10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

When you compare the species richness not per country, but per square kilometre, that is when you get a more realistic picture, and then those tiny tropical countries rightfully stand out in the spotlights. No, I am not talking of Brazil or Columbia, they are not just in the tropics but more importantly, they are officially huge.

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Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 240

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A bicycling big year, which started out as a cool, interesting idea after Dorian biked eight miles to see two Northern Lapwings in Nantucket, Massachusetts, becomes an out-of-the-box way to re-orient his mind and find new direction.

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Los Angeles Massachusetts Birds New York City 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2021

I wonder what he would have made of the extraordinary peregrinations undertaken by this species in 2021, with birds turning up well north of their usual range in an event the American Birding Association has coined – with hashtag – #spoonbillsummer?

New York 264

New York South Carolina North Carolina Massachusetts 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The duck was based on live models, but the flamingo had to be drawn from photographs, since Union Products was based in Massachusetts. Flamingos represented tropical beaches — even though the various species have habitats ranging from alkaline lakes to Andean plateaus.

Cuba 198

Cuba Miami Massachusetts Penguins 198

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. Parker River NWR (Massachusetts): 687,000; $17.2 Of course, the study does not purport to rank refuges based on visitation-based economic output, as that is just one metric. Lee Metcalf NWR (Montana): 178,000; $4.5 million; 45. million; 31. million; 166.

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2018

Maybe I’ll be able to add something new to my Massachusetts list. Down in the Big Apple, local birders have been mocking Corey by spotting tasty coastal species that he doesn’t have on his Queens list. A change is on the horizon. I’ll be in Boston for part of this weekend. How about you?

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Boston Massachusetts 2018 Birds 140

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Because, let’s face it, when you get off that plane and look at those severe volcanic landscapes and then find yourself face to face with one of the islands’ four mockingbird species, you’re not going to think, “Oh, look, lava and a mockingbird.” The updating of the text is very important.

2006 279

2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Porpoises 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Listed as a Species of Special Concern in New York and as threatened or endangered in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, Poocetes gramineus is in trouble in the northeastern United States and, considering the decline shown in Ontario’s second breeding bird atlas, in eastern Canada as well.* What has caused the decline?

Sparrows 165

Sparrows North Dakota Downers United States 165

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Stumpy Duck is an American pale ale by Trillium Brewing Company of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the most popular breweries in New England for the past few years. It’s the least I can do for a species that’s caused me almost no identification angst over the years.

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Ducks Houston Boston Fowl 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America covers 827 species, including resident, migratory, and common vagrant birds. The end result is that the whole “biographic” area (NCA plus southern Mexico and northern Nicaragua) is home to 41 endemic bird species.

El Salvador 235

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 235

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

They would care about land-use decisions involving urban sprawl, agriculture, transportation, waste disposal, pollution, deforestation, desertification, invasive species, climate change, and even population control. The gap is in high school, though there are a few teaching in high school, including Steve Maguire in Massachusetts.

2018 264

2018 Agenda Science Massachusetts 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

These were the sounds I heard as I walked around a small pond in Amherst, Massachusetts last week, looking for dragonflies, listening for birds. Or, one of the 145 species of Glass frogs living in the Cental and South American rainforests, I could look through the transparent skin on their undersides and see their internal organs.

Reptiles 244

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 244

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

United States 162

United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2020

And while Dogwoods and Eastern Redbuds may be great options in Massachusetts, they won’t grow for me in Morelia, Mexico. It doesn’t seem to offer food or shelter for birds; but, being the tallest tree on the block, is an important stopover for lots of species. Ash: My ash tree is at least 50 feet tall.

Birds 222

Birds Madagascar Woodpeckers Nashville 222

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

per cent of individuals of a species at a given time” and a vagrant bird as a bird that shows up outside of this range (p. The accounts cover vagrancy patterns for the family as a whole, reasons for vagrancy, documented examples of vagrancy for specific species and reasons that might account for those incidents.

Compassion 264

Compassion Birds Eagles Science 264

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 127

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 127

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I recently got the chance to read the book, 100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species , written by Jeff Corwin. In this book, Corwin shares what he has learned as he travels the world to see first hand the species that are endangered. He currently resides with his family on an island in Massachusetts.

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Endangered Species Rhinos Massachusetts Science 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2016

She verified the bird’s identity and told me that the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores, Florida was one of the few places equipped to handle this species. Erica Miller from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Delaware for some advice. On Sunday morning things really started to get busy.

Connecticut 189

Connecticut Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Delaware 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

That is why it is such amazingly awesome news that the British Birdwatching Fair raised £242,000 to help conserve a species that could become the first recorded bird extinction in mainland Africa. Here’s hoping the Liben Lark defies the odds and long graces the grassy plains of Ethiopia!

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Ethiopia 2011 Deer Cats 145

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

This lucky youngster from Massachusetts has almost 300 ticks, but just added his favorite— a Great Gray Owl his supportive family drove hundreds of miles to glimpse. Project FeederWatch data prove that woodpeckers are at the top of the backyard bird feeder pecking order.

