10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013. Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013. Here’s hoping that they find the food they need and survive the winter to return north to breed. Snowy Owls have been sighted as far south as North Carolina and some locations have as many as seven!

Owls 278

Owls Rhode Island North Carolina New Hampshire 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2024

Black-tailed godwits winter in large numbers on the estuaries of both Norfolk and Suffolk, and we know that nearly all these birds breed in Iceland. In breeding plumage islandica godwits develop a deeper red plumage than their limosa cousins. They are of the race islandica , a sub species of the nominate race, limosa.

Lithuania 130

Lithuania Morocco Iceland Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2013

I added several birds to my 2013 year list during my four day stay, including the Surfbird ( Aphriza virgata ). The Surfbird outside of the breeding season can be found along almost the entire Pacific Coast of the Americas, from southeastern Alaska all the way to Tierra del Fuego in southern Chile.

Alaska 171

Alaska Chile 2013 Breeding 171

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2013

He heard another on breeding territory in Sullivan County on Sunday and wondered if the bird he saw Friday had made its way north. His best bird, however, was a bit of a surprise – a Winter Wren in Queens on Friday, a very late bird for New York City. If only we could recognize birds as individuals! How about you?

New York City 154

New York City 2013 New York Birds 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Although Henslow’s had been reliably found in nearby Sharon Springs for many years, the last documented sighting was in 2008, and the sighting startled longtime birders, waking them up to the fact that breeding sites in the state were rapidly being lost.

Connecticut 264

Connecticut Sparrows Birds New York 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

We’re particularly interested in recognizing bird species that were of significant conservation interest in 2013, but that also had a compelling story and rallied the public around it.” These Burrowing Owl photos were taken at a rare breeding site in Vacaville California. Click on photos for full sized images.

California 212

California Owls 2013 Factory 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2014

” The report continues: “Following the breeding season, most tricolors are found in the Sacramento Valley where they aggregate with red-winged and other blackbird species and feed, often in large flocks, on ripening rice. .” See Birdchick’s post here.

Blackbirds 188

Blackbirds California 2014 Sacramento 188

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. The region is also a major habitat for petrels. And the Mammals.

Russia 175

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 175

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2014

At this time of year in Broome there are often Swinhoe’s Snipe present at the Poo Ponds, but they are elusive and they did not make it onto my 2013 list. I did have the pleasure of finding a Latham’s Snipe in Queensland on February 14th 2013, though and a pair of Painted Snipe near Broome on August 4th 2013.

2013 165

2013 Australia 2012 Breeding 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2015

In February of 2013, I wrote a piece outlining my thoughts on which exotic bird species should be added to the American Bird Association (ABA) checklist. Egyptian Goose sightings submitted to eBird in 2013-2014. In 2014, the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC) voted to add this species to the Florida state list.

Los Angeles 154

Los Angeles Miami San Francisco San Antonio 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2014

They have been here for several months and are currently changing into their breeding plumage and fattening up. It won’t be long and we will watch them fly off into the sunset as they make their journey north to breed. It changes into its breeding plumage and heads off, but has never been seen back in Hong Kong!

Japan 173

Japan 2012 Taiwan China 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

Birdlife South Africa has previously done two of these types of trips before, previously called Flock to Sea – Namibia in 2013 and Flock to Nowhere in 2017, in partnership with MSC Cruises. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. About half of all breeding Wandering Albatross nest on the Prince Edward Islands.

South Africa 264

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2020

Birds to see There are 139 bird species recorded within the national park, 96 of them breeding in recent years. Distribution of the European Crested Tit in the Tara NP in the breeding season (Rajkovic and Pantovic). Distribution of the Ural Owl in the Tara NP in the breeding season (Rajkovic and Pantovic).

Bears 264

Bears Serbia Birds Mammals 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

In Sydney, refuse is an important constituent of the diet during the breeding season (HBW), and a study conducted in 1970 describes a number of strategies by which these gulls steal food from Crested Terns. The now sadly retired 10,000 Birds blog writer Redgannet already covered the New Holland Honeyeater in a post published in 2013.

Australia 147

Australia Birds Parrots Ostriches 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2014

Across the world’s northern oceans, 24 species of auklets, murres, puffins, guillemots, and related seabirds make a living catching food beneath the waves and breeding, often in large colonies, on coastlines and islands. They’re also more vulnerable to attack from large cold-blooded predators like sharks. See Cairns et al.

Penguins 225

Penguins Puffins 2008 Sharks 225

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

India, February 2013. According to an as yet unpublished update to the IUCN Red List, there are only 949 to 2,215 breeding Dholes left in the wild – which is far below the number of the world’s breeding tigers (source: the Guardian). It is February and evenings are cold. Against snakes,” he said.

Tigers 240

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 240

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2014

I participated on the first edition of this event in 2013 as a support member for the South African team. Where these birds come from and where they go after their short breeding season in the Tumbesian region of Northern Peru is still poorly understood. This time however, I am a lead member of a participating team.

Peru 160

Peru United Kingdom South Africa 2013 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

It is a moveable, 5-day feast, normally held between the middle of October and the middle of November (starting November 3rd in 2013). Around this time, Hindu devotees of the Goddess Lakshmi look forward to Diwali , the festival of lights. Prayers are offered daily and at this special time of year, her many names are chanted in devotion.

Owls 181

Owls Rodents Transported India 181

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles , which represents the biggest density per square mile anywhere in the country. Wigeons are only migrants and not a breeding species in Serbia and August is a bit too early for any longer distance duck movements. Photographed by Szekeres Levente. and one ad.).

