10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2016

It’s a bang-up breeding year for super-endangered birds! The species, which migrates from the Russian Arctic to Southeast Asia, is down to about 200 breeding pairs in the wild, due to habitat loss and poaching. For the past several years, getting the birds to breed has been an exercise in futility.

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Louisiana Eggs Breeding Asia 190

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AUGUST 1, 2011

There was a lot of hunting for Bald Eagles—it is traditionally a game species. Yes, they have been an endangered species for as long as most of us can recall, but remember, they were traditionally a hunted species. In my home state, Bald Eagles are breeding in 35 Ohio counties. Soon, they may overrun available habitat.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Hunting Kentucky 250

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

2011 is about to become 2012 and birders the world over are taking a look at their year lists and reminiscing about the awesome sightings and devastating dips that they have experienced. This year I watched them from the day they arrived , until two chicks successfully hatched, the northernmost breeding record for the species.

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2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 176

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MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 240

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I’ve been fortunate to see two Penguin species in the wild (African and Galapagos) and have dreamed of seeing more–maybe even all!–especially The goal of Around the World For Penguins is simple: Describe the 18 species of penguin and their breeding grounds “from the perspective of a traveller.”

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Penguins Georgia Albatross New Zealand 277

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Oil begins to wash up on the beaches throughout May and June of 2010 May 6, 2010 Oil washes ashore on the Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast, an important nesting and breeding area for many bird species. October 26, 2011 BP is awarded a permit to drill another exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico.

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2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 226

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Among these white-headed/dark-winged gulls formerly lumped into the genus Larus , there were 18+ recognized species the last time I checked, sharing similarities that make telling them apart for the amateur birdwatcher very difficult. 1998), then the proper name for this species is L. fuscus – should be separated as species.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Breeding 157

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

When choosing the top birding area of Serbia for a weekend visit, head for lowlands, Deliblato Sands and Labudovo Okno complex with 250 bird species. If you have 5-7 days, combine these two zones, adding wetlands around the village of Baranda (220 species). Serbia – the big picture. Birding overview. Top-5 hotspots. Finding shorebirds.

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Serbia Sanctuary Bosnia Birds 317

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Petrel Paradise Petrel Paradise By Duncan • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 174

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MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. What follows are the responses that readers offered, a veritable aviary of sought after species.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Penguins 198

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MARCH 8, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida By James • March 8, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by shorebirds.

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 183

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MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Five species of frigatebird ply the planet’s tropical skies and seas. Ringer Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae) Black-and-white gannets breed on the cold, rocky coasts of the northern and southern oceans.

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea California 151

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JANUARY 1, 2012

The Rose-ringed Parakeet’s European (=feral) range is surprisingly coherent for an introduced bird that is dependent on large metropolitan areas, and the species occurs in very decent numbers from UK’s London throughout the Netherland’s large cities all the way up along the Rhine to Germany’s Heidelberg.

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Germany Netherlands Zoos Costa Rica 239

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JULY 24, 2014

Greater Rheas, a species the Germans call Nandu, are very popular in Germany and frequently kept in zoos as well as private enclosures. On the contrary, the birds were quite satisfied with their new-found freedom and realms, and started breeding immediately after their escape in the spring of 2001, much to everyone’s surprise.

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Germany 2000 South America Birds 239

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APRIL 10, 2011

Corey found himself at the northern edge of Carolina Chickadee territory and was rewarded with that species in song. Which domestic breeds do you think are represented below? We don’t have any photos of our weekend birds to share, so instead I’ll offer an ID quiz using a photo graciously submitted by Jay Richmond of NYC.

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2011 United States Birds Breeding 145

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JUNE 4, 2017

The first time we ever observed an Australian Painted Snipe was on Grant’s birthday in 2011 near Broome and since then we have had numerous other encounters, but this year for the first time we have seen them both nesting and with young. Three swimming Australian Painted Snipe.

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Breeding Eggs Raised 2017 100

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MARCH 2, 2011

Being winter, this bird is in non-breeding plumage with more brown upper parts and lacking the white face it acquires in its aternate (breeding) plumage. Mar 2nd, 2011 at 3:03 pm What a fortuitous stop Larry! Corey Mar 2nd, 2011 at 7:57 pm These shots are great. Dawn Fine Mar 4th, 2011 at 8:31 pm Nice shots Larry!

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Wildlife Sacramento 2011 Jordan 155

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MAY 13, 2018

After an incredibly wet start to 2018 as a result of several tropical cyclones and other rain events the land remains saturated around Broome and as a result of this there are several bird species breeding that we don’t even encounter in dry years. Our first ever encounter was just over seven years ago near Broome.

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Breeding 2018 Family 2011 100

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

For mankind to snatch away a species’ very existence is wrong on so many levels that I can’t begin to explain them. However, despite our best efforts to wipe them off the face of the earth, some of the more vulnerable species have managed to hang on. this species breeds. this species breeds.

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Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 198

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2014

The Results of the 2014 Tricolored Blackbird Statewide Survey confirm that this species is in rapid decline. ” Blackbirds, among other species, are also killed every year for consuming sunflower seeds mostly in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Click on photos for full sized images. See Birdchick’s post here.

