10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The conservation need is urgent: great attention has rightly been paid to Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest but not enough resources have gone to the Pantanal and the Cerrado, of which only 4% and 5%, respectively, are protected. Asides Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away.

Brazil 231

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 231

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides , tsunami • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Tip of the hat to our own Duncan Wright, who used to work on Tern Island.

2011 192

2011 Deer Pro-Test Wildlife 192

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus ) Tags: ecuador , quetzal • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts Long-wattled Umbrellabird in Ecuador Velvet-purple Coronet Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) in Ecuador Fruiteaters (Pipreola) in Ecuador Jacamars in Ecuador.Or

Ecuador 224

Ecuador 2011 Deer New York 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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2011 165

2011 Deer Cats New York 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Tags: Asides Explore These Related PostsCarnival of the Blue XLVTerrifying [.]

Brazil 203

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

Deer 145

Deer 2011 Fish Cows 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Though Scarlet Macaws are threatened in Honduras there is hope that they will get protection and recover at least some of their numbers and former range. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. Get yours today! Wicked, right?

Honduras 160

Honduras 2011 Deer Denmark 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. I have always supported our wildlife management organizations for the hard work they do and for their dedication to wildlife protection. Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife? It has not.

2011 244

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Video and desultory apology here. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

Owls 145

Owls Barn Owls 2011 Deer 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

A wide-open field in a wind-protected spot, recently visited by both mechanical and living manure-spreaders. Tags: Bird Behavior , buntings , features , michigan • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! This was Snow Bunting heaven. “I’ve never seen that before. Pretty cool!&#

2011 241

2011 Michigan Birds Ohio 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. ……… This is the first in what will be a series of posts about national birds.

Denmark 175

Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? You can read part one , part two , and part three of Mark’s adventure on Birds and Kids (and other stuff).

Honduras 145

Honduras Deer 2011 Denmark 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

Deer 145

Deer 2011 Cats New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. We can all play our part by choosing operations that give back. The proposal from U.S.

Dominican Republic 213

Dominican Republic 2011 Deer Kuwait 213

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

Ethiopia 145

Ethiopia 2011 Deer Cats 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The jury is still out but what a cool bird! Hat-tip to Shawn. The proposal from U.S.

2011 145

2011 Deer Cuba Hunters 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

DC 145

DC Washington Deer 2011 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

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Brazil 140

Brazil Deer 2011 Peru 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

Deer 140

Deer 2011 Birds New York 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides , festivals • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

2011 140

2011 Deer New York Massachusetts 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

2011 153

2011 Deer New York Owls 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

And, as a bonus, your spouse/partner will probably want to go birding with you more often… Tags: Portugal , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! So if its wine, food, history and birds you’re after this is the place. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

Portugal 194

Portugal 2011 Deer Africa 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

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Squirrels 145

Squirrels 2011 Deer Cats 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

… Tags: Lewiss Woodpecker , new york , woodpeckers • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! If you are interested in chasing the bird just look at the New York State birding listserv for info on how to contact Fred Jordan. Also, your using a computer burns carbon. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

New York 223

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 223

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

… Tags: brazil , giveaway • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! And if you like entering contests in which books about birds are the prize please make sure that you also enter the latest 10,000 Birds giveaway, in which we are giving away three copies of The Crossley ID Guide. Wicked, right?

Brazil 150

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Just saying. The deadline is Friday, March 18. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

2011 140

2011 Deer Honduras New York 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

2011 133

2011 Deer Obama Cats 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Tags: iatb • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!

2011 145

2011 Deer Costa Rica Denmark 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

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Deer 124

Deer 2011 Oklahoma Honduras 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

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Deer 124

Deer 2011 New York Cats 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Safflower is not the favorite food of house sparrows, red-winged blackbirds and squirrels.

2011 214

2011 Woodpeckers Blackbirds Deer 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Many of the fruits, seeds and flowers that make up a significant part of a macaw’s diet in this part of the Amazon basin have evolved with naturally occurring toxins designed for the plant’s self-protection. The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 Deer 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Wicked, right?

2011 232

2011 Breeders Deer Breeding 232

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Get yours today! The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

Ducks 160

Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Tags: John Burroughs , poetry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts?

2011 178

2011 Deer New York Peru 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. Seeing a wild kiwi is potentially the highlight of a star-strewn birding visit to New Zealand, but please respect the tenuous situation the five species are in and any measures in place for their protection.

New Zealand 161

New Zealand 2011 Deer Namibia 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. You never know what you might see! Get yours today! The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

Wildlife 157

Wildlife Sacramento 2011 Jordan 157