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. So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet? 560pages, 6.3

Ireland 151

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 151

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Plain Sunbird is the plain vanilla version of the otherwise often very colorful family (ok, a very low-budget sort of joke). So, if you ever think of dressing up as an Orange-backed Woodpecker of different ages, remember: you will need to spend a lot of money on costumes.

Los Angeles 200

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 200

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Said Blue-throated Barbet – maybe lacking an altimeter – indeed could be seen very close to its family member at Tongbiguan. The HBW has a helpful editor’s note dating from 2016 stating that the species account is still being edited. Does that mean that families in Florida should on average be larger than in Colorado?

Birds 189

Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2023

The photos in this post were taken in 2015 and 2016 – I was not only an amazingly attractive, almost young person then, but also a surprisingly bad photographer. In the past, Great Spotted Woodpeckers mostly lived off renting out their old apartments to other species.

China 182

China Birds Eggs Woodpeckers 182

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

A brief personal digression: I moved back into the house I grew up in back in 2014, my parents vacated at the end of 2016. This pair of Lineated Woodpeckers loves the termite-ridden branches of my neighbor’s avocado tree. One of my main projects has been our yard here at home. I hope you choose our place!

Opossums 264

Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I should add that the Big Owls taking over NYC social and even hard print media, dominating conversations with my nonbirder friends and family, are not the only owls in the five boroughs, but like a musical, the closer you are to Broadway, the closer you are to fame and fortune (and maybe even a higher quality rodent for dinner, who knows?).

New York City 199

New York City Birds Owls Fox 199

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family. Family sections start with a brief description of the characteristics shared by the species in the family, followed by a description of the sounds made by those species and how they obtain their song/call knowledge.

North America 178

North America America Birds New York 178

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If the beginning birders in your life live in other states, you can always give them IOUs for guides to be published in 2016. Though, keep in mind that the regional East and West editions are promised for March 2016.). This is also a good time to catch up on supplementary titles, such as guides to bird families.

Papua New Guinea 187

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Since the election in 2016, Merriam-Webster has experienced something of a cultural resurgence. Duck : “any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage.”.

Albatross 106

Albatross Bears Ducks Bald Eagle 106

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

It isn’t clear exactly which taxonomy of which year was used and there is not table of contents of families, so the best way to find a specific species is to use the scientific and common name indexes in the back of the book. These descriptions are quite helpful, especially if you are not familiar with the family group.

Honduras 106

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 106

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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 organization varies, and there are sometimes more than one Group Accounts for a family. Species Accounts.

Eggs 244

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 244

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Most of the species are described in the Species Accounts, arranged taxonomically into 86 family chapters. Each family chapter begins with a brief, bold-printed description of the common traits of the species in the family and an enumeration of the number of species worldwide and the number of species in North America.

North America 187

North America America 2017 Birds 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Blond-crested Woodpecker – Celeus flavescens. Black-backed Woodpecker – Picoides arcticus. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus. Crimson-winged Woodpecker – Picus puniceus. Bravo if you have. 30 Aug 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100