10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2024

There just is not the forage fish available that the species needs to thrive and grow its numbers. As the morning goes on, the participants get much better at differentiating between the species, but there are always new folks who join in to see what we are looking at, and we start all over again.

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Puffins Oregon Bald Eagle Portland 246

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

It’s always tragic when a species goes extinct. But that tragedy is compounded when the species at risk is a country’s national bird. Americans of a certain age will recall how close their country came to losing the Bald Eagle.). Image of newly discovered juvenile Manumea by Moe Ulli).

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Samoa Bald Eagle Campaign Hunting 206

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2018

In the area live 15 species from Tennessee’s threatened and endangered list, as well as 11 aquatic species from the federally endangered list. I can see the western ridges of the southern Cherokee NF from my hometown; and have a long list of local favorite bird species. Bald Eagle. Magnolia Warbler. Indigo Bunting.

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Georgia Bald Eagle Tennessee 2018 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

I was happy to read that the wood stork ( Mycteria Americana ), a bird near and dear to me, was down-sited from the status of endangered to threatened species. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As a biologist working for the U.S. Photo: U.S.

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North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2020

Over the years birding Willow Lake I had added nearly eighty eBird checklists at the preserve and netted myself 127 species, good for number two on the eBird hotspot list. Since the pandemic I’ve added one new species to my personal list for Willow Lake Preserve, a Field Sparrow.

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Bald Eagle New York City New York Birds 251

10,000 Birds

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. Here are some U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 252

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2014

I was chatting with Gordon about this and we discussed how drones could be a safer way to get photos of birds or document birds for breeding surveys, but he was quick to point out, “You and I already have an idea of what a safe distance would be to test that out with an active bald eagle nest.

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Bald Eagle Mississippi Eagles Ducks 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Jean Keane lived in Home and one day she noticed a couple of eagles near her home, started to put out some fish for them and then several years later she’s a hot tourist attraction using a stockpile of freezer burned fish from a local company to feed over 200 Bald Eagles a day. Are you the local Goose Lady? Grackle Guy?

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Bald Eagle Deer Minnesota 2000 262

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2013

The only time that the joyous chaos of the coot flock is wielded in one common goal is when the resident Bald Eagles take flight and every single individual skitters away a short distance, as if the difference between free coot and eagle food is about 20 feet of waterspace. Even so, the eagles went hungry while we were there.

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Bald Eagle Florida Eagles Ducks 240

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2011

Before my trip to Washington the only species of puffin I had ever seen in the wild was the puffin of the Atlantic Ocean, the appropriately named Atlantic Puffin. The first obstacle was getting to the general range of the species, which is the west coast from northern California to Alaska and across to Russia.* I love puffins.

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Washington Protection Puffins Rhinoceros 206

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, these goats ate the flora of the island: unique species of Indian paintbrush and woodland star, bushmallow and wirelettuce and morning glory. Also, they were infested by a species of ear mite unknown to science. And so, the goats grew small and nimble, shy and drought-tolerant, through natural selection.

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Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 186

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Perhaps most striking, a pair of Bald Eagles looked down on us from a snag, eventually spreading their large, dark wings over the water. I not only appreciated the diversity of species, but also just how many birds there were. I not only appreciated the diversity of species, but also just how many birds there were.

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Bald Eagle Transported Eagles Birds 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2019

In addition to spotting exciting new species in Florida, including the rare Snail Kite, travel across the country brought me into contact with birds in Oregon, California, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alabama, and more. With my new job, I feel privileged to work towards protecting vulnerable species each and very day.

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Bald Eagle Alabama Kansas Wisconsin 200

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2015

Like my two previous visits I spent one day that I didn’t have to lead any field trips doing a run through central Florida looking for some of the specialty species of the region. On my previous trips I was successful on each and every species except for the crane. ” Was I? Yes, dear fisherman, yes!

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Cattle Bald Eagle Florida Endangered Species 248

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2013

Great Gray Owl , Northern Hawk Owl , Snowy Owl – this trinity captures the imagination of most birders with their imposing presence, unique adaptations, and beauty as among the most desired species of bird to see in the world. On the third day, we finally connected with the species I wanted to see the most and just could not miss.

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Minnesota Owls Bald Eagle Hoarding 228

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2019

Oh sure, you can go to Rock Creek Park or the Tidal Basin to seek out living avian species, or visitors can head to the Smithsonian museums for a dose of past and present bird lore from all over the world. In early June, I took note of each museum bird I spotted.

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DC Washington Bald Eagle Ostriches 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2013

We also passed Golden and Bald Eagles , a few hardy Red-tailed Hawks , and what we thought was probably a Peregrine Falcon although (or because) it zipped by fast. Then a Raven passed us, sparking appreciative discussion of the wonders of corvids. It was a good start. A mountain range slipped away beneath us. More than polite.

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Bald Eagle Montana Owls Mississippi 166

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While these birds are very much liked by Chinese birders, the species could unfortunately not be named the National Bird of China as the Latin species name of the bird is Grus Japonicus. Frankly, if the name of the Bald Eagle was North Korean Eagle ( Haliaeetus coreaseptentrionalis ?),

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Eggs Bald Eagle Birds Owls 262

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2011

He has a couple of clickers to keep count of the more numerous birds and is constantly noting down other species. On my visit, which was on Sunday morning, 23 October 2011, the most common birds were yellow-rumps, robins, and flickers.

