10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_5pt9OTLA. v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

Fish 142

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 142

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. You can see the Species Account for Henslow’s Sparrow above, in the banner photo. A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. The second page is the map page.

Pennsylvania 220

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 220

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

Based on The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America , published in 2010, the New Stokes regional guides aim for more portability and ease of use in the field. The Eastern guide covers 545 species and the Western guide covers 636 species. Species description is followed by listings of subspecies and hybrids.

Birds 152

Birds North America Groups Falcons 152

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. And, then there are the more familiar birds–Wood-warblers, sandpipers, hawks–some species migrants, some species with a wide range. Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic?

America 211

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 211

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

According to the 2010 Census, the population was about 3.7 The USVI are smaller and have fewer habitats and, as a result, fewer bird species. Much of the research regarding Caribbean ecology and ornithology has been conducted in Puerto Rico. Many native birds are either endemics or widespread Caribbean species.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 146

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2012

In researching this blog post I did stumble across a blog I had not heard of before entitled The Drunkbirder , but I failed to find a single post on that blog that involved over-imbibing and birding. So, I will have to take the last refuge of a lazy blogger and report from personal experience. No, I have not birded drunk before.

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Birds illegal Parrots 2010 248

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot. Regardless of their popularity, these species and the threatened ecosystems they inhabit are equally spectacular. Photo by Dušan Brinkhuizen (www.sapayoa.com).

Ecuador 190

Ecuador California Condor Blackbirds Parrots 190

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

processed the entire genomes of 48 bird species and compared nearly 42 million base pairs of DNA (Hackett et al. Now we move on to the Neognathae , which also has two very deep branches that lead to all the other living species of birds. Erich Jarvis discuss key findings. ). were revolutionary for using 32,000 base pairs!) This is why.

Family 279

Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations.

Panama 100

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The guide covers 747 breeding residents or regular migrants, 29 introduced species, and 160 vagrants, a total of 936 species. Honeyeaters are “active, noisy and pugnacious” and there are a lot of them–76 species–in Australia. The colored font is also used to indicate measurements, voice, and notes.

Australia 105

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 105

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Still, I have been stuck trying to identify a dragonfly I photographed in 2010. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Costa Rica: A Field Guide covers 113 damselfly species and 170 dragonfly species, a total of 283 species. Wait–that adds up to 290 species, but the book only covers 283. .* Paulson, William A.

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Costa Rica North America Family America 256