Number of states with HPAI-infected dairy cows grows
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APRIL 2, 2024
More dairy cattle in Idaho, New Mexico, and Texas have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI).
Cattle Egrets in La Paz, Mexico
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2017
Lots of the migrant birds are starting to return to Mexico. The real shock came, when at the last minute, I realized that they were not Greater Egrets , nor the smaller Snowy Egrets , but Cattle Egrets – Bubulcus ibis. Despite the still sweltering heat of the Southern Baja Desert, that beautiful time of year has arrived!
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The Usual Suspects
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
I often find myself discussing this subject with my birder friends in other regions of Mexico, when they excitedly comment on seeing a bird that I could see any day, anywhere — or vice versa. Cattle Egrets are very common outside of the most urbanized areas. The same could happen with U.S. birders, to an even greater degree.
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Where I Went Birding that Third Weekend of September 2020
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
There was the Botteri’s Sparrow giving a larger Canyon Towhee a piece of its mind, on my way into town: The reservoir itself was underwhelming, only offering me a collection of white Egrets (Cattle, Snowy and Great) and a single Great Blue Heron. This was my fourth and final FOY bird for the day.
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The Dracula Bird
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2020
Especially when I compare it with the other cowbird present in central Mexico, the Brown-headed Cowbird. Its historical year-round range stretches from extreme northwestern Colombia to northern Mexico, with migration into the southwestern United States in the summer. But all this changed with the arrival of Europeans, and their cattle.
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Seven Hectares of Heaven
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The south-facing slope was once used to grow corn and graze cattle, but now sports three ecological homes, and is beginning a process of reforestation. So my birding buddy who is a botany professor lives on his family’s seven hectares (17 acres), a mere ten minutes’ drive from my house.
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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. The Wild Turkey was used as a food source by Native Americans throughout its range, as far as I know, but in Central Mexico, it was domesticated by horticultural people.
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Racking up the numbers
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2020
And while all three of our common Egrets ( Great , Snowy , and Cattle ) are to be seen everywhere you look, only the American White Pelicans are as common as the Shovelers and Pintails. Not exactly Big Day numbers, but… For one brief, shining day, eBird listed me as the #10 birder in all of Mexico. How many were there?
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El Pato Mexicano and more Monterrey marvels
10,000 Birds
MARCH 30, 2024
The entertainment consisted of a group of 8 Grasshopper Sparrows and Cattle Egret attending to a small herd of – wait for it – cattle. Monterrey may be the most unlikely tourist destination in Mexico, but it is worth a visit. Both the taste and the view were mouthwatering.
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You Never Know What You’ll Find in Kansas
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Cattle fields surrounded the small town, the cows forming dark silhouettes against the rapidly graying skies. In truth, they breed inland and can even spend a good portion of the winter months on inland, freshwater bodies across the Southeast, Mexico, and California.
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A World Turned Upside Down
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2023
And now, in my long-term home of Michoacán, Mexico, we have experienced a one-year drought unlike anything I have seen in my 30 years here. This is a big deal, as this species is traditionally only seen in three places: on the shores of Lakes Pátzcuaro and Cuitzeo in Michoacán, and the Lerma Marsh in Mexico State.
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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2022
It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. These neotropical migrants had just completed a 600-mile nonstop journey across the Gulf of Mexico.
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Protecting Your Pets from Pests and Disease
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 3, 2010
Occurring mostly in southern regions, close to the Gulf of Mexico, SLE is mosquito-borne. The disease can attack domestic pets, such as dogs and cats, as well as livestock, such as horses, chickens, and cattle. Causing similar symptoms as EEE, this illness attacks the nervous system of animals and humans.
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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
But this quiz picture was too diabolical for anyone but someone thinking outside the box to come up with the correct answer because, really, why would anyone think I had a shot of a bird in Queens that is endangered and now has a range restricted to Mexico? DIABOLICAL!!!
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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch
10,000 Birds
JULY 20, 2018
Beset by poaching by cattle ranchers, habitat loss, DDT, and lead poisoning (from consuming shotgun pellets embedded in the condor’s carrion fare), populations of this enormous New World vulture fell into a serious decline in the twentieth century. By any measure, the recovery of the California Condor has been a remarkable success.
