10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

And squirrels. Aggravatingly, many squirrels. How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works).

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America Squirrels Industry Birds 250

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2013

Much like Carrie’s recent experiences being hoodwinked by non-bird sources of birdy-sounding calls , I’ve had my share of animal encounters out in the field. And of course, way too many chipmunks and squirrels and raccoons and turtles to count.

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Coyotes Nevada Rattlesnake Mules 235

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2015

I picked out a Red-tailed Hawk bearing a squirrel away to a perch to eat, and got a sharp, crisp view of the messy dismemberment despite the gloom. On the whole, though, I had a lovely experience with the Naturas, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone who is looking for binoculars long on brightness and short on neck pain.

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New York City Squirrels Bears Owls 200

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

My core values demand that I get outside often enough to experience the real world, rather than what I see while watching football. While out in my neighborhood, I saw what I believe was a Sharp-shinned Hawk take a pass at one of Rochester’s exotic white squirrels , which turn up this time of year like clockwork.

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2016 Squirrels New York Birds 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

This is where Gila Woodpecker and Yellow-breasted Chat meet Squirrel Cuckoo , Bat Falcon , and Black-throated Magpie-Jay. These striking and inquisitive jays were perhaps the bird of the trip for me, and we took our time to soak in the experience of encountering these wonderful birds.

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Mexico Costa Rica Arizona Bats 247

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2021

My first experience birding was as a teenager back in the 70s, when birding meant a pair of binoculars, a couple of bird feeders, and a smallish field guide (book). A gorgeous Squirrel Cuckoo blows my mind. … to where I once belonged. I realize I’m not in Kansas (well, California) anymore.

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Kansas Wounded ALA Squirrels 261

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

And it is interesting to note that government does very little to subsidize the bird watching experience; state Departments of Natural Resources, for example, maintain plenty of trout fisheries to improve the angling experience, but not a single warbler aviary to add more diversity to spring migration! That money counts.

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Hunters 2006 Ducks Wildlife 262

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Fruska Gora National Park with British journalist Mike Unwin who later described the experience: “The road passed through a region of short-grass steppe on the lower slopes of the ridge, where we spotted several Sousliks scampering for their burrows.

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Serbia 2004 Eagles Chickens 259

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

It was an exciting experience, though a remarkably chilly one, as winters in Castile and León can be very cold. I’ve yet to see an English pine marten, but I once watched one hunting red squirrels in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland. My only wolf sightings have been in Spain, in December, and at great range.

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Fur Otters Bulgaria Estonia 245

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2022

There were numerous White-chested Emeralds around at the feeders also – a vivid Yellow Oriole hopped around a bit further off, and restless movement in the treetops further still was a Squirrel Cuckoo. By no means species I ever took for granted, but I must admit that the excitement was a bit different from before. American Flamingo.

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Trinidad Turkey Squirrels Cows 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2023

I’ll still probably try again next June, as this June has been the driest and hottest in memory, and in my experience, summer rains make it much more likely that one will see the Sinaloa Martin. And Brent was thrilled with a pair of Squirrel Cuckoos that perched near us. As it happens, there were no Martins to be found that day.

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Mexico Oregon Squirrels Falcons 225

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2014

Sometimes in a forest you’d be forgiven for thinking there was nothing but birds, monkeys and squirrels (and mosquitos, obviously), and then at night you start seeing civets, wallabies, and tarantulas. It was the perfect experience, the guide had astonishing eyes and found things we would have passed over if we had been alone.

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Badgers Wildlife Reptiles Monkeys 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Over the pass, trees turn to pines – one very dark Eurasian Red Squirrel in them – and peaks around us become much higher. Our guides were researchers from Callisto, patient and always smiling Yannis Tsanakis (above) and Maria Petridou with her infectious laugh and stories of her Sun Bear and Jaguar research experiences.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 271

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Most of all, the time and effort is worth it when we see new birds, surpass our goals, and when we share those trying, challenging, exuberant and triumphant times with others because the birding party is always better, always stronger, when you you can enjoy the experience with like-minded souls. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana; Curu, 4-Jan.

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Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

He brings to this book an academic background in biology and horticulture and, more importantly, decades of experience developing strategies for the best backyard bird feeding practices. I came late to bird feeding. Jim Carpenter is the founder of Wild Birds Unlimited, the popular bird feeder and seed franchise.

