Month: July 2014 - Page 3

Birds

New York City’s First Eurasian Collared-Dove

July 23, 2014 by Corey 8 Comments

The Eurasian Collared-Dove, as Larry has already ably pointed out, has spread rapidly across North America since its release in the Bahamas in the...

Birds

The Eurasian Collared-Dove Explosion: Coming to a Town Near You!

by Larry 10 Comments

The Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) was first released in the New World on the island of New Providence, in the Bahamas. In the mid-1970s,...

Conservation

Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

by Duncan 1 Comment

New Zealand has a very odd biota these days. There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced...

Birds

The Cattle Egret Expansion

July 22, 2014 by a Guest 4 Comments

Will Raup is a birder from upstate New York who helped Corey learn a lot about birds when Corey was first starting out as...

Mammals

Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

by Greg 2 Comments

The ranger stood on the dirt road, facing south, and the rest of us, scattered about the parked safari truck, facing north and paying...

Birds

It’s a Myth – Isn’t It?

July 21, 2014 by a Guest 2 Comments

Rick Wright is a well-known birding tour guide, author, blogger, and general wordsmith. He was a Beat Writer here on 10,000 Birds for awhile,...

Birds

The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

by Donna 5 Comments

The squawk is unmistakable, a harsh, high-pitched cry with undertones of bass, lasting about 2-seconds, followed by a second, then a third “Squaaawwwk.” It’s...