10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

And it looks even better in my hands while I dream about a visit to regions of Brazil I had scarcely heard of before being provided with a review copy of the first volume of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil.* Each family of birds has a short introductory paragraph and most genera get a sentence or two of description.

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JUNE 30, 2013

A mockup of what a Wildlife Conservation Stamp might look like. Just ask whoever greenlit the A&E reality show Duck Dynasty , about a family that sells duck calls.) If this all sounds like a great idea to you, check out the Wildlife Conservation Stamp’s website to learn more.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In 2008, with my family decided to build the Limneo Lodge , a small accommodation with only 9 rooms. Since then, the majority of my guests became birders and wildlife photographers. About the same time, I made another dream come true, and started offering wildlife watching and photography boat tours at the lake.

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MAY 22, 2013

The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

This bird was visiting Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge when I photographed it from the photo blind there two years ago. I shot this video this last Thanksgiving weekend from the Sacramento NWR on my way back from visiting the family. Birding American Pipit pipits Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge' I hope you enjoy it!

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

I’ve spent a lot of time in, and done a lot of writing about, the Rocky Mountains, their beauty, their climate moods, and the wildlife that lives here. But eastern Montana contains the equally though differently stunning high plains, a world unto itself with very different wildlife meeting very different challenges.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

My family and I spent last week in Cape Cod, enjoying a last summer getaway in a summer where getaway options have been extremely limited for obvious reasons. Interestingly, I had made a brief attempt at the 2005 bird but my time was severely limited by Daisy’s family obligations and I dipped. Now what will be next?

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

It takes a detour to reach Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica but oh how the trip is worth it. It was a treat to see several wintering members of the esteemed Parulidae family. The mix of lowland rainforest, second growth and extensive wetlands makes it a very birdy place to bring some binos. Wintering Wood-warblers.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2013

If I had my druthers I would be birding the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge pretty much every day from July until September. Isn’t Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge a great place to see them? It’s a shame because they are pretty nice birds and when I remember they exist I greatly appreciate that fact.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

An impressive combination of research and artwork, combined with a pragmatic organization aimed towards quick identification, and education, Baby Bird Identification extends the frontiers of bird identification guides and is an important contribution to wildlife rehabilitation literature. Woodpeckers are a family of focus for Tuttle-Adams.

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MARCH 12, 2011

… Tags: brazil , giveaway • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Both men lead trips for tour company Tropical Birding (Barnes is a founder), and they have also co-authored Wildlife of Madagascar (another WildGuide volume, 2016), Birding Ethiopia (with Christian Boix, 2010) and Wild Rwanda (with Christian Boix, 2015). And, heavy.).

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2015

That place is the fabled home of shorebirds, both common and rare, the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This year, what with family plans and other commitments, I didn’t get out on the pond until later than usual but it was worth the wait. American Avocet on Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s East Pond.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2011

Astounding because she picked up birding before she could speak and surprising because this ability was definitely not inherited from anyone in my family, myself included. Publications like Ranger Rick and National Geographic Kids can also satisfy their curiosity through their kid-friendly articles on birds and wildlife.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2012

This story comes from Emily Johnson, who is a sub-permittee for a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in Helena, Montana. A short time later Russell rolled away, safe – if not sound – in the family’s station wagon. Unfortunately, his wing healed in a crooked arc, grounding him for life.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are few sights more wrenching to a wildlife rehabilitator than a convulsing, lead-poisoned bird. In what some might see as an unlikely alliance, wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, and – yes – hunters have banded together to convince those who hunt to use copper bullets instead of lead.

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Hunters Wildlife Rehabilitation Legislation Hunting 233

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MAY 23, 2013

There were snakes everywhere, they must have eaten his family!”. I called my wildlife rehabilitator friend Maggie Ciarcia, who, yes, has rehabbed baby wild mice before. Once a week I hike into the woods and leave them for the multi-generational family of Common Crows I’ve raised and released over the years. More on this later.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. The wildlife center was an hour away if I was lucky. That was my first trip to California Wildlife Center. I’d rescued birds before, but this time I had to face the wildlife center with a personal connection to the carnage.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

We know that Corey and his family came through the ordeal safely, but what of the warblers? Two years on, the train line has been repaired at last and I paid a visit to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. There has been no update since the pre-storm post and I, for one, was getting worried.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

There are beautiful beaches, a plethora of amazing food and drinks, a multitude of family fun locations, a world-renowned zoo, and one of the biggest birding festivals in the US. My family visited San Diego every year as part of a Disneyland-SoCal Road trip to escape the rainy Christmases at home near Portland, Oregon.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2021

There’s a ( Eurasian) Blue Tit ( Cyanistes caeruleus ) flitting around some flowers and butterflies, while what is likely another European member of the family Paridae – possibly either a Willow Tit ( Poecile montanus ) or Marsh Tit ( Poecile palustris ) – seems to alight on the letter “T” in “Natura”.

