10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks , Muscovy Ducks and Blue-winged Teals were around us, together with Green , Great and Little Blue Herons , Cattle and Great White Egrets , Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons , plus one locally rare Pinnated Bittern in the floating vegetation, as well as several dozen Neotropical Cormorants.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

I am not sure about the security situation in Iraq these days but at least some people do ornithological research there – resulting in papers such as one titled “Breeding observations of the Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines , 1789) in Iraq” Impressive. Like this bird family b. Like bad jokes and c.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2016

Or, a Tufted Duck or Cackling Goose. Ducks, swans, and geese may initially appear easy to identify. But, as with many avian families, the more you look, the more complicated it gets. Plate 29, Mallard and Mexican Duck. Probably a duck calendar and a map of migratory routes would help.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

the development of field-based ornithological research in Europe and Great Britain; a quick step back through the history to look at bird protection, conservation, and our precarious future, with a focus on Birkhead’s long-term (50 years!) Common Guillemot research at Skomer Island, Wales.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 229

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. They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds. There is one exception–ducks. Other families are more complicated and these introductory sections are correspondingly longer and amazingly more detailed. SCOPE & SPECIES ORGANIZATION. The guide only covers seaducks, another logical decision.

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Albatross Penguins Family Groups 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2015

I have 10,000 Birds contributor Adam Riley to thank for telling me I had to add it to my list, and a quick bit of research showed that he was right on. Longclaws are African members of the pipit and wagtail family, and unlike the rest of the family they have gorgeously-coloured throats. A terrible shot of Barrow’s Korhaan.

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South Africa Africa Falcons Family 145

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

Once you eliminate the risque jokes (I know, I know, but it’s a family blog) the Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet might have the most comical name in American birding. The tyrant flycatchers, in turn, derive their name from the first member of the family to land a Latin name, the Eastern Kingbird. Next: Beardless.

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Costa Rica 2014 Family Collecting 103

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

.” And, if you don’t believe them, just take a look at some of the photographic comparisons of species they present: Or, of albatross plumages: Or, read about the taxonomic confusions and scientific lapses in research on petrels, Albatrosses, storm-petrels, and diving-petrels. Coverage of all families is not comprehensive.

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Albatross North America Birds Groups 164

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. Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle. But now there is some research on that. The research used banding and racking technology to characterize winter time home ranges.

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Humane Eagles Investigation Research 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

It can take a bit of research to figure these notes out, especially when they are citing taxonomic differences (Riparian [Blackish] Antbird, for example, is treated differently in three of the four taxonomic systems), but it is tremendously helpful just to know that there is an issue to be researched.

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

Author Joshua Hammer, who previously wrote about a different type of real-life-unexpected-caper in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu , read about Lendrum in the Times of London in 2017, realized the possibilities, did the research. And, how they betrayed that trust, stealing eggs for years and, possibly even worse, falsifying research data.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 219

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

And similarly with 99 other birds — raptors, songbirds, ducks, and otherwise. Weidensaul’s second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies, connected by his thoughtful, narrative voice and the amazing strands of knowledge being discovered today by brilliant scientists the world over. Donna). ==.

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Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 245

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2011

This comes from BirdLife Cyprus’ research officer Mike Miltiadou, and shared by Melpo Apostolidou: Waterbirds that bred on the island this year. Glossy Ibises Plegadis falcinellus had a successful second year at Famagusta Lake with five pairs producing 19 fledglings.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Most of the species are described in the Species Accounts, arranged taxonomically into 86 family chapters. Each family chapter begins with a brief, bold-printed description of the common traits of the species in the family and an enumeration of the number of species worldwide and the number of species in North America.

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North America America 2017 Birds 186

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2016

At these places they are neither shy nor reed-dependent but can often be seen grazing on lawns like cows or swimming on open ponds no less visible than a rubber duck in a bath tub. The following pictures were taken at Hannover Zoo recently, showing just that – feeding and preening, for a family-friendly birding experience.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Well-represented exotic families include starlings, ducks and doves and there are also many more individual species that now thrive here. I suspect that way more research and documentation is conducted on indigenous bird species. A Carolina Parakeet mounted in a museum in Germany Fritz Geller-Grimm.

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Miami Parrots Research Birds 138

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

Using the icons to locate specific bird families takes a little getting used to, but if you do it often it works well as a finding tool. I am particularly happy to see that the bird communication section includes recent research on singing female birds. The grand total is 817 species! These are all informative and current.

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North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching offers two types of information: Species Accounts–descriptions of 112 birds within 15 families as they appear over and on the water, and Where to Watch, brief descriptions of 47 sites on the North American eastern coast and interior recommended for seawatching. First, evaluate size.

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Ducks Groups Species North America 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

Of course Africa could not to be left out of the pink weekend so I have researched all African species whose official or alternative names include the word “pink”. Its mostly found on the ground in thickets or the edges of dense vegetation and usually in small family parties. There are certainly some stunners involved.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Sincerely, Julie Zickefoose Tags: cranes , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

Can a family-focused trip—even to one of the world’s most biodiverse countries—deliver enough opportunities for avian observation to satisfy this serious world birder? With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. If you have kids, you’re probably as curious as I was.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Research indicates that this decline can be tempered by management of cattle grazing practices, preventing growth of shrubs and trees and the invasion of non-native plants. We need to create bridges (and a very happy experience with a local ranching family led us to believe that this is possible). back to the birds.

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North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 144

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

For example, on finding gulls: Close study of gulls is not for everyone, and birders shouldn’t feel obligated to get deep into it if you prefer colorful, less-confusing, families of birds. The focus is on learning by doing, with 12 Activity sections integrated within the eleven (ten plus a “bonus”) chapters.

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Birds North Carolina North America Owls 263

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

But I have been sick with different kinds and forms of cold since the beginning of December with no interruption, and so has my entire family. I frequently observed Blackbirds walking on the ground like rodents, even ducking under low tufts of grass. Okay, I meant to write an entertaining post. I honestly did. Sickening!

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) • Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet Sea Snakes of Northern Australia.Or

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 217

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

Interestingly for me, the research paper calls throwing out the eggs infanticide, which makes me feel a bit queasy as this might potentially be on the wrong side of the Roe vs. Wade (or “Right vs. Wrong”, as The Onion calls it) debate. Well, I guess in the days before the internet, people simply did not write blog posts.

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Birds China Eggs Breeding 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of August 2010) Commence Project FeederWatch 2006 Best Bird of the Weekend (Halloween Edition) Discerning Distant Ducks About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 153

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Primates are exceptional among the mammals, living amphibians (which represent only a small part of the original amphibian family tree) are pretty noisy too. 66 million years ago, and one of those groups gave rise to the ducks and geese. Very few other vertebrates use sound so socially and so critically.

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 21, 2009

On a very quiet night during a lull in the drama of the ducks, I was researching the Greyhound racing industry, and seething over its treatment of dogs as well as the support it often gets, through subsidies, to help it survive. And right before my eyes, I discovered that Muscovy ducks eat frogs.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Plus, I mean, it’s a giant chicken-looking thing that’s actually related to ducks… with that kind of identity crisis going on, what’s not to love? Green-and-rufous Kingfisher is the only Cholorceryle species I haven’t seen, so observing one would complete a genus in this fascinating family.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 212

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I write ‘focus-on-the-birds’ because it is highly probable that Harper had drawn birds before, but not in a highly focused manner that involved research, which he engaged in very seriously, and observation of bird behavior. A tradition was born. There are many ways in which a birder can enjoy the art of Charley Harper these days.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Knob-billed Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100