10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The world record 734 Long-eared Owls were counted here in December 2009, in the pines and spruces, lime, chestnut and nettle trees lining the central square by the orthodox church in Kikinda. Actually, the numbers are even higher. The best decorated single tree had 145 owls in its crown. Still, irresistibly adorable, nevertheless.

Owls 230

Owls Protest Protesting Protesters 230

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Since 2009, International Bird Rescue has released over 1,100 California Brown Pelicans with blue bands from their wildlife hospitals! ” In the meantime, this is a video/slideshow I put together of what was one of the most memorable experiences in my birding life, my International Bird Rescue Pelican Release.

Bird Rescue 202

Bird Rescue Pelicans Rescue Birds 202

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Oddly enough, the Common Redpoll ( Acanthis flammea ), my first ever twitch back in the winter of 2009, was spotted within a mile or so from the Snow Bunting on the same road in McArthur. I hope you enjoy these photos of my recent experience with the Snow Bunting. A very rare find in Northern California. References: 1 Wikipedia.

California 100

California North America Wildlife Campaign 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 21, 2010

An Ohio-based animal rights organization has filed a complaint against Harvard Medical School, alleging that the school's New England Primate Research Center in Southborough did not properly report its experiments on animals. The school has not listed any non-human primates in this category from 2005 to 2009, according to the complaint.

Medical 100

Medical Animal Welfare Act Research Primates 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

According to eBird , I have been an eBirder since December 23, 2009, so today is my 10th eBird anniversary. In other words, eBird is effectively a complete history of my birding experiences. During the decade, I submitted 1,219 checklists and observed 555 bird species, all in the U.S. and Canada.

Puerto Rico 151

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 151

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. The Accounts utilize the “user-friendly” field guide sequence proposed in “The Purpose of Field Guides: Taxonomy vs. Utility” by Howell and five other notable birding authors ( Birding , 2009^).

Costa Rica 223

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 223

Critter News

DECEMBER 2, 2010

They include reports on 16 incidences of fractures received by primates and one swine during handling between 2007 and 2009. Technicians’ lack of experience with primates and excessive workloads are some of the risk factors for incidences suggested by the anonymous employee.

Research 100

Research Animal Welfare Act Animal Welfare Primates 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

This special place has also garnered attention for other reasons, not the least of which includes being rebuilt after having been destroyed by a hefty 6 plus earthquake in 2009. Watch birds however you please… but seriously, you gotta experience the Cafe Colibri! Before the earthquake. I hope to see you there.

Costa Rica 215

Costa Rica Cooking Birds Chickens 215

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Or was I, like so many birders, doomed to eternal restlessness, always investing somewhere else with the glamor of new birds and new experiences? In honor of fall, and of the Chipping Sparrow that just smacked itself (thankfully not too hard) against my balcony window, here’s a blast from the past: Oct. Dawn is getting later and later.

San Diego 175

San Diego Sparrows Breeders 2009 175

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is home to four diverse forest ecosystems (deciduous, mixed, boreal, and lowlands), experiences seasonal weather systems ranging from cold dry Arctic winters to humid, thunder-storm filled summers, and, according to the latest official checklist, hosts four professional sports teams with bird names.* state and Canadian provinces.

North America 220

North America Birds Owls America 220

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Ever since I met Julie in Honduras back in 2009 I have wanted to get out birding with her again. I currently have 164 species on my Florida life list, which has been built entirely upon my two previous experiences at Space Coast. Spend time in the field with the Zickefoose-Thompson clan. It hasn’t happened.

2015 203

2015 Wildlife Florida Birds 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2012

Nassau County, New York, March 2009 After having fully explored the trail around the West Pond at Jamaica Bay , we four bird bloggers agreed to load up Patrick’s car and head over to Jones Beach to see what kind of birds we could find there and some other locations in Nassau County. ……… a.

New York 160

New York Butcher Birds Geese 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

These bird songs have two aspects, and I oversimplify but not excessively so: A genetically inherited template, usually specific to the song-producing sex, and a learned song that consists of the template shaped by experience as a developing bird hears the adult version of its own song. The top two are individuals with normal song.

Zebras 259

Zebras Birds Humane Raised 259

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 7, 2010

4 on Forbes’ list of 2009 “Best Branded Mobile Applications” after its 2009 launch as an iPhone application, now provides pet owners an even more engaging mobile experience through location-based utility, entertaining content featuring videos and photos, and relevant pet information. petcentric,” ranked No.

Branding 100

Branding Pets 2009 United States 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 8, 2011

We think this is a great idea from a company that we have had great experiences with. 1] American Pet Products Manufacturers Association – 2009 US Pet Population. [2] 2] 2009 Association for Pet Obesity Prevention – Pet Obesity Study. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $44.99 for Small Breed sizes and $59.99

Hamburgers 100

Hamburgers United States Pets Pet Population 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2009

A bit more about FlexPet: Thanks to the wonders of CM8™, animals suffering with joint diseases such as arthritis, bursitis, osteochondrosis (OCD), hip dysplasia and other degenerative problems with the shoulders, elbows and stifle joint can experience long-term relief without drugs. Would you like a chance to win?

Animal Suffering 100

Animal Suffering Suffering 2009 Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Originally enlisted to co-author a book about birds of paradise and bowerbirds with Ian Burrows in 1998, life and work intervened and then Burrows died in 2009; a change in publishing house and editor and more interruptions and the book was finally finished.). Phil Gregory brings years of field experience to this project.

Guinea 264

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2012

Copan, Honduras, February 2009 A word of warning: this is going to be a rather long post so go grab a snack and make yourself comfortable before you start reading. If you ever go I hope you have as good an experience as I did. But make sure to come back tomorrow for a report on touring the Mayan ruins! … a.

