Month: July 2014 - Page 4

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of July 2014)

July 21, 2014 by Mike 5 Comments

This is an interesting time of year when people are coming and going while birds mostly sit still. Except, of course, that some birds...

Trips

New Jersey’s First European Golden-Plover

July 20, 2014 by Corey 2 Comments

Yesterday, Saturday, 19 July, an apparent European Golden-Plover was found in a sod field in western New Jersey in Pittsdown, which is in Hunterdon...

Plants

Birds Threatened by Asiatic Sand Sedge Invasion on Long Island

by a Guest No Comments

Steve Young of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is the coordinator of the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area. He kindly...

Conservation

Invasive species in Australia

by Clare M 2 Comments

In Australia we definitely have our fair share of invasive species and the main problem is that we are such a huge land mass...

Blogging

Welcome to Invasive Species Week!

by Corey 1 Comment

This is not the week for a xenophobic birder. Here at 10,000 Birds we are going to dedicate the coming week, from today until Saturday,...

Birds

Spot-flanked Gallinule

July 19, 2014 by Redgannet 1 Comment

The Spot-flanked Gallinule Gallinula melanops is a common rallid of southern South America. It is easily seen and can be very approachable. These birds...

Birds

Identifying the Mystery Bird

July 18, 2014 by Suzie 1 Comment

“Okay, fellow songbird rehabbers,” wrote Vonda Lee Morton of Laurens Wildlife Rescue on her FaceBook page. “Is this a Song Sparrow? Tiny little pre-fledgling —...