10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. 212) who trap, follow, and analyze the migration paths of Snowy Owls, a project founded in 2013, the magic year of the Snowy Owl irruption. Author Scott Weidensaul and a Snow Owl.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2024

The next couple of months will of course see a boost to my British list, as summer migrants flood into England, while forthcoming trips to Cyprus, Greece and northern Spain will also turbocharge the European list. Always a good bird to see: a Short-eared Owl. They bred here in both 2021 and 2022, though none were found last year.

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Spain Eagles North America Ducks 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2024

I’ve been a regular visitor to the island of Cyprus for over 25 years, making around a dozen trips during this period, every one in search of birds. It was dark when we reached our accommodation in the hillside village of Pachna, where we were greeted by a duet of Scops Owls. Laughing Dove : now a common resident on Cyprus.

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Cyprus Breeders Falcons Hunters 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

With the proposed hunting seasons on sandhill cranes being discussed in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin, we must not forget the whooping crane, which travels and winters in the big sandhill crane flocks. More states will doubtless join the queue of those proposing hunts. Another thing to consider. Now, it’s time to go to the top.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Props on the sweet Barred Owl call, too. “I What kind of miscreant kicks a Barn Owl in mid-flight? Cyprus count yields a rarity: an almost all-black flamingo. Someone better tell that flamingo not to stay put and avoid Malta, where voters narrowly rejected a ban on hunting migratory birds. No, you didn’t.

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Malta Barn Owls Fowl Cyprus 243