10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Now that Hawaii is in the ABA Area , the next additions should be Puerto Rico and the U.S. The Hawaii vote made it clear that that the ABA Area is about political borders, not geographical or ecological ones, and the two Caribbean territories have long been part of the United States. But even with Hawaii, there are many U.S.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 151

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. West Virginia ranks 44th, Hawaii ranks 45th, and Rhode Island ranks 48th. And so on….

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. People who work with wildlife understand that death is a part of life. People do not work with wildlife for fame and fortune. What about people who are kind and decent and obey the law?

Albatross 214

Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2018

But only two states have more than one bird named for them: Hawaii and California, with nine and seven extant and eponymous species, respectively. I suppose a case could be made for renaming California’s two avian endemics – the Yellow-billed Magpie and the Island Scrub-Jay – after the state to pull it into a tie with Hawaii.

2015 113

2015 San Diego California Condor Family 113

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MAY 9, 2017

Because these lands include a variety of different habitats and range from Alaska to Puerto Rico and Hawaii to Maine, it is difficult to make generalizations about their impact on birds. But if one focuses on specific types of birds, the results can be both illuminating and surprising. Most of the key breeding locations in the U.S.

Albatross 138

Albatross Hawaii Puerto Rico Chile 138

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The addition of Hawaii eliminated any notion that the ABA Area is defined by geography or ecology and the inclusion of the territories of Washington D.C. Virgin Islands not part of the American Birding Association’s ABA Area ? and Midway Atoll means statehood cannot be a prerequisite.

Puerto Rico 187

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands United States Hawaii 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service has taken two dozen critically endangered Millerbirds Acrocephalus familiaris from their home island of Nihoa in the northwestern Hawaii and moved them to Laysan about 650 miles to the north.

Hawaii 154

Hawaii Fish Wildlife Species 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Many are Hawaiian endemics : Hawaii has long been, and continues to be, the hotspot for endangered birds in the United States. Fish and Wildlife Service’s ECOS (Environmental Conservation Online System), an online gateway to mountains of information about endangered species. The links are to the U.S.

California Condor 102

California Condor Bald Eagle Endangered Species Parrots 102

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

I ended up looking for photographs of Peregrine hack sites, captive breeding aviaries, Hawaii tropical forest, and the California Condors of the Grand Canyon on the Internet. There is a beautiful photograph of a Peregrine Falcon on the cover and smaller photographs of Hawaiian Crow and California Condor on the back cover, but I want more.

California Condor 175

California Condor Falcons California Coyotes 175

Critter News

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), Here they are. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), York's Wild Kingdom Zoo (Maine) tied with Southwick's Zoo (Mass.), Pittsburgh Zoo's ICC (Penn.).

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Zoos San Antonio San Diego Honolulu 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

This time I’ll be working with Wildlife ACT in Zululand, helping that NGO monitor wildlife in a range of reserves and parks in the east of South Africa. I bring this up not to boast (well, not much) but because I think that this approach to wildlife travel is somewhat neglected in birding circles. Amazing stuff.

Uganda 160

Uganda Sharks Africa New Zealand 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

Part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, it is an amazing place to take in the seabirds of the North Pacific. Along with Nihoa Island this is the only place this species occurs in Hawaii. All photos by me but belong to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and are Public Domain.

Hawaii 173

Hawaii Breeding Wildlife Eggs 173

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

Take Hawaii, for example. Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Bird Conservancy, and other groups teamed up to translocate 50 of the birds to another island, Laysan. Fish and Wildlife Service). **And Fearing that a natural disaster, introduced species, or disease could wipe this fragile population out, the U.S.

Cambodia 143

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 143

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

Many of these islands are part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge and one of the most important areas is Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants to eradicate all of the mice on Midway. Invasive species , particularly rodents, have long been a problem on the Hawaiian archipelago.

Mice 102

Mice Albatross Honolulu Rats 102

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Both birds and birders flock to national wildlife refuges. Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii). Fish & Wildlife Service. Desert NWR (Nevada).

Wildlife 214

Wildlife Las Vegas Minnesota Texas 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

We soon were close to the Mokohinau Islands , one of the many islands in the area that serve as wildlife refuges. Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia.

New Zealand 174

New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

He has been at the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary (or Zealandia, as it is persisting in calling itself) for the last month, entertaining Wellingtonians and visitors to the Rugby World Cup (which ended favourably for the host nation on Sunday I am happy to relate. It was in just such circumstances that I met Sirocco last night.

New Zealand 180

New Zealand Parrots Sanctuary Sheep 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

New Zealand 144

New Zealand 2011 Deer Namibia 144

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Any life ticks seen during that month wil be highlighted in red.

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2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2013

I often like to poke fun at how dangerous the wildlife of Australia is, as ever since the giant man-eating Haast’s Eagle went extinct the land life on New Zealand has been mostly harmless. But the thing is, while the animals may not want to kill you, it sometimes feels as if the land itself does.

New Zealand 166

New Zealand Vanuatu Hawaii Australia 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

New Zealand 148

New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 148

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

I talked to an American visitor from Hawaii who had brought his wildlife-mad son along. After we got back to the cars everyone pulled chairs out and sat down for a cup of tea (I had neglected to bring some but was not to go without thanks to the hospitality of these fine people).

Owls 175

Owls Birds Hawaii Neglecting 175

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

I was lucky enough to get a four month window into the lives of one species, the Great Frigatebird , Fregata minor , while working for the USFWS on French Frigate Shoals in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Albatross 157

Albatross Pelicans Hunting Family 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean).

Eggs 227

Eggs United States Sparrows Birds 227

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Not long ago, I posted a list of the 25 best National Wildlife Refuges for birding. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. For example, Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii was created in 1985 with land transferred from the U.S. And the U.S.

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203