpeckers Eagles 258

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AUGUST 14, 2013

References: 1 Dunn, Pete (2006), Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion. .” Of course, if you have a good ear, you can tell them apart by their song. Here are the three American Rosefinches songs from Xeno-canto.org: House Finch , Purple Finch and Cassin’s Finch. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

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2006 New York Birds Species 167

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JUNE 10, 2012

There were no sightings during 2006, but that means we did not see them and they may well have visited! I was excited as we had already had a good start to our new “weekly garden list” with a Sacred Kingfisher on our pretend powerline as the sun came up.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Completion date: 2006-03-20. Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Signed on 2005-08-12. Completion date: 2005-10-17. 49,620 with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food. Signed on 2005-12-22. Taking place in MT. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.

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Primates 2002 2004 Miami 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

Books and resources used in search of the term “bubble-gum pink legs”: The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of North America , by David Sibley. Random House, 2003. Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion , by Pete Dunne. The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region , by Lillian and Donald Stokes. by Jon L.

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North America America 2011 Jordan 222

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2014

But I had seen one in 2006 and I have since seen them twice more so the species never rose to the level of nemesis bird for me. I have been relatively fortunate in my birding life in that I don’t have a single nemesis bird that has vexed me.

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Costa Rica Hungary Honduras Woodpeckers 221