10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2012

The first 50 pages of this near 500-page volume should be made compulsory reading for anyone planning to go look for sea-birds, long before they ever raise a pair of bins at a distant passing shearwater. There are good photographic guides and a great many bad ones. Crammed with detail, from it’s introductory ‘What are Tubenoses?’

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2022

American White Pelicans spend their winter months along the Gulf states, California, parts of Arizona, and Mexico down into Central America. I cross my fingers that they make it safely, raising voracious chicks before returning to the Sunshine State once more.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2024

Being a westerner — raised in California, and now living in western Mexico — I was perhaps most excited about the migratory birds that breed in eastern North America. Then, around 4:00 p.m., I know of only one place to see a wintering American Redstart in Morelia, where I live.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2020

All Together IPA is a collective project initiated by Other Half Brewing Company of Brooklyn, New York to raise proceeds for bar and restaurant workers who are living without their usual income due to the widespread shutdown of the food and drink business in response to the pandemic.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This added layer elevates Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery from a book of fun birding and travel adventures to a more complex memoir about the ways in which birding spurs self-reflection, motivates life change, feeds a need for wonder, and creates community. The absolute craziness of it all?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The presence of this tanager in the Caribbean is a rare aspect of South American flair, as its closest relative is the similarly plumaged Scrub Tanager of northern South America. Interestingly, this species has been split into two distinct subspecies, one for each of the islands on which it is found.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2020

But when raised, they seem to have a sort of weird cape. In other words, they never raise their own young. Instead, they lay their eggs in other species’ nests, and let those nest-making birds (often significantly smaller than the cowbirds) raise their young. But in most light, they appear to have a shiny black color.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

And while many birders might tuck into a supermarket turkey on Thanksgiving Day without a second thought, more exotic gamebirds – even those raised domestically – might remind some of us a bit too much of beloved birds we see in the wild. Californian Partridge by John James Audubon (1785-1851), from The Birds of America.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2022

And I found this one because he was singing his heart out quite persistently, which certainly suggests a bird that wants to settle down and raise a family. Most Marbled Godwits breed in inland North America, and winter along the tropical coasts of Mexico and the Caribbean. These images may not be a big deal to many of our readers.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

What are the best field guides for birds in North America? Grade: A. # # # Query: What are the best field guides for birds in North America? There are several highly regarded field guides for birds in North America that are widely recommended by birders and ornithologists. What is a “nemesis bird” in birding?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2019

Despite their foreign origin, introduced gamebirds in North America seem to enjoy a better reputation among birders than other nonnative birds. And because of the resemblance they bear to their New World cousins in the family Phasianidae , they even look the part of an “authentic” wild bird in North America.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Those of us who were raised in the four-season north (here in Michoacán one could define, at the most, three seasons) tend to think of avian migration in terms of seasonal temperatures. For us, it’s all about birds moving north during the warm season to breed, and south to escape the winter cold.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

Encountering this stunner, one of the largest passerines in South America, raises a number of questions. Birds Colombia cotinga fruitcrows South America' Of course I got great looks at the Red-ruffed Fruitcrow (as well as the Cauca Guan) right at the lodge.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Perhaps the most complicated and bizarre mating system is that of the Rheas of South America. They live in flocks in the open country shrubland of Southern South America. All chicks never know their mothers, most are raised by their father, but some never know neither and are raised by an unrelated foster father.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

According to Birds of North America Online , 97% of female Gadwall are paired by November. Then jerks head up quickly with breast still low, raising a small fountain of water. While facing (more or less) one another, male and female repeatedly raise and lower heads, with bills pointing somewhat above horizontal when raised.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Yes, the Wild Turkey is North America’s largest game bird. Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly. An overwhelming majority of turkeys polled feel that Thanksgiving is not actually Turkey Day. In fact, it seems a lot more like Anti-Turkey Day. They can be found in every state except Alaska (but see the comments below!).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2012

Residents of the Americas may find this hard to believe, but the ubiquitous, adaptable House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus ) is declining in its native lands. World Sparrow Day is celebrated annually on March 20th to raise awareness across the globe about the decline of the House Sparrow and how it impacts all of us.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its status in North America). A European Starling in New Zealand made the news this week. The woman in the video found it as a chick at a few days old and hand reared it. The bird is now bonded to humans and an ambassador to her class and the bird has quite the vocabular y.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2017

The Great Crested Grebe can be seen across much of the world, but not the Americas, which is a shame because you guys would love this bird. The post is also dotted with photos from another visit as today’s pictures did not capture quite how much the Americas should rue the fact that they don’t get to see this bird.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The 1st edition from 1999 was a complete revolution in just about everything, but predominantly the quality and realism of illustrations, showing what a field guide could be and seriously raising the threshold for other publishers. That made everyone happy (with the possible exception of other publishers).