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Blackbirds California 2014 Sacramento 185

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2012

It has recently been reclassified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List; this category is reserved for only the most threatened species in the world. Conservationists searched intensively in 2011 but found none. It has not been seen in its small home range in central Vietnam since around 2000.

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Vietnam 2000 Germany Asia 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

The little stiff-tails are almost year-round at Jamaica Bay though almost all leave to breed in the summer and in the depths of winter, when the ponds are almost completely frozen, they tend to head for open water. Corey Mar 10th, 2011 at 6:59 pm Ruddy Ducks are great little ducks, wherever they show up. Thanks, Corey!

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 150

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MARCH 20, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Autumn colours Autumn colours By Clare M • March 20, 2011 • 5 comments Tweet Share As you all get ready for the onset of spring in the northern hemisphere we are heading into autumn.

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2011 Australia Deer China 150

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MARCH 23, 2013

It is one of three species of ani ( Groove-billed and Greater Anis are the other two) and together form a unique branch in the cuckoo family. According to the Florida Breeding Bird Atlas, the first confirmed breeding record was in Miami in July of 1938. Petersburg area and Cape Canaveral.

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Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2011

CAPTION: Barred Warbler , taken 22-April 2011 – ©Jane Stylianou Jane Stylianou managed to get a great shot of the Barred Warbler , and kindly shared it with me to use in blogging. But that gets me thinking of just how many warbler species migrate through Cyprus. Too good to pass up! 3 Phylloscoppus sp., 2 Hippolais sp.,

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Cyprus illegal 2011 Breeding 152

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JULY 5, 2024

These species are not only beautiful or charming, but have a personal resonance for me. Around 2011 or 2012, I discovered an online forum of a rather select group of Mexican birders. I now suspect that this species is often a possibility for Lake Cuitzeo during the month of May. Perhaps my first convert?

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Squirrels Mexico Kansas South America 215

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MAY 8, 2018

More than 50 years ago, the Hawaiian Goose (Nene) was one of the first birds listed under the Endangered Species Act, part of the inaugural “ Class of 1967 ”. Under the Endangered Species Act, any listing, uplisting, downlisting, or removal from a list requires a formal “rulemaking” process.

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Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 101

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AUGUST 5, 2012

Despite the dogs, leaf blowers, golf carts, and other disturbances, I still find this to be one of the most exciting and reliable places in suburban Miami-Dade to see a varied subset of birds (143 species recorded by myself in just over four years of birding here) with the occassional rarity thrown in.

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Miami Florida Pelicans Birds 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2011

This is a short account of what happened one fine Monday around noon, March 21st of 2011, while I was at work. Due to its large range and population size, it is rated by the IUCN as being a species of Least Concern. It won’t need many accompanying words, so I won’t deliver many.

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Germany Asia Russia China 151

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

For obvious reasons it has listed under “other names” in field guides “Zebra Duck” and it is easily identified from all other duck species in Australia by its distinct stripes. It is a species we have not seen in flight dispersing to a new location, but they often fly up and back down rather vocally if disturbed.

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Ducks Zebras Australia Shelters 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

The most common species we see are the Stoke’s Sea Snake Astrotia stokesii , Dubois’ Sea Snake Aipysurus duboisii and the Olive Sea Snake Aipysurus laevis. She also monitors Pied Oystercatchers breeding along a 23km stretch of beach by bicycle and on foot. I loved your post, I have to visit Australia someday.

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Australia Sharks 2011 Deer 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2012

The slow return of breeding birds to the higher latitudes has every one of us eager to add new species nearly every week to our burgeoning year lists. I generally go through my daily routine with an eye towards what’s around me, but when one species slowly winks out it’s easy to ignore. There was no last junco.

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Fox 2011 Sparrows Breeding 182

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birding / Half Hardy Half Hardy By Nate • March 10, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share This past Monday I was running around with my son in my backyard after work. Instead I saw a flash of orange.

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North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The second edition, with the slightly different title Birds of Trinidad & Tobago , was published in London in 2011. The 2011 edition of the Kenefick book, the one with the green-bordered cover, can also be purchased through Buteo Books, the Book Depository and a couple of other online booksellers. And, they are beautiful.

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Trinidad South America Birds 2011 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

The classic book Shorebirds very thoroughly describes Black-necked Stilt legs as “Pinkish-red in adults, brighter when breeding, dull fleshy-pink or greyish-pink in juveniles.”* I read all this and I still can’t help but think of bubble-gum when I look at these elongated bright pink legs. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer.

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North America America 2011 Jordan 190

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

to the ongoing conservation of breeding Lesser Flamingos at Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam to the Albatross Task Force, which works with fishermen to find solutions to seabird bycatch (birds caught in fishermen’s nets). We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. And then there were the Flamingos.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 251

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AUGUST 6, 2011

Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus In the Bird Sanctuary at Paarl (you will find it described as the Water and Sewage Treatment Facility if you go looking for it on a map) the birds had set up a breeding colony and were mating and preparing nests in one of the ponds there.

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South Africa Pedigree Africa New York 171