10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Just yesterday the FBI was able to complete its evidence gathering and clearing of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, returning the refuge back to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and freeing the seventeen refuge employees to go back to work. So far the cost of the Malheur NWR occupation is estimated at over $3.3

Extremist 185

Extremist Hunters Utah Nevada 185

Critter News

JANUARY 4, 2012

Federal wildlife managers are fighting in court to take the unprecedented step of castrating 200 wild stallions in Nevada, in an effort to control surging populations of wild horses across the West. It's a proposal for population control. Read the whole story here.

Horse Population 100

Horse Population Horses Nevada Washington 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

I was fortunate to rack up a number of lifers in 2013, both at home and abroad ( Varied Thrush in Washington, Brewer’s Blackbirds in California, Burrowing Owl in the Nevada desert). My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening.

2013 180

2013 Costa Rica Birds India 180

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Newly surrounded by wildlife, he found his love of birds reignited. Not all hawkwatches require a two-mile hike straight up hill just to get to the count site (though some like the Goshutes are well worth the effort), many you can roll out of your car and are right there.

Bald Eagle 252

Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 252

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. Nevada Drive. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113