10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2012

Red-tailed Hawks often hunt through dusk in San Francisco. And of course, the reason we get ourselves together and get out there is the birds. A kelp mound looms during the search for Sanderlings in Point Reyes. Abbotts Lagoon welcomes the night and so do Burrowing Owls. Searching for Golden Gate Great Horned Owls. Owling anyone?

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San Francisco Tennessee Falcons Owls 234

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent. Of course, the study does not purport to rank refuges based on visitation-based economic output, as that is just one metric.

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 279

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2024

While I have visited a few birding sites around the Netherlands during the course of my Bachelor studies, I did not go birding a lot around the city where I lived, Maastricht. I was very happy about this lifer as I had been hoping to see this species in autumn during my stay on Heligoland.

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Netherlands Birds Ducks Hunting 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Of course I’ve seen these birds in Florida many times but I never really appreciated just how big these nocturnal bucket mouths are. They have long raptor-like wings that enable swift flight, large eyes for nocturnal hunting, bristles close to the bill to aid in prey capture and a mouth that truly defies description.

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Florida South America United States North America 255

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2013

Hunting of Scarlet Ibis for their feathers as well as drainage of portions of the swamp for rice harvesting was, at one time, putting what is now a major tourist destination in jeopardy. Fortunately, forward-thinkers prevailed, the site is now protected as a Ramsar Wetland , and the hunting of Scarlet Ibis has become a social taboo.

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Trinidad Spain Cooking Hunting 241

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2020

Well, it mostly hunts at night, when it is dark anyway. Makes it easy to find the bird, but oh, poor owl … (and of course, difficult to get a good photo as the crows always found the owl first). This D usky Eagle Owl is blind on one eye but still seems to be doing ok. This Indian Eagle Owl was relentlessly mobbed by some crows.

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Owls Eagles Fish Hunting 215

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

If you live on my side of the globe–north/south axis, of course–you may be as sick as I am of winter weather. On the other hand, the devils that drive Corey to relentlessly hunt rarities keep him warm even in freezing temps. Keep your eyes to the skies for freaky hybrids ! This does not bode well for my birding weekend.

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ALA 2015 Hunting Birds 192

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2022

This Cocoa Woodcreeper was hunting for a meal around a fallen tree and thankfully was eye level long enough for me to get a decent photo showing off its enchanting facial patterns. On the topic of patience, the Plain-brown Woodcreeper follows rivers of army ants as they course through the forest floor, much like antbirds do.

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Woodpeckers Trinidad South America Hunting 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2020

House-hunting, apparently. Looks like the background has been photoshop, but I swear it has not … Of course, the alphabet does not stop here, but this post does … to be continued. Black Kite. These photos were actually taken right from my hotel room. No surcharge for the room despite being perfect for birders.

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Cattle India Sanctuary Birds 262

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2014

Of course, in real life this cannot be so simple as good news. At the same time, philosophically, only a handful of ecologists would throw up their hands and say we must let nature take its course here. Attempts to curb goose populations by increasing bag limits and lengthening hunting seasons have, unsurprisingly, failed.

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Geese Montana Breeding Pelicans 222

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2015

I was there for awhile on Friday afternoon and, as usual, enjoyed my time there, mostly because of a single amazingly cooperative Yellow-crowned Night-Heron that was so intent on hunting fiddler crabs that it essentially ignored both me and my digiscoping rig, at times only five meters from where the bird foraged.

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New York City New York Hunting Sparrows 253

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. However it is now one of the world’s rarest animals after decades of relentless hunting and poaching. The Black Rhino was also a widespread African denizen occurring throughout the continent, even into desert areas.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

Of course, it should include an offer to join the ABA, perhaps at a discounted rate. Of course, anything that resonates with more birders is good, as the ABA needs additional members to address its financial problems. Such articles are fine, of course, but not at the expense of all content for beginning and intermediate birders.

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Advocacy Portland Science Wildlife 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ducks and divers The bottom of the city is, naturally, the lowest point or course of the Danube (around 74 m / 240 ft above sea level), the best area being the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, around the War Islands Reserve. Otherwise, the foothills (bus stop “Avala”) are reachable by city buses 401, 403, 405, 407 and 408.

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Serbia Woodpeckers Ducks Birds 306

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Their name, of course, comes from the fact that they grow a protective layer of feather down their legs for insulation. And maybe we should be intimidated, because when it comes to surviving the cold, these birds are tough. Tell them “winter is coming” and they’ll shrug and prepare to feast on your weak, summer-fed corpse.

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North America Owls Protection Hunting 225

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2024

Along the way, Marsh Wrens flitted in the cattails, Caspian Terns noisily passed overhead, and an Osprey hunted over the water. Of course, birders can support NWRs by purchasing a Federal Duck Stamp every year and visiting NWRs supports local economies.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

There were reasons to think that the White-winged Guan had been extirpated by over-hunting. Hunting pressure in a heavily populated region (even for Nineteenth Century standards) and easy access were likely to result in the extirpation of the Guan in the regions surrounding the site of collection. … Extinction is forever.

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Collecting Peru Neglecting Ecuador 270

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2012

The behavior could be especially disastrous for waterfowl, which are hunted by people, but less so for passerines, or perching birds, which regularly come into people’s bird feeders. Of course, this doesn’t bother the birds but it does bother people. Wild birds should not be coming up to people looking for food.

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New York City Birds Geese Fast Food 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Squid Row, Cabo Crazies, and of course the Spring Break follies! Common Gallinules, Pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Herons, White-faced Ibis, Green Herons, and of course Coots. A big surprise was a Northern Harrier hunting along the waterway. The biggest surprise came when I least expected it.

