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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Marybeth learns as she birds, embraces listing goals as a means of engaging with community, unabashedly enjoys a little competition, struggles to balance her absolute joy in birding with unexpected, life-and-death family obligations. Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species. by Marybeth Lima.

Louisiana

Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama

Birding the Eshowe area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2023

At vulture family gatherings, it is always a bit of a bother for the organizers to cater to the needs of the Palm Nut Vulture. The White-eared Barbet is another bird species with an annoyingly sensible Latin species name, leucotis (white-eared). But the same species was never found again. It must be frustrating.

South Africa

South Africa Africa Birds 2018

The origins of tanagers, warblers, and sparrows are coming into focus

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2015

A new paper out this month attempts to paint the most comprehensive picture yet of the origins and diversification of the American sparrows, wood-warblers, blackbirds, cardinals, tanagers, and their kin, an enormous group of birds more than 800 species strong. The paper is by leading researchers F. Keith Barker, Kevin J.

Sparrows

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Emerald Ash Borers vs. Woodpeckers (and Nuthatches)

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

This research suggests that the boom isn’t due to an influx of newcomers, but rather because more local birds are flourishing and successfully rearing families. Specifically, researchers found that in EAB-infested areas, the birds preferred ash trees to other trees, and seemed to favor the ashes with the most severe damage.

Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers Illinois Science Chicago

Raptors of Mexico and Central America: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). Here’s a sample of Plate 30, Bat Falcon and Orange-Breasted Falcon (pp.

Mexico

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The Atlas of Birds: Diversity, Behavior, and Conservation – A Book Review

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2011

It is not an encyclopedia, though it does summarize research, explain basic concepts, and ends with a section on bird statistics. It is a fascinating book that teaches while it entertains, that offers research-informed arguments for bird protection and conservation in the guise of vibrant design. Intriguing, isn’t it?

Albatross

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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

Their populations, plus those of other species that ‘wore’ the coveted long, colorful feathers used for women’s fashionable hats, were being dangerously depleted by hunters intent on feeding the millinery industry. As a librarian and women’s studies scholar, I greatly appreciate the research. This is where Boase excels.

Industry

Industry Virginia Portland Campaign

What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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.

Owls

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Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds: An Identification Guide?A Book Review

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

It’s the bird family that most people don’t know is a bird family. 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. For many years it was thought the two bird families were related taxonomically.

Guinea

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family

eBird and Urban Planning: City Green Spaces

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2020

Birders who submit their checklists to eBird likely know that their data may be used to conduct research on avian migration, range, or population. It has also been used by researchers from other fields, such as economists. I emailed the Dr. Lopez and asked about this research and the use of eBird data.

Chicago

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

processed the entire genomes of 48 bird species and compared nearly 42 million base pairs of DNA (Hackett et al. ’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. Now we move on to the Neognathae , which also has two very deep branches that lead to all the other living species of birds. Open Jarvis et al.’s

Family

Family Birds Parrots 2014

“The Birder’s Guide to Africa” by Michael Mills

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Leventis is a businessman from London involved in wildlife conservation in Africa, including the establishment of an avian research institute in Nigeria and an amateur photographer. Family accounts for all 142 bird families recorded from the region. Species accounts for all 2,792 bird species.

Africa

Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia

The Australian Bird Guide: A Review

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The guide covers 747 breeding residents or regular migrants, 29 introduced species, and 160 vagrants, a total of 936 species. Within each group, birds in the same family are grouped together and birds in the same genus “usually occur consecutively.” 210-531), indicated by brown page tabs.

Australia

Australia Birds Penguins 2015

Birding Shanghai in December 2023

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

Personally, I wish the species the best of luck in this endeavor. (Of However, the fact that there are 30 subspecies seems to indicate that the species has a slightly overblown estimation of its own importance. This species has a relatively large number of calls – 12, to be specific, compared to the average of 7.6

Birds

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Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There is much to enjoy and appreciate here and I only wish I could have tested out some of these species accounts in pelagic waters before writing about them (sadly, the 10,000 Birds pelagic to Antarctica was canceled this year). SCOPE & SPECIES ORGANIZATION. It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds.

Albatross

Albatross Penguins Family Groups

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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

Birding the Eshowe area, South Africa

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The origins of tanagers, warblers, and sparrows are coming into focus

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Emerald Ash Borers vs. Woodpeckers (and Nuthatches)

Raptors of Mexico and Central America: A Book Review

The Atlas of Birds: Diversity, Behavior, and Conservation – A Book Review

Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds: An Identification Guide?A Book Review

eBird and Urban Planning: City Green Spaces

Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

“The Birder’s Guide to Africa” by Michael Mills

The Australian Bird Guide: A Review

Birding Shanghai in December 2023

Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review

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