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Bald Eagle Woodpeckers Blackbirds 2011 244

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

And, there are 300+ species of birds in this breathtaking region of the northern Rockies. Bald Eagle. On a horseback ride into the mountains, I saw an off-season (unoccupied) eagle’s nest in a cave. Well, the 1,800+ square-mile county still has the cottonwood monsters that Lewis and Clark laid eyes on over 200 years ago.

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Montana Bald Eagle Birds Bears 189

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

And we did , for the Peregrine Falcon and Osprey , the Brown Pelican and Bald Eagle. A species, wiped off the earth, never to exist again. Extinction is what befalls the species that fails to adapt, to survive, to thrive. Most species go extinct. We could do it! Then the 80s happened. What a horror! What a wrong!

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California Condor Guam Whales Whaling 249

Critter News

AUGUST 21, 2008

Michigan's removal of the bald eagle and gray wolf from the list will be the most significant change in species protection the state has seen in years. Tags: bald eagle Gray Wolf us endangered species. That's what Michigan's State Department of Natural Resources says.

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Michigan Wolves Eagles Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

In a recent case involving my own facility, an immature bald eagle was hit by a car. People passed the eagle often. A personal encounter with a wild species changes one’s perspective. As our population grows, so do the challenges we create for native avian species that coexist with us.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 190

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Like Syngenta’s “Talon,” “Jaguar”s active ingredient is brodifacoum, which has killed mountain lions, bobcats, and house cats, plus all of the species mentioned above.

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Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 269

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

The local Bald Eagles are getting busy, I suspect there is an egg in the nest. The birds were too far away to identify, and I know more than one species does this, but if I had to guess they were starlings. If half the Warblers go extinct, that would be a lot of species but you’d still pretty much have Warbler DNA.

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Bald Eagle Zoos Philippines Apes 224

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2014

Bald Eagles ,” I said encouragingly/defensively/lamely. Skye wore a long-suffering expression, while Bau-Hien – whose parents had settled in Texas after leaving Vietnam – regarded me with a mixture of fascination and alarm. said Bau-Hien. You’ve never seen one before?”. “We

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Puffins Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eggs 274

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

40 Responses to “Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens&# Nick Mar 15th, 2011 at 6:26 pm My guesses are: (1) Mallard, (2) Monk Parakeet, and (3) Bald Eagle Will Mar 15th, 2011 at 9:34 pm I’m going with Wood Duck, Monk Parakeet and Red-tailed Hawk. Mitred parakeet 3.

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2011 Bald Eagle Sparrows Deer 228

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2014

Other Rocky Mountain species I’d like to round up, in a perfect world, include Boreal Chickadee, Spruce Grouse, and Varied Thrush. Bald Eagle Jan 7 – Dunrovin Ranch, MT. Up until now, though, I’ve never put my year list on 10,000 Birds. This year, I’m taking the plunge. Birding year list'

2014 184

2014 Las Vegas Bald Eagle Nevada 184

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I can imagine how you hate to see a Bald Eagle in a movie and hear the Red-tailed Hawk screech. A sound of a species never before recorded in the wilds of Serbia. Yet, at least, the two of them can be found at the same place. Hence, it is not impossible to see one and hear the other at the same time.

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Bald Eagle Serbia Eagles Species 148

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2019

Of what he did see, a pair of Bald Eagles at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was the highlight, a species that didn’t used to be around in June in Queens at all. So, Bald Eagles as his Best Bird of the Weekend. Corey only birded for a bit on Saturday afternoon and didn’t see much that was terribly exciting.

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2019 Bald Eagle Jamaica Eagles 122

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2015

For those who don’t know, Christmas Bird Count compilation dinners usually involve the compiler for the count, in this case me, going through each species on the checklist. Each group yells out the number of each species seen. Here are the Bald Eagles where they’ve been spending their time, at Willow Lake.

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Bald Eagle Sparrows Pelicans Turkey 116

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2014

And who knows what else you can see at Viera – I’ve been lucky enough to see a Gray Kingbird there as well as a Bald Eagle catching and eating a Blue-winged Teal ! This Bald Eagle was a sight worth seeing! Sign up if you want the chance to see an enigmatic and charismatic species.

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Wildlife Bald Eagle 2015 New York City 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

There were once two species of goose, a merganser, and a pair of raven species. Once upon a time there was a much larger forest harrier, Forbes’ Harrier , and the all-time ultimate bird-of-prey, the Haast’s Eagle. This massive eagle, with a wingspan on up to 2.6

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Eagles New Zealand Bald Eagle Collecting 112

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2015

Many species that are currently common may stay that way, and some species will likely increase…and hopefully species besides House Sparrows , European Starlings , Rock Pigeons and Eurasian Collared-Doves , which those in North America know as the four avian horsemen of the apocalypse.

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North America San Francisco Suffering California 262

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

During the decade, I submitted 1,219 checklists and observed 555 bird species, all in the U.S. After an initial period when all species are new, the lifers begin to follow a pattern. Thus, I can pinpoint my first pelagic trip, as it added 13 new species. For example, I’ve seen Bald Eagles in 15 states. and Canada.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 200

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Before the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), there was the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. endangered species was issued on March 11, 1967, under the earlier law, and those listings were ultimately grandfathered into the ESA. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus t. The first list of U.S.

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California Condor Bald Eagle Endangered Species Parrots 116

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

Like several of my favorite NWRs, this one was established as a haven for migratory birds, most notably waterfowl, during the bad old days when uncontrolled hunting and habitat loss had put the future of even species we now think of as common in doubt. As a result, early migration season is an excellent time to visit.

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Wildlife Montana Bald Eagle Geese 203