10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2015

Shouldn’t I be much more worried about people in a catastrophe the size of the F5 that hit Joplin, Missouri? Kelly Preheim was talking about the large numbers of Snowy Owls on the nearby National Wildlife Refuge. About 4 years ago, I met a kindergarten teacher in Armour, SD, about 10-12 air miles away from Delmont.

South Dakota 266

South Dakota Nebraska Missouri Killing 266

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2012

Not having a smart phone, I called a friend in New York and had him Google up some wildlife rehabilitators’ numbers, but they were all out of service. But that is supposedly still well east of us, having only been detected in Missouri this spring. Leaving it there did not seem like a good option. Animal Control was on the way.

Bats 155

Bats Wildlife Rehabilitation Missouri Montana 155

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2013

Second, it was wiltingly hot and compressingly humid, as one might expect in Missouri in the summer in the middle of the day – and not only does such weather discourage birders, it takes a toll on the birds as well. And, of course, creeping people out, however inadvertently, doesn’t make one a good ambassador for wildlife.

St. Louis 182

St. Louis Sparrows Kansas City Kansas 182

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Birds, mammals and other wildlife, humans and landscapes are all rendered magnificently. But the main attraction of the book, it must be said, is not Clavreul’s prose but his artistry in watercolor. Maybe that’s so because he worked entirely from life and not photographs, he says.

Bald Eagle 147

Bald Eagle Louisville Pennsylvania Haiti 147

Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. Not to be confused with Little Girl, of course.

Geese 100

Geese Ducks Feral Cats Vermont 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes locations in Utah ( Bear River MBR ), Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ), and Wisconsin ( Horicon NWR ). Many of the states with more than 100 species are home to contributors and/or have destination birding locations and/or are popular places generally.

Rhode Island 116

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 116

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. 28 Sep 2018. 27 Sep 2018. 27 Sep 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 07 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 07 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Sprague’s Pipit – Anthus spragueii. 11 Jul 2018. 09 Jul 2018. 08 Jul 2018.

2018 104

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 104

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100