Serbia 169

Serbia Eagles Protection Boars 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2016

First, most of Europe’s owl species are breeding in Germany anyway and are better found at other times of the year. Then however, the winter of 2013/14 brought a major eruption and rained down at least 15 Northern Hawk Owls upon us.

Germany 103

Germany Owls 2013 2006 103

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

212) who trap, follow, and analyze the migration paths of Snowy Owls, a project founded in 2013, the magic year of the Snowy Owl irruption. 192) from the timing of seasons to the ferocity of weather to the shape of breeding, wintering, and stopover habitat to even the size of birds themselves. Author Scott Weidensaul and a Snow Owl.

Cyprus 254

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

The State of the Birds 2013 , produced by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative , was introduced last week by the U.S. But that’s not the case for many birds who live in or pass through the United States, a new report indicates. secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior.

New York City 158

New York City United States 2013 New York 158

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2013

They packed up in June of 2013 and headed south from San Diego with the southern tip of South America as their destination. The non-breeding distribution is virtually unknown, although they are suspected to winter in northern South America (Howell and Web 1995). Very little is known about this enigmatic species.

South America 185

South America San Diego Mexico America 185

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2013

Instead, the spring migration of 2013 has been largely a bust. Sure, the expected wood-warblers that overshoot their breeding range are showing up and even the occasional rarity has appeared, but this spring has largely been dreadful for we northeasterners.

New York City 181

New York City New York Breeders 2013 181

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Canine Cabinet Posts Filled by a Melting Pot of Breeds from across the U.S. November 1, 2012, Norwalk CT – National pet services company Best Friends Pet Care has announced the winners of its 2013 Pets-idential Election for Canine in Chief and Canine Cabinet. About Best Friends Pet Care. Best Friends Pet Care Inc. has led the U.S.

Pets 100

Pets Dogs Houston Boston 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2019

At a parking lot, Steve hears the song of a Sardinian Warbler (a species that I have rarely observed, often after the breeding/singing season, and as a rule, half-hidden in the foliage) and plays it back from his phone, so the warbler might be tempted to check which other male dares to enter his territory. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle !

Terrapins 184

Terrapins Eagles Rats Europe 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2013

Only the winter of 1962 was colder than March 2013, a mean temperature of just 36F matched March 1947 to ensure it will be added to the records in joint second place. Will the late Chiffchaffs and Sand Martins turn up after being held up for 3 weeks or will they have settled for a more southerly breeding location?

Puffins 164

Puffins 2013 Breeding Owls 164

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2014

At the beginning of the 20th century they were nearly extinct, with no breeding pairs left in the west of Germany and just very few in Germany’s East. The majority of the population breeds east of the river Elbe, from Schleswig-Holstein in the north (85 pairs, up from the 3 mentioned above!) Go Eagles!! all the way to Saxony.

Eagles 168

Eagles Germany Breeding Hunting 168

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. Because, as this book demonstrates so well, it is sometimes important to look back in order to move forward. It’s a very mixed chapter.

New York City 151

New York City New York Birds Breeding 151

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2012

Over the last 25 years they have recovered to the extent that they may now be Britain’s commonest raptor and breed in most of their former areas. I’d urge all right-minded bird-lovers to support proposals to stop this trial proceeding and ensuring that not a single Buzzard loses its nest in the coming breeding season (2013).

Industry 195

Industry Killing Raised Research 195

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

About 600 individuals currently live in captivity as part of a breeding program, and there are reintroduction programs underway in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. . In 2013, Dalcio Dacol and I paid a visit to this reserve as part of an independent, month long birding trip in southeast Brazil.

California Condor 217

California Condor Brazil Parrots Texas 217

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We hypothesized that trends in waterfowl hunter numbers, as indicated by Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Conservation Stamp (duck stamp) sales, have become independent of breeding duck populations, and we assess the impacts on habitat conservation. 4 0.81) and 1995–2008 (r 1?4 Check out their site. Vrtiska, M., Gammonley, J.,

Ducks 215

Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 215

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2013

The latest the Red Knot appear to leave on migration is May 15th and there were several Red Knot in full breeding plumage and with very round abdominal profiles amongst the shorebirds present. This was our first Pomarine Jaeger for 2013 and our first in Australia, so a significant find for us!

Australia 145

Australia 2013 Breeding Birds 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2013

My visit to the best sewage ponds for birding on the island of Trinidad was on 19 July 2013. The fact is that the treatment of sewage, because of the amount of water and nutrients involved, can result in some pretty spectacular habitat and birds. The Trincity Sewage Ponds in Trinidad and Tobago are no exception.

Trinidad 175

Trinidad Nevada Illinois New Jersey 175

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2013

We have finally arrived back home in Broome, but before we left Karratha in the Pilbara region of Western Australia we were lucky enough to see our first Banded Stilt Chladorhynchus leucocephalus for 2013. The “band” is generally present in breeding birds.

Australia 154

Australia 2013 Breeding Species 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2013

Long overdue, the first confirmed state record of Elegant Tern * was found on 3 July 2013 by a trio of birders on the mudflats at Cupsogue Beach County Park as the tide was getting very high. It is a bird of the Pacific coast of North and South America, breeding in western Mexico and southern California.

New York 150

New York South America New Jersey 2013 150

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The maps, which are positioned to the left of the text, are small and indicate primary seasonal status–whether and where the bird is a resident breeding species, seasonal breeding migrant, seasonal nonbreeding migrant, or transient migrant. 4 (July 2013), pp. I love the writing here.

Costa Rica 217

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 217