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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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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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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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Not only that, but a portion of the book profits are donate to a breed specific rescue group. We also love that they donate to the great work being done by rescue groups. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 17, 2009. We got the chance to check out the Boston Terriers edition! Lost Souls: Found!

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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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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

It’s one thing to add some seed, suet and fruit to the grocery list right before a snow storm hits…but if you feel stressed because you have to make your own personal mix of seed for your birds six times a day or you have personally failed and perhaps sentences some birds to certain starvation in your yard? She added more corn.

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Bald Eagle Birds Deer Minnesota 239

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MAY 4, 2017

In 2009, I traveled from New York City to the tropical rainforest of Ecuador. The photographs are by a group of nature photographers, guides, and birders, including Kricher himself, plus familiar names such as James Adams, Edison Buenaño, Gina Nichol, Dennis Paulson, and Clay Taylor.

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South America Ecuador Reptiles America 145

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

The meat and dairy industries want to keep their operations away from the public’s discriminating eyes, but as groups like PETA and the Humane Society have shown us in their graphic and disturbing undercover investigations, factory farms are mechanized madness and slaughterhouses are torture chambers to these unfortunate and feeling beings.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

Wheeler, Raptors of Mexico and Central America has a two-part structure: (i) Plates—artwork by Schmitt on the right, detailed plumage descriptions on the left; (ii) Species Accounts—two to six page descriptions of each species with photographs and range maps. And vice versa. Again, this is a common practice. John Schmitt, Oxford Univ.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 10, 2009

This way, they can find the exact pet they want, call the animal shelter or rescue group, and get information on how to adopt that specific animal. This helps ensure that the pet is right for you and your family. Pet Adoption Tips from Adopt-A-Pet.com originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 10, 2009.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Press), which Mike reviewed in 2009 , is the one most people will be comparing it to), by a view of birds that encompasses their habitat and ecology. There are two-page spreads with a list of birding sites, map coordinates, and bird descriptions on the left and full-page maps on the right, showing roads and routes linking the sites.

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Brunei Birds Asia China 173

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) The bird illustrations in the third edition are brand new, updated by a group of eight artists working under the direction of John P.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 190

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

5, 2009 To the Editor: I ate my last hamburger last night. Only then will these companies “do the right thing,” if only to ensure their continued survival. 4, 2009 To the Editor: Your otherwise impressive article did not mention irradiation, the only reliable method of eliminating E. Victoria Bridgehampton, N.Y.,

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New York Times New York Hamburgers Meat Industry 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Read Tim’s account and enjoy his (and the Tambopata Macaw Project’s Alan Lee’s) photos judge for yourself… (NOTE: we first published this post in January 2009 but have to run it again because it is so good!) That’s right – birds eating clay. Wicked, right? Is this one of the ornithological highlights on the planet?

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. What’s at play here, she concluded, is not some inner sense of right and wrong but a learned ability to act submissive when an owner gets angry. The Russians began by breeding a group of foxes according to one simple rule: they would walk up to a cage and put a hand on the bars.

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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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Animal Person

JULY 20, 2009

Brief commentary follows this e-mail I received regarding greyhounds, animal rights and Ireland. DO [link] SOMETHING, WORDS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH - ONLY YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION WILL END ANIMAL ABUSE ARAN has designated August 24-30th 2009 as our official week of action against the Irish greyhound racing industry.

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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 truth is that, as far as the actual number of bird species living in our wide world right now, sometimes we have bad days when we lose a bird forever. Speciation is an evolutionary process.

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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 two dogs walk right next to our rover and disappear in the dark. The first to cross is an old female with a two-year old baby.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

This one individual Pied Heron we observed this week is in breeding plumage and feeding at one of the local ephemeral lakes that should maintain a good level of water right through until the rains come later this year. The Pied Heron was feeding in the shallow edges of the lagoon and appeared to be finding ample food among the vegetation.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2014

million tourists in 2009, funding 16% of the gross domestic product) and among them, quite likely – tens of thousands of birdwatchers. Maybe I am short of imagination, but no other group comes to mind. The authors go on: “If not [a birder or a photographer], turn right because this route is easier to describe.”

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Greece Birds Macedonia 2014 214

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2012

I first met Robert Gallardo on my first trip to the neotropics, a wonderful experience at the first Mesoamerican Bird Festival in Honduras in 2009. I have guided bird groups for over twelve years now and have never had a security incident. based conservation group. Very good question, especially as the U.S. DOT gov for details.

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Honduras Campaign Birds Missouri 157

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 then I would ignore all of them because a whole bunch o’ birds was teed up right in front of me! Talk about a wonderful breakfast! What a bird!

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Honduras 2009 Falcons Guatemala 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family. The Index lists all sounds displayed in the Species Accounts, grouping similar sounds together. The symbol on the right indicates roughly how the sounds in each group appears on the spectrogram.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Back in 2009, Tai Haku sent us a fascinating post exploring a question that ecologists worldwide grapple with: can the translocation of rare species into niches left empty by extinction be successful or justified? It is correct, of course, to think of extinction this way during the Holocene Extinction, which we are living through right now.

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Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 183

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Scientific names have been reviewed by the Working Group on Avian Nomenclature of the International Ornithologists’ Union. Within each group, birds in the same family are grouped together and birds in the same genus “usually occur consecutively.” So, there are two basic sections–marine and freshwater birds (pp.

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Australia Birds Penguins 2015 106

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

I have witnessed small groups of these gorgeous aerial acrobats twice, from an excellent vantage point, engage in what seems to be a courtship or pair bonding display. Birdlover thanks for the comment @Redgannet the 1st and 3rd shots are from my first visit to SNWR blind #1 back on March 7th, 2009. Wicked, right?

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2011 Jordan Deer New York 192

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Fortunately, favor smiled upon me this day because I entered Owl Woods right behind a group from the Rochester Birding Association. We got lucky in Victoria in 2009 and it even had two rather large fledglings. Wicked, right? Most of my successful owl sightings depended on keener eyes than mine. Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Owls Deer New York 157

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MAY 3, 2012

Press in 2009), active participation in the Dragonfly Society of the Americas and leading dragonfly trips to Costa Rica and, hopefully this summer, Panama. Species accounts are sequential, one running right after the other. Similarly careful photographic placement can be found for most every species account. More on this later.)

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United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? Here’s a tidbit from the NRA’s Hunters’ Rights website: “Sandhill cranes are hunted much like geese, with decoys set in fields and hunters stationed in blinds. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4 Isn’t that neat?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 241

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2020

” (November 2009; thank you again, Lisa White). This is described in the Introduction under “Identifying the Age and Sex of Birds”: terms such as “immature” have been replaced with age groupings such as juvenile, adult, first-winter, first-summer, etc. Back to the silhouettes.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

Howell, Ian Lewington, and Will Russell, right in front of me. Within many of these groups, species are further divided into Old World and New World categories. Where did the Coney Island Gray-hooded Gull come from, Africa or South America? I kept wishing I had Rare Birds of North America , by Steve N. This can be confusing.

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North America America Birds United States 249

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. The text gives hope to the possibility of identifying that Empidonax flycatcher you may see in the field that won’t vocalize—it can be done with careful observation of the right features!

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North America Birds Europe America 242

Animal Person

AUGUST 6, 2009

In writing my new book Hoodwinked (Random House, Nov 2009 publication date), I recently visited Central America. The school is best known for producing Latin American officers who have committed major human rights abuses, including military coups. (5) by Mark Weisbrot, Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2009 [link] (July 23, 2009).

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