10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. Texas A&M University Press, 2015. The story of Duncraft is a good example. Baicich, Margaret A.

America 250

America Industry Birds Squirrels 250

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Both men lead trips for tour company Tropical Birding (Barnes is a founder), and they have also co-authored Wildlife of Madagascar (another WildGuide volume, 2016), Birding Ethiopia (with Christian Boix, 2010) and Wild Rwanda (with Christian Boix, 2015). Warbler Rainfrog is one of the few rainfrogs that prefers disturbed habitats.

Ecuador 189

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 189

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

My librarian self is partial to a more strict taxonomic organization, but with no hope that the constant shifting of families will end in the near future, this type of sequence is making more and more sense. The book’s organization reflects the authors’ goal of making this a guide accessible to birders of all levels and skill.

Ireland 203

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 203

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Somehow I forgot that the last time I predicted what the next ten species I would see in Queens would be was back on 30 December 2013, when my list was sitting at 302. What did I predict back in December of 2013? Long-eared Owl, 3 Jul 2010, 25 Mar 2013. Long-eared Owl, 31 Oct 2010, 15 May 2012, 25 Mar 2013. Good times!

2013 160

2013 2010 2012 2011 160

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JANUARY 4, 2015

Of course I then had to continue and so once again in 2013 I joined others in listing for the year and have just completed the third year in 2014. Firstly I would like to just do a little update on the Pied Oystercatcher family that were a large part of my life for the last few weeks of 2014. Birding 2015 listing year list'

2015 239

2015 2014 Ducks Ponies 239

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Within families, the species are arranged less taxonomically and more in line with “design and space considerations,” (Introduction), and on the plates themselves, species are arranged to facilitate comparison. Gallardo (2015). of Texas Press in 2013 (I haven’t examined either title).

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2013

We had a family picnic at Fort Tilden less than two weeks after my last set of predictions and a single Purple Martin was flying low over the fields with Barn Swallows and Tree Swallows. Upland Sandpiper – 23 Jun 2013 – Found by Isaac Grant at the Edgemere Landfill in the midst of Isaac’s New York City big year. (It

2012 171

2012 2013 New York City Jamaica 171

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds (Storey Publishing, 2015) by photographer Marie Read and writer Laura Erickson, documents the procreative and parenting lives of 49 species through beautiful images and readable, knowledgeable text. So, Happy Holidays to all!

Papua New Guinea 190

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 190

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Harrison in 1978 (it is now in its second edition, 2015, PUP). Species are organized by family and families are arranged in taxonomic order according to American Ornithological Society’s Checklist of North American Birds , 7th edition through the 59th Supplement (2018). The Harrison guides are out of print.

Eggs 264

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 264

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

These are the bird families covered: Penguins, Alcids, Diving-Petrels, Petrels, Albatrosses, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Frigatebirds, Gannets and Boobies, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls, Noddies, Terns, Phalaropes. Coverage of all families is not comprehensive.

Albatross 202

Albatross North America Birds Groups 202

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The organization is the same as The Crossley Guide: Raptors (PUP, 2013): photographic plates and brief text in the first half and extensive “Written Accounts” in the second half. This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill.

Ducks 178

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 178

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Is it wrong of me to go birding to get away from the kids now that they are at home all day? August is the make or break month for relationships. Bravo if you have. Happy birding if you suddenly find yourself single. 458 birds were seen by 7 beats in 8 countries.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100