10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2011

We stayed at the Yellow Bay Biological Research Station, a cozy collection of buildings located, logically enough, on a slope overlooking a bay lined with yellow sandstone on the eastern shore of the lake. We also spotted Raven , Bald Eagle , Black-billed Magpie , and the inevitable Canada Goose.

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Mules Bald Eagle ALA Turkey 197

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APRIL 5, 2022

” are the big questions at the heart of Vagrancy in Birds by Alexander Lees and James Gilroy, an impressive, fascinating book about what ornithologists and wildlife biologists have found out about avian vagrancy so far and their theories explaining this phenomenon. ” and its companion question, “Why is this bird here?”

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Compassion Birds Eagles Science 264

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MAY 20, 2023

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. 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

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). migration corridors from Argentina in the Southern tip of South America to Canada. Arctic Canada face ongoing and proposed development.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

David Tipling, award-winning and widely published wildlife photographer, travelled the world during this period, photographing people interacting with birds, and sometimes, just birds. Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.”

Egypt 244

Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 244

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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Montana 2011 Bahamas Deer 191

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MAY 23, 2023

Birders often play a vital role in monitoring bird populations, contributing data to scientific research, and participating in citizen science initiatives that help track bird distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behaviors. They contribute to scientific research, conservation efforts, and the enjoyment of birding as a hobby.

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United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. Lifers included Cape May, Tennessee, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Kentucky, Canada, and Blue-winged warblers. I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip.

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San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.

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Wildlife Coyotes Wolves Hunters 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Kentucky Dept.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 263

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Prior research has shown that the Loons that return in a given year to a given nest on a lake somewhere in Canada or the norther tier of US states are often the same ones that were there the previous year, though with some never returning because they did not survive the trials of migration. But now there is some research on that.

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Humane Eagles Investigation North America 261

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MARCH 19, 2011

Feeling lazy, or I would do the research myself.) Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. If I had made it through, I wouldn’ have seen him at all. How do we know this? I too am fascinated by the name of this species.

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2011 Deer Africa Peru 223

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

OK, that is extreme, but what’s really slicing my Twinkie right now is an article from the Ottawa Citizen about a report from the journal Wildlife Research which projects that 22 million birds die across Canada every year after flying into windows of residential homes and that yards with feeders seemed to have more collisions.

Rabbits 154

Rabbits Killing Canada Farming 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Again, Cade led with solid evidence acquired through his own research. Between 1974 and 2005, more than 7000 young Peregrines were hacked in the United States and Canada. .” By 1970 the man who championed Peregrines had convinced Cornell University to build a Hawk Barn for captive breeding of these birds. And grow they did.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 214

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2012

OK, that is extreme, but what’s really slicing my Twinkie right now is an article from the Ottawa Citizen about a report from the journal Wildlife Research which projects that 22 million birds die across Canada every year after flying into windows of residential homes and that yards with feeders seemed to have more collisions.

Rabbits 113

Rabbits Killing Canada Farming 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Malheur NWR–Headquarters.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Nevada Drive. 17 Dec 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2018. Broad Channel.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Kruger NP Central Park. 03 Jun 2018. Southern Masked-Weaver – Ploceus velatus. 03 Jun 2018.

2018 124

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 124

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JULY 7, 2018

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori. 01 Jan 2018. Broad Channel.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 01 Jan 2018. Broad Channel.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Lake Kerkini-east side–from Limnochori to Megalochori.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 01 Jan 2018. Broad Channel.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean). To be fair, the Sparrow Chart is cited in the sparrow family group write-up, but it could be easily missed.).

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Eggs United States Sparrows Birds 264

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Gray-fronted Honeyeater – Ptilotula plumula. 25 Aug 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100