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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

BirdLife International believes that this might be maximum population the species can reach, as it seems to completely saturate its range. Occasionally the Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita will prey upon chicks from the two-egg nest of the Inaccessible Island Rail but this not enough in any way to threaten the species.

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Science Transported Shelters South Africa 238

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Other species probably breeding here – judging from their presence in pairs during the summer months – include Black-winged Cuckooshrike … … Black-naped Oriole … … Lesser Coucal … … And Pied Kingfisher. As a consequence, it was felt that the bird’s name needed to be changed.

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Cats Kittens Birds Transported 262

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JUNE 6, 2021

No matter where you are in the country you can put in the address of the wildlife emergency, narrow your search to the species and problem, and contact numbers will pop up. AHNow’s database includes wildlife rehabilitators, rescues and hotlines, as well as veterinarians who treat wildlife.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Animal Raccoons 264

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Of course, as places that are largely “untrammeled by man,” wilderness areas also have birds ( 591 species according to one study ) for birders willing to leave roads and infrastructure behind. And some object to various restrictions, such as those that preclude mountain biking and commercial activities.

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Puerto Rico Alaska Protection Montana 297

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

We can, of course, count wild, native, species. We can count vagrant species that made it to the area we are in under their own power. We can count introduced species that have met the criteria of the “Bird Police” for the area to which they are introduced. There are lots of birds we can’t count.

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Chickens Florida Feral Eating Eggs 241

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

This guide describes the 125 best birding sites for both common and rare species, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (officially Lao PDR), Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia, edited by Yong Ding Li & Low Bing Wen.

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Asia Laos Myanmar Indonesia 235

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Does the word define a species within country terms, regional terms etc? Is the term defined at the sub-species or full species level in terms of classification? The species must be listed as a separate, full species by both of the most widely used ornithological bird lists, Sibley/Monroe and Clements.

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South Africa Birds South America Feral Cats 247

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We managed to get everybody out and onto the transportation only about 45 minutes behind schedule, and as the sun rose over the regions famed White Desert, we were on our way southward. It wasn’t that long ago that Sociable Lapwing was considered a critically endangered species with a population of only around 1500.

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Pakistan India Iraq North Carolina 210

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JULY 20, 2024

If you have to rely on public transport there’s quite a few options. Many species come here to winter, breed or moult despite the presence of six refineries. My award-winning picture of a Feral Pigeon was of course taken in Rotterdam. Even somewhat exotic birds like Red-crested Pochard are always a possibility.

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Feral Transported Blackbirds Canada 246

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MAY 10, 2012

Other species I was looking forward to as possibilities included Anhingas , Magnificent Frigatebirds , and seeing as the sun was supposed to shine, some raptors soaring. Creatures like another species of monkey, White-headed Capuchin , Cebus capucinus , which are also known as White-faced Capuchins. It turned out to be pretty cool.

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Honduras Wildlife Monkeys Bats 179

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AUGUST 16, 2015

By tagging the Parrot and monitoring the area with remote cameras, scientists hope to learn more about this species and how to keep it safe. Twenty-five Puerto Rican Parrots are being groomed to be pioneers: The Critcally Endangered birds have been transported from existing colonies to the Maricao State Forest.

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Parrots Bahamas Monkeys Transported 174

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DECEMBER 6, 2020

It does not completely solve the problem, because animals transport the burrs, but it will hopefully slow the spread. Although we do have Black-tailed Treecreepers around Broome they are the sub-species Climacteris Melanurus malanurus and this is the sub-species Climacteris Melanrurus Wellsi. Black-tailed Treecreeper.

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Transported 2018 2019 Australia 219

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. Annex II of the Bern Convention lists 45 of Beljarica’s bird species, with a further 91 species in Annex III. Finally, 24 species in Annex I of the EU Bird Directive were recorded in this area.

Serbia 246

Serbia Otters Boars Hunters 246

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Lasting just 31 days those plucky enough to throw in their hat aim to see as many species as possible in just 31 days, the catch being that they all have to be done on foot from home without using any transport, no cars, buses, bikes, roller skates, skateboards or piggy-backs allowed.

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Birds Transported Mammals 2012 206

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Population density is far lower than in most parts of the city, and public transportation is limited – probably bad news for the people living on the island, but good news for the birds. A number of species use Chongming as a wintering spot, not just the Cinereous Vultures I already mentioned in a previous post. Rustic Bunting.

China 200

China Ducks Transported Suffering 200

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APRIL 1, 2023

It’s a bird species I have expected for some time, an overdue bird if you will. I’ll be looking for them, transporting myself via telescope way out over the waves of the gulf. Our own version of Gullmania began with the first documented sighting of a Heerman’s Gull.

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Costa Rica Factory Transported Fish 264

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

In total, there are eight species of hornbills in Borneo – the best place to see them seems to be the Kinabatagan River area (also known as Sukau). Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages.

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Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 157

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AUGUST 14, 2015

Call and transport the bird to a bird rehabber ASAP. Bird diets are specific to each species; liquids and food fed improperly can cause a bird to aspirate, get sick or die. Gone from nest for several hours. Nestling or fledgeling bird with one or both parents confirmed dead. *A A hummingbird found on the ground.

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Wounded Rescue Medical Cats 257

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

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. This field guide covers 265 species, the ones most likely to be seen–residential and migratory, almost all nesting birds, many wintering birds.

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 243

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JUNE 28, 2011

Hotel Mocking Bird Hill is within a short drive and the hotel owners will gladly organize transport and a local guide. A Jamaican Tody on Ecclesdown Road Ecclesdown Road is one of the best sites to see the declining and rare Jamaican Blackbird Crested Quail-doves are most active at dusk and dawn. Watch the full episode here … a.

