10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2011
Short answer: The woodpecker is most likely not crazy and noshing on the house is not what the woodpecker has in mind. Woodpeckers could be pecking on homes for a variety of reasons, all of which can drive a non birder a bit batty. Talk about pesky, a Northern Flicker like the bird above liked to peck foam off of the space shuttle. Yikes! So, why do woodpeckers peck on human made structures?
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 9, 2011
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Critter News
MAY 7, 2011
I'm very, very surprised. And not very optimistic. Mexico is notorious for its bullfights and lack of animal rights. But, still, I can't dismiss it. From Fox News (blech). Senators from the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, are working on legislation to ban bullfights and guarantee animal rights in Mexico, a lawmaker said. The legislation, which will be introduced in the next session, would impose fines and jail time on violators, Sen.
Animal Ethics
MAY 1, 2011
This blog had 4,563 visits during April, which is an average of 152.1 visits per day. It's the second-best month ever, in the seven and a half years of the blog's existence. A month ago, the average was 134.9.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2011
As part of my effort to keep concerned wildlife enthusiasts informed about the proposal to hunt Eastern Flyway sandhill cranes, it is my duty to tell you that there’s another vote coming up. This time, it’s the full commission– nine members of the Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources—who will get together on June 3, 2011, to vote on whether to open season on Sandhill Cranes in Kentucky.
10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2011
There are many tales of a Tufted Titmouse taking hair from humans to use as nest-lining material. Watching a titmouse take hairs from a human is something I have always longed to see but I never considered how cool it might be to see a titmouse take hair from another creature. Fortunately, a pair of fellow Queens birders who will be known to those who read my posts about going to Ecuador, Karlo and Alison Mirth, witnessed a Tufted Titmouse taking hair from a Raccoon in Forest Park, Queens, rec
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10,000 Birds
MAY 23, 2011
The New York Times has an article about how Snowy Owls can serve as both harbingers of and ambassadors about climate change. Such a charismatic creature can certainly get attention… a.
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2011
Digiscoping is really hard. Isn’t that what everyone keeps saying? That it is almost impossible to get a good quality shot. That it is only really for record shots of something sitting still. Digiscoped with a Swarovski STM80 HD, TLS800 and Nikon D300s. Click images to enlarge Well, the winners of the Digiscoper of the Year Competition each year show another picture.
10,000 Birds
MAY 5, 2011
On a recent visit to Wave Hill , a public garden in the Bronx, I was amazed by how confiding the resident Northern Mockingbirds were. In addition to watching them forage and sing I also chanced upon a rather violent encounter between two mockingbirds. One came out the fight clearly victorious as the other turned tail and flew off, and the bird that held the field made his dominance clear with what I would call a victory dance.
10,000 Birds
MAY 25, 2011
If we can all agree on one thing, it’s that chickadees and tits are terrific birds. Who, after all, doesn’t love a chickadee? Not for nothing did 10,000 Birds readers elect the chickadee as the Most Beloved Backyard Bird of 2008 ; if we had run elections in other years, chickadees would no doubt have been front-runners. These birds certainly have a big fan in Alex Washoe, a freelance writer and bookseller in Seattle, WA.
10,000 Birds
MAY 30, 2011
New York City is well known as a city of immigrants so it makes sense that the only lizards living within the five boroughs are immigrants as well. Our northern winters and highly developed landscape make New York City inhospitable to most species of lizard and it is no surprise that the two species that do occur in the Big Apple have their strongholds in the outer boroughs.* The best bet for finding either species is to get into the proper habitat on a sunny day and to watch for them sunning
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2011
The haunting call of the West Indian Whistling Duck has long been a sound synonymous with the ever-shrinking wetlands of the Caribbean. But, as with so many other species, these birds have been left to do their own whistle blowing. The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters.
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2011
Here in the southeast we have three Mimids of three distinct groups all present more or less throughout the year. The Northern Mockingbird is easily the most famous, celebrated in classic literature and song and deemed notable enough to have the honor of being the official state bird of five southern states. Brown Thrashers , those double voiced lurkers with the angry yellow eye, are honored in Georgia, and always a pleasure to find beneath the hedgerows in my neighborhood, but my favorite of
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2011
No one pays attention to female Scarlet Tanagers. Decked out in muted shades of green and yellow the best that can be said about their plumage is that it enables them to blend into the forest canopy, an aid in avoiding predation. This is in sharp contrast to male Scarlet Tanagers in red and black which are invariably described with words like striking, brilliant, and amazing.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2011
To a birder, migration means that you can live in Minnesota, New York, Paris or Moscow and see exotic tropical birds such as Piranga olivacea and Icterus galbula on a regular basis without buying a plane ticket. The birds do the flying for you. Even if you don’t live in the summer range of a particular species, you may have opportunities to observe it while it passes through, especailly if you live in an active flyway, like I happen to.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2011
I got very exited two weeks ago when I finally met face-to-beak with a rare bird that I have wanting to see, the Tit-like Dacnis. This bird is very difficult to find except for one place in Ecuador where you are almost guaranteed to see it: The Cajas National Park. Here is two amazing videos of Cajas National park: DOCUMENTAL CAJAS PARTE I DOCUMENTAL CAJAS PARTE II This amazing national park is listed as an important bird area by Birdlife International and is also part of the Internationa
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2011
The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America. It was chosen as the national bird by dint of its inclusion in the National Seal of the United States, which happened by an act of the Continental Congress on 20 June 1782. The seal had been through multiple iterations by the time it was approved by Congress – three different committees comprising a total of fourteen men had come up with a host of ideas – but it was the Secretary of Congress, Charles Thomson, who
10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2011
The New York Times blog, City Room, will be holding a “ Bird Week &# this week. Why? The city’s avian equivalent of convention season is just around the corner: the second week in May marks the peak of spring bird migration in New York City, with the maximum numbers of species and individual birds passing through town. Check it out – it should be a good week. a.
