Family Groups Mississippi Species 
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
Together, they are placed in the family Threskiornithidae, and they’re related to herons and egrets, pelicans, and the strange Hamerkop and Shoebill. falcinellus ) in Mississippi © David J. The other two living species, the Andean Puna Ibis and the White-faced Ibis occur in the Americas. A cryptic species?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
I am shocked to be writing this post already, and doubly shocked that I’ve seen six new species for Queens since I guessed what my next five Queens birds would be just eight months ago, back in March. Eastern Whip-Poor-Will : It’s kind of amazing how rarely this species is reported in Queens. I’ll make it three!
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Feeding birds is generally regarded as a harmless past-time, a wholesome way for people to share nature and enjoy wildlife with the family. She lived on a stretch of the Mississippi River near a power plant that keeps the river open all winter long (even when it’s below zero). She added more corn. Are you the local Goose Lady?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# He could not say the same today. almost everything about flamingos and grebes).
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 22, 2013
For example, take the Mississippi Kite (above), photographed at the Dairy Mart Ponds in Tijuana River Valley, between San Diego and the Mexican border. Email lists, blogs, websites, forums, Facebook groups, and of course eBird (see below) has completely revolutionized the way birders get their business handled. 9) Birdfinding.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
The Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching offers two types of information: Species Accounts–descriptions of 112 birds within 15 families as they appear over and on the water, and Where to Watch, brief descriptions of 47 sites on the North American eastern coast and interior recommended for seawatching. No rails or gallinules.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting.
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