10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

Foremost, there is the story of the recent expedition to the Philippine rainforest led by Rettig, whose participants include expedition coordinator Dr. Laura Johnson (also Rettig’s spouse, a fact that is only gently alluded to; I think the expedition could not have happened without her organizing skills), and nature cinematographer Skip Hobbie.

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Eagles Philippines Eggs Birds 203

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

And of eggs and nests and birds on nests. Into the Nest , as the title says, is about the courting, mating, egg-laying, nesting, and parenting behavior of “familiar birds”. Cedar Waxwings exchange berries, carry nesting material, eggs. Egg biology, from Part I. Oops, the curmudgeon in me slipped.) Peregrine Falcon nests.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

They were different from previous guides, notably Peterson’s, utilizing photographs instead of artwork, and organizing the photographs by habitat, bird shape, and bird color rather than taxonomy. Species Accounts are organized taxonomically. Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H. SPECIES ACCOUNTS.

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North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile. Egg collection for local consumption still continues at lower scale. Conservation organizations such as the Flamingo Specialist Group is actively trying to inform the public on the vulnerability of flamingos.

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Chile Endangered Species Eggs Argentina 155

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The book is smartly organized into 12 chapters. The “Owls and Albatrosses” chapter, for example, begins with Doug’s personal experiences observing of the nesting strategies of Malleefowl and a Moluccan Megapode, Australasian “chickens who lay their eggs in unusual ways and do not parent.

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Science Albatross Research Birds 228

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

All of the pairs that we monitor have lost either their eggs or juvenile birds to predation before they were fledged and are patiently sitting once again on a new clutch of eggs. They are a beautiful organism and a reminder that our seasons are changing.

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Wounded Eggs Rescue Breeding 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

With populations plunging dramatically over the last decade, researchers from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Birds Russia, and a number of other conservation organizations made the always-controversial call to pluck eggs from the imperiled wild population and establish a captive breeding program as a final hedge against extinction.

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Eggs Russia Research Breeding 163

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

These birds even lay their eggs on piles of cow or horse dung, most likely to elevate them from the cold ground and possibly provide some heating through the process of rotting plant material. The conference was organized by excellent J.N. The previous day was devoted to exploration of the Little Rann of Kutch. Acknowledgements.

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India Sudan Ukraine Camels 250

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

For example, in the Delaware Bay, warming coastal waters can cause horseshoe crabs to lay their eggs earlier than normal; conversely, more intense and frequent coastal storms can cause late spawning. In both cases, knots, which feed on the crabs’ eggs, can miss their peak refueling opportunity. Photo: Dick Daniels.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

history, the United Egg Producers (UEP) has agreed to support national legislation that will, upon enactment, improve the welfare of all laying hens in the nation. About Farm Sanctuary Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, promotes legislative, policy, and individual lifestyle changes to help farm animals.

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Welfare Farm Sanctuary Battery Cages Factory Farm 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2015

Given the possibility for expansion onto the Florida Everglades and potential hybridization with the Burmese Python, local and State stakeholders organized search and capture campaigns. Python round ups were organized around forecasted cold fronts and counted on state and federal biologists, and many volunteers.

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Pythons Florida Mammals Reptiles 185

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The lengthy Introduction gives both a personal history and a global history of birds and art, including brief profiles of John James Audubon and the far lesser known Genevieve Estelle Jones, who conceived of a book eventually called Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio in the late 19th century.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 159

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

But, getting the nest set up, amorous acitivites, the laying and hatching of the egg, all that, happens earlier. But individual birds are not migrating sooner. They migrate every year almost exactly at the same time. Then, the birds migrate in relation to the earlier hatch date. Each generation of birds migrates a bit earlier than the last.

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Taiwan Iceland United States Breeding 195

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

It was advisable to remove them at night, to keep them calm, to establish immediately a feeding board on which they would be fed chopped beef and egg to start, then fresh birds, rabbit or squirrel. Through these organizations he still influences the international community of those who appreciate raptors, especially falconers.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 190

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was surprised, then, to find a Picture Credits page that lumps all credits together in less than one page in tiny print, organized by source (i.e., Shutterstock, Wikipedia Commons) and within source alphabetized by first name or organization or, for Wikipedia Commons, by subject.

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North America Research Birds Groups 279

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

One of Whittaker’s first experiments was to place other birds’ preen oil on the nests and eggs of Dark-eyed Juncos. Well, I guess that makes sense when you think about it, smells are made up of organic compounds.) 241) that contribute to a bird’s odor. Did you know how much chemistry is involved in olfactory research?

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Science Research Birds Turkey 235

Animal Person

AUGUST 18, 2011

During the show they give out Good Egg Awards to kids who've performed "acts of kindness." A good egg is one that is edible. Think of what an egg is, people! The young boy says, "you dip the chicken in the egg ." There's all kinds of barnyard shenanigans and clear affection for all of the creatures who live in barns.