10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2011
If you’re a British birder, or a birder looking in to British birding, you could be forgiven sometimes for feeling it bears all the hallmarks of a good soap opera depending on where you surf. Every new rarity seems to elicit a storm of controversy; they (the birds) are either elaborate hoaxes organised by a secret network of bird hoaxers intent on hijacking the British List and destroying it’s credibility; or were suppressed by the inner circle of the birding equivalent of the Knight
10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2011
What does it look like when there is a true fallout of migrating birds? Check out the shots that Ralph Eldridge got on 24 May at Machias Seal Island off the coast of Maine. a.
10,000 Birds
MAY 17, 2011
“Jah Man (pronounced Jamon )&# is something you will hear often when visiting Jamaica. You will hear it as a greeting, an affirmation and as encouragement. And, if you are baffled by the Jamaican accent or dialect, you can safely use it as a reply. When our local driver asked me in Patois, an English-lexified creole language unique to Jamaica, if we would like to go and see Jamaican Owl , I had no idea what he was talking about. “Yu wan cu pan da patoo wid dem big eyes?
10,000 Birds
MAY 18, 2011
The use of digital devices to attract birds is getting more and more attention. It’s been brewing on birding listservs for years. I wrote about it for WildBird Magazine a few years ago and recently David Sibley tackled it in his blog. However, it’s now getting the attention of mainstream media via this article in The Seattle Times. I can’t help but wonder if this article will inspire people who never thought of using taped calls to give it go.
10,000 Birds
MAY 25, 2011
Seeing one of the world’s rarest birds is not something you’d usually think an easy task. Species with a world population in the hundreds tend to be endangered or critically endangered and confined to remote and difficult to reach locations. And while Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri ) are both endangered and generally confined to remote and difficult to reach areas, there are some in more accessible locations.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2011
This last week I had to take someone to Otavalo, so I took advantage of the trip and drove to a little secluded and out-of-the-way town called Oyacachi. I had never been there before, but I heard that they have some nice hot springs for relaxation and that the place is very small and special. The town is tucked behind the Cayambe mountain on the eastern slope of the Andes and it takes about two hours drive from the town of Cayambe.
10,000 Birds
MAY 17, 2011
Note: This is an account, originally published in June 2006, of my quest to remove a jinx bird from my bird-watching soul. I am sharing it again here, at the request of Corey Finger, who takes some sort of sick pleasure in seeing other birders squirm and suffer under the weight of their obsession with life birds. Here is my story about a quest for the Connecticut Warbler.–Bill Thompson III.
10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2011
All good things, it is said, must come to an end. Of course, we know that so much of what thrills and inspires us survives on a much longer timeline than we ourselves do. Seasons may come and go, blossoms bloom and wither, warblers arrive in full throat only to depart in traveling drab, but still nature abides. We who take so much comfort and joy in patterns traced upon a much younger world than this sometimes miss the forest for the trees.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 2, 2011
Did you know that 63 percent of Americans have a pet? Not only do we love our pets as part of the family, but many times our pets become guides and even therapy aids. It’s even been shown that having a pet helps us live longer, happier, lives. However, for millions of families across the globe, a pet is more than just a trusted companion – an animal in their life can be their lifeline to food, sustenance, owning a business and providing for their family.
10,000 Birds
MAY 18, 2011
The second-ever record of Eurasian Hobby for lower 48 states has been spotted and photographed by Ian Davies in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was viewed from his yard. Now that is a yard bird that any American birder would kill for! Congratulations, Ian! a.
10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2011
Part 3 The birder walks across the bridge. She’s not birding. She’s headed for the farmers’ market. She read that it’s supposed to rain, maybe thunder, any time now. That’s one of the reason’s she’s not birding. But she’s birding even when she’s not birding. Right now, while she’s not birding, it’s not raining.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2011
Hey, British readers! Want to help save the Cerrado, the amazing savannah of Brazil, from destruction do to conversion to soya production? The WWF has some easy steps you can take, as well as an educational hand-shadow film that is well worth watching, on their website. Check it out and help save an extremely endangered ecosystem. a.
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