2011 Adoptable Breeding Family 
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 ). Proposal 2013-A-5 would remove the Hawaiian honeycreepers out of their own subfamily (Drepanidinae) and place them in the subfamily Carduelinae near the rosefinches, which a 2011 study showed to be their closest relatives.
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MAY 5, 2020
And, the One-page Index, a quick reference to locating major bird families, is placed in two locations–the front and the back of the book. Family groups are briefly introduced with descriptions of their shared characteristics. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before! The text pages have a lively look.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
By Julie • March 14, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway?
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 8, 2011
Once gregarious and outgoing, she withdrew from her family and friends, from everyone except her pet cats. Through daily letters and emails, Henry has served as a healer for Nancy, providing a bridge back to society, back to living and engaging with her family and friends. Would they help? are in circulation.
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MARCH 6, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Orange-headed Thrush Orange-headed Thrush By Redgannet • March 6, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share The Orange-headed Thrush , Zoothera citrinus, is common across much of India and south-east Asia. Great shots!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2011
The variety of plumages that they show and the way different individuals molt at different times is interesting to me and I have stopped being surprised at seeing a small flock of ruddies with some nearly in full breeding, or alternate plumage, while others are still in their basic, or non-breeding plumage.
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MARCH 19, 2011
Outside of the tropics, nesting would usually take place in the spring (in the southern hemisphere, spring and the height of the breeding season occurs before Christmas); these pictures were taken in March as the weather in Cape Town is beginning to cool. A multi-part trip report from Cape Town can be found at Redgannet, March 2011.
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