Iceland Killing Research 
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2024
They are ridiculously unafraid of people there – so the cynic in me suspects that swan meat is not regarded as tasty by the Japanese (another explanation, that the Japanese just like animals too much, can presumably be discarded given the country’s very principled approach in insisting on the right to kill whales).
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2022
Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. Eagle-eyed Pat spotted a Lesser Black-backed Gull in nonbreeding plumage and other birders that week noted a Thayer’s Gull (which we may have seen too–I mean, who expects Iceland Gull in April?).
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2012
Once a body of research was established and the bird was declared endangered, it took many more years of experimentation, political maneuvering, conflicts with the National Guard, and some tragic fires to establish what is now acclaimed as a model conservation project. Rapai is clearly fascinated by Leopold’s life, and frankly, so was I.
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2018
Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 01 Jan 2018.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2018
Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 01 Jan 2018.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 03 Apr 2018.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2018
301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 03 Apr 2018.
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