10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Two maps of the northwest Bronx and adjacent Yonkers, one from 1891 and one from 2015, pp. The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. “Wait!” ” you’re probably saying.

New York City 146

New York City New York Birds Breeding 146

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2016

In the summer of 2015 our investment paid off. After five years of waiting and watching, we were so elated with this news of a successful breeding at the preserve that we applied for another grant from Audubon California. A pair of Burrowing Owls fledged six young! Imagine how excited I was when I heard the news!

Owls 101

Owls California 2010 Colorado 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Robert Gallardo’s self-published Guide to the Birds of Honduras came out in 2015, and is the first bird field guide dedicated to that country. (I Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, November 2016, 448 pages, 4.5 Howell and Sophie Webb (a classic, but big and published in 1995). ISBN-10: 054437326X; ISBN-13: 978-0544373266.

El Salvador 230

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 230

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

The Species Accounts tell us the birds’ stories, and a lot of information is packed into these paragraphs: appearance; age and gender differences in appearance; how the species differs from similar birds; interesting behavior or nesting notes; whether it is common or uncommon or rare; migratory or resident, breeding or nonbreeding in Kruger N.P.;

Ecuador 166

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 166

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

There is not just one comparative layout of gulls flying; there are plates of small and medium-sized gulls in non-breeding plumage, dark-winged larger gulls, 1st-winter larger gulls, 2nd-year larger gulls, 3rd-year larger gulls, and white-winged gulls. WildGuides, Princeton University Press, summer 2016. 560pages, 6.3

Ireland 141

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 141

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

Since then, we have seen a marvellous recovery, with an estimate of 123 in 2012, 145 in 2013, 165 in 2014, 197 in 2015 and now in 2016, around 232 Great Bustards roam the wilds of Germany, nearly doubling their number within just a handful of years! Do NOT walk around the empty buildings trying to see/flush them!

Germany 101

Germany Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

Organization: The guides are organized taxonomically (by scientific group), according to the 17th edition of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds , including changes through the 56th supplement, which came out in 2015. Knopf; March 2016, 464 pages. Knopf; March 2016, 504 pages.

North America 154

North America 2003 Birds America 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2021

The first words describing this species in Wikipedia are “poorly-documented” Before 2015, when I first saw it in Paso Ancho, it had only been reported twice on eBird outside of its Sierra Madre Occidental breeding range: once from Taxco, Mexico, and another report from Nicaragua.

2016 260

2016 2015 Nicaragua Mexico 260

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The guide covers the all–1194 species in the Species Accounts, including 959 native breeding species, 219 Nearctic migrants, 8 breeding visiting species, and 5 introduced species. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can Gallardo (2015). Press and Birds of Belize by H.

America 212

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 212

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This includes current research (up to about 2016, but mostly earlier) on how climate change and human change are affecting the birds’ ecology and behavior. Two sobering chapters on “Conservation” and “Climate Change” end the text section of the book, followed by a 36-page Bibliography and a detailed Index.

Research 166

Research Birds Hoarding Sweden 166

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2016

Great Knot and Red Knot will all intermingle together and the Red Knot are easily overlooked when not in their breeding plumage when every bird appears “grey”! Well, here it was in Broome and had travelled to spend its non-breeding season here with us. Grey-tailed Tattler “35” in 2016.

Taiwan 100

Taiwan 2012 2015 2014 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. Studies at Cabo Rojo NWR have shown that virtually all species have declined more than 70% between 1985 and 2015. The Puerto Rican Vireo is declining. Fish & Wildlife Service. Conclusion.

Puerto Rico 148

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 148

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

Guide to the Birds of Honduras was self-published in 2015, text by Gallardo and artwork by John Sill, Michael DiGiorgio, and Ian Griffiths. Self-published, 2015, 554 pages, 11 plates with 33 color photos, 73 plates with 1000 color illustrations; b/w distribution maps, 1 fold-out color map. Flycatchers II by Ian Griffiths. Conclusion.

Honduras 103

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 103

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

The year 2016 was not a particularly birdy year for me, mostly because I didn’t get to go on business trips to Indonesia or Kazakhstan, as was frequently the case during the last few years. I did not see any lifers whatsoever in 2016, making it my first lifer-free year since around 2010. 1, my best bird of the year… 10.

2016 101

2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 101

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APRIL 5, 2016

Published by Princeton University Press in early 2016, Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia (I’m going to use this shortened title for the rest of the review), covers 83 species of Anseriformes–ducks, geese, and swans–of, yes, Europe, Asia and North America. Princeton University Press, March 2016.

North America 144

North America Asia Europe America 144

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

There are more than 1,300 distribution maps, indicating resident birds, breeding visitors, and migrants. The excellent 6-page bibliography reflects the extensive scientific literature review done by the guide’s authors–historical surveys, descriptions of new species, phylogenomic studies as recently published as 2015.

Indonesia 122

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 122

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Harrison in 1978 (it is now in its second edition, 2015, PUP). The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean). Baicich and Colin J. Introductory Material.

Eggs 222

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 222

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

.” It is a relief to eventually reach the chapter on The Life of Waterfowl, written in a much more conversational style and unashamedly fascinated with waterfowl’s unique breeding behaviors. Barker and Carrol L. Harrison, 2005, PUP).

Ducks 115

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 115