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New York City Birds Squirrels Woodpeckers 189

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

We also saw Prairie Dogs , Bison , Mule Deer , Abert’s Squirrel and Coyote. We stopped at Rosie’s Diner. Honest food in a fifties’ diner while reminiscing about all those movies you have seen about diners in the fifties. I can recommend it. I ticked off 9 lifers. All bird and animal pictures are Brad’s.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Perhaps you’ve had the same experience. Kah Wai [link] Share Your Thoughts « If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Birding opened up Central America for me in a way that nothing else did.

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Costa Rica 2011 Deer Birds 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana). You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Domestic goose sp.

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 207

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama really serves a superior birding experience, just by nature of the amazing forest surrounding it. Squirrel Cuckoo . Make sure you can do the same. BIRDING NOTES. Heard only.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

This year, visiting Niagara Falls until January 6th gave me the chance to experience a bit of both latitudes. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana; El Rodeo, 9-Jan. The locals don’t always get along with the migrants. Snowy Owl- Bubo scanidacus; Niagara county, 2-Jan. Long-eared Owl – Asio otus; Niagara county, 2-Jan.

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Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 124

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2020

While I don’t have a lot of experience with tropical terns, I believe that narrows it down to Sandwich Tern ( Thalasseus sandvicensis ), a bird that – while still quite rare in the Northeast – seems to be occurring with greater frequency , along with an increasingly northward incursion of Royal Terns ( Thalasseus maximus ).

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Squirrels India North America America 245

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2014

It prompted a lot of questions, many of which I had previously answered by simple supposition and presumption, but which now became highlighted as inadequate in the light of this experience. How many well sites does a sapsucker maintain? How often does he do the rounds? Does he vigorously defend his food source? The sapsucker was seen first.

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San Francisco Maryland Jordan Colorado 229

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Recent studies in Sri Lanka have revealed that, upon sighting a predator, a drongo will imitate the alarm calls of at least 4 other bird species (babblers, laughing thrushes, bulbuls, and others), as well as the call given by the specific predator, i.e. a giant squirrel or eagle. My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets.

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Sri Lanka Taiwan Birds Cats 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

There’s a Three-striped Palm Squirrel by the side of the track, while Jungle Bush Quails are running across it in front of our Maruti Gypsy, almost the official safari vehicle of India. She has grown up in the reserve and has no experience of the environment of which tourists would not be a permanent, however boring part of.

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Tigers India Killing 2006 259

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

That summer of 1938, when he was ten years old, Cade read of two brothers, Frank and John Craighead, who wrote of their experiences with falcons in National Geographic. It was there where the first glimpse of his future began. This in-between world of freedom supplemented with food from an undetected source was known as hacking.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 214

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited. by Marc Bekoff. Babyl’s friends had nothing to gain by helping her, as she could do nothing for them.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

You never know what your pooch may encounter while sniffing around the edges of the park and he needs to be protected in case he comes across a wild animal (like a squirrel) or simply an unhealthy dog. If you keep yourself focused and prepared, a trip to the dog park can be an incredibly enjoyable experience for both dog and owner.

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Dogs Pets Spaying Spay 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2019

Dark eyes peered down at us, its sharp yellow and black bill perfect for scooping up unsuspecting squirrels from the ground below. The general mood was one of gratitude, and everyone passed camera lenses and binoculars back and forth to share the experience. But the hawk remained, continuing its diet of squirrels and varmints.

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Rescue Portland Squirrels Deer 187

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2011

During the filming of this production, I got to experience “dirt hawking&#. “Ground-squirrel&# shouts a falconer, thankful that the bird has missed as they can consume a squirrel in a minute or two, limiting their willingness to hunt further. Moments later the male bird swoops towards a large cactus.

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League Against Cruel Sports Rabbits Falcons Hunting 270

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2012

So, this pair (I assume there are two, though I only saw one today) of eagles has a territory including small dogs and stray children, baby coyotes, crows, but mainly squirrels and marmots right around its nest, and a major river backed up by a large dam about a mile or two away (the Mississippi) and several lakes.

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Eagles Bald Eagle Coyotes Mississippi 232