10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Robert Gallardo’s self-published Guide to the Birds of Honduras came out in 2015, and is the first bird field guide dedicated to that country. (I Each family group starts with a description of what traits are common to the species within the family, its representation in Northern Central America, and other interesting, relevant facts.

El Salvador 229

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 229

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Each account contains a range map created by Weidensaul, utilizing diverse sources–breeding bird atlases, banding data, research articles. (It With so many book indexes listing species under family name, I am thankful that the decision was made NOT to list all 39 owl species under the heading “Owl.” x 10 inches.

North America 214

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 214

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

Organization: The guides are organized taxonomically (by scientific group), according to the 17th edition of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds , including changes through the 56th supplement, which came out in 2015. And, that falcons are about as far away from hawks as a bird family could get.

North America 152

North America 2003 Birds America 152

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Species Accounts in both titles are arranged loosely in ABA Checklist order, with some flipping around of order within each family. I did find some photographs used in both guides, notably the impressive male Bald Eagle and the 2015 ABA Bird of the Year, Green Heron. A generational ago, nobody knew any of that!”

Colorado 228

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 228

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

The Species Accounts tell us the birds’ stories, and a lot of information is packed into these paragraphs: appearance; age and gender differences in appearance; how the species differs from similar birds; interesting behavior or nesting notes; whether it is common or uncommon or rare; migratory or resident, breeding or nonbreeding in Kruger N.P.;

Ecuador 164

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 164

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

My librarian self is partial to a more strict taxonomic organization, but with no hope that the constant shifting of families will end in the near future, this type of sequence is making more and more sense. The book’s organization reflects the authors’ goal of making this a guide accessible to birders of all levels and skill.

Ireland 140

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 140

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2021

The first words describing this species in Wikipedia are “poorly-documented” Before 2015, when I first saw it in Paso Ancho, it had only been reported twice on eBird outside of its Sierra Madre Occidental breeding range: once from Taxco, Mexico, and another report from Nicaragua. This fellow, however, was the real deal.

2016 259

2016 2015 Nicaragua Mexico 259

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

This book is essentially about those birds that breed on the continent south of the Sahara, a topic few birders are familiar with. The rest of the 216 pages long book is devoted to various African bird families and half a dozen individual species. He has authored several other books and many articles, largely on natural history.

Congo 264

Congo Africa South Africa Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2015

Firstly I would like to just do a little update on the Pied Oystercatcher family that were a large part of my life for the last few weeks of 2014. The adult Pied Oystercatchers were still at their non-breeding site at Gantheaume Point and will no doubt lay their first eggs for 2015 in the first week of July.

2015 177

2015 2014 Ducks Ponies 177

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2022

This is the only migratory warbler to live entirely within Mexico, breeding in the northeast and wintering in the southwest. which is its common name in Spanish) back in 2015, and I had heard it two times since. His family’s 7 hectares (17 acres) of wooded land includes a lovely grassy marsh. also from my garden.

Mexico 209

Mexico Birds Virginia Barn Owls 209

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

The Kerkini Lake National Park is my favourite birding area in the whole of the Balkans and while I’ve been here in April and again (migration), September (migration), October (coffee break), December and January (wintering), this was my first time in the breeding season, in May. But nowadays, they, too, breed here, about 20 pairs this year.

Greece 189

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 189

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The seasonal life of one bird species is complex; life cycle events like aging, breeding, molt, and migration are intricately tied to habitat, food availability, genetic ‘instincts,’ hours of daylight, and weather. But a lot will be new, particularly the many studies that prove these are real changes supported by hard data.

Research 165

Research Birds Hoarding Sweden 165

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The guide covers the all–1194 species in the Species Accounts, including 959 native breeding species, 219 Nearctic migrants, 8 breeding visiting species, and 5 introduced species. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can Gallardo (2015). Press and Birds of Belize by H.