Massachusetts 100

Massachusetts Eggs Falcons Bears 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

This is like Sibley calling his bird guide “The Sibley guide to Birds of Massachusetts and North America” The latter sounds silly, right? Those were amongst the most annoying field guides to use on the “continent” as so many potentially confusing species were left out. So what is one to think of the former?

Europe 178

Europe Mammals Animal Reindeer 178

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2016

Yes, Neil Hayward was in a position to break the Big Year record—748 species–of the fabled Sandy Komito, a feat that some birders said couldn’t be done (not so much for reasons of birding skill, but because of a different playing field , literally).

2013 157

2013 Arizona San Diego Massachusetts 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2018

According to the study, since 1984 heightened temperatures and resulting aridity have caused fires to spread across an additional 16,000 square miles than they otherwise would have—an area larger than the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined 1. ‘Direct mortality is not a big concern,’ Saab says.”

Wildlife 140

Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Connecticut 140

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

In " 'Animal Rights:' Pernicious Nonsense for Both Law & Public Policy ," Massachusetts attorney and "sportsman" Richard Latimer is on the mark with some concepts, and way off with others. than with any genuine concern for species diversity or even animal welfare."

Animal Rights 100

Animal Rights Rights Animal Broiler Chicken 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

When I began birding with people from parts farther north I became familiar with the term “ Half Hardy “, which refers to those species of birds who are generally present in small numbers during mild winters, but usually can’t handle the rough patches of extreme cold temperatures and snow that are less frequent.

North Carolina 140

North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2018

It’s also the first drink featuring a non-North American species (I’ll admit there’s a bias in my selections that’s largely dictated by geography). Kiwi Rising is a double India pale lager by Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers of Framingham, Massachusetts.

New Zealand 100

New Zealand India Massachusetts United States 100

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2012

Lemuel Shaw, the nineteenth century chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, provided this good definition: it “consists of a few broad and comprehensive principles, founded on reason, natural justice, and enlightened public policy, modified and adapted to all the circumstances of all the particular cases that fall within it.”

Rights 40

Rights For Animals Animal Legislation 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

Although designed as a field guide, it is a hefty book, 376 pages long, covering 336 species. Many species are dimorphic, with females looking different from males. Many species also differ with age. And, there are some odonate species that include andromorphs, females which look like the males. Yes, 675 photographs.

United States 250

United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

What year was the Red-footed Falcon seen in Massachusetts? In this book, rare birds are species “for which, on average, only 5 or fewer individuals have been found annually in North America since around 1950.” Species that were once seen rarely and have now become more common, like Clay-colored Thrush, are not included.

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North America America Birds United States 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nick Lund pretty much says it all when he writes, “Maine left Massachusetts in 1820 to become its own state and took the best of New England with it” (p. we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. There are 461 species on the Maine checklist.

Los Angeles 246

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Parker River NWR (Massachusetts). according to eBird , including: Aransas (368 species); Bosque del Apache (360); Parker River (359); Laguna Atascosa (356); Santa Ana (342); Anahuac (329); Pea Island (326); and Edwin B. Pea Island NWR (North Carolina).

Wildlife 214

Wildlife Las Vegas Minnesota Texas 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

A Field Guide to the Birds: Giving Field Marks of All Species Found in Eastern North America was published in 1934 by Houghton Mifflin (note–Peterson was 26 years old), after being rejected by four publishers. The story is that an HM editor was also president of Massachusetts Audubon. Species Accounts.

North America 264

North America America Hawaii Birds 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

” Kricher delineates the many types of bird families and species you are likely to encounter in the Neotropics, emphasizing habitat and behavior (especially feeding behavior, and particularly fruit eaters; fruit is an important element when it comes to tropical ecology). This is where fruit comes into play. Oilbirds eat fruit.

South America 189

South America Ecuador Reptiles America 189

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And, in contrast to all the blog posts that were expanded into essays, Jenn Dean’s “The Keepers of the Ghost Bird,” the story of the fight to save the Bermuda Petrel, the cahow, was originally published as an e-book by The Massachusetts Review (in which format it won the 2018 John Burrough’s Association Nature Essay Award).

New York City 259

New York City Fox Owls California Condor 259

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

Like leg hold traps, glue traps are indiscriminate, with non-targeted species making up a large proportion of their catch. Horse people love to hang flypaper, I’ve had many Barn Swallows come in stuck to them,” says Jodi Swensen, of Cape Ann Wildlife in Massachusetts. “I Ugh, glue traps!”

Wildlife Rehabilitation 279

Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Rodents Rescue 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Last week the media was eating up a story about a poor, little 80 year old woman who violated a 2009 No Trespass Order that prohibited her from visiting local parks in Massachusetts. Do neighbors refer to you as bird species + Lady or Guy? The Eagle Lady has also died and now the town bans the feeding of eagles and other birds.

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Bald Eagle Deer Minnesota Eagles 262

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. Naturalist C.F.

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Pennsylvania Indiana California Condor 2013 254