10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. On June 25, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S.

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North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Frigatebirds are known for their piracy, but they actually get most of their food from hunting flying fish far out to sea, a fact determined by studies utilizing GPS trackers, heart-rate monitors, and accelerometers, all attached to the bird. Bruce Pearson is the book illustrator. Who is it for? The penguin fanatics.

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 127

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. I am not anti-hunting or anti-fishing. It gives one to wonder why this designation was made. Now, it’s time to go to the top.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

When my friend Victoria, who lives in Georgia and who is an avid birder but who is not an avid reader of blogs and social media, asked me “Should I buy the new Sibley? Sometimes it takes an unexpected question. Is it different from the old Sibley?” I realized that I was writing this review all wrong. I wish we had the equivalent for color.

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North America Birds Alaska America 259