10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A group (maybe 4-5 ex.) At the Pacuare river bank there was a group of rafters getting ready to tackle the noisy waves. The subpopulation in northern Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua numbered 834 individuals in 2009, but was estimated at less than 200 individuals, equating to c. 130 mature individuals, in 2019 (Monge et al.

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Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 223

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2018

A couple of weeks ago a group of New York’s better birders were out birding in Suffolk County when one of the four found an interesting shorebird, one which she couldn’t identify immediately. My first Wood Sandpiper since 2009. The ones in 2009, the only previous Wood Sandpipers I’d ever seen, were in Kazakhstan.

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New York Kazakhstan 2009 Groups 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2017

My reasons for not liking a strict taxonomic order were essentially twofold: Similar species are not grouped together making identification harder than it should be. Birds of Borneo (2009): based on taxonomic order from 2008, with some changes due to practical reasons, review here. Phillipps, Q. & van Balen, N. Brickle & F.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

According to eBird , I have been an eBirder since December 23, 2009, so today is my 10th eBird anniversary. In just a few clicks I can determine that my 442nd Mallard sighting was a group of 50 at Steigerwald Lake NWR on October 25, 2019, that the checklist was started at 9:46 a.m and Canada. GPS-tracked miles.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 143

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Introductory pages for each group summarize the subgroups (suborder pages summarize the families, family pages summarize the genera), describing where these particular turtles are most likely to be found and their shared anatomical features and behavioral characteristics. Press, 2009). Ernst, Johns Hopkins Univ.

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Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 188

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The inside front covers are the start of four-page pictorial guides to bird families/groups and the pages where they can be found, a quick, easy entry to the identification process (see image above). The Species Accounts follow the ‘modern guide’ format, with illustrations clearly labeled and arranged in species groupings.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 202

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2011

“National Geographic has assumed management of day-to-day operations for Scienceblogs.com, expanding a relationship with Seed Media Group that started when National Geographic took on ad sales responsibility for Scienceblogs.com in 2009.&# That is the entire text of the statement National Geographic put out.

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2009 Science Groups 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2014

Brian Stoneman (1946-2009) was a friend of mine and a top class birder. He established a local nature study group, visited the wetland of Tuzla on an almost daily base, sending numerous observations to the Turkish Birdbank ( [link] ), successfully nominated the site for the Important Bird Area status and guided birders around Bodrum.

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Turkey 2006 Europe Pelicans 204

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The 1st edition from 1999 and the 2nd edition from 2009 were translated into 23 languages and sold more than one million copies. (Donna) The Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe covers Europe, North Atlantic islands, much of North Africa and the Middle East.

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North America Birds Europe America 238

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2017

Deeper into waterworld, alarm calls of a group of Common Starling … looking up to see the European Pine Marten taking a fledgling down the tree, with a dozen adult starlings barking on it aggressively in vain. It was May 2009 and we were canoeing the Jojkica branch opposite the downtown Belgrade.

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Terrapins 2009 2010 Hunting 118

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

And they were intrigued and they had questions, lots of questions, more questions than could be answered by a field guide or a social media group. Each spread consists of a full-page painting of a bird or group of birds on the left and a combination of text and illustrations on the right. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 262

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Ringer Hummingbirds are one of the most distinctive and immediately recognizable groups of birds on earth. This group (the traditional order Apodiformes) is related to the weird , wonderful owlet-nightjars. In any case, this is a small but spectacular group of birds. However, two recent papers by McGuire et al. And this one.

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Family Ecuador Costa Rica United States 192

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

Species accounts are organized in sequences which emphasize the grouping together of similar looking birds in similar habitats, a system started by Peterson and codified by Steve Howell and colleagues in the article “The Purpose of Field Guides: Taxonomy vs. Utility?” ” ( Birding , November 2009).

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North America America Hawaii Birds 198

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

We find reasons to praise Darwin on this blog all the time and explain why in this post, first published in 2009. The biologist David Haig explains, “Speciation comes about when there is recombination and isolation between different groups of genes, so that no longer can genes in one group be recombined with genes in another group.”

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Groups Branding Species 2009 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2015

Generally the Banded Stilt were in the foreground and the Red-necked Avocet behind them, but there was a small group of Red-necked Avocet on their own. He has actually visited the area without me on a work trip in 2009, so that does mean he knows exactly how great it is! Banded Stilt and Red-necked Avocet.

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2009 Australia Groups Birds 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

In polygynandrous systems, broods may be raised by groups of males (either with or without the help of females) (Briskie 1992, 2009, Nakamura 1998). In this system, females mate with 2-3 males, and males usually mate with 2-3 females (Briskie 1992, 2009, Briskie et al. The final, rarest mating strategy, found in less than 0.1%

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2002 North America 2000 2009 163

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Second Acts is a non-profit fund raising organization that distributes 100% of all donations received to small, volunteer-run animal rescue groups nationwide that adopt a no-kill policy. To date, they have sent $250 each to groups in all 50 states and are providing financial assistance to new groups around the country.

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Rescue No Kill Adoptable 2009 100

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

OCTOBER 13, 2016

After filling our water bottles at the clear mountain spring, the group splits and the majority continue on foot across the high pass to find many signs of bear presence in the area – scratching posts, scat (above), footprints; while the two of us continue by car along the very good final section of macadam prior to the village. Not at all.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 266

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

Proposal 2013-A-3 recommends adopting that split on the basis of a 2009 study (I wrote about it back in the day here ). New World populations of the widely distributed Sandwich Tern ( Thalasseus sandvicensis ) are treated by some authorities (including the British Ornithologists’ Union) as a distinct species: Cabot’s Tern ( T.

