10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2016

The Mountain Bluebird is one of the most striking birds in the United States, and is the state bird of both Nevada and Idaho. Yet, there is one bird that looks like a piece of fallen sky as it zips around eating summer insects, one bird whose blue color is so perfect that birders and non-birders alike can’t help but stare.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2016

When we left Wyoming we headed west across Idaho making a stop at Craters of the Moon National Monument and spending the night further west still in Boise. I saw few birds in Idaho mostly because of our lack of time but a couple of rest stops did provide a few highlights.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Dan Richards, president of the California Fish and Game Commission, is shown in the photo, holding a mountain lion he reportedly hunted and killed in Idaho, according to Western Outdoor Press, which published the photo. Hunting mountain lion is legal in Idaho, but illegal in California.

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Mountain Lions Lions Humane Society Of The United States Idaho 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2013

Bluebird nest box near Prairie, Idaho. By telling the remarkable story of one man’s life work with bluebirds in southwest Idaho, we hope to inspire that next generation of bluebird and cavity nesting bird enthusiasts to carry the torch of environmental stewardship begun in the 1970s by the North American Bluebird Society founders.

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Idaho North America America Science 188

Critter News

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

He is a proponent of trophy hunting and was photographed with a dead mountain lion in Idaho. The wildlife official in question is the President of the California Fish and Game Commission. Full story here.

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Mountain Lions California Legislation Wildlife 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2016

Basically, he’s too busy birding from Colorado to Idaho to write about birding! Yet, in realms such as birding, the acts rarely overlap; if you are birding, you’re probably not writing about it, and vice versa. This brief moment of rumination is meant to explain why we don’t have the best bird of Corey’s weekend.

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Idaho Colorado 2016 Birds 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Is there something about Idaho Ruffed Grouse that make them seek out human men as companions? Judge for yourself !

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Critter News

JANUARY 3, 2011

New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way. BEST Illinois (best) Maine Michigan Oregon California WORST Mississippi Idaho Hawaii North Dakota Kentucky.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Animal Protection North Dakota Protection 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2012

The other subspecies range from the southern end of Baja California north into Idaho and Oregon but never east of the Colorado River. It seems likely that the squirrels we saw are of the nominate subspecies, seeing as Merriam described the species from a specimen taken in Riverside County, California, not far from Joshua Tree National Park.*

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Squirrels Chipmunks Idaho Mammals 201

Critter News

JANUARY 22, 2009

reward for the poaching of a Grizzly in Idaho. The Humane Society of the United States and The HSUS Wildlife Land Trust are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a grizzly bear found dead in Ashton Reservoir near Ashton, Idaho.

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HSUS Grizzly Bear Humane Society Of The United States Idaho 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

In the years that followed, Tom Cade worked with various birds of prey through two revered organizations, The Peregrine Fund and The World Center for Birds of Prey, linked in one sanctuary at the edges of Boise, Idaho. Kumpan, a Gyrfalcon, became his companion and accomplice in the world of inseparable flight between man and bird.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Idaho 177

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Only several dozen of these swans wintered in the region (the region being, approximately, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming) and for some reason they were almost all at this river in this year, and on this day, they were right there in view. My sister told me they were Trumpeter Swans ( Cygnus buccinator ). All of them. Or almost so.

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Minnesota Wounded Wildlife Rehabilitation Montana 209

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Ohio, Mississippi, North Dakota, Idaho and South Dakota are at the bottom. It's their first annual "humane state" report. California and New Jersey came out on top.

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South Dakota Humane North Dakota Idaho 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2013

although in real life Osprey are most likely to face off with thieving Bald Eagles and the occasional Raven , the Missoula Osprey’s avian opponents include the Idaho Falls Chukars and Orem Owlz. Time enough, I suppose, for our newcomers to figure out that those aren’t eagles. Birds baseball inland west Ospreys'

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Bald Eagle Idaho Primates Eagles 198

Critter News

JUNE 3, 2010

Tags: moose wildlife crime poaching idaho.

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Idaho Wildlife Tagged 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Taking up the pertinent question of how the newest form of recreational aviation technology affects avians is Liz Greene, who hails from the beautiful city of trees, Boise, Idaho. She’s a lover of all things geek and is happiest when cuddling with her dogs and catching up on the latest Marvel movies.

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Idaho Bears Protection Birds 182

Critter News

DECEMBER 26, 2008

And the worst: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, South Dakota, Wyoming You can check out the whole report on their web site. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Animal Protection South Dakota Samoa 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida).

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Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

Critter News

JANUARY 30, 2009

Wildlife conservationists say the freeze will delay and possibly prevent the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list in Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and also in portions of Washington, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

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Wolves Obama South Dakota North Dakota 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The landscape known as the Crown of the Continent extends from northern Idaho and Wyoming through Montana to the Canadian border, linking the Greater Yellowstone and Salmon-Selway ecosystems and including Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.

