10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

Published in 1965, with the latest revised copy issued in 2001, the Golden Guide inspired many birders and is still cited in some circles for its pioneering sonograms and beautiful artwork. There are many strands that make up the scientific investigations into the question, “Where do the birds go?” Geological Survey.

Science 181

Science Illinois Investigation Research 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

I recently heard from Chris Kirkby, the Managing Director and Principal Investigator at Asociacion Fauna Forever , a Peruvian not-for-profit organisation based in Lima and Puerto Maldonado, about a series of bird-banding workshops being held this June and November in the rainforests of Tambopata in south-eastern Peru. Wicked, right?

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Peru 2011 Deer Birds 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”. Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans.

Trinidad 189

Trinidad Birds South America Research 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Nestled right in the middle of Europe, we have a little bit of everything, a nice cross section of Europe’s avifauna. On the contrary, the birds were quite satisfied with their new-found freedom and realms, and started breeding immediately after their escape in the spring of 2001, much to everyone’s surprise.

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Germany Birds 2000 South America 238

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

One of these clades holds a diversity of Old World species in several distinct groups, including an Australasian clade, the green-pigeons, the emerald- and wood-doves, the imperial-pigeons and fruit-doves (favorites of mine), and the subjects of our investigation today, the 15 known members of the Raphini. What a horror! What a disaster!

Solomon Islands 272

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 272

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

All of this leads to a longer life list, which is, after all, the entire point of bridwatching, right? Perhaps that will be the subject of a future post in this space. __ 1 Fransson, et al, 2001. Well, you know I’m only joking about the life list. Birders are not, after all, stamp collectors. Well, not really.

Research 187

Research Humane Compassion New York 187