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San Jose Mexico Ducks Hunting 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

Of course, various species of bats as well. At night, we keep our eyes out for the passage of the neighborhood Barn Owl , oftentimes a Tropical Screech-Owl would hunt insects from a low perch on our almond tree. Sometimes this Merlin ‘s mate comes to check him out, but for most of the northern winter he hunts solo.

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Opossums Barn Owls Reptiles Hunting 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

For example, hunting is not permitted in most NPS wilderness areas, but it is often allowed in wilderness areas managed by the other agencies. Of course, as places that are largely “untrammeled by man,” wilderness areas also have birds ( 591 species according to one study ) for birders willing to leave roads and infrastructure behind.

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Puerto Rico Alaska Protection Montana 298

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2013

They have their own unique hunting technique – they”dip” their heads in the water and walk on the bottom of streams, using their tail and wings to get downward pressure and even “swim” underwater. Of course, a speedlite can help fill the shadows, but I always prefer natural light first.

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Switzerland New York City 2000 Seals 223

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In addition to historic habitat loss and hunting, Nenes face introduced predators such as mongoose and feral cats. They are hit by cars on roadways, and face the scariest danger of all: errant golf balls on courses where they like to feed. Still, these geese face significant population threats.

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Hawaii Feral Cats Mongoose Geese 185

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Of course you do! In the approaching sunset, a male Common Kestrel is hunting… possibly some of the Common Quail whose “wet-my-lips” I can hear from the grass. I mean, I’ve been to games, but I don’t memorize who played third base for Pittsburgh in 1960.” But can you explain why to your wife?

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Falcons Greece Madagascar Game 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

Of course, neither of them involved seeing Ruffed Grouse in the state, incidentally, which is a goal that still eludes me. This was a state bird for me, so even if the skua hunt proved to be a failure, this made it worth it for me. 2013 was an excellent year for me as a birder. But admiring this little gull was selfish.

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North Carolina Birds Hunting Albatross 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

I viewed them at dusk, through a telescope, from a ridge overlooking the area they were hunting. A Suffolk Otter swimming in the Little Ouse river Not all Otter s want to be photographed But this one emerged, though only briefly The otter is, of course, a member of the weasel family. Why not the stoat family or the badger family?)

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Fur Otters Bulgaria Estonia 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Of course, we did, soaking in that slate blue beauty long enough to observe a successful hunt and more of its rangy, awkward flight. We had to search a little longer than Herbert may have wanted, but our first Shoebill sighting obscured any memory of effort or anxiety. The mighty Shoebill.

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Uganda Africa Penguins 2019 299

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2024

During the rainy season the Rupununi River shares a watershed with the Amazon and is connected to several other water courses via flooded plains. The sounds of the night intensified, and we were lucky to catch a Band-tailed Nighthawk hunting overhead as we were unmooring ourselves.

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Guyana Otters Trinidad Bats 246

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

There’s very little thrill of the hunt, very little excitement. Just so long as it’s not a milestone, of course. There’s something very matter-of-fact about seeking out non-native target species. It feels almost cheap. So why not count them? Birding California exotics'

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San Diego Unwanted California Texas 229

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

If this Red-tailed Hawk was wearing a T-shirt, it might say, “I’d rather be hunting nuisance birds.” Of course, birders may focus on another potential drawback. ” Garrulous gulls and stealing starlings, beware: the falcons are coming. (No, No, not those Falcons from Atlanta.

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Ethical Treatment Atlanta Falcons Chicago 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

I like Julie Zickefoose’s art , her writing , her blog , her blog posts here on 10,000 Birds , and, of course, I like birds. This is going to be a rave review. So a book about birds by Julie Zickefoose, featuring her writing and art, some of which has been featured in different forms on her blog, is guaranteed to be a hit with me.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Woodpeckers Emotional Hunting 262

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Of course this is nonsense, and they are clearly close to swifts, but with a hind toe that lets them perch like a swallow, they sit outside the family as well, in their own, rarely thought about, family. Treeswifts are funny little things. They’re swifts, only they aren’t, actually. Whiskered Treeswift.

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Solomon Islands Singapore India Family 174

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

It is these, of course, that drew the attention of the Bronze Age people and their unusual ibis-based cultural fascination with the bird. They are birds of the march, with long billed particularly adept at probing mud and extracting prey critters from well-dug trenches.

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North America Charlotte Birds Miami 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2016

It’s natural to encounter resistance which, of course, we have. We also knew at the start that a significant percentage of our effort would be devoted to simply convincing people that a new funding tool is not just an imperative, but also something that would have the support of thousands and millions of non-hunting Refuge visitors.

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Wildlife San Francisco Legislation Ducks 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Blame human intervention in the form of breeding programs so that there would be more to hunt. Of course, I have reported both birds and when I hear where they came from I will share the information. That is really a shame. It is not the fault of Canada Geese that they have become a trash bird. There was also a Frankengoose!

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Geese Canada New York City Birds 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2013

Of course, no birder himself, he thought that the House Sparrows in his ivy were the birds in question. Lest you think that modern technology robbed all the challenge from my hunt, though, I would point out that there were a couple of confounding factors. A helpful site gave me not only the block, but the very backyard to check!

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St. Louis Sparrows Kansas City Kansas 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2024

It was like so many other places where the young birds were stolen from nests, habitat was destroyed, and adult macaws occasionally hunted. Of course the best way to find your favorite birds is by coming to Costa Rica and seeing them for yourself. At one time, Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica were greatly reduced.

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots New York 246