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Legislation Montana Wyoming Idaho 173

Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Judge Michael Mosman’s ruling means Washington, Oregon and Idaho can shoot or remove up to 85 sea lions next year. Portland judge said Wednesday the Northwest states can kill hungry sea lions on the Columbia River. The animals eat salmon as the fish try to pass Bonneville Dam each spring.

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Sea Lions Lions Killing Humane Society Of The United States 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

It is the same strain of avian influenza that has been confirmed in backyard and wild birds in Washington, Oregon and Idaho as part of the ongoing incident in the Pacific flyway. The USDA … … has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Pope County, Minnesota.

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Mississippi Fowl Minnesota Turkey 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

As for me, I didn’t see a passenger pigeon until visiting the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, about three summers ago, a specimen tagged and strangely out of place in a haven for raptors. Gene Stratton-Porter ( Photo used with the permissions of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites ).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2012

The World Center for Birds of Prey ( The Peregrine Fund ) in Boise, Idaho, most famous for its Peregrine Falcons , also has a vital population of California condors. They reside there at the top of a small mountain sanctuary as mythical as my first remembrances of ancient thunderbirds, living, mating, and raising young.

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California Condor California Idaho Utah 206

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2013

This Swainson’s Hawk was photographed above a gas station in Idaho. Indeed, can you truly experience the wonder of nature from the confines of a vehicle? Always, always, have binoculars and camera within reach when you are driving around on a birding trip. But hear me birders, for I am The Greatest Ornithologist.

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LACS North Dakota Costa Rica Idaho 134

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Cassia County, Idaho. Cassia County, Idaho. Cassia County, Idaho. Cassia County, Idaho. Cassia County, Idaho. Mendon Ponds Park–Quaker Pond Trail. 01 Jul 2019. Osprey – Pandion haliaetus. Flushing Meadows Corona Park–Meadow Lake. 03 Jul 2019. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. 23 Jul 2019.

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2019 Idaho Sparrows Woodpeckers 118

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Next week we will continue north towards Idaho, and the Grand Teton area, and then finish the week in Yellowstone National Park. Interestingly enough, every time it would land, the Black-billed Magpies were right there to harass it. This shot was taken just as it was driven away for the 5th or 6th time. eBird Reports – 276.

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Oregon Owls Barn Owls Wildlife 115

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I remember years ago when one of my sisters came with me on a birding trip to Idaho. The one downside: they make your feet incredibly stinky, but if that’s what I must suffer for foot comfort, so be it. Hats are a must. Before we set out for the day I suggested she put on a hat, I even packed an extra one.

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North Dakota Florida Soreing Birds 259

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Here is a New York Times story about gray wolves, who are no longer on the protected list in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. If you haven't read Barry Holstun Lopez 's 1978 book Of Wolves and Men , you should do so. It changed my life.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 30, 2008

Here is the management plan of Idaho's Fish and Game Commission. The editorial board of the Times is intellectually dishonest, so please don't let this be your only source of information about the delisting. Here , for example, is a news release from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Here are questions and answers.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

More remarkable still was the recent appearance of a California Condor in Idaho , a first for that state since recovery programs began and a hopeful indication of further range expansion. I was fortunate enough to see these birds myself on a trip to the Grand Canyon a few years ago, not long after I began birding.

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California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. I’m sure there are states that I missed, but you get the idea.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 253

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

But anyone can keep a list of any area ( e.g. , World, ABA Area, Canada, Idaho, San Mateo County, a backyard, etc.) At the end of the day, the ABA Area is simply a geographic area within which the ABA “counts” certain birds for one of the lists it recognizes.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 151

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

only to conclude that somebody had misidentified a Bewick’s Tundra Swan.

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Norway Delaware Pennsylvania Philadelphia 228

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

However, 12 states, namely, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming and Wisconsin [Imagine, The Dairy State doesn't protect a woman's right to nurse!]

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2020

Two conservation groups ( Western Watersheds Project and the Center for Biological Diversity ) promptly filed a lawsuit in federal court in Idaho, arguing that the policy was improperly created and that it unlawfully eliminated public involvement in BLM leasing decisions. Idaho 2018) (preliminary injunction) and Western Watersheds Project v.

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Idaho Laws 2018 2020 205

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Ken Behrens is a tour guide for Tropical Birding, originally from Idaho, but now lives in Madagascar. Beside the mouth-watering African destination, what attracted my attention to the Wild Rwanda eco-travel guidebook was the trio of authors, all of them famous bird guides (and I do not use that word lightly).

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