10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

I have read canoeing articles from Africa and knew that the Nile Crocodile ( Crocodilus niloticus ) pays no attention to the boat and, in theory, as long as I’m inside I’m safe. Cattle Egret 16. There could be bilharzia in the water but I have paddled here quite often and never got it. Oh, my big mouth! Grey Heron 4. Squacco Heron 2.

Botswana 186

Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 186

Animal Ethics

JUNE 10, 2009

To the Editor: Re “ Greening the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas ” (news article, June 5): Your article about reducing methane emissions from dairy cows is welcome because of the attention it draws toward the substantial contribution that both beef and dairy cattle make to global warming.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Cattle Cows 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

Each chapter concludes with References, a bibliographic listing of the books, articles, and web pages cited in the text. Press, 2015), and has also written articles on eBird and bird identification. He has co-authored The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors and the East and West Coast editions of Offshore Sea Life ID Guide (Princeton Univ.

Birds 190

Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Well written article with some facts I didn’t know. It’s just that the exceptions are so much more attention-grabbing.

Montana 134

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 134

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

1, 2009 To the Editor: As an ethics instructor who aims to inspire my students to think about the connections between their values and daily practices, I found Nicolette Hahn Niman’s article disappointing. Birds need only a fraction of the food that cattle do to gain a pound of meat. Lois Bloom Easton, Conn., Contrary to Ms.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version. Bringing animals that would require feed and water at that early stage would have been unwise.

Turkey 201

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 201

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2021

They believed there was potential for sheep in those days, but now there are only cattle. The cattle are a cross breed of Brahman and shorthorn, so they can withstand the extreme weather. There are cattle stations around Broome that are on both sides of the highway going either north or south. It is a truly magnificent sight.

Cattle 153

Cattle Sheep Australia 2010 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2019

We were met by several Cattle Egret in beautiful breeding plumage feeding on the grass right next to the train station. In the evening an article had been written up by the Singhpaore Bird Group about the discovery of the Asian Openbill and they also had to “heavily crop” my photo! 169 bird species and one day to go!

Singapore 114

Singapore Transported Boars Malaysia 114

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

That Cattle Egret I found in Somerset County, August 2009? Hardcover: $55.00 (retail); ISBN-10: 0691144095 Paperback: $24.95 (retail); ISBN-10: 0691144109 All photographs used in this article are courtesy of Princeton University Press. A scarce and very local summer resident in Salem County. No wonder people were excited by it.)

New Jersey 190

New Jersey Birds 2009 Bald Eagle 190

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Finishing the cattle on grass is a far “greener” method. To the Editor: Missing from your article was mention of deleterious environmental and health effects resulting from intensive animal farming in addition to global warming. Fraser Jamaica Plain, Mass.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat Animal Welfare 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you see 50 cattle egrets following a plough on a rice paddy, less so. Irrelevant final comment: On my way to birding sites, I have been listening to a lot of The Economist articles recently. While most egrets are not a big draw for experienced birders, they are often the ones that non-birders find the most impressive.

Singapore 171

Singapore Fish Cattle Species 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2015

We had read an article online that indicated it was a very poor quality road and tried to find out more information. Cattle truck and dust! Our trip out to Wolfe Creek Crater had not been a planned side-track, but we had done some research on the Duncan Road before we set off.

Birds 158

Birds Cattle Australia Transported 158

Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

Miller’s Op-Ed article provides a welcome breath of fresh air. June 29, 2007 The writers are cattle ranchers. Miller’s article about the benefits of rBST is correct and thoughtful. There’s good reason for cynicism. George Entenman Chapel Hill, N.C., June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Henry I. To the Editor: Dr. Henry I.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York 2007 Cows 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2013

Also in this article, a few brief notes on the occurrence of Groove-billed and Greater Ani in the sunshine state. Large swaths of the Everglades were being drained to make way for cattle ranching, citrus groves, and low density housing that included many overgrown, weedy lots. What happened to the anis?

Florida 190

Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 190

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2011

At the same lake a total of 104 pairs of Cattle Egrets Bubulcus ibis nested along with two pairs of Black-crowned Night Herons Nycticorax nycticorax , five pairs of Little Egrets Egretta garzetta and three pairs of Squacco Herons Ardeola ralloides. This article was included in this month’s BirdLife Cyprus In-Flight e-News email.

Cyprus 173

Cyprus Ducks Cattle Breeding 173

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The placement is different, with the illustrations, range map, and species text all of one piece, like an encyclopedia article. The article is less comprehensive than the scientifically based article in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Birds of North America, Online. However, a species reference in a sidebar is indexed.

North America 177

North America America Birds Family 177

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Beset by poaching by cattle ranchers, habitat loss, DDT, and lead poisoning (from consuming shotgun pellets embedded in the condor’s carrion fare), populations of this enormous New World vulture fell into a serious decline in the twentieth century. An out-of-range Kölsch from the Pacific Northwest.

California Condor 104

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm. I easily spotted the Whooping Cranes in the cattle field. They were large and rather gawky, with a lot of ‘jewelry’ on their legs, oblivious to the cattle and to me.

2018 155

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2021

One was to piggyback on Patrick O’Donnell’s interesting article about winter warblers in Costa Rica, since his list is quite different from my list for central Mexico. (I But these Cattle Egrets didn’t seem to mind. As this holiday week advanced and my Wednesday deadline approached, I was torn between two post themes.

Los Angeles 191

Los Angeles San Francisco Costa Rica Birds 191