A Lake Reborn… sort of
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2021
Those infinitely patient saints who read all my ramblings know that over the past year I have been obsessed with the gradual disappearance of Mexico’s second-largest lake, Lake Cuitzeo, just north of my home city of Morelia. The good news is that this summer central Mexico is experiencing its best rains since 2018.
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Collaborative list – February 2021
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2021
9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens.
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What is the State Bird of Nevada?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2016
Mountain Bluebird populations initially benefited from clearing land for timber and cattle crazing in the 19th and early 20th centuries, as this led to the open habitat that they prefer. Across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Partners in Flight estimates that there are 4.6 million breeding birds.
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Heading out on the road
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 31, 2018
At approximately 7:00 AM MT, we will begin our drive north, leaving our beloved La Paz, Mexico after 7 great years. Then it is off to Guerro Negro, the half-way point in our Mexico portion of the drive north. 28 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18.
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115 Collaborative List – July 2019
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2019
During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. These are the numbers. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Lago de Cuitzeo.
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Collaborative list – June 2019
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2019
Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.
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Collaborative list December 2020 and year’s round up.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2021
December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). But the beats still managed to add lifers here and there and finished on 4048 after a late flourish from Kai in China and Paul in Mexico.
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Collaborative list November – 2021
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2021
Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November. 156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.
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Birds Worth The Trip
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2021
One was to piggyback on Patrick O’Donnell’s interesting article about winter warblers in Costa Rica, since his list is quite different from my list for central Mexico. (I But these Cattle Egrets didn’t seem to mind. As this holiday week advanced and my Wednesday deadline approached, I was torn between two post themes.
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Collaborative list – December 2021
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2022
8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.
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Collaborative list – January 2020
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The life lists stands at 3964.
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Collaborative list – November 2020
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2020
However, 10 beats from 7 countries were able to submit some 127 checklists containing 597 birds from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica). 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Nice distancing. That’s better.
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Collaborative list – October 2020
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
7 countries (Costa Rica, China, USA, UK, Mexico, New Zealand and Serbia) were birded by 11 beats during October. 646 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Included in the numbers are 2 new life-listers; a Long-tailed Koel from Duncan and a White-throated Rock-Thrush from Kai. This brings our all-time total to 4040.
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Collaborative list – October 2021
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Wherever you might be birding, please stay safe and keep those around you safe too.
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Collaborative list – March 2021
10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2021
Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.
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Collaborative list – December 2019
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
December’s numbers looked like this; 10 beats visited 11 countries (Bahrain, New Zealand, USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Australia Nigeria, Uganda and Serbia) during December. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. 02 Dec 2019.
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Collaborative list – August 2019
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
12 beats visited 12 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Ghana, Nigeria, New Zealand, Serbia, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, China and Argentina), sharing 148 lists along the way and noting 844 species (old and new). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Not to be out-done, the beats have been out doing their thing as well. 23 Aug 2019.
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117 Collaborative List – March 2017
10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2017
La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. (Edogawa Ward–Kasai Rinkai Park). 07 Feb 2017. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2017. Blue-winged Teal – Anas discors.
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Collaborative List 2017 – February
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2017
Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. La Paz, Mexico. 07 Feb 2017. Western Australia.
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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2017
La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017.
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Collaborative List – September 2020
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2020
11 beats collaborated to enter 163 checklists from 8 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago). 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They noted 719 species between them. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.
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285 Collaborative List – August 2017
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. La Paz, Mexico. Beljarica, centralni forland (Kovilovo floodplain), IBA Uš?e
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Collaborative List – April 2017
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2017
9 countries/territories/special administrative areas/principalities/kingdoms were represented in April’s statistics; Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, Panama, Kuwait and UK. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.
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Collaborative List – November 2019
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2019
They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Their Ugandan contribution reached 258 before contact was lost. Ticks for November numbered 973 from 120 lists shared by 11 beats. Alphabetic Taxonomic. calle jocote. 01 Nov 2019.
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Collaborative list – May 2019
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2019
These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.
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Collaborative List – October 2018
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Violet-crowned Hummingbird – Amazilia violiceps. Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patons’ Yard). 12 Oct 2018. Curve-billed Thrasher – Toxostoma curvirostre.
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Collaborative List – November 2018
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2018
They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Alphabetic Taxonomic.
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Collaborative list – December 2018
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2019
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Pied Heron – Egretta picata. 01 Mar 2018.
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113 Combined Beats’ List – September
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2016
Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. La Paz, Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Western Australia. 19 Jan 2016.
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