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This is a photograph of the same area in 2011. As of September 2011, roughly 663 square kilometers (256 square miles) of land had been disturbed for oil sand mining 3. This is an aerial photograph of the Athabasca Oil Sands when things were slow in 1984. Oil sand mining has a large impact on the environment.

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• Explore These Related Posts First Phoebe of 2011 Duck Migration Review of Gulf Crossing Cold Front Connecticut in Carolina (or how migrants surprise us).Or 4 Responses to “Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 4:53 am Drool, drool, drool… Oh, I miss it! Get yours today! Terrific post.

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In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# Corey Mar 12th, 2011 at 11:45 am Excellent post, as usual, David. Good day sir.

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As I write (26th Sept 2011), one is being watched on the logbooms of Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington (is that close to where you were recently Corey?). The Black-tailed Gulls , Larus crassirostris , showed well though and I found the first ones sitting on some strategically placed posts as, if waiting for me.

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That study (which used data from 2011) claimed that there were 47 million “birders,” of which 41 million were stay-at-home “backyard birders” and 18 million were more active “away-from-home” birders who traveled at least a mile to see birds. Indeed, there appears to be just one. In 2013, the U.S. That’s a lot of birding.

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MARCH 25, 2011

This is a short account of what happened one fine Monday around noon, March 21st of 2011, while I was at work. Birds & birding were definitely the last thing on my mind. It won’t need many accompanying words, so I won’t deliver many. As it won’t need many words (I have mentioned this, yes?),

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

She reports that Anna definitely picked up on the stress that her handler was feeling. On September 11, 2011, Sarah will be attending a Recognition Ceremony to honor all working dogs and their handlers, veterinarians, and VMATs (veterinary medical assistance teams) who worked at the 9/11 sites.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Speaking of fun, have I mentioned that I’ll be attending the 2011 Great Texas Birding Classic? You may not be able to compete, but you can definitely donate. Each team reviews a stack of proposals of varying scale addressing habitat acquisition, enhancement, restoration, or monitoring and direct funding to the ones they support.

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The pictures are far from definitive but they are very suggestive. I have had very little experience with Brown Booby , and by very little experience I mean that I had only ever seen one, the long-staying individual that graced Cape May with its presence back in 2011. and also had the guts to call this bird.

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The first two questions were never definitely answered. The second edition, with the slightly different title Birds of Trinidad & Tobago , was published in London in 2011. Graham White, a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee, reviewed the final text; Gibbs states that his comments were received in January 2011.

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On this final day of 2012 it is time, just like it was on the final days of 2010 and 2011 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. And you should definitely check out their mouthwatering list ! A whole bunch of you responded and shared your best birds either in blog post form, email form, or in our comments.

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If you’re planning to take in a festival in 2011 or beyond, definitely check out the big boys and girls—the ones you’ve heard your birding pals talking about. .&# We go back each June just to watch the cloud mountains forming in the West and the prairie wind running its fingers through the native grassland.

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

on the night of September 21, 2011, Angel became restless and woke me up. When I told them Angel’s name, they said it was definitely the perfect name for her. We go for a run every day when the weather permits, and I love her more than anyone could imagine. I want to share a small miracle. At 1:30 a.m.

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MARCH 11, 2011

2. Size is interesting, but isn’t definitive. 3. Facial characteristics are interesting, but aren’t definitive. 5. Song is interesting, but isn’t definitive. North America Mike McCloy Mar 11th, 2011 at 12:59 pm Southern Appalachian Mountains (usually about 4000-5000 ft. But not while flying. Think “white”.

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Size is interesting, but isn’t definitive. Facial characteristics are interesting, but aren’t definitive. Song is interesting, but isn’t definitive. One Response to “Avian Quiz Answer – March 11, 2011&# Carolyn H Mar 14th, 2011 at 8:52 am I live in an area with the black-capped/carolina problem.

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They expand the definition of this book from identification guide to avian reference book. Press, 2011, cited as “RTP to Paul Brooks, March 6, 1945, Peterson Institute.” ” These are all great. In the back of the book, we find a lengthy section on “Bird Families,” a glossary, an index. Dunlap, Oxford Univ.

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And, the next time I travel south (and, there’s an excellent chance that will happen within the next year), I will definitely once more read The New Neotropical Companion , by John Kricher, the latest version of this nature classic. Press, 2011).

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I definitely did not think I would get a sixth Ammodramus sparrow in Queens. The list below includes the dates I made the prediction and, in bold, the date I saw the bird, if I saw it: Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 15 May 2012, 06 Oct 2013. Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 5 Nov 2011.