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Vegan Chickens Vegetarian Eggs 100

Animal Person

JUNE 17, 2009

We bloggers often get e-mails from individuals and organizations in search of promotion. From the 6th -10th of July we are asking everyone to get their aprons on and bake with free-range or organic eggs. And that's fine, as we all want to spread the news of fantastic work that needs support. Case in point: AnimalEquality.

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Compassion In World Farming Compassion Battery Cages CIWF 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

The book is organized historically, starting with Thoreau, who used corn to attract jays and chickadees to his doorstep, then jumping slightly ahead to the end of the 19th century and the bird protectionist movement, which advocated bird feeding both for study and for birds’ survival. Margaret A. The writers have created a good book.

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America Industry Squirrels Birds 239

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Where does the female Emperor Penguin go after she has produced that one egg and handed it over to the male for incubation? And, what about that female Emperor Penguin, who disappears for two months after handing her one egg over to her mate? Technology to the rescue! Speaking of back-of-the-book materials, there is no bibliography.

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2011

From what I read, birds are the class of Aves [feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying and vertebrate animals]. No surprise: there have been debates about how all the birds should be organized within this structure. Who knew?]. No surprise: there are about 10000 different species of birds in the world currently living.

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2011 Family Eggs Rights 117

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

As a Northeast birder I am familiar with the alarming decrease in the number of Red Knots along Atlantic shores and have signed petitions and written e-mails calling for legislation and rules that will limit the overharvesting of the horseshoe crab, whose eggs Red Knots depend on. million in the late 1990’s. Should the gulls be controlled?

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Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 183

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2011

To the Editor: Re “ Egg Producers and Humane Society Urging Federal Standard on Hen Cages ” (Business Day, July 8): I’m a vegetarian who turned vegan after coming to terms with the fact that just because I was eating hormone-free, antibiotic-free, even free-range organic eggs didn’t mean that egg-producing hens were living a cruelty-free life.

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New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. It is useful as a general introduction as well as for amphibian organization. It turns out there is no scientific difference!

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Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 190

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

When we eat eggs we eat chicken eggs almost exclusively. Feral Chickens number in the thousands in Key West alone and that population has not been dented even as hundreds of birds are trapped and removed – in fact, in 2011 0ver 1,500 were captured and trucked to an organic farm in central Florida. Americans love chicken.

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Chickens Florida Feral Species 208

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 26, 2011

Because the parasites and roundworm eggs common in dog dropping can stay in the ground for years, health issues linger long after the waste problem is visible to the naked eye. If waste management isn’t exactly an appealing chore to handle around your home, an organization like aPaws might be able to help you get the assistance you need.

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Pets United States Dogs Laws 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2013

Not only were her organs exposed, the entire area was alive with maggots. Within a few hours we had cleaned it, picked it clean of maggots, and treated it for any residual maggots or their eggs. We put her on the clinic’s exam table. Even as a veteran wildlife rehabilitator, I could scarcely believe the sight before me.

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Eagles Wounded Bald Eagle Wisconsin 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute. They are also hunted.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 224

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

Wright also uses the article as the basis for the organization of his species accounts. These guides focused on identification facts and are organized in a way that allows you to find these facts quickly. And, the 1996 volume includes information on nests and eggs, a topic not covered by the Peterson guide.

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North America Sparrows America United States 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

I couldn’t find an explanation of the organization in the introductory material; if I missed anything, let me know in the comments.) There are editing errors and the lack of uniformity in the way the plates are drawn and organized may bother some birders (though others may delight in the design diversity).

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Brunei Birds Asia China 179

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As we know from the French documentary La Marche de l’Empereur ( March of the Penguins) , the females skedaddle from the breeding colony once she produces an egg, leaving the egg to be incubated by the males, who fast for 120 days while keeping the egg in a flap of their feet. (I

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Penguins Seals Leopards Research 165

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They eat only seafood, including fish, squid, krill and other organisms. They have special adaptations to stay warm and to keep their eggs and chicks warm. People call them “flightless birds&# but they do in fact fly; They just do it underwater.

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Penguins Seals Peru Science 198

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

This modest proposal would bring a smidgen of comfort to millions of hens used for egg production. Recent investigations by nonprofit groups in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania have revealed the atrocious living conditions of egg-laying hens, though their owners said they were humanely cared for. Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,

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New York Times Proposition 2 New York Egg Industry 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

It is organized taxonomically, with families identified by first scientific and then popular name. ” It is organized in typical modern field guide style, with illustrated plates opposite brief species accounts. The accounts are organized according to the AOU’s South American Checklist, which does accept the motmot split.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 205

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization's own report entitled Livestock's Long Shadow : "The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global.

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Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Vegan Veal 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania (hereafter known at the Atlas ) is organized into nine chapters and seven appendices, with a 38-page bibliography of Literature Cited and a comprehensive Index. The resulting book, 616 pages in length, 6.4 So, what exactly does a breeding bird atlas contain?

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 239