10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2011

In perhaps the ultimate expression of everything that is wrong with American culture, a 19-year-old man in a Humvee intentionally ran over ducklings in a McDonald’s parking lot in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dillon Pearce faces up to four years in prison after being charged with a felony. My money is on him getting off with community service.

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McDonalds Michigan 248

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2012

I’ll be driving from one Great Lake to another this weekend and will have to settle for highway birds. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! Sunsets over Lake Michigan are phenomenal! How about you?

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Kentucky Michigan United States 2012 190

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2020

The authors are Bianca Lopez ( The New School ), Emily Minor ( University of Illinois at Chicago ), and Andrew Crooks ( George Mason University ), and the article is “ Insights into human-wildlife interactions in cities from bird sightings recorded online.”. The photos are from Millennium Park.).

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Chicago Illinois Michigan Research 306

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2012

This weekend, I’m heading out to Michigan for a week of sand and sun. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! Summer months mean a lot to me, which must explain why I’m always on the run these days. You should. How about you?

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2012 Michigan Chickens Birds 185

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds – I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers! Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. A pinky mouse…a day or two old… in a dishwasher box,” wrote Cindy Sobels Sniecinski in Michigan.

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Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations. If you want to keep up with what is going on up there you can do worse than The Bruce Mactavish Newfoundland Birding Blog. … Birds irruption owls Snowy Owl'

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Owls Rhode Island North Carolina New Hampshire 278

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2012

My family and I have taken our show to the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. We haven’t seen many birds yet, but did enjoy the sight of a juvenile Peregrine Falcon unruffled by a mob of belligerent Blue Jays. Corey’s best bird of the weekend was a Common Raven that flew over his apartment on Saturday afternoon.

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Michigan 2012 Falcons Birds 171

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

But does ChatGPT have even a rudimentary understanding of a niche topic like birding? I asked it a few questions about birding locations and the (unedited) results are below, along with some brief analysis. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

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United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2019

I’m hardly the first person to observe that it’s all too easy to get overwhelmed by bad environmental news, and the title Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest sounds like a pretty major downer. Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest by Matt Williams – Indiana University Press, $29.00.

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Indiana Downers Iowa Illinois 187

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. A robot that feeds baby birds so I can take a nap,” wrote Jodi in Massachusetts. Just for one day, not to be pooped or puked on and to not find rat guts hanging off my clothes,” wrote Susan in Michigan.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma Michigan 255

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2013

At first glance you might not recognize this bird as a Golden-crowned Sparrow ( Zonotrichia atricapilla ). It is an immature bird with an indistinct yellowish forecrown with dark stripes on its crown (click on photos for full sized images). Resources: 1 Birds of North America Online.

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Sparrows Alabama North America New Jersey 203

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2013

What do all these birds have in common? Speaking of birds in nests, five Chilean Flamingo chicks who were raised by a human “surrogate dad” at a British wildlife center have now graduated to joining the adults in the center’s colony. You can keep up with the latest on this case through the Michigan Birding Network.).

Michigan 178

Michigan Chile Tennessee North America 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2015

And, here on 10,000 Birds, we have already had our first comment on an old blog post talking about “stamping” the first robin of spring. Birds American Robin spring' Who stamps on robins? What kind of blog is this? I had never heard of such a thing and extensive use of Google didn’t turn anything up at all.

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Iowa Nebraska Indiana Michigan 257

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

During the decade, I submitted 1,219 checklists and observed 555 bird species, all in the U.S. I started eBirding about the same time I started birding, and I made an early executive decision (a very good one) that any pre-eBird observations simply did not count. Birding trips to Florida , New Mexico , and Texas are obvious too.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 223

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2015

For example, I-35 is linked to the Superior region and cabins in the Arrowhead, and also to this major and amazing bird refuge. To the west, there is 169 that run up through Grand Rapids (not the one in Michigan) and cabins up there. Anyway, yes, the birds here are all wet because it has been raining, often heavily, for two days.

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Minnesota Detroit Congo Laws 237

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

Do birds use odors and a sense of smell to communicate with each other? The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent focuses on this last question, but you might find yourself fascinated by the first two, which come early in the book but linger on in the imagination as author Danielle J. ” (p.

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Science Research Turkey 2006 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2011

How anyone can possibly resist a bird that has been called Whiskey Jack is beyond my comprehension. Others include Camp Robber , Lumberjack , and Moose-Bird. The bold gray-and-white birds know what humans are good for and that is as a source of food! There are at least eleven subspecies and the birds pictured here are all P.

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Washington Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

All the local avian characters have been extra-antsy despite the weather, all contending for best bird of the weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?

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2011 New York Deer Philadelphia 200

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

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

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2011

I love my new WeWood watch , a sustainable yet stylish timepiece made of maple, and I like WeWood even more now that I’ve learned about the 4,000 trees they helped place into American Forest’s Kirtland’s Warbler Habitat Creation Project in Michigan.