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The good news is that Kirtland’s Warbler numbers are up, 1,828 singing males counted in the 2011 census. Less than 200 singing males were found in the 1987 census, and this was 20 years after it had been placed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list.

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It does fit into a medium backpack (though keep in mind that it’s heavy, almost 3 pounds) and definitely onto the backseat of a car. as Birds of Europe, 2nd edition (PUP, 2011). This is a hefty book, 560 pages long and dimensions of 6.3 inches, which makes it just a little too large to be a field guide.

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MARCH 21, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Inspiration / Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven&# By Corey • March 21, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share Ravens fascinate people. That is seriously good bird stuff.

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MARCH 14, 2011

5 Responses to “Tsunami Pics from Midway Atoll&# Duncan Mar 14th, 2011 at 10:05 pm I’m trying to find out what has happened on the other Hawaiian Islands. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network. Not good.

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Jan Axel also wants to see them all but he managed to cut his wish list down to one, oddly, the same bird that Duncan picked, the Kinglet Calyptura : The Brazilian bird I would most like to see is… ALL OF THEM, so I definitively need that book. Jan Axel Mar 12th, 2011 at 8:07 pm Interesting choices, and congratulations to the winner!

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Bird watchers definitely pay, even if our economic contributions are patently ignored. economy than either hunters or anglers: 2011 Fishing Expenditures: $41.8 billion 2011 Hunting Expenditures: $34 billion 2011 Wildlife Watching Expenditures: $55 billion Obviously, birders are covering the costs associated with wildlife watching.

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MARCH 9, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird By Jochen • March 10, 2011 • 9 comments Tweet Share There is a lot of whining associated with colours and Europe’s birds. Such a fun post.

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JUNE 28, 2018

In 2011 I tried to reach the marketing department of Zeiss to sell them the centenary campaign idea, but found deaf ears and no answer.). Here in the continental south of Europe, gulling season is definitively winter. Back to gulls. And gulling, as the art of observing them is known among connoisseurs. The colder – the better.

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For example, it wasn’t until this year that the Mallard, with its strongly differentiated males and females and semi-migratory habits, was definitively separated from the non-migratory Mexican Duck, in which males and females are almost identical. I doubt that would be true if I still lived in California.

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MARCH 1, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic By James • March 1, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share Endemism is special. have found their way to Costa Rica.

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All that said, checking out extraordinary records, which these are by definition, is pretty neat. The New Yorker in me likes that the world high counts of Black Scoter , Surf Scoter , and White-winged Scoter were all made off Montauk Point in January and February of 2011. After all, have you ever counted to a million?

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MARCH 21, 2011

The future definitely will be electronic. 5 Responses to “The Future of Birding Field Guides is Digital&# Kelly Rishor Mar 21st, 2011 at 2:34 pm Hi Mike, While watching a bird watching program this weekend on TV, the host was using an Audubon Mobile app. I can’t get a good feel for them (I still prefer my book version).

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MARCH 17, 2011

By definition, it’s a feeling that one tries to hide. the Spring 2011 issue of YES! When the Heaths moved, they went as far as to build a new fishpond so that Falstaff could join them. An Embarrassed Chimpanzee: I didn’t do that! Photo by Ginger Me. Embarrassment is difficult to observe.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The flocking descriptions are also highly specific, telling us if the species tends to flock with other birds, and which ones, or how they are spaced out in a flock, and if the flock is a definite V or a messy U or a long, drawn-out line. ” I agree.

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At any rate, the inclusion of these species, which are seen in Mexico and Central America, does make this a ‘North American’ field guide in the true ‘North American’ definition of the geographic term.

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As 2013 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Red Knot XS41059 was banded as a 1st year bird on September 11, 2011 near the town of Tain in the Scottish Highlands on the south shore of Dornoch Firth.

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Bird song is defined in various ways, but I prefer the functional definition used by evolutionary biologists. One of the (undesirable, in my view) definitions of bird song is that it must be complex. Published online before print March 21, 2011, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1012941108 1012941108 PNAS March 21, 2011. Proc Biol Sci.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

There might be some question as to if the birding that resulted from Hurricane Irene on Sunday, 28 August 2011, was the best birding ever in New York State but any day that can even be entered into that conversation is going to feature some amazingly good birding. The only report of a Magnificent Frigatebird was from an upstate location.

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MAY 3, 2012

It definitely was a small dragonfly, and all photos show it with flat wings. Princeton University Press, 2011. I’m really not sure, because when I look at this photo the thorax does look a little purplish and I can’t be sure if that is the effect of the light or not. By Dennis Paulson. 675 color photos. 350 line illus.

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