Honduras 180

Honduras 2009 Falcons Guatemala 180

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

We encounter a family participating in a hawk watch count at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park; birder and activist Madeleine Sandefur, who introduces us to Sabal Palms Sanctuary in Brownsville, on the south side of a border wall built in 2009; and birders who are actually birding, identifying an oriole (Altamira rather than Hooded).

Advocacy 268

Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 268

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Essays must be vivid and dramatic; they should combine a strong and compelling narrative with a significant element of research or information, and reach for some universal or deeper meaning in personal experiences. We’re looking for well-written prose, rich with detail and a distinctive voice.

Animal 100

Animal Ethics Emotional 2009 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 9, 2009

Together Purina and the Kroger family of stores will donate $150,000 to animal welfare organizations in 2009 and will recognize six exceptional pet lovers’ tales via a national television special this fall. The pet tales submitted by August 31, 2009 will be considered for inclusion in this fall’s TV special.

Pets 100

Pets Animal Welfare Welfare Atlanta 100

Critter News

JUNE 20, 2010

Instead, it brought a new bat species into the exact place in the year 2009 — twenty-five of those creatures also passed away. There were also reports that the zoo may have concentrated too hard on enhanced visitor experiences without being sure that exhibits were up to par — something that could have led to many of the deaths.

Zoos 100

Zoos Animal Abuse Bats Goats 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2011

A wonderful Audubon magazine article on birds’ bills (“ Pecking Order “) notes that individual Great Tits in England experience a change in bill shape between summer and winter as their primary food sources shift.

2003 218

2003 Sparrows Family South America 218

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

In 2009 they laid two clutches of two eggs, but they were all predated. Here are some of the experiences of the Pied Oystercatcher chick on Cable Beach in the last 4 weeks. No eggs were laid in 2007, but in 2008 they laid their first two eggs and after three days they did not seem at all interested in sitting on them.

Family 191

Family Eggs 2007 2008 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

She has grown up in the reserve and has no experience of the environment of which tourists would not be a permanent, however boring part of. In a news report from 2009, the DNA quoted a senior Forest Department official who feared that the poachers must have killed around 20 tigers in the region in just five months.

Tigers 250

Tigers India Killing 2012 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2014

million tourists in 2009, funding 16% of the gross domestic product) and among them, quite likely – tens of thousands of birdwatchers. Based on the areas I have experience with, I would say that the text is highly informative and that the authors – Vlachos, Trigou and Stavrakas – know their subject in depth.

Greece 227

Greece Birds Macedonia 2014 227

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Lovich and Whit Gibbons bring decades of research and experience to this book. Press, 2009). It seems to me that there is more attention paid to illustration and design, making things pretty and marketable, than to ways people may actually use the books. On the positive side, authors Jeffrey E. Ernst, Johns Hopkins Univ.

Turtles 206

Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 206

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2011

The shot below is of a first-fall female Cape May Warbler taken in Potter County, Pennsylvania, by Mike Bergin in September of 2009. Read about them here but also get out and experience them. Enjoy these shots and be glad you are not a Spruce Budworm ! You won’t regret it! ———————————————————————————————————————————————— a.

Tigers 159

Tigers United States Jamaica Pennsylvania 159

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I know how intense some birders can be), I can tell you from experience that there are some exquisite, stunning odonates flying around there. If you haven’t been to Costa Rica, or if you’ve birded Costa Rica but somehow missed their damselflies and dragonflies (not a problem!

Costa Rica 263

Costa Rica North America Family America 263

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

We find reasons to praise Darwin on this blog all the time and explain why in this post, first published in 2009. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth , which nature lovers everywhere should celebrate joyously. 10,000 is the approximate number of bird species in the world but certainly not the actual number.

Groups 187

Groups Branding Species 2009 187

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2012

Catbirds are not the unfortunate result of unwise experiments with radioactivity. This post was first published in October 2009, but we don’t mind repeating ourselves when it comes to catbirds! ) We can start first with what catbirds are not. Catbirds are also not the result of unholy intercourse between avians and felines.

Papua New Guinea 188

Papua New Guinea Ethiopia Guinea Cats 188

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

One of their more noticeable achievements is lowering accidental bear mortality several times, from 9 in 2009 when the new motorway was constructed – through changing 130 km of inadequate fences with higher bear-proof ones and erection of 6,000 wildlife reflectors, plus two dozen warning signs for drivers – to 2 in 2015 and zero in this year.

Bears 270

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 270

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

The bee footage is actually of Rettig in Gamboa in 2009, but I am going to assume that he had a similar, unfilmed experience in the Philippines. Newborn in Laboratory, photo by Eric Liner. I appreciate the fact that the filmmakers labeled the film insert, though you have to be quick to read it. Tampos, G., & Salvador, D.

Eagles 203

Eagles Philippines Eggs Birds 203

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

America 236

America Industry Birds Squirrels 236

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Illustrations were created using diverse visual and physical source materials–skin collections from Australian museums and a database of over 300,000 photographs (plus, of course, the artists’ years of field experience). 2009): Field Guide To Australian Birds, rev. Bruce Richardson.

Australia 108

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 108

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

It’s been my experience that for every 1 person I know who thinks a certain way, at least 12 others in my circle agree. One of the biggest and more recent face palm incidents with law enforcement and the outdoors happened in Colorado in 2009 when a large marijuana farm was found growing in Pike National Forest.

Laws 240

Laws Colorado America Kazakhstan 240

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

His books since have included regional editions of his guide, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior (2001), Sibley’s Birding Basics (2002), and the Sibley Guide to Trees (2009). His art is beloved (if you have owned a Sibley calendar at least once in your life, raise your hand) and his bird expertise is widely respected.

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264