10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

When a species as prolific as the passenger pigeon once was ultimately expires, and promptly so on March 24, 1900, I’m apt to consider the rare but exceptional future sighting as a possibility, simply because I like to believe birds, or other creatures for that matter, don’t necessarily die within our specific time frames.

Pennsylvania 195

Pennsylvania Indiana California Condor 2013 195

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2016

Basically, he’s too busy birding from Colorado to Idaho to write about birding! The best way to appreciate mundane species is through a new filter. And on the other end of the spectrum, I may be writing about birding, but that alone doesn’t get me in front of exceptional avifauna.

Idaho 100

Idaho Colorado 2016 Birds 100

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. Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant.

South Africa 253

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 253

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States. The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316).

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

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.

Legislation 173

Legislation Montana Wyoming Idaho 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2013

This Swainson’s Hawk was photographed above a gas station in Idaho. This is what we have to remember: - Many species are easier to observe at close range from a vehicle than on foot. - I have met several birders who think this way, and their arguments have validity. But hear me birders, for I am The Greatest Ornithologist.

LACS 134

LACS North Dakota Costa Rica Idaho 134

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

There were not as nearly many birds around the area as in past visits, but the number of species that were using the water as either a summer home, or just passing thru in the early parts of their migration made the visit well worth it. This week ends with the Little Big Years numbers as follows: Little Big Year species – 870.

Oregon 115

Oregon Owls Barn Owls Wildlife 115

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. They’re becoming an expected sight there – and one that’s hard to miss given their immense size.

California Condor 104

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

Animal Ethics

MAY 30, 2008

Here is a New York Times editorial opinion about the removal of the gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) from the endangered-species list. 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.

Wolves 40

Wolves Idaho Endangered Species New York Times 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Never mind that the bulk of the fat in Starbucks's beverages comes from the milk -- yes, milk ! -- of another species. Never mind that restrooms aren't the most sanitary of places to feed one's baby. Apparently, at these Starbucks stores, while hormone-laced bovine mammary fluid is good to go, human mammary fluid has got to go.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

And they were the ones who, at the end of the conference, decided to get together and talk about the possibility of breeding Peregrines in captivity as a way of at least saving the species from extinction.” Again, Cade led with solid evidence acquired through his own research. And grow they did. Bright sun, 65 degrees F.,

Falcons 177

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 177

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Our little adventure now moves us farther north, into Idaho’s Teton Valley area, and a visit to Jackson, Wyoming. As we get a little farther north, my target list for bird species has diminished a bit, as there are a lot of repeats, and not many new bird opportunities. Idaho has been very much that sort of exploring.

Wyoming 113

Wyoming Idaho Blackbirds Canada 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

For those that might not fully comprehend, the birding slang-term to “dip” or to “dip out on” a bird is to go looking for a particular species and not find it. And many a birder has been given the death-stare by his/her fellow birders for even mentioning the word on a twitch for a particularly rare species.

Norway 228

Norway Delaware Pennsylvania Philadelphia 228

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. Cassia County, Idaho. Cassia County, Idaho. Cassia County, Idaho. Cassia County, Idaho. Cassia County, Idaho. The year list has moved forward to 1962 and the life list has leapt forward to 3759. These are the numbers. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2019 118

2019 Idaho Sparrows Woodpeckers 118

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

And, of course, the reputation of certain species of birds as troublemakers for humans is a problem in bird conservation, so this is worth watching. H5N2 is a subtype of Influenza A, and infects many species of birds including those mentioned as well as ducks (domestic and wild). This is the first finding in the Mississippi flyway.

Mississippi 174

Mississippi Fowl Minnesota Turkey 174

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. Though not officially adopted until 1967, the Nevada Federation of Women’s Clubs voted for the Mountain Bluebird all the way back in 1930 and 1931.

Nevada 100

Nevada Idaho United States Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The USVI are smaller and have fewer habitats and, as a result, fewer bird species. Puerto Rico has a checklist of 269 species, 207 of which are migratory and the USVI has a checklist of 149 species, 124 of which are migratory. Herbert Rafaelle includes 284 species in his field guide , which covers both territories.)

Puerto Rico 151

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 151

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.

Idaho 205

Idaho Laws 2018 2020 205

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Slightly larger than Wales and about the size of the US state of Maryland, this country’s lure is its 703 bird species and three dozen Albertine Rift endemics among them. Ken Behrens is a tour guide for Tropical Birding, originally from Idaho, but now lives in Madagascar. are covered in the remaining 49 pages.

Rwanda 206

Rwanda Primates Wildlife Gorillas 206