10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2023

Before I was born, it used to be a rare breeding species in mountainous areas south of Belgrade, but became extinct after the 1960s due to intensive poisoning of wolves. Stopping for a large cappuccino at a drive-in McDonalds en route, soon I entered a hamlet of a dozen family homes mixed with a dozen small apartment buildings.

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Bulgaria McDonalds Eagles Wolves 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Horned Screamer Michael McDonald is a lot like Wile E Coyote and would like to see a Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ! Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! My most-desired Brazilian bird? Easily, it’s the Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus geoffroyi ).

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Brazil 2011 Birds Penguins 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are a few more such breeding species than most Shanghainese are aware of. While the HBW states that it breeds at 300 – 2450 meters, in Shanghai – where such elevations are not available outside of the upper floors of a few highrises – it makes to with an altitude of about 0 meters as well.

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Birds Eggs Breeders McDonalds 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

Of course, the Sierra Nevada is a huge mountain range, and there are countless other places to bird besides Yosemite. Gull-billed Terns breed in south San Diego Bay, along with Black Skimmers and several other tern species. McDonald Road, south end of the Salton Sea, CA. Fall through spring. Imperial Beach, CA.

California 253

California San Diego Oakland Birds 253

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Of course, the paper ends with the usual thinly disguised request for more research grants: “This sharing behavior could indicate a high level of social awareness and prosociality that should be further investigated. .” And indeed, the Tel Aviv McDonald’s does not sell any Hoopoe Burgers. But then, who can be sure?

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Finland Birds McDonalds Israel 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2023

Red and yellow are the colors symbolizing several different things – for example, McDonald’s, the People’s Republic of China, Mastercard, and Kodac. This species might indeed merit a bit more research – the only paper I found on its breeding looked at only 7 nests (of which 3 failed).

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China Science Birds Mongolia 130