10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2024
of Chicago Press, 2014). He is also a sculptor and a naturalist and has combined his observations with his art in past titles, notably House of Owls (2015), In the Company of Crows and Raven s (2005), and Marine Birds and Mammals of Puget Sound (1982). Mark Hauber is currently (just appointed!) I do wish he had included Fairywrens!
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2021
Chapter Two is a potpourri of stories about nemesis birds, birding by ear, birding for science, under the rubric of birding ‘for the love of it.’ Smith’s Longspurs, Vermillion Flycatchers, Burrowing Owls, Long-billed Curlews, Virginia Rails, Black Terns, Crested Caracaras–there’s a bird here for every taste.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2014
Hugh Powell is a science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Hugh, who years ago helped me find my first Pauraque in the Rio Grande Valley , visited Peru as part of the 2014 World Birding Rally, where he stopped thinking of himself as an experienced birder. The Peruvian Screech-Owl they found hooting at Bosque Pomac?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 6, 2019
Eight Owls Make a heart.’ Jenkins has written and illustrated a number of science-based books for children, many with his wife, Robin Page. Beach Lane Books, 2014. ‘Six Pelicans Rest at night. Seven Finches Stand apart. ’ The capitalization is straight from the book, emphasizing the birds’ actions.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2014
But the prospects of our trip grew even more exciting once we learned that our stay would coincide with the Conteo de Aves Arenal 2014 or 2014 Arenal Bird Count. Sure, torrential precipitation rendered our 4:30am attempts at owls futile, but every time rain gave way to mist, birds flew from cover with gusto.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .
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