10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2011

Since it was launched in 2007 the fund had raised “over £3m for local and international conservation work.&# The BBC has decided to close the BBC Wildlife Fund as a cost-cutting measure.

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Wildlife 2007 Raised 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

This particular pair of Pied Oystercatchers first arrived on Cable Beach in 2007 to claim a territory. No eggs were laid in 2007, but in 2008 they laid their first two eggs and after three days they did not seem at all interested in sitting on them.

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Family Eggs 2007 2008 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2012

We hate to keep posts this good buried in the archives ! ……… a.

2007 242

2007 Shelters Mexico Protection 242

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

On July 1st 2007 an egg was laid by a Pied Oystercatcher that was known to be an adult in 2002 and had been banded in nearby Roebuck Bay. They fed well in that area and by 18th September 2007 the young Pied Oystercatcher had learnt to fly. A second egg was laid the following day and the two eggs hatched at the end of the month.

2007 185

2007 Eggs 2002 2014 185

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2011

Prior to that trip to Kazakhstan the only other time I had seen Hooded Crows was in Germany in 2007, when my best looks at a Hooded Crow were along the shore of the Baltic Sea. My last encounter with a Hooded Crow was in May of 2009 in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan.

New York 259

New York Kazakhstan New York City North America 259

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The population has stabilized with neither increases nor decreases of greater than five percent since 2007. Their were 1,805 pairs of Kirtland’s Warblers found in Michigan this year, second only to 2009′s 1,813. A couple dozen pairs also nest in neighboring states and provinces.

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Michigan 2007 2009 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2015

2007 – 26 March. If you are interested, here are the dates of my first phoebe from each of the last ten years. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2013 – 24 March. 2012 – 15 March. 2011 – 19 March. 2010 – 31 March. 2009 – 15 March. 2008 – 21 March. 2006 – 03 March. Great, I’m your first phoebe of 2015.

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2015 2006 2014 2007 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2023

For almost 20 years during which the League for Ornithological Action had been following the Pygmy Cormorant in Belgrade, the maximum number was recorded in the winter of 2007/2008, when the population counted 6,728 individuals.

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Protection Serbia 2004 Legislation 279

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Around the year of 2007, I was working in the field living with various local communities and understanding their needs, while at the same time mass international tourism was starting in Colombia.

Colombia 264

Colombia Industry 2000 Birds 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2012

We had both failed at checking off Eastern Screech-Owl or Great Horned Owl on our New York lists so far in 2007 so we figured we’d take a shot at tracking down either silent nocturnal killer. … This post was originally published on 22 March 2007, but we hate to keep posts this good buried in the archives !

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Owls 2007 New York Fox 170

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2011

She successfully raised a chick in 2007, which has been living in a large flock to the south of Broome. Her partner from 2007 has disappeared and she is currently with a new mate, which was also caught and banded in 2002 on the same day… so they are old friends! Time will tell!

2002 170

2002 Feral Cats Eggs 2007 170

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Oddly, in 1936 this mountain was declared a national park, the first in Serbia, but in 1946 it was stripped of its title and got a lower protection status, further confirmed in 2007. Officially a mountain, it is more of an oversized hill than a true mountain.

Woodpeckers 257

Woodpeckers Serbia 2007 Ducks 257

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

In December 2007, they reached a record 6750 individuals, or 10 per cent of their European and 4% of their global population. Where to find the 20 most wanted birds in Belgrade? Pygmy Cormorants in winter. In Belgrade, Pygmy Cormorants reach their peak numbers in late November to early December.

Serbia 317

Serbia Sanctuary Bosnia Birds 317

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

After moving to Costa Rica in 2007, my fall migration took on a different approach. Back then, the Sharp-shinneds were much more common, the populations of Cooper’s still steadily getting back to normal after the chemical onslaught of the 50s and 60s and merciless avian murder before then.

Costa Rica 338

Costa Rica West Virginia New York South America 338

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2013

Storer, have been strongly critical of this novel proposal, insisting that such an unexpected result demands a strong body of evidence (I don’t think anyone would disagree with that) and that analysis of morphological characters better supports “the more traditional position” ( Livezey and Zusi 2007 ).

2001 266

2001 2006 2010 Eggs 266

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

A 2007 genetic review of pigeons and doves ( Pereira et al. 2007 ) found three major clades within the order Columbiformes, which are nicely laid out by John Boyd here. The painting above is by 17th-century Flemish artist Roelant Savery.

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius 2006 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2012

… This post was originally published on 30 November 2007. Either way, it is food for thought, and a reminder that there are at least thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird. And here is a blackbird sharing his “lucid, inescapable rhythms” with the world. … a.

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Blackbirds 2007 Experiments Experience 211

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

Originated in 2007 as a one-woman war by former Wildcare volunteer and raptor enthusiast Lisa Viani , it grew into an effective, hardworking coalition of citizens which attained non-profit status and then became a fiscally sponsored project of Earth Island Institute. What to do?

Rats 252

Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2024

In 2007, a Bateleur Eagle was seen on Cyprus, the first record for Europe. Raptors are few, but with luck you should spot Long-legged Buzzards, a species that has increased on the island in recent years, There are a few pairs of Bonelli’s Eagles, too. Cyprus is one of those places where anything can turn up.