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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. Sometimes people find themselves the victims of ill-informed home owners associations that have a phobic view of wildlife. Is it the number of bird feeders? The amount spent on feed?

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JUNE 12, 2012

Namibia is politically stable and a safe country to visit offering spectacular scenery, untouched wildernesses, vast game reserves, superb wildlife and fascinating cultural experiences. This family group is performing their loud croaking territorial calls. A family group of Rüppell’s Bustards uttering their croaking territorial calls.

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APRIL 5, 2015

Actually, signs that winter won’t release its icy grip so readily are also apparent… my traditional Easter family hike was canceled on account of snow. In particular, he picked one of the many that has already staked out a claim to a nest box at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Spring is here! How about you?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

A question I am frequently asked by birders and wildlife enthusiasts is: “ if I only visit Africa once, where should I go ?” Highly recommended birding and wildlife sites include Selous Game Reserve, the Eastern Arc Mountains, Pemba and Zanzibar Islands and Arusha National Park. And of course the big game is an added bonus.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

This guest blog was written by Debbie Souza-Pappas, the director and founder of Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation in Price, Utah. Ipsen of Payson Family Pet Hospital in Payson, Utah, is our wildlife vet and very skilled at orthopedic surgeries. Our veterinarian, Dr. Jay D. We have some ways to manage this, but nothing 100%.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2022

.): Springtime Birding with David Sibley (“A great migration is underway in the northern hemisphere, as migratory birds head north to start a family. Throughout their journeys these long-distance travelers rely on well-stocked pit-stops, like Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, Massachusetts.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 27, 2015

Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, has announced its “Pets Go Wild for Wildlife” photo contest, seeking photos of furry family members acting “wild”: running like a cheetah, swimming like an orca, leaping like … Continue reading → The post Born Free USA’s “Pets Go Wild for Wildlife” (..)

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. Green-and-rufous Kingfisher is the only Cholorceryle species I haven’t seen, so observing one would complete a genus in this fascinating family.

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OCTOBER 13, 2018

Through multi-partnerships, cooperation, federal funding, and the private conservation efforts of one family, 616 acres were officially added to the Cherokee National Forest in September 2018. This particular land near the Tennessee-Georgia border is critical as a protection for Taylor Branch, a tributary of the Conasauga River.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Since we’ve covered some generalities already, once a month I’ll be exploring how a species, genus, or family of birds got its name, and how those names fit in with our larger understanding of, and relationship with, birds. Images courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Birds Goshawk names Northern Goshawk'

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AUGUST 22, 2014

Some jerk (I’d use a stronger word, but this is a family-friendly website) in Wisconsin is shooting raptors. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Maine, will use “nano-tags” to track migrating birds. Birding in the Bronx? Yep, at the Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary. Another study, led by the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2012

Because I will be at the 15th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival ! I have another dream that involves a beach covered with gulls and bikini-clad women but perhaps we should leave that one off this family-friendly blog. So, Space Coast veterans, where should I be birding? Help me out, 10,000 Birds readers!

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

When the wolf is at the door, a wildlife rehabilitator will let him in. You go down to the beaches and there they are, just waiting for the nice families to take their little kids down to the water. And feed him. That’s why we’re always broke. Jodi Swenson is a bird rehabber in Gloucester, MA. “They’re such jerks!

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

–especially when reviewing books like A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia or Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds. But, unlike most books focused on a bird family, this one is organized geographically. A scientific analysis of the bird family was written by Lloyd S. Press).

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2013

Fish and Wildlife Service caps at five the number of Golden Eagles that members of the Hopi tribe can collect from neighboring Navajo lands. Google came to the rescue , helping the hapless fisher and his family figure out how to free the eagle. (No These “allegedly artsy” Golden Eagles courtesy of Corey. News eagles'

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Whether you are traveling with your family, in a small group, or alone, our tours are customizable to suit your every need and wish. Our certified tour guides are local professionals who specialize in wildlife and are eager to share their passion for birdwatching and the wonders of their home countries’ natural heritage with you.

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