10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

But a Bewick’s Wren did build a nest, which it promptly abandoned before laying any eggs. But perhaps “tweets” simply went out that Aldea is a great place to raise chicks. In fact, they have risen to become the most active Nest Watching group in New Mexico (regardless of species), contributing 77% of the state’s data in 2018.”.

2017 202

2017 New Mexico Groups Abandonment 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2018

This year is the eighteenth year since we discovered our first Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach in Broome and it didn’t take us long to realise that they are not at all successful at raising young due to egg and chick predation. He last raised a chick successfully in 2016 and has nested in this area since 2008.

Breeding 100

Breeding 2018 Eggs 2008 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

” While this species is not explicitly associated with infanticide, the fact that the bird lays 1-3 eggs but only ever raises one chick also implies that the species should also be closely watched by child protection agencies. Of course, their own mother is not the only threat to Wreathed Hornbill individuals.

Rhinoceros 185

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 185

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World states that “disturbance by local people, tourists, and egg and zoo collectors has similarly reduced the colonies, and more protection is vital”. Conservation efforts have been sufficiently successful for the bird’s status to be downlisted, in 2018, from Critically Endangered to Endangered.

Morocco 246

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

A paper titled “Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus may adapt well to life in urban areas across its range in Asia” already made the same observation in 2018. Apparently, after a male first mates with a female, he throws out the first one or two eggs she lays in their nest. But it is all for science, I hear them say.

China 147

China Birds Eggs Breeding 147