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JANUARY 15, 2024

Similar to humans, they are “believed to pair for life” though the reality is a bit more complex: “study in China found that 40% of broods contained young resulting from extra-pair couplings” (HBW). ” I say: ancient, schmancient – better to preserve wild birds than traditional culture.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

And find enough time to study the field guide to your destination? A field guide I’ll have to study on a long flight from Europe to San Jose. At the time I didn’t know what is was, yet, whatever the case, I had to cancel my participation in the tour. And that is how this mess I am in, started.

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Costa Rica San Jose Battery Serbia 257

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APRIL 3, 2023

Such programs are somewhat inefficient anyway – in one study , the breeding success of wild male pheasants was 2-5 times higher than for hand-reared and released ones while for females, hand-reared birds were 3 times as vulnerable to predation as the wild ones. All this was verified in a study.

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MARCH 11, 2024

And of course, this entry on the Red-tailed Laughingthrush would not be complete without mentioning a paper that presumably nobody will ever read: “The complete mitochondrial genome of red-tailed laughingthrush ( Garrulax milnei )” As usual, there are many authors (8 in this case), and all seem to be Chinese (also as usual).

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The decline is probably partly due to deforestation – a study found that Black-and-red Broadbills nests were more often located in areas with a high proportion of forest habitat compared to disturbed habitat. They mostly eat fruit (76%) – one Malaysian student got his bachelor’s degree by studying their fecal matter.

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Sri Lanka Birds Taiwan Cats 215

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JUNE 14, 2022

To begin the case, the U.S. The actual number was probabilistically higher, as studies have established that even with rigorous monitoring, which was not conducted at all facilities nor at all relevant times, not all carcasses are found.”. All of this had likely been negotiated before the case was filed.

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Wyoming Eagles Wounded Birds 170

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APRIL 6, 2021

His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. This is particularly true in “ Aguiluchos Redux,” the chapter on Swainson’s Hawk studies. is through the personal and the specific.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 253

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Such as in this case of a report on different Blue Waxbills. In this study (actually published in July 1965, a few months before I was born), they found the following: After fledging, young are recognized individually and strange young are not fed, except (rarely) by individuals with no young of their own.

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South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In any case, Great Cormorants in the Shanghai area are very flighty and presumably quite scared of the Chinese equivalent of well-meaning people such as W.S. ” The review is titled “‘Rustic’ in this case is a euphemism for dirty and rundown.” Upon stepping inside, it smelled musty. It just got worse.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

A study on the breeding biology of Whitehead’s Broadbill was just published in May 2023 but leaves a bit of a puzzle as the breeding success is described as relatively high, meaning there should be other reasons for the population decline of the species. That might help these species deal with climate change.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

I guess most scientists would love to see their original research become the basis for a vast field of further studies. A study has shown that they make false alarm calls when seeing other species such as meerkats with attractive food. A study found that Laughing Doves at a South African reserve have a life expectancy of 0.83

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South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 187

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MAY 2, 2022

Still, as we did not have any covid cases in our compound for the last third of the month, the government graciously let us outside for the occasional walk within our compound. As you can imagine, the study was done in China. This post is a bit of a joke as I have been under lockdown in Shanghai for the whole month.

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Los Angeles Birds China Blackbirds 173

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JULY 16, 2020

He has published numerous scientific papers on bird biology, and currently teaches for Round River Conservation Studies. The text says: “Taxonomic position poorly studied, currently listed as a race of F. Chris has spent several years conducting bird research in Mongolia, including with the Saker Falcon project. cherrug x F.

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Mongolia Falcons Birds 2019 274

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AUGUST 7, 2023

I actually looked this up in case my understanding had been wrong for the last more than 50 years, but indeed, the collar is “the part of a garment that encircles the neck” ( source ). Similarly, it is hard for me to understand the English name of the White-collared Yuhina. In contrast, the paper by Martens et al.

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Hamburgers Birds Science China 210

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

European Robins weigh between 14 and 25 grams while the HBW lists 17 g for the Japanese Robin (it seems these birds are a bit more consistent in their weight, or – more likely – have been studied less intensively). In any case, the average weight of both robins is quite similar.

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Eggs Ethics Species Rights 246

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

I was greeted by omnipresent Grey-headed Chachalacas running with such a focused determination, resembling those small, green procompsognathus dinosaurs (“Compys”) in Jurassic Park and making me think that the CGI experts must have been sitting at this same veranda studying Chachalacas’ moves.

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Costa Rica Rats Parrots Raccoons 249

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MARCH 12, 2019

In 2015, a group submitted a petition to FWS to delist the warbler , relying on a study conducted by Texas A&M University that reported a far larger population and much more appropriate habitat than prior studies. The Texas A&M study also did not address ongoing threats to the warbler. 1:17-cv-00538-SS (W.D.

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JUNE 13, 2021

Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses. No guarantees, but in this case the agency had already given the owner a warning and was responsive and willing to investigate complaints.

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JULY 21, 2022

student who initially thought that “all that was required was a comfortable field site where I could study the birds” but then ” “began to suspect that the field guides were maybe being slightly economical with the truth” (He did get his thesis eventually, and it is available online ). Sleep in ostrich chicks.

