10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2016
I purchased my first Sibley— The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America —in 2003. Here’s a look at Sibley Birds East and Sibley Birds West (the books’ cover titles), feature by feature: Size & Cover: The new field guides are the roughly the same size as the 2003 editions, a bit higher, wider, and heavier.
10,000 Birds
MAY 12, 2022
For this and a few other species, a 2003 paper tries to estimate this effect and concludes that depending on which of two scenarios will occur, the range reduction will be 79.8-80.4% This applies even more so to the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. (Third note: no more notes. Let’s move to the birds).
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Writing in the Journal of Avian Biology in 2003, Van Remsen theorized: [T]he bill may exert more influence on our cognitive perception because of its proximity to the bird’s face. These are neither sparrows, nor finches, but tanagers. Odd little grassquits singing from power lines in South America’s great cities.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2012
I’ve seen mourning behavior in a longterm captive Savannah Sparrow whose temporary cagemate, a dark-eyed junco, recovered from its wing injury and was released. When the junco was released, the Savannah Sparrow called frantically, became greatly agitated, then quit eating and sat, silent and still, on his perch for two days.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2023
2012), and (4) Waterfowl of Eastern North America, 2nd ed. 2020, all also published by Firefly); children’s books and books on bird feeding.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
One thing that had changed since my 2003 trip was that Rosy-faced Lovebird was on the ABA Checklist (and that I knew what that was). Plus, great looks at Cassin’s and Botteri’s Sparrows, Grace’s Warbler, Blue-throated Hummingbird (including a nest), and Antelope Jackrabbits (not a bird). And, Montezuma Quail.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
And with trees come birds and sure enough even on downtown streets you have a chance to see birds beyond the usual American urban trifecta of European Starlings , House Sparrows , and Rock Pigeons. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys at the Olympic Sculpture Park On to the birds!
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