10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

In a time of little published information about the rainforests of Central and South America aside from scientific journal articles and the works of 19th-century naturalists, the “little green book,” as it was called, became a must-read amongst nature-oriented travelers and researchers. Princeton University Press, 2017.

South America 158

South America Ecuador Reptiles America 158

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Clearly, author Phyllis Limbacher Tildes, the author of 24, soon to be 25, children’s books, is also a birder (and a little research brings up a presentation she gave at Ogeechee Audubon, Georgia with the biographical information and she and her family “love watching birds and wildlife seen near their lagoon on Skidaway Island.”

New York City 154

New York City Pelicans Birds New York 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

That’s not right.” Hunting in western Mongolia; left to right: Aisholpan’s father, Nurgaiv and Aisholpan and their Golden Eagles. Documentaries are not ethnographic research films, they are mediative realities, reflecting an individual’s perspective on a specific person or event. They’re stealing the eagle? 87 minutes.

Eagles 102

Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 102

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

September 2017, Cerrado, Brazil. Author Joