10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. I have confirmed my suspicion that regular writing is a great way to learn, and that topics often just present themselves. These posts (and others) required reaching out to the authors or researchers with unsolicited emails, and every recipient responded.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 175

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. Endangered. Extinction. Conservation.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

.’ Gorman has read and distilled probably every research study ever written about Wrynecks or related to them; my quick count of the citations in the 16-page References section came to 295. Practically every sentence is documented with these studies. Yet, The Wryneck does not read like a literature review.

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Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 240

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

The survey also sought to identify “the key attributes important to birding experiences” and learn more about “decisions to participate in birdwatching and level of identity as birdwatcher.”. A core portion of the birdwatcher survey involved discrete choice experiments (DCEs). Broadly speaking, they were not.) Paul, MN 55108.

Minnesota 264

Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

Critter News

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Animal welfare watchdog group, Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN), has released documents which, it claims, provide evidence that CRO MPI Research has been operating in violation of the US Animal Welfare Act. They include reports on 16 incidences of fractures received by primates and one swine during handling between 2007 and 2009.

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Research Animal Welfare Act Animal Welfare Primates 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. I have confirmed my suspicion that regular writing is a great way to learn, and that topics often just present themselves. These posts (and others) required reaching out to the authors or researchers with unsolicited emails, and every recipient responded.

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

A logical and outstanding successor to The Genius of Birds (2016), Ackerman’s award-winning book about bird cognition, The Bird Way explores the diversity of bird behavior, the norm and the extremes, with an emphasis on cutting-edge research and findings that explode assumptions. Yet, the research projects are never the whole story.

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Research Birds Science Costa Rica 230

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2023

An organization called the Carolina Avian Research and Education states that “if you google the top ten most beautiful birds in the world, it [the Golden Pheasant ] always makes the list.” I guess in China, there is always money for research related to Giant Pandas. ” True or not? Jennifer Hill acquired her Ph.D.

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Pandas Research Phoenix Science 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

So armed with some knowledge from the “ Access Considerations for Birding Locations ” page on the Birdability website and some research, I twice visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Portland, Oregon with accessibility in mind. A 5% grade is steeper than I thought, but research suggests that 5% is acceptable.

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Portland Oregon Laws Experience 197

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2022

With nine years of experience using it and birding with beginning birders, I would like to update that opinion. This is, in a way, no surprise since it was designed by birders who have used their own experiences in the field to determine what warbler seekers really need. This is a guide for all birders.

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United States North America Species 2013 221

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Dorian’s gregarious personality and self-deprecating sense of humor makes even the most meditative sections one of a piece with his birding experiences, producing a good read that may make you think. Plus tales of birding from the point of view of the traveling cyclist. There are also surprises.

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Birds Los Angeles Massachusetts New York City 221

Reddit Animals

APRIL 16, 2023

In this article, we'll explore the fascinating research on elephant self-awareness, how it's been tested, and what it tells us about their amazing minds. Before diving into the research, it's essential to understand what self-awareness means. What is Self-Awareness?

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Elephants Emotional Research Dolphins 52

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2016

Considering that the average home experiences one to a few collisions each year, and given the sheer number of residences, the extrapolated effect on bird fatalities may be vast, perhaps dwarfing the number of birds killed by skyscrapers and large office buildings. This presents a conundrum for bird lovers, the authors admit.

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Birds Science Canada Florida 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

I didn’t know much about Birds of Paradise either before 2013, when I accompanied a non-birding friend to a presentation at a local college, not really expecting much. The speaker turned out to be Tim Laman, and the topic was the incredible research he and Ed Scholes had spent years doing on birds of paradise in New Guinea.

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Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

Of course, this factoid should be presented with a photo of a male, not a female rosefinch. In my experience, people eat more food they are familiar with than food that is unfamiliar. In truth, it is present in many parts of China (not mentioned) but not really in Tibet. They also eat more when together with other people.

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Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 203

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

But first, not thinking of proper research, I made no difference between questions, nor were the mentioned destinations really visited or only dreamed about. They would like to experience it, but have no sufficient knowledge of its birding possibilities to choose one, or a few, instead of a continent as a whole. 8%: Brazil, Panama.

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Papua New Guinea America Costa Rica Sri Lanka 214

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

Further support for inherent behavior comes from experiments. Egyptian Vultures raised is isolation used rocks to crack eggs presented to them. In another experiment, other species of Darwin Finches were kept next to Woodpecker Finches that used tools. The behavior was inherent. All they need is time to master the technique.