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2013 Sparrows Owls Stray 180

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

The Pied Heron landed among a small group of Glossy Ibis that have bred very well around the Broome area this year and have now dispersed to the local ephemeral lakes and beyond. It has been a regular annual visitor since late 2009 and each year we all anxiously await its arrival at the Broome Poo Ponds ! Pied Heron.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2017

I first met Robert Gallardo in 2009, when I made my first visit to the Neotropics for the Mesoamerican Bird Festival in Honduras. A group of twenty volunteers have been busy translating the nearly 500 pages of the Honduran bird book and are nearly half-way done. But there’s still something missing. A Spanish edition of my field guide.

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Honduras Missouri Birds Panama 130

Critter News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. The complaining group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, based in Washington, D.C.,

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Ferrets Washington Cruelty Dallas 100

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

DeMuth was arrested and charged in November 2009 after refusing to cooperate with a grand jury investigating the Iowa break-in. DeMuth studies radical activist groups, and he argued that forcing him to break confidentiality agreements with his subjects would constitute a violation of his academic freedom.

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Iowa Ferrets Minnesota 2004 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

This special place has also garnered attention for other reasons, not the least of which includes being rebuilt after having been destroyed by a hefty 6 plus earthquake in 2009. Before the earthquake. The bird viewing area years after the earthquake. Since this is the closest spot to the bird action, this is of course where we all want to be.

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Costa Rica Cooking Birds Chickens 194

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. Those that crossed the road first are waiting for the rest of the group at the other side. The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. The first to cross is an old female with a two-year old baby.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 185

Critter News

MARCH 21, 2009

March 2009. Portuguese environmental groups - including SOS Lynx, A Nossa Terra and Almargem - have denounced the deliberate shooting of the country's only nesting male Iberian Imperial Eagle. I come from a Portuguese family and I have no problem dumping on the Portuguese. This makes me angry.

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Portugal Eagles Spain Killing 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

If not, be sure to set your DVR for Friday and watch, it’s a great show about an unlikely group of animal heroes. Check out this video from the premier episode: RESCUE INK UNLEASHED is a new weekly series that documents this unlikely group of animal activists on their crusade to save helpless, abandoned and abused animals.

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Rescue New York Animal Abuse New York Times 100

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 7, 2010

4 on Forbes’ list of 2009 “Best Branded Mobile Applications” after its 2009 launch as an iPhone application, now provides pet owners an even more engaging mobile experience through location-based utility, entertaining content featuring videos and photos, and relevant pet information. petcentric,” ranked No.

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Branding Pets 2009 United States 100

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 18, 2009

They also donate a portion of every sale towards rescue groups, and even allow customers to specify a local rescue agency! Pleasant-Tees Custom Canine Tees originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 18, 2009. Fun product that also does good for animals? Four paws up!

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Rescue 2009 Dogs Groups 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

In writing my new book Hoodwinked (Random House, Nov 2009 publication date), I recently visited Central America. by Mark Weisbrot, Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2009 [link] (July 23, 2009). by Mark Weisbrot, Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2009 [link] (July 23, 2009). 3) George W.

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Honduras Los Angeles Obama 2009 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

The event will be held on Sunday, October 4th, 2009. Each year these groups combined, rescue and find homes for over 2,000 abandoned Southland dogs and cats, animals that most likely would otherwise have lost their lives. Race for the Rescues originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 14, 2009.

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Rescue Los Angeles Unwanted Pets Stray Cat 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 31, 2009

Include your greyhound’s name, tattoo numbers, adoption group and history of 150 words or less. Eastern Time, Monday August 31, 2009. Today at 5pm EST is the deadline for entries for the 14-month calendar "dedicated to the thousands of greyhounds who have been rescued from racetracks nationwide" according to GREY2K USA.

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Greyhounds Adoptable 2009 Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2015

This bunch of possible Costa Rican crypto birds can be grouped into four main categories: (1). Based on even more recent recordings, it seems that the birds in Costa Rica can probably be placed in the Mangrove Rail group. Two of those vocal groups are shown by birds in Costa Rica and neither of those are heard in South America.

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Costa Rica Species South America America 204

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2014

There are four generally recognized groups within the complex, “ Myrtle ” ( coronata ) of eastern and northern North America, “ Audubon’s ” ( auduboni ) of the western United States and western Canada, “ Black-fronted ” ( nigrifrons ) of Mexico, and “ Goldman’s ” ( goldmani ) of Guatemala.

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United States 2011 Guatemala North America 225

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2012

Copan, Honduras, February 2009 A word of warning: this is going to be a rather long post so go grab a snack and make yourself comfortable before you start reading. And seeing a whole family group of at least six birds that included juvenile-plumaged males, adult males, and females was amazing. What a bird! … a.

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Honduras 2009 Falcons Guatemala 173

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 13, 2009

The contest, which is set to run from now until August 1, 2009, is designed to dispel the myth that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The contest runs from June 22 to August 1, 2009 with the winner announcement slated to take place in September, 2009. Do you have the naughtiest dog? About Bark Busters.

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Dogs Dog Training Belgium 100