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Cyprus Africa Europe Asia 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2012

Great Shearwater The first time I joined a dedicated crew of birders on a seawatch was in 2007 when I visited Cupsogue Beach County Park on the south shore of Long Island’s Suffolk County.

New York 202

New York Albatross North America 2007 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668! If such a trend continues, we will lose these animals for good!

Africa 233

Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 233

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

A lot of this material is in her earlier book, Condors in Canyon Country, published by the Grand Canyon Association in 2007, now out-of-print (though available used). She also joyfully relates seeing through her scope “the first wild-hatched condor nestling in recorded Arizona history” (p.

California Condor 179

California Condor Falcons California Coyotes 179

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2014

The featured image above shows a female incubating eggs from my first resident breeding pair back in 2007. Every few years I am lucky enough to have Violet-green Swallows ( Tachycineta thalassina ) take up residence on one of my Bluebird trails. This year I have two pair nesting on two different trails!

Eggs 171

Eggs North America 2007 Woodpeckers 171

Critter News

JANUARY 27, 2009

In contrast, the 2007 murders of 10 gorillas occurred under the Congolese government's control. The population—made famous by a series of murders in 2007—has grown by nearly 13 percent in the last 16 months, despite having no protection from civil war or poaching for 15 months, park rangers said Monday.

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Gorillas Congo Endangered Species 2007 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2013

We do have one very unique Great Bowerbird that we believe may be a bird we first noticed in 2007. On one occasion we thought we had a cat in the garden, but it turned out that it was the Great Bowerbird making the meowing noise. Great Bowerbird enjoying mango. It had two legs at the time, but had a distinct deformed bill.

Parrots 183

Parrots Birds Australia Bats 183

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2012

A Black-backed Woodpecker at Bloomingdale Bog in the Adirondacks, which kind of made up for the bird dodging him when he did a New York State big year in 2007. His Best Bird of the Weekend? How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

Malaysia 136

Malaysia Singapore 2012 New York 136

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

This next map is data from 2007 through 2008. The lightest shade of lavender coincides with a 0 – 2% frequency of sightings, the next darker shade 2 – 10%, the next 10 – 25%, the next 25 – 40% and the darkest (almost black) shade is a 40 – 100% occurrence of the species.

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Breeders 2002 North America Bahamas 199

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

I was cheered too, but it wasn’t a lifer – I got mine in 2007 thanks to some magical macaroni and cheese.) Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait too long for a Northern Fulmar to buzz past the boat. This was a lifer for many of the birders aboard, who were greatly cheered by the fly-by. (I

New York 248

New York Iceland New York City Suffering 248

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Back in 2007, DK Publishing produced what I still consider the consummate birding coffee table book. If you haven’t seen it, BIRD: The Definitive Visual Guide is simply stunning. But that’s not what this post is about. To help promote this book, we ran a series of giveaways, one of which was a call for original bird limericks.

Birds 202

Birds Chickens Vegetarian 2007 202

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Dyer spent many years working on these illustrations; the Preface notes that he visited Costa Rica and other Central American countries annually between 2007 and 2016. © 2007, 2014 text Richard Garrigues, © 2007, 2014 illustrations Marc Roegiers and John K. Sullivan, 2015), Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: East Coast (with Brian L.

Costa Rica 246

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2018

As my long-time fans may remember, back in 2007 – which is to say, more than a decade ago, and YES I am dying a little inside at that realization – I dipped on the Coney Island Creek Western Reef Heron , a major rarity from another continent that was seen by pretty much every other birder on the eastern seaboard.

Tennessee 122

Tennessee Spain 2007 Fish 122

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Sure, I didn’t like it in 2007 when I was doing a (not very) big year in New York and Black-backed Woodpecker would not cooperate for me. ” – Captain Ahab’s last words (paraphrased). I have been relatively fortunate in my birding life in that I don’t have a single nemesis bird that has vexed me.

Costa Rica 237

Costa Rica Hungary Honduras Woodpeckers 237

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

Until 2007 the British Ornithologists’ Union lumped it with the Herring Gull , perhaps the classic “sea gull” of human contempt. That said, it was all worth it for one reason and one reason alone: First year(?) Yellow-legged Gull The Yellow-legged Gull fits in with Fisterra in that it is not, at first glance, very romantic.

Portugal 168

Portugal ALA 2007 Sparrows 168

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Before this past Saturday I had only ever seen one in Queens, back in 2007, and eBird only has records of nineteen different Caspian Terns ever reported in Queens , almost all from Jamaica Bay. Any day of birding Queens that featured a Caspian Tern would have to be considered a red-letter day.

Kazakhstan 162

Kazakhstan Jamaica 2007 Birds 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Discovered only in 2007 and photographed by Pablo Florez in 2016, in the latest field guide, the Lynx guide, this bird is literally called the “Unnamed Antshrike” (cover photo, a female by Dustin Chen). .

Colombia 279

Colombia Fish Birds Venezuela 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2012

There was only one visit in 2007, but they were seen occasionally during the following 4 years. I looked back through our records, which go back to the winter of 2000 and during 2005 we had a pair visit regularly from May to October. There were no sightings during 2006, but that means we did not see them and they may well have visited!

2012 168

2012 2000 2006 2005 168

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

After all, this was only the second record from New York State and the first wasn’t seen by many as it was a one-day wonder back in 2007. I was one of those birders who had not gotten the chance to see the first record so you better believe I was out early that Sunday morning.

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New York 2007 Birds 186