10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

We can, of course, count wild, native, species. We can count vagrant species that made it to the area we are in under their own power. We can count introduced species that have met the criteria of the “Bird Police” for the area to which they are introduced. There are lots of birds we can’t count.

Chickens 248

Chickens Florida Feral Species 248

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

Ducks 235

Ducks 2011 Deer New York 235

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The small group was a good counterpart to the large, convivial ABA Safari group of 98 birders. That’s a lot, and the organizers of the safari did an excellent job of creating an environment that offered small group birding during the day and a birders party every night. Wait, let’s backtrack a bit.

South Africa 255

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Gordon, president of the ABA, an Introduction, Species Accounts, Acknowledgements, Image Credits, a Checklist of the Birds of the state, and a Species Index. Species Accounts in both titles are arranged loosely in ABA Checklist order, with some flipping around of order within each family.

Colorado 267

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 267

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Of the 169 books and articles listed, 120, 70%, were published between 2011 and 2022.) These initiatives are mostly listed in Solid Air (not the Facebook group or iNaturalist, social media is clearly not Dr. Klem’s forte), but not in the detail or with the delight that I would expect.

New York City 264

New York City Birds Illinois Science 264

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 second edition, with the slightly different title Birds of Trinidad & Tobago , was published in London in 2011. The AOU has not accepted that split.

Trinidad 248

Trinidad Birds South America Research 248

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2018

More than 50 years ago, the Hawaiian Goose (Nene) was one of the first birds listed under the Endangered Species Act, part of the inaugural “ Class of 1967 ”. Under the Endangered Species Act, any listing, uplisting, downlisting, or removal from a list requires a formal “rulemaking” process.

Endangered Species 133

Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 133