Fish 163

Fish Woodpeckers Ostriches Eggs 163

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

This is a very different book from what I expected, less of a handbook and more of a comprehensive identification text on 24 groups of birds, presented in words and photographs. Additional information is presented in boxes and with photographs. Armistead and Brian L. It is an intriguing choice of species. Authors George L.

Birds 190

Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

To research this book, he traveled extensively to see as many woodpeckers as he could; this field experience was supplemented with museum research and consultations with other experts, plus a library of print material ranging from field guides to scientific papers. The taxonomy is tricky, as Gorman notes in the introduction.

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Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 247

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. And Sandwich Tern is Sandwich Tern, Howell finding the DNA research for splitting it “weak.” These are convincing, smartly presented arguments. ” These are just some examples.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 220

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. The Kirtland’s Warbler is divided into three sections: The Past, The Present, The Future. photo by Lynn C. Jackson, 2012.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 234

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. This was a pleasant surprise if only because I’m so used to the more technical views presented in his field guides.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

One or two pages present both summary facts and interesting details about selected species, handsome illustrations, and a box of facts on distribution, names of species, habitats, size range, life span, activity (diurnal, nocturnal, or crepuscular; hibernation; aquatic), reproduction, diet. On the positive side, authors Jeffrey E.

Turtles 203

Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Elizabeth’s experience and ingenuity, for example, can be seen in her lithograph of Langsdorff’s Aracari; there was only a single specimen in a German collection and its tail was mutilated, so she obscured the tail in her plate by placing it behind a large leaf (pp. 168-168). A little late, but very well done.

Australia 194

Australia Birds Europe Collecting 194

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in. Baicich, Margaret A.

America 234

America Industry Squirrels Birds 234

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. Which ones? Does it follow fishing boats?

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Albatross North America Birds Groups 161

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

A number of research projects have sought to determine if some of these human brain abilities are found in other animals. And most recently, a team of researchers from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Austria have demonstrated that New Caledonian Crows understand UCAs. But that’s another story. Here’s the idea.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 233

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. There is also a great deal of biological and ecological information encapsulated within De Roy’s experiences. Ad é lie Penguins on iceberg, South Orkney Islands (p.

Penguins 203

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

This is essentially a survey of ornithological marine research told in the voice of one of its most passionate and experienced participants. Mostly, as you can probably tell from the last paragraph, I learned how a marine ornithologist thinks, and how challenging this research can be.

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

Interestingly, the authors also decided to include eleven species not yet accepted as occurring naturally by records committees, but which, they say, present interesting vagrancy questions. Lengthy tables present where and when (season) rare birds have been seen. started with a listing of species in the order presented.

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North America America Birds United States 256

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

He has researched and published on Manakin behavior, the evolutionary development of feathers, phylogenetic reconstruction, evolution of genitalia in living birds, the physics of structural coloration in birds, and the dinosaur origin of birds.

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Ducks Research Animal Stud 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

The videos and talks have wet our appetites for a book that promises to be visually exciting and fun to use, designed by birders who have used their own experiences in the field to determine what warbler seekers really need. I have to make a librarian note about the research paper citations–where are the years of publication?

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United States North America Species New York 243

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Yeah, unreliable in terms of which species you might see, but reliable in always giving you a unique, high quality birding experience in a forest jam-packed with life. It can live in primary forest and seems to also occur in semi-open areas as long as trees with a dense, vegetated canopy are present. Looking for a research project?

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Costa Rica Woodpeckers Research Species 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

Those large international agencies use reputable local ground agents, and in my experience this creates a safety cocoon around the travellers. Birding agencies seem to stick to their announced plans and no news of cancelled tours had reached the bird tourism market. He is a guidebook writer, mostly specialised in African travel.

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Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Illustrations were created using diverse visual and physical source materials–skin collections from Australian museums and a database of over 300,000 photographs (plus, of course, the artists’ years of field experience). So, there are two basic sections–marine and freshwater birds (pp.

Australia 108

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 108

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Harrison writes in the introductory section “How To Use This Book”: “The basis of distinguishing confusion species is personal field experience gained over the past 60 or more years of sailing the world’s oceans during which all but one of the more than 430 species contained in this volume have been observed.”

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Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279