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Michigan 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Be water birds, be air birds. Be water birds, be air birds. The poem is placed in Chicago by the use of “Lincoln park&# which is both a neighborhood and a park on Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline. Twirl on, you and your satin blue. Be these purple tumblers you are. Be these purple tumblers you are.

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Chicago Geese Horses Agenda 240

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

In fact, the guide represents such a bold leap forward that reading it makes one wonder what the future of bird guides holds. This is why we asked readers to share their views on the NEXT big step in bird guide design, philosophy, or technology as part of our Fun, Fun, Fun Crossley ID Guide Giveaway. Digital guides (for ipod, etc.)

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Burkina Faso 2011 Deer Birds 207

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2012

Watch out for Wild Turkeys going wild in western Michigan! It seems that they have taken to crashing through windows and windshields. Though, as the news report points out, it is likely just because it is their breeding season and the hormones are getting to them… a.

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Turkey Michigan Breeding 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

It was in the great borough of Queens in New York City that I first discovered both beer and birding, two great loves of my life that happily intersect with great regularity here at Birds and Booze. Good birding, happy drinking – and na zdrowie! *If Today, I can’t even recall the last time I had a Zywiec. Przepraszam!

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Poland Detroit New York City Eagles 200

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2011

But in Oak Park, Michigan, it is apparently a crime to have a vegetable garden in your front yard. Julie Bass should be lauded and should not be facing jail time. Where are the Tea Partiers? Or does freedom not apply to vegetable gardens?

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Michigan 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2017

The jack pines of Michigan are well-known as the breeding grounds of the Kirkland’s Warbler —and thus, the best place to catch a glimpse of this exceedingly rare songbird. But how do these tiny birds get there? Eastern seaboard, and up to Michigan. Photo of Kirkland’s Warbler in Michigan by Jeol Trick, U.S.

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Michigan United States Breeding Fish 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2019

I consider myself fortunate that I learned to love summer birding before I ever knew what the summer doldrums are, if only because summer was the very first season I began birding. And what do the birds say? Good birding and happy drinking! Birds and Booze News. Hermit Thrush Brewery: Po Tweet.

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Detroit Vermont New York City New York 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2015

This being a life bird for me I had no choice but to take the drive. During the 1980s, the Pacific Coast Population swans became the source of eggs for several restoration programs in Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Iowa 2. The good news is that these majestic birds have been increasing in numbers every year!

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North America Iowa Wisconsin Michigan 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2014

He has progressed through many volumes to become an enduring favourite and now there is a birding version for young and aspiring ornithologists. To be honest, determination (stubbornness will serve you even better) is going to be more useful than bird identification skill if you are going to score more than 20. Best of luck.

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Snow Leopard Zoos Leopards Ducks 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2015

If you’re a regular reader of 10,000 Birds, you may remember a remarkable video posted some months back of a Great Horned Owl swimming in Lake Michigan. Who played this valuable role in your birding life? Anyone who has the ability to make Ring-billed Gulls gorgeous and fascinating has a considerable talent.).

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Chicago Michigan Owls Birds 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2022

of Comstock, Michigan. Good birding and happy drinking! So, it’s nice to take a step back from all that with a good, approachable, everyday beer like the American Amber Ale from Bell’s Brewery, Inc. Bell’s Brewery, Inc.: Four out of five feathers (Excellent).

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Michigan 2017 Birds 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Since 2016, writers at 10,000 Birds have been contributing checklists to a joint eBird account called the “10,000 Birds Collaborative.” The writers at 10,000 Birds span the globe, but I am particularly interested in the lists for the United States, as that is my “beat.” For the United States, there is also a state list.

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Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 127

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2016

I’m still in Michigan enjoying the lake life, despite the prosaic (for a New Yorker) birding. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! Are you Pokébirding ? How about you? Share your plans in the comments below.

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Michigan 2016 Birds 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2018

According to eBird , I have been entering checklists since December 23, 2009, and I find it an incredibly useful way to maintain my lists, plan birding travel, and keep up on my favorite hotspots. In particular, Michigan was gray, indicating complete failure to submit even a single checklist. Some states just seemed to taunt.

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District of Columbia Puerto Rico Michigan North Dakota 124

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2016

And some of the rest of us went birding! But whether you’re questing for Pokémon or birds, at least you got outside. My week on the shores of Lake Michigan resulted in the same birds I enjoy on the shores of Lake Ontario. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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Michigan 2016 Jamaica Birds 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2016

The dog days of summer are upon us though here at 10,000 Birds we call them bird days. This despite the heat and humidity sometimes making it seem that there are no birds to see. Both Mike and I saw birds more or less far from our homes this weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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New York City Michigan 2016 New York 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

birds that we are lucky to have with us today, species that seem to have beat the odds and have been migrating on the long and bumpy road to recovery. is going to have to go to Michigan or Wisconsin. Not only were they a common bird, they were a common bird nearshore; indigenous peoples hunted them up and down the coast.

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Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 253