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Hunting Jamaica Blackbirds Transported 239

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APRIL 15, 2012

It is very easy to reach Olympic Park by public transport and the fastest way is to take a train from Central Station to Lidcombe and then you take a train to Olympic Park. View from the bird hide The main species present when we visited were Black-winged Stilt, Black Swan, Silver Gulls, Chestnut Teal and Black-fronted Dotterels.

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Birds 2000 Transported Eagles 189

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JUNE 5, 2012

Our trip to Botswana produced some great owl species besides the reclusive phantom, including some of the smallest and some of the largest owls in Africa. We heard the diminutive African Scops Owl at various locations at night, its frog-like call punctuating the dark hours of the African bush.

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Fish Owls Botswana Barn Owls 262

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AUGUST 12, 2015

And you’ve posted a link to a petition to an airline to ask them to stop transporting trophies. Conservation is concerned about protecting populations, species, habitats, ecosystems. That conservation uses the death of the species it is trying to save is both paradoxical and not. And that lions are really cute.

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Lions Sierra Leone Hunting Buffalo 250

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Well, this time next week I’ll be winging my way to Cape Town via Auckland and Singapore (air transport is weird sometimes), so this is my last beat post of the year. It’s a species that has bedeviled and bewitched me over the years. Cave species obviously excluded, they can go extinct for all I care.

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Sharks Leopards Whaling Whales 201

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Department of Transportation has helped to reopen airports and the Department of Energy has assisted with getting power plants back online. The Department of Defense and Coast Guard are supporting the efforts with ships, helicopters, personnel, and supplies. This is all appropriate and necessary, as Puerto Ricans and U.S.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands United States Hawaii 190

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APRIL 23, 2020

Having more than 1300 bird species, including over 75 endemics, it is hard to resist the lure of India – something I know from personal experience. The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in India allows you to focus on species (Index at pg. India is a huge and logistically frightening country. 295), reserves and states (starting from pg.

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India Lions 2020 Groups 264

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In these rural areas, public transportation is still mostly based on rather old-fashioned modes. This species seems to enjoy being in mixed flocks with the White-shouldered Starling. The Crested Mynas do not seem to mind. The Black Drongos look surprisingly blue. Don’t ever say you do not learn anything reading this blog).

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China Pythons Birds Rabbits 258

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Familiar, but beautiful regardless: Blue-headed Parrot Another small parrot species landed on a tree in the distance. It was a Black-headed Parrot , a species that I had meagrely attempted to see in Trinidad once without success. Suddenly, I felt as if I had been transported to a hundred million years prior.

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Guyana Parrots Trinidad Monkeys 246

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Air boats are not my first choice for aquatic transportation – being loud and generally disturbing to everyone and everything – but they did allow us to cover a lot of water very quickly. I not only appreciated the diversity of species, but also just how many birds there were. Egrets in the distance.

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Bald Eagle Transported Eagles Birds 154

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MAY 17, 2012

Homing pigeons were apparently able to find their way home after being transported in a closed box a long distance away (many hundreds of miles in some cases). But early in the process of learning about the Efe I made a foray into the literature available in the 1980s of orientation and navigation, and this included the literature on birds.

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Compassion Research Cooking Transported 251

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MARCH 10, 2021

(The White-tipped Dove is actually called, in Spanish, the Paloma Arroyera , or “Gully Dove” And sorry, I have yet to get a photo of this shy species. Like most of the species on this list, this tiny highland bird prefers to make its presence know by singing, rather than by being seen. You do want to see it.

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Trinidad Transported Mexico Emotional 203

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JUNE 6, 2013

She has lived in Maine, California, France, New York, and currently makes her home in Virginia Beach Always bringing her camera along, Erika is building her life-list by trying to check off at least one new species each week in her field guide. What fascinated me, however, was another species I had never seen before, the Least Tern.

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DC Florida Washington Tampa 200

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JULY 23, 2014

There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced species, which are so varied in their type and origin that you get the feeling you’ve arrived at the aftermath of a small zoo that escaped. What is surprising is quite how many species did end up here, and how economically unimportant they were.

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New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 166

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The majority are clearly Mallards , followed by Garganeys , with one and possibly more Green-winged Teals , also Ferruginous Ducks … Surprises among them are one Common Shelduck , a species that most likely breeds some 15 mi from here (and my first shelduck of the year) and an even greater surprise: two Eurasian Wigeons.

Serbia 189

Serbia Eagles Protection Ducks 189

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MAY 14, 2013

It has no avian endemic species (only one subspecies), and its most spectacular birds like Venezuelan Troupial and Fiery-Topaz Hummingbird can be found in greater numbers across a narrow strait in mainland South America, where you can pick up an additional 400-500 species besides. Not true, said Jeff. Of course not.

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Cattle South America Florida Colorado 168

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AUGUST 17, 2014

On the first trip in 2012 we used public transport to get there and the train conveniently gets you to Macarthur Square shopping centre and you can then get a bus that drops you right at the entrance to the park. We encountered several species on different flowering plants including the Wanderer Butterfly. Bell Miner.

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Turtles Australia 2012 Litter 165

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

As the story goes, way back in the late 19th Century and organization called the American Acclimitazation Society was working hard to introduce every one of the 600 species of birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America. The AAS released some hundred European Starlings into Central Park in 1890 and 1891.

India 173

India Stray Dog Stray United States 173