10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It’s the boar hunting season. By the cliffs we find several Eurasian Crag-Martins and a consolation species – a family of Golden Eagles in the air! There are three species of which two closely fit that description, and if you do not see them well, the third can be equally confusing! Enough of the mountains. What to say?

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Greece Boars Woodpeckers Eagles 251

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2019

According to eBird , 340 species have been observed at the “ Hagerman NWR ” hotspot, which ranks as No. The overall refuge , which includes all of its hotspots, has 344 species. There were already many Snow Geese (along with some Ross’s Geese) as well as countless ducks, primarily Northern Pintail.

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Oklahoma Texas Dallas Wildlife 135

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2014

For all that, though, migration here is still largely a water-based show, with the most spectacular signs of springs coming in the forms of ducks, geese, and swans. Several locations in the state, most notably Freezeout Lake, are graced with epic spring migrations of Snow Geese and Tundra Swans as they return north along the Pacific Flyway.

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Geese Montana Pelicans Breeding 178

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent. Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species.

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

For mankind to snatch away a species’ very existence is wrong on so many levels that I can’t begin to explain them. However, despite our best efforts to wipe them off the face of the earth, some of the more vulnerable species have managed to hang on. this species breeds. Here are some U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Albatross 202

Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2020

Ubiquitous Egyptian Geese dabbled in the shallows while a diminutive Squacco Heron stood motionless in some tangled vegetation over the water. Drifting slower and looking closer, we observed a tiny Malachite Kingfisher hunting in the sheltered shallows. It was even pumping its tail, much like the New World species I am accustomed to.

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Kenya Fish Trinidad Eagles 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Like many “wildlife areas” it is open to waterfowl hunting during the season. In total we counted seventeen species at the rest stop! We stopped at the entrance to the wildlife area (see the sign above) where there is a small kiosk with bird lists and hunting regulations as well as maps of the facility.

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Wildlife Chipmunks Sparrows Blackbirds 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 244

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It was almost a month ago that I wondered how many species of ducks, geese, and swans could be found in my home borough of Queens in a single day this winter if I really put forth the effort. If I could just find all three scoters, an eider, and a couple good geese I could make it to twenty-nine species!

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Geese Jamaica Ducks Barn Owls 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Covenham Reservoir is the largest stretch of inland water in Lincolnshire and although it is used for various water sport activities during the year it is also used by many species of birds. Canada Geese. We observed both of these species on both visits on cloudy overcast afternoons in October. Common Buzzard.

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Geese Canada Ducks Shelters 101

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2012

What this land-locked country lacks in endemic birds it more than makes up for in accessibility of tough species, numbers of birds and the overall wildlife experience. It is also home to the largest concentration of African Elephants on the planet and over 450 bird species. We are currently filming in Botswana.

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Botswana Lions Zebras Elephants 203

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2012

It’s a mini-Africa Week at the moment on 10,000 Birds, with Adam talking about spectacular bee-eaters in his post and James discussing the diminutive African Pygmy-geese. Kibale National Park, in the west of the Central African nation of Uganda, is home to a 13 primate species, from Common Chimpanzees to bush-babies.

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Monkeys Uganda Primates Cameroon 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2018

I submitted five checklists from four different locations yielding 44 species. Lema Ranch has several ponds and is always a great spot for waterfowl but I was surprised to find four Snow Geese on secluded pond! All in all, I tallied 44 species. Wild Turkeys were out in full display.

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2018 Bald Eagle Woodpeckers Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

Tree Swallows squabbled and hunted in the air overhead and spent time examining the numerous nest boxes erected for them. There were plenty of waterfowl around as well, including the trio of geese that spend every winter at Jamaica Bay, Snow Geese , Canada Geese , and Brant. But we weren’t done yet!

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New York Honduras Jamaica Geese 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

Like several of my favorite NWRs, this one was established as a haven for migratory birds, most notably waterfowl, during the bad old days when uncontrolled hunting and habitat loss had put the future of even species we now think of as common in doubt. As a result, early migration season is an excellent time to visit. Most welcome.

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Wildlife Montana Bald Eagle Geese 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2017

The skies were full of thousands of Greylag Geese , Pink-footed Geese , Barnacle Geese and Brent Geese on the move and in the shallow water there were already hundreds of Bar-tailed Godwits , Eurasian Oystercatchers , Dunlin and Eurasian Curlew. Thousands of Geese on the move on dusk. Eurasian Curlew.

