10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

From Florida to Maine and back again I toured urban forests, marshes, estuaries, and more, stopping along the way to visit family and friends. Little seemed to have changed, other than a brand new LEED-certified environmental center that had been built near the terminus of the protected area. A view of low-tide.

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Virginia Blackbirds 2013 Protection 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is risking everything to smuggle a homicidal Bald Eagle out of her husband’s private zoo in Florida, reunite the bird with its mate, and get them both to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. I didn’t know the set up required for a black bear, or how high a Florida panther can actually jump.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 252

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2012

And while finding snails is not difficult for a long legged bird that is not afraid to wade into alligator-infested marshes it is difficult to extract the yummy snail meat from its protective shell. There is no other bird quite like a Limpkin for which the snails of Florida are very grateful!

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Alligators Meat Florida Collecting 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2017

My family and I were staying at the edge of a sand beach, facing a wide flat in a house charmingly named “Bone Ami.” Sure, I can see most of the birds in the Bahamas while living within Florida, but not in such stunning surroundings! Abaco is beautiful. The best part? Mom looking for sand dollars.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

We all have them: our favorite places to take friends and family when they visit, the bird-friendly areas we pop in on when we have the chance, the landscapes that entrance us. Wakulla holds such bird delights because it is completely protected. Moving means finding your new birding haunts.

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Alligators Turkey Hunting Raised 117

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” It encompasses over 70,000 acres spread out between Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor counties, and includes about 43 miles along the Gulf Coast of northwest Florida.” v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 143

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

The Outer Banks are known for their spectacular sand beaches, and in the protected areas these sand expanses are wide and largely free of visitors during the early summer. ” Now me, with my infinite bird knowledge, quickly scoffed at her, “They can’t be frigatebirds, Mom, we are way too far from Florida.”

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North Carolina Alligators Wildlife Woodpeckers 170

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! James is currently the host and owner of Nikons Birding Adventures TV and he resides in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Portugal 2011 Deer Africa 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Finding Island Scrub-jays Snail Kites, Limpkins and Escargot.Or The proposal from U.S.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Deer Kuwait 183

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

(I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.).

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North America Birds Prairie Dogs Barn Owls 115

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). There is even room for notes. Except for the extinct Cuban Macaw.) by Nils Navarro.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Many winter in Florida, admittedly something of a freak state when it comes to overwintering passerines, but a few Orioles can be found up the coast as far north as North Carolina, and the odd bird finds its way into the Piedmont, the part of the state, well inland mind you, where I live. The proposal from U.S.

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North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

A MacGillivray’s Warbler was found in southern Florida on Saturday, the day I flew in to Ft. I always choose a target bird for my trips to Florida, which are mainly to visit with family, but I never ever dreamed that one of my FL Life Birds would be a MacGillivray’s. link] Donna S. Lauderdale. I got the bird.

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2011 Deer Owls Lions 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

A wide-open field in a wind-protected spot, recently visited by both mechanical and living manure-spreaders. Share Your Thoughts « Don’t Forget the Birds of Brazil Giveaway The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here.

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2011 Michigan Birds Ohio 216

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

liz Mar 7th, 2011 at 6:18 am Fleeing the snow and cold of NY, we visited Florida and I got a lifer – a snail kite. Tags: best bird , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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2011 New York Deer Philadelphia 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Veraguan Mango by Carlos Bethancourt Although the Neotropical region supports fewer bird families than Africa, there are considerably more bird species here than anywhere else on earth. This means that there are some astoundingly large families of birds in Central and South America. The proposal from U.S.

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Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 203

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2016

But, as with many avian families, the more you look, the more complicated it gets. And, it is a guide based on scholarship as well as field work (author Reeber has monitored the birds of the Lac of Grand-Lieu, France, for the National Society for Nature Protection (SNPN) since 1994). So much simpler than pinning down those warblers!

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North America Asia Europe America 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

When Reed Parrotbill s go on family outings, they usually just climb up reeds. This is what they do most days anyway, so many parrotbills now feel that these family outings are basically very pointless. Luckily, it does not live in Florida, where such an attitude is strongly discouraged by a would-be Trump named Ron DeSantis.

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Birds Europe Science Illinois 186

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2018

After a brief look at a map, my rough guesstimate is that the territory from Guatemala and Belize south to the Darien gap is roughly equal to New England, or Florida and the eastern parts of Georgia and the Carolinas north to the Virginia line. Fewer tanagers : Many more member of this technicolor family occur in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua Birds 114

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2018

This fragile ecosystem is home to 344 feathered species, 300 fish species (salt- and freshwater), 50 species of reptiles, 40 mammal species, and 36 listed species (threatened and/or protected). Though the water is to be drawn from the Upper Florida Aquifer, drawdown in that source is a matter of continuing concern and study.

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Miami Las Vegas Alligators Minnesota 135

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Species are organized by family and families are arranged in taxonomic order according to American Ornithological Society’s Checklist of North American Birds , 7th edition through the 59th Supplement (2018). The organization varies, and there are sometimes more than one Group Accounts for a family. Species Accounts.

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Eggs United States Sparrows Birds 226

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

I birded parks, landfills, fields, backyards, skies, oceans, lakes, ponds, and roads in 15 states–some familiar haunts and patches, some as part of family visits, some while passing through, some adventures with friends (three trips with N.J. In the meantime, it’s a good topic for holiday family gatherings. An eBird mystery.

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2018 Michigan North Dakota New Jersey 153

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill. And Hybrids: Waterfowl tend to hybridize to a greater degree than most other bird families, and the guide does an excellent job of covering hybrids.

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Ducks Geese North America Hunters 117

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Breeding behaviour and plumage was very apparent, but John Wise , an ex-pat Brit now resident in Orlando, told me that the birds’ activities had been held up for a couple of weeks during a cold snap that saw frosts in Florida. There are more at the Orlando, Florida post on Redgannet. Get yours today! The proposal from U.S.

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Alligators 2011 Deer Florida 116

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

The visitors along the boardwalk at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida were taking photos nonstop, we only had a few minutes before the wetlands closed, oohing and aaahing. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds. It has become the cornerstone of U.S. But this is not a hagiography.

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