America 211

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 211

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. All Americans Should be Full Members of the ABA Family. Adding Puerto Rico and the USVI would largely achieve the goal of bringing all Americans into full membership of the ABA family.

Puerto Rico 146

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 146

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

And, Karlson himself has a section on gulls in his 2015 book (co-authored with Dale Rosselet) Bir ding by Impression. So, Laughing Gull is described in its Adult Breeding, Adult Nonbreeding, Immature, and Subadult forms; Western Gull is described in its Adult, Immature, and Subadult forms. These vary according to species.

North America 193

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

Guide to the Birds of Honduras was self-published in 2015, text by Gallardo and artwork by John Sill, Michael DiGiorgio, and Ian Griffiths. These descriptions are quite helpful, especially if you are not familiar with the family group. Species Accounts. The Species Accounts are arranged in a rough AOS taxonomic order. Conclusion.

Honduras 103

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 103

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. Within each group, birds in the same family are grouped together and birds in the same genus “usually occur consecutively.” So, there are two basic sections–marine and freshwater birds (pp.

Australia 105

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 105

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Working in an area for which there are few official checklists, no governing taxonomic body, and much new information on species relationships coming in, the authors were faced with a multitude of questions about family sequence, genus arrangements, English common names, and species taxonomy. Co-author Frank E. Species Accounts.

Indonesia 121

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 121

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Harrison in 1978 (it is now in its second edition, 2015, PUP). The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean). Baicich and Colin J. Introductory Material.

Eggs 220

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 220

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2015

Well, that, and the fact that my previous Big Day attempt in 2015 got rained out. A nice, family-owned place, I will always recommend it. It was also cool to see 300 Black-bellied Plovers in breeding plumage. No, instead, I had to do a Big Day because it was too good of an excuse not to! Talk about my kind of friendly birds!

Costa Rica 157

Costa Rica Species Owls 2015 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2016

But, as with many avian families, the more you look, the more complicated it gets. It is the English-language version of Canards, Cygnes et Oies d’Europe, d’Asie et d’Amérique du Nord , published in late 2015 by Delachaux and Niesté. So much simpler than pinning down those warblers! There are the females, so many so brown.

North America 142

North America Asia Europe America 142

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The material on habitat tells us that sometimes looking for odonates in the tropics means thinking outside the North American box: Bromeliads and water-holding tree holes are breeding locations for certain species, including Blue-winged Helicopter. Wait–that adds up to 290 species, but the book only covers 283. First page (p.

Costa Rica 256

Costa Rica North America Family America 256

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds. Other families are more complicated and these introductory sections are correspondingly longer and amazingly more detailed. SCOPE & SPECIES ORGANIZATION. Seabirds: The New Identification Guide is an identification guide to seabirds of the world, all of them.

Albatross 278

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 278

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

My trips abroad were limited to short family vacations to the Cote d’Azur during the first days of January and a week-long vacation to northern Tuscany / Italy in May. Lesser Spotted Eagles breed regularly with around 100 pairs in Germany, but unless you know where the territories are you are unlikely to see them.

2016 101

2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

I strongly suspect that the rate of attrition on this Loon family is inversely proportionate to the abundance of ducklings in the bay. Breeding and wintering locations of Common Loons in western Maine (Rangeley and Moosehead Lakes region), USA, that received PTTs in 2011 and 2012.*. Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle. Kovach, David C.

Humane 201

Humane Eagles Investigation Research 201

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

1985) and Seabirds of the World: A Photographic Guide (1987) that covers all species of birds that spend most of their lives foraging, feeding, and flying over and on oceans, and, when not at sea, breeding in remote, inaccessible places. Coverage of all families is not comprehensive. Which ones? Does it follow fishing boats?

Albatross 149

Albatross North America Birds Groups 149

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill. And Hybrids: Waterfowl tend to hybridize to a greater degree than most other bird families, and the guide does an excellent job of covering hybrids. Barker and Carrol L.

Ducks 114

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 114