10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

The photographs span the years 1870 to 2004. Fuller’s astonishment at locating this “grail of extinct-bird photograph hunters” is contagious. Some were taken of birds and mammals in zoos or aviaries, others were taken in the wild, often in remote places. It’s almost as good as finding the bird itself!

Animal 264

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Data collection for the Second Breeding Bird Atlas Project of Pennsylvania took place from 2004 through 2009, roughly twenty years after the first official atlas project, 1983 through 1989. It involved 83 regional coordinators directing over 2,000 volunteers, who made more than 77,500 visits to 4,937 Atlas blocks across the state.

Pennsylvania 220

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 220

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2013

Morphologist Gerald Mayr listed several of these in a 2004 paper. As other scientists have examined the Mirandornithes hypothesis, however, they have found many important similarities between flamingos and grebes, beyond the consistent and mounting genetic evidence. The groups do, contrary to van Tuinen et al.’s

2001 217

2001 2006 2010 Eggs 217

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. The beats have been out to line their route and cheer them along, wishing them bon voyage and a safe return next spring. At the far ends of the world, our southern beats are poised to welcome them back.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113