10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. Gutierrez was 18.

Albatross 214

Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Two maps of the northwest Bronx and adjacent Yonkers, one from 1891 and one from 2015, pp. The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. An identification guide for an overlooked bird family? “Wait!

New York City 152

New York City New York Birds Breeding 152

10,000 Birds

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. WildGuides, Princeton University Press, summer 2016. as Birds of Europe, 2nd edition (PUP, 2011). 560pages, 6.3

Ireland 146

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 146

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. He’s written books on birds and art ( Painting Central Park with co-author Amanda M.

Research 172

Research Birds Hoarding Sweden 172

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2016

But, as with many avian families, the more you look, the more complicated it gets. It is the English-language version of Canards, Cygnes et Oies d’Europe, d’Asie et d’Amérique du Nord , published in late 2015 by Delachaux and Niesté. Princeton University Press, March 2016. So much simpler than pinning down those warblers!

North America 155

North America Asia Europe America 155

10,000 Birds

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 237

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 237

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

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. And Hybrids: Waterfowl tend to hybridize to a greater degree than most other bird families, and the guide does an excellent job of covering hybrids. Barker and Carrol L.

Ducks 121

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 121