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Seals Geese 2017 Ducks 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

But when taken as a whole, the impact of the Refuge System is truly profound, supporting population-level numbers of numerous bird species. These refuges support huge numbers of swans, geese, ducks, cranes, and shorebirds as they hopscotch their way to breeding grounds in the north. It’s not just for the birds.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico Alaska 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2016

But as the re-introduced population around the Great Lakes begins to pick up steam, it’s a species that has been discovered more regularly in North Carolina, and has been annual the last three years. These, however, were as wary as lawn geese. The unique thing about these particularly Trumpeter Swans is their remarkable naivete.

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North Carolina Wounded Hunting Geese 111

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

Even without being on the water it was possible watch birds across the river, as evidenced by my lifer pair of African Pygmy Geese , which flew down the river and landed on the Namibian side. It’s even possible to count exactly the same bird for both country’s lists. In particular, there are lots of waterbirds.

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Botswana Lesotho Bald Eagle Elephants 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

American Kestrels, Cooper Hawks , and Northern Harriers also found the hunting here to their liking. This did open up the area to a few new species, like this Wilson’s Warbler. A small group of Canada Geese fly over, and out in front of their formation was a pair of Sandhill Cranes. US species – 234.

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Albuquerque New Mexico Mexico Sparrows 121

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

More than three million ducks and one million geese migrate to the Sacramento Valley every fall. These wildlife refuges are literally essential for the survival of many migratory species of the Pacific Flyway. million people were spending nearly $1 billion annually to hunt waterfowl. By 1985, approximately 3.2

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Sacramento Wildlife United States North America 168

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Not that I don’t enjoy seeing new species myself, it’s just that they are an easy target and I am nothing if not lazy and mean spirited. Here in New Zealand te only potential big tick would be a lost vagrant painted snipe, and we’ve already established that I don’t enjoy that kind of vagrant hunting.

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Family Wombats Uganda Fiji 163

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

The adults of most species will still care for the chicks no matter how much you touch them. A female red-tail may leave a nest to hunt for her two chicks and return to feed a rabbit to three chicks without noting an increase in the number of chicks a rehabber has placed there. Do not worry about touching the baby birds.

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Fox Birds Raised Geese 265

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2016

The reason the location is remaining undisclosed is that reliable Mangrove Cuckoos are difficult to find in the American Birding Association area and are a very sought after species. En route to our next stop we slowed down next to a park and spotted the now countable Egyptian Geese. We needed countable species! Only one cuckoo?

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Florida Miami Birds Owls 117

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Queens, the finest borough in New York City, as I may have mentioned before, is where I have now seen a whopping 279 species! What species will be the ten to get me to 289? It was hunting around the edges of the West Pond of Jamaica Bay back at the beginning of March, a day that I saw both the individual in Queens and one in Brooklyn.

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Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 156

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

Munkajarra Wetlands is always a good location for the various duck species and you can expect to observe Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Wandering Whistling-Ducks , Pacific Black Ducks , Hardheads , Grey Teal and sometimes Radjah Shelducks and Pink-eared Ducks. Magpie Geese , Whistling Kite and Cormorants at roost. Purple Swamphens.

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Geese Ducks Breeding Cattle 194

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens. point to just one problem source, one over-abundant and highly invasive species – Homo sapiens.

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Montenegro Serbia Greece Bulgaria 200

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Basically, this species is so dimwitted, it doesn’t know how to survive. Because, Pink Pigeons are not capable of doing the tasks required to create and bring up children of the species. Don’t these birds care about propagating their species? What happened to Thelma and Louise? I know, that’s harsh.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2012

The Purple Swamp-hen ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) I turned south, walking past large groups of picnickers which were being patrolled by Australian White Ibis , one of the species of ibis also known as the Sacred Ibis. Rounding off the waterbirds were Australian Pelicans, Eurasian Coots , the iconic Black Swans and feral geese.

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New Zealand Ducks Australia Japan 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. Could this be the first “accipiter sp.” ” report in history?

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2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Scaup are so worthless that when you input “I love scaup” into Google you only get four results and three of them are hunting related. At least Barnacle Geese are named for an arthropod. Second, once you’ve identified that distant scaup to species do you feel like you’ve accomplishaed anything?

Ducks 209

Ducks New Zealand France Switzerland 209

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl covers every residential, migrating, vagrant, exotic, and introduced swan, goose, dabbling and diving duck in North America (Canada and the United States): 62 Species Accounts on four swan species and one vagrant subspecies; 15 goose species; 46 duck species; plus accounts for hybrid geese, ducks and exotics.

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Ducks Geese North America Hunters 117