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DECEMBER 2, 2023

As is sometimes the case with lifers, I saw more Bearded Reedlings at a different site the following day. A fellow volunteer from my time in Helgoland sent me a study reviewing differences of S. I never before looked into this difference, but turns out that this difficulty occurs quite frequently, especially with vagrants.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The petition relied on a genetic and ecological analysis by Dr. Robert Zink, a biologist at the University of Nebraska (the “ Zink study ”). FWS sought the views of six independent scientists and they all rejected the findings in the Zink study. The time to appeal has lapsed , so that is the end of this particular case.

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MARCH 2, 2021

In many cases these are obvious–Jelly Fungi have a gelatinous texture–and in other cases it’s really not–Boletes, for example, look superficially like Agarics with their cap and stalk structure, but don’t have gills, the lower surface is covered with pores that are the ends of tubes. .’

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North America America Species 2018 258

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MARCH 20, 2023

Anyway, in case you are still reading, the main attraction at this hide is Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, which perversely is not featured in this post (it is treated in a separate one, thus grudgingly acknowledging the almost disgusting flamboyance of that species). In any case, no reason to name a bird after him.

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JUNE 10, 2022

A successful birding trip is a process, one that requires a fair degree of planning and as much studying as you want (or can handle). These are good things to think about, especially if you have a regular life but trust me, fit in the study time and the birding trip is gonna be enhanced!

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Costa Rica Birds Panama Rights 252

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APRIL 22, 2024

In 93% of cases, the birds built new nests for each brood despite on average only moving 10 meters away from the previous nesting site. As we continue exploring Nepal’s unparalleled beauty and biodiversity, let us appreciate these bright gems hidden in its forests and strive to protect them for future generations to admire.”

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Myanmar Sri Lanka Nepal Birds 179

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AUGUST 24, 2016

North American listers, if you haven’t already been following the latest drama in bird taxonomy, courtesy of two new studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, buckle up … because it’s probably going to be a bumpy ride. A press release about the study likened the contrast to “the differences between humans with and without freckles.”)

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Guatemala Research Morals Science 105

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

I suspect that most non-birders don’t particularly like the word “split”, since the first thing that it brings to mind is perhaps a bad end to a romance, or in the worst case, a divorce. Now, splits are more likely to result from objective genetic studies. Two former species can also be joined into one, the same way.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Suffice it to say, the answer in this case isn’t “worm.” ” Scientists studying Great T**s , of all birds, have shown that the earlier a male awakens , the more likely he is to successfully hook up with the mates of other males. … since this is a family website, I’m not sure I can finish that sentence. (Is Is “OPP” PG-13?)

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MARCH 6, 2023

Here’s what birders might miss in the future (worst case), or share from afar with thousands of disinterested Chinese tourists who mainly come to take selfies of themselves in front of a mountain landscape (slightly better case). The study does not state where the birds took their smoking breaks.

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Eggs China Birds Mammals 168

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

An introductory chapter describes how migration evolved in response to winter hardships, different types of migration, and how scientists use technology to study migration. Still, I liked the idea that all of these studies, many seemingly disparate, have been brought together to form one body of knowledge.

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JULY 5, 2022

I put it in a small box for several hours, where it appeared to recover, but studies have shown that internal injuries from a strike usually kill the bird. It’s not enough because we keep finding dead birds, or sometimes stunned birds who will, studies show, eventually die. ©2012 Donna L. It’s not enough.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 255

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MAY 12, 2022

So we are both always ready to pull over when travelling to check out an interesting bit of woods, and we both study Google Maps to find promising new areas. In case you were wondering. With so few birding “boots on the ground”, many of Mexico’s best spots are yet to be discovered. on Lake Cuitzeo.

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San Diego Turtles Mexico Sparrows 252

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

According to a scientific study that I just made up, Common Greenshanks use one leg to stand on in the daytime and the other one during the night. I am always a bit weirded out by these Latin double names – Vanellus vanellus in this case. This individual seems to have studied the HBW extensively. Shift-work.

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Birds Humane Japan Ducks 236

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APRIL 2, 2024

I hope they consider this idea for future books Sophie Osborn has a long history of observing, surveying, and studying birds in North, Central and South America as field biologist, research biologist, field manager, and wildlife program director. Osborn is one of the best books I’ve read about endangered birds and conservation.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 179

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JUNE 22, 2023

And the last part of the abstract is another clear winner: “This case study demonstrates a full iteration through the sequence of primary science, evidence-based intervention, quantitative evaluation, and feedback that is advocated in conservation science but still infrequently achieved.

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Birds China Science Research 130

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MAY 1, 2023

Another Nanhui trip also brought a Northern Boobook , which eBird nicely describes as a “slender brown owl with comically expressive golden eyes” While one would think that such a fierce-looking bird mainly lives off larger prey, this is not the case.

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Monkeys Birds South Korea Owls 147

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. I think we do have the right to expect that artwork and species descriptions when repeated are current, reflect recent studies and taxonomic thought.

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