10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2018

The Lab also acts as the heart and soul for the very popular (and often addictive) citizen science gem known as eBird. Those who did so on May 5th automatically became part of the biggest day of collective birding in 2018; Global Big Day ! This Plumbeous Kite made it onto the list for the day. Next year will be even better.

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Costa Rica 2018 Colombia Collecting 170

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2015

The discovery of a Black Bush-robin had several teams re-adjusting their itineraries… Two rare birds that were not on the official race bird-list due to the sensitivity of disturbance by multiple teams were the newly described Desert Tawny Owl and the Nubian Nightjar (a bird that has been reduced to approximately a dozen pairs in Israel).

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Cyprus illegal Birds 258

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Chapter Two is a potpourri of stories about nemesis birds, birding by ear, birding for science, under the rubric of birding ‘for the love of it.’ ’ “Is this going to be a collection of essays?” .’ What was left to write about? ” I wondered. But, in Chapter Three the book takes on more shape.

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Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

What does a Flammulated Owl do all night? And if you look into it enough, it presents a classic case where science can fail us. I believe in science. Science is based on logic and evidence, which I think is a very respectable way to look at the world. Science, for many years, has done no better. But I digress.

Emotional 212

Emotional Science Birds Mammals 212

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman. So many birding books talk only about birds, it’s fun to read about us for a change.

Birds 115

Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

As I explained to my nephews when they were younger, “The Burrowing Owls don’t think we’re their friends. People on one side of the rope, owls on the other.” Substitute Snowy Owl here if you’d like the modern version). Perhaps it comes from keeping a conscious distance while I observe them. Think about their image.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 220

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

It is not a handbook, though it approaches species from a collective viewpoint. I would be more apt to accept the science of BBI if the science of hemispheric brain functions was not subject to so much misconceptions and simplification.* The result is a different kind of book.

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Birds New Jersey Science Groups 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. As Sibley tells us in the Preface, he originally intended to write a children’s book.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2011

The following points stood out to me: “Metaves,&# a collection of disparate and puzzling birds recently grouped by the position of a few molecules in one nuclear gene, is probably not an actual clade. Through the course of the paper, Mayr puts a slew of recent studies (including Hackett et al.’s

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Madagascar Birds Louisiana Groups 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. Community conservation – valuing what’s around us Kokako and Kaka on Kapiti Guano Still Collected in Peru.Or

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Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. These Blasts From The Past No Owls at Croton Point I Hate Connecticut… Birding Kazakhstan: Morning of Day 1 in Astana Ottawa By Way of Ohio The Snow Bunting That Almost Killed Me, or, Hyperbole in Bird Blog Post Titles is Fun! This wiki looks good too.]

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2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Redgannet added another splash of colour to the collective profile by falling asleep on a boat and waking up in Uruguay , the 44th country to feature in the list. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. European Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. Little Owl – Athene noctua. And so to summer.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

I am also writing it on the tails of an excellent review by Corey who, although he termed his post a collection of “impressions,” really did nail down the great content of The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition , by David Allen Sibley, as well as the minor items that need to be improved. But, always to the right.

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North America Birds Species America 244