10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2019

With Halloween just around the corner, there’s some harmless fun to be had in in indulging in a bit of playful superstition about some of our feathered friends, who – it bears repeating – are generally benign and not the least bit menacing.

2015 110

2015 Denmark California Fowl 110

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

You know the captain’s name already: the Ross’s Gull was named after Ross who collected the type specimen in 1823 on Melville Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic. Curiously, in 1831, McCormick was appointed a surgeon on HMS Beagle under the command of Captain FitzRoy and he expected to put together a sizeable natural history collection.

Russia 176

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 176

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2017

The Zapata Swamp, Ciénaga de Zapata , is of course known for the three birds that bear it’s name: the Zapata Rail, the Zapata Wren, and the Zapata Sparrow. There is one historical record in eBird, representing a specimen collected by Fermin Z. The Zapata Rail is a mystery wrapped in an enigma.

Cuba 168

Cuba Birds 2015 Bahamas 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Audubon guides to birds have been around since 1946. New York Times, March 11, 1996. link] Howell, Steve N. Rare Birds of North America. Flexibound : 912 pages.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

2014 ) showed through genetic analysis that the mysterious Spotted Green Pigeon ( Caloenas maculata ), also known as the “Liverpool Pigeon,” was a distinct species closely related to the living Nicobar Pigeon. Specimens were collected in 1904, and the bird has not been recorded with certainty since.

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Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 277