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. For example, without this blog, would you know that the Barn Swallows of Nanhui are now having their own housing boom, ignorant of the overinvestment that has characterized China’s construction industry? Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2013

Most birds have finished up raising young, but a few are in the thick of it like American Goldfinches. I’m fascinated how some birds stretch our their stay in North America for breeding and some like orioles are in and out relatively quickly. This is such a weird time of year at bird feeders. Didn’t they just arrive?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2011

They occur mainly in western and southern portions of North America, breeding inland in colonies on remote islands and wintering along warm southern coasts 1. They begin feeding by dipping that huge bill into the water and scooping prey into their pouch, water flowing out of the pouch as they raise it back up to horizontal.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2015

With its red, white, and blue plumage, it is also clearly the most “patriotic” bird in America. Both species are notoriously aggressive, and out-competed bluebirds for the nesting cavities they needed to raise their young. It’s true, there was some push-back when naming the bluebird.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Mentioning New Jersey often raises a snicker or a run down of all the drama and negative stereotypes that swirl around the Garden State, most of which are typified by the MTV hit show, “Jersey Shore.” ” While certain New Jersey decisions may be dubious, their state bird, the American Goldfinch, is a beautiful choice.

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Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2011

July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. .

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Typically, at least here in North America, we think of migration as a north-south affair. We are familiar with the story, birds flying north in the boreal summer, taking advantage of the warmth, long days, and abundant insect life, to raise their young. Female Northern Wheatear. And for the most part it is.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

Many of the most peculiar aspects of birds are involved with mating, whether it’s for attracting mates, defending nests against predators, or raising chicks. In this system, females mate and lay eggs with multiple males over the course of a breeding season, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. 1996, Nakamura 1998).

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

One exception is Magdalena Heinroth, a German ornithologist who, with her husband Oscar, raised and studied thousands of birds in her apartment in pre-World War II Berlin. There are two subjects which I think could have been explored more thoroughly–women in ornithological history and colonialism.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Europe has one species (Eurasian Spoonbill), the Americas have one (Roseate Spoonbill), Australia two (Royal and Yellow-billed Spoonbill), and Asia has two as well (Eurasian and Black-faced Spoonbill). Each of these ‘families’ consists of a single mating pair and 1-5 ‘helpers’ who assist in raising the young.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it sometimes takes a “village” of rehabbers to save threatened wildlife. For the next two and a half weeks Sue continued to raise them, along with four other swifts she had in care. Timing is everything when it comes to releasing Chimney Swifts.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It was great fun watching them raise their young that summer. References: 1 Birds of North America Online. Both of these species show gregarious flocking behavior except when nesting. I was lucky enough a few years ago to spot a Lesser Goldfinch building a nest in a nearby tree while checking my Bluebird boxes.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

I just flew nonstop from Canada to South America and boy, are my arms tired.” Indiana teacher raises the bar for newbie birders everywhere by finding the state’s first record of a Black-tailed Godwit. Even more thought-provoking is the original article from which it sprang.) Props on the sweet Barred Owl call, too. “I No, you didn’t.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Howell and Jon Dunn list “overall size and structure” as the fundamental first step in gull identification in their classic Gulls of the Americas (though they then go on to describe endless variations of plumage patterns). This isn’t a new idea. Species Accounts. Gulls Simplified covers 25 species. Range Maps.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2013

In North America, at least in the eastern part of it, we celebrate the return of the Baltimore Oriole to parks and farms this time of year. Troupials raise their own chicks, generally 3 to 4 per clutch, they just steal the nest in which they raise them.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

will walk to raise money to save the lives of shelter dogs. additional pack walks will take place nationwide September 23–30, with the help of the Animal League of North America. This year’s National Family Pack Walk will prove, once again, that it’s not your average walk in the park. Sign up and donate: [link].

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Rough-legged Hawks (or Buzzards ) don’t seem to generate much excitement here in northern North America. And yet they do not. They are magnanimous lords of the winter fields, and don’t care at all about our folly in preferring flashy Snowy Owls or the mere rumors of Gyrfalcons , or even silly little snack-sized finches.

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