10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2020
The Brown-headed “Bison-birds” learned to be Cowbirds, and expanded their range coast-to-coast, and into almost all of Mexico. Also, as ranchers increasingly moved their free-range cattle into feedlots, they settled down and became incredibly numerous. Starling -numerous. So there you are.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
Also frequent escapees (or very free ranging domestics) are guinea fowl and to a lesser extent a number of other gamebirds up to and including peacocks. It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos. Or at least it was prior to the late 80’s when it was extirpated from the island.
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Animal Person
MAY 26, 2010
When I started blogging, I thought that if more people sought out free-range, grass-fed "beef," more animals would be saved/fewer would be created. Lesson #15 It's okay to change your mind. In the meantime, if anyone figures that out, let me know. .
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2024
Interestingly, the molt of the males takes about 20 days longer than that of the females – the authors speculate that this is because of the different peak time efforts in breeding, with the males being involved earlier (singing, establishing territory) than the females (incubating, nestling care).
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. The maximum population size may be closer to 20 billion in the fall, and 10 billion at the start of the Spring breeding season. I can confirm that other sources I’ve read give similar numbers.
10,000 Birds
JULY 8, 2024
One study makes one rather weird and disturbing observation – in China, the number of captive birds has risen faster than can be explained by the breeding of captive birds (more than 1500) alone. The most likely reason is that it is just not that attractive to watch – clumsy rather than graceful, labored rather than sexy.
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