10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Mixed macaws in flight (c) Tim Ryan Chris wanted me (and you) to know about Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT), a long-term wildlife, ecotourism and biodiversity monitoring project based in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon. I can also imagine how much it costs, which kind of kills the dream a bit. The proposal from U.S.

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Peru 2011 Deer 2010 187

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Kentucky Dept.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 236

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Lark Sparrow (photo above), 30 January, Fort Tilden, Queens, New York (self-found, way out of season). Black-bellied Whistling-Duck , 11 July, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York (2nd Queens sighting). Rufous-crowned Sparrow , 26 August, Eaton Canyon, California (2nd sighting and first in over a decade). State bird!

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New York California Birds Owls 248