10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The strip up today is apropos for 10,000 Birds , though some might take exception to the appellation applied to ornithologists. If you are sensitive to mildly bad language don’t click the link. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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2011 Deer Cats New York 208

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MARCH 7, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011) Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru? Tags: John Burroughs , poetry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? … *From his essay, also called “The Bluebird&# that appeared in his famous collection of nature essays, Wake-Robin.

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2011 Deer New York Peru 221

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MARCH 2, 2011

Tags: Asides Explore These Related PostsCarnival of the Blue XLVTerrifying [.] Everyone who sends a four-sentence paragraph to 10000birdsblogger AT gmail DOT com by the end date of the contest explaining what Brazilian bird they would most like to see and why will be entered into the drawing for the field guide. It is that awesome!

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 240

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

… … Tags: duck butts , ducks , mallards • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? We even have both a male duck butt and a female duck butt for you. We only ask that you not tell us why you like duck butts so much. We really do not want to know. Without further ado, duck butts. Get yours today!

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Ducks 2011 Deer Brazil 235

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MARCH 4, 2011

Tags: denmark , mute swan , national bird , swans • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Denmark is the only country with the Mute Swan as its national bird but it certainly seems like a perfect fit to this American birder who has never been to Denmark. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 219

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MARCH 14, 2011

Tags: Asides , tsunami • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Once you’re prepared, check out this remarkable post and gallery by Pete at Midway. Tip of the hat to our own Duncan Wright, who used to work on Tern Island. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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2011 Deer Pro-Test Wildlife 235

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MARCH 1, 2011

Slimbridge Wetland Centre (c) Mike Fuller @Riverhead, NY (c) Joe Kelly Magnificent Muscovy (c) Karen Davis Tags: ducks , features , manky , muscovy • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? If you have great photos of manky Muscovy Ducks you’d like us to add to this gallery, send them to mike AT 10000birds DOT com!

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Ducks 2011 Deer Costa Rica 235

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MARCH 20, 2011

Tags: Asides , richard crossley • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Congratulations to them and many thanks to the many, many participants of each phase of this fun, fun, fun giveaway as well as Richard Crossley and our friends at Princeton University Press !

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Deer 2011 Cats New York 170

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MARCH 22, 2011

Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Asides Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away.

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Utah Deer 2011 Cows 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Tags: Asides , christmas bird count • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Experiments Experience Deer 2011 162

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MARCH 15, 2011

And, as a bonus, your spouse/partner will probably want to go birding with you more often… Tags: Portugal , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! So if its wine, food, history and birds you’re after this is the place. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Portugal 2011 Deer Africa 232

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MARCH 14, 2011

… Tags: ducks , features , jamaica bay , migration , queens • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! I hope you enjoy what I did manage to get… Am I ever glad that I am a birder! Asides Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away.

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 227

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MARCH 22, 2011

Tags: Dominican Republic , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Natural Springs in the Eco-park Next time you plan a birding trip be sure to check out the conservation and sustainability policies of the places you are staying at. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Deer Kuwait 242

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MARCH 8, 2011

I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! I blame Charlie Sheen. What is even more terrifying is that the link takes you to Cracked. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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2011 Deer New York Owls 174

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MARCH 18, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! By Mike • March 18, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share If you know, please tell Mark Cocker, author of the upcoming book Birds and People !

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Deer 2011 Honduras New York 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Tags: diving ducks , ducks , leucism , leucistic • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? … *See Rick’s post on Aimophila Adventures for the proper pronunciation of “leucistic&# and the word’s derivation. Get yours today! These Blasts From The Past Thrilling Turkey Facts What Makes You Stare So, Bufflehead?

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get to it already! Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or

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Deer 2011 New York City New York 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or

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Deer 2011 Cats New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

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Deer 2011 Fish Cows 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Tags: features , field guide , giveaway , richard crossley • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? I plan to publish the submissions — the good ones anyway — in posts addressing the topics in question. By sending in a submission for this giveaway, you consent to having that submission published on 10,000 Birds.

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2011 Deer Owls New York 255

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MARCH 8, 2011

Tags: features , florida , plovers , shorebirds , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? More education and restriction of beach activity in certain areas is required to ensure that the conservation efforts of this beautiful bird are developed even further. Get yours today!

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 238

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MARCH 12, 2011

Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Did you even realize that not every bird has a banding code? Chris West has taken on the surprisingly sticky task of parsing American avian Alpha Code s over at North American Birding. Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Deer 2011 Birds New York 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Tags: Asides , festivals • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Really… you too? In that case, if you’re ready to enjoy the best of both, get on down to the Lone Star State for the 9th annual Galveston FeatherFest on April 7-10. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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2011 Deer New York Massachusetts 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Though breeding grounds for neotropical migrants get the bulk of attention in North America wintering grounds are just as critical, and any news about land being preserved as wintering habitat for the Cerulean Warbler is wonderful.

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Colombia Deer 2011 Brazil 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! 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. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Ethiopia 2011 Deer Cats 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Photographed in Cuba , the bird appears to be a melanistic Green Heron though it might perhaps be a dark form or even stained by algae. The jury is still out but what a cool bird! Hat-tip to Shawn. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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2011 Deer Cuba Hunters 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

… Tags: brazil , giveaway • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! And if you like entering contests in which books about birds are the prize please make sure that you also enter the latest 10,000 Birds giveaway, in which we are giving away three copies of The Crossley ID Guide.

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Tags: features , hong kong , orange-headed thrush , thrushes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! … If you liked this post and want to see more great images of birds make sure to check out 10,000 Clicks , our big (and growing) page of galleries here at 10,000 Birds.

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2011 Deer India New York 236

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Tags: Bird Feeding , feeder birds , feeders , grackles , starlings • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Safflower is not the favorite food of house sparrows, red-winged blackbirds and squirrels. They might eat it if they have to but it can sometimes keep those species away too. Get yours today!

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2011 Woodpeckers Blackbirds Deer 248

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! By Corey • March 14, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share She calls herself a photo-blogger but this post does blur the line a bit , no? And how unfair is it that my folks have had better looks at redpolls this year then I have?

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Deer 2011 New York City New York 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Tags: Asides , audubon • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! However, NPR Marketplace reports that Audubon is trying to leverage social media and cutting edge gadgets to appeal to a new generation of bird watcher. Welcome to the club!

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Deer 2011 New York Owls 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

… Tags: digiscoping , ducks , jamaica bay • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? There is something for everyone at 10,000 Clicks ! … *You might find some hints of alternate plumage coming in here and there but, at most, an occasional shot shows a bird just starting to transition. Get yours today!

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Ducks 2011 New York New York City 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Tags: names , nomenclature , Terminology , words • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? apparently has the same origin, the booming of the male’s wings recalling somehow the bellowing of a bull. I’ve always been suspicious of this name and this explanation–but that’s a matter for another entry.

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Cows Cattle 2011 Deer 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Tags: iatb • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Submit a link and summary to your best recent post about birding or wild birds to me or our next outstanding host, Pat O’Donnell at Costa Rica Living and Birding. Submissions should reach mike AT 10000birds DOT com or information AT birdingcraft DOT com by March 15.

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2011 Deer Costa Rica Denmark 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! You have no idea how bad it can get. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? These Blasts From The Past David Sibley on the Jones Beach Shrike Tangled Bank #86 eBird is now World-Wide!

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Squirrels 2011 Deer Cats 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Tags: california , West Coast , White-faced Ibis • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? You never know what you might see! Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts Another California Bird? Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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Wildlife Sacramento 2011 Jordan 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or

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Deer 2011 Oklahoma Honduras 124