10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2019

Of course, the California Condor is listed as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and it has been famously subject to some of the most ambitious conservation efforts (including litigation ) ever undertaken for a bird. One management tool used by FWS is reintroduction of an endangered species into its former range.

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California Condor California Endangered Species Oregon 220

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2013

All of these things can be found in Las Vegas, Nevada. He steered me right and there it was, my first life bird in Nevada! Later in the season more species show up. Black-necked Stilt is one of those species that needs no explanation for their common name. Trips Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve Las Vegas Nevada'

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Las Vegas Nevada Birds Blackbirds 200

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A few days ago, I received and then flipped through a bird guide of the Sierra Nevada (my way of coping with currently not being able to do birding trips outside of China, given the Covid policy of the Chinese government). It is hard to see any scientific value in defining a bird species as a country endemic.

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China Birds Nevada North America 225

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2014

These beautiful birds are now reduced in numbers or distribution throughout their range and considered to be declining in Utah, Nevada, and Oregon. They are listed as a Species of Special Concern in Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and as Threatened in California. v=Q7tVjohOIdI.

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Nevada Utah Oregon North America 160

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

A week ago today, the federal government proposed a “threatened” listing for the Greater Sage Grouse in Nevada and California , as part of a larger study considering whether the species as a whole should be listed. Conservation Endangered Species Act Greater Sage Grouse sage-grouse'

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Nevada Endangered Species Montana Humane 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2013

Amphispiza bilineata is a species of the desert and it is found throughout proper habitat in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The bird in these pictures was the first of its species I had seen in six years and it more than made up for lost time. . … I hope you liked these shots of Black-throated Sparrows.

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Las Vegas Sparrows Nevada United States 172

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2019

I am originally from California, so it is easy for me to deal with a geography defined by a low coastal mountain range, a central valley, and a much higher inland range (in California, the Sierra Nevada). As a birder, I was eager to find the quickest ways to reach these species from my home.

Mexico 114

Mexico Nevada Birds Sparrows 114

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2017

Spring is in the air, and all around the Baja desert I am seeing a plethora of species, all looking for love, in what appears to the right places. A member of the small Ptiliogonatidae family of silky-flycatchers, of which there are only three other species besides our local Phainopepla , Phainopepl nitens.

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Costa Rica Panama Nevada Guatemala 104

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

DECEMBER 31, 2013

states and thirty-seven counties, and added a whopping ninety-two species to my life list. I didn’t travel much this year, with a June family trip to California and Nevada and a four-day trip in July to Trinidad and Tobago being my only opportunities to get birds not in the northeastern United States. My life Gyrfalcon.

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2013 New York City Nevada Trinidad 172

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2012

And, as you can imagine about a species with “Indigo” in its common name and Passerina cyanea for a scientific name, these birds are blue blue blue! Indigo Buntings breed from southern Canada across the eastern and central United States, and as far west as Nevada. ” They winter in Central America and the Caribbean.

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Nevada United States Canada Breeding 242

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2013

” That small minded perspective is difficult to overcome despite Clare’s continued insistence on the excellence of Poo Ponds and my own small contribution from my visits to Florida’s Viera Wetlands and Nevada’s City of Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. And that is when I saw my first Large-billed Tern !

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Trinidad Nevada Illinois New Jersey 173

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

There are whole regions of the country from the Great Lakes west to Nevada where official hawkwatching is essentially non-existent, due to lack of migration density, so If you live in one of the places it is possible to see this magical migration you need to grab that opportunity.

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Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 237

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2014

Other Rocky Mountain species I’d like to round up, in a perfect world, include Boreal Chickadee, Spruce Grouse, and Varied Thrush. Rock Pigeon Jan 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada. Up until now, though, I’ve never put my year list on 10,000 Birds. This year, I’m taking the plunge. Anyway, here we go: 1.

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2014 Las Vegas Bald Eagle Nevada 153

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

I didn’t know what species of woodpecker it was, but I knew it was just in the clearing on the other side of the road. Black-backed Woodpeckers are non-migratory, although there have been documented intermittent irruptions of the species outside their normal range. Click on photos for full sized images.

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Woodpeckers California South Dakota Chad 170

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

The core of the book are the Species Accounts, 190 accounts by 52 authors, some names that readers will easily recognize, others birders and ornithologists well-known in Pennsylvania. You can see the Species Account for Henslow’s Sparrow above, in the banner photo. The second page is the map page. Brauning and Andrew M.

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Pennsylvania Breeding Sparrows Birds 226

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

So, for example, Essay #15, “Individual Variation,” uses Herring Gulls to introduce the concept that one species, even one species at a specific age, can vary widely in appearance. The Checklist is more than a taxonomic listing of species and chapter number and title; it also contains useful notes on each bird family.

North America 115

North America Birds Prairie Dogs Barn Owls 115

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

My best bird of the year is based on the sighting rather than the species. Obviously my best bird of the year is going to come during this trip, what with several species of endemic pitta and broadbill possible, not to mention 8 species of hornbill and numerous babblers, storks, kingfishers, trogons and even the endemic Bornean Bristlehead.

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2013 Costa Rica Birds India 167

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Ridgway himself had 23 species, 10 subspecies, and two genera of birds named for him, including Ridgway’s Hawk.) The team explored Nevada and Utah, with Ridgway collecting thousands of bird specimen, plus nests and eggs for the Smithsonian. Baird, Brewer, Cory, Bicknell, and Worthen all make appearances.

Illinois 147

Illinois Collecting Alaska United States 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Anyway, so I started checking my bird photo collection for photos of species starting with an A (after all, this is a bird photo blog, though I sometimes tend to forget this). The American part of the A-Team includes the American Robin (Reno, Nevada). Are you still with me? Like the Australian Ringneck (Alice Springs, Australia).

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South Africa China Nevada Africa 317

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Desert NWR (Nevada). 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. Aransas NWR (Texas). Bear River MBR (Utah).

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Wildlife Las Vegas Minnesota Texas 214

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

It’s easy for West Coast birders to covet the variety of wood-warblers back east, while eastern birders may lament the dearth of hummingbird species on their side of the continent. Of course, reading field guides breeds jealousy. The envy goes both ways. “How come they get gulls that aren’t mostly hybrids?”

Pelicans 113

Pelicans India Vermont San Diego 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

Humboldt and Del Norte Counties offer top-knotch birding, and a suite of species that can’t be found in the rest of the state. Of course, the Sierra Nevada is a huge mountain range, and there are countless other places to bird besides Yosemite. There are plenty of desert species to see here as well. Arcata, CA.

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California San Diego Oakland Birds 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Nevada Drive. And Pat gets to keep the awards in the remainder of the categories. May I extend my thanks to all the beats.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Of course, there are some with little or no land purchased with MBCF funds, including Harris Neck NWR in Georgia (0.0%), Desert NWR in Nevada (0.0%), and Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii (0.0%). as to number of species). Aransas NWR (368 species and 42.7% Desert NWR (Nevada): 0.0%. Others are between 25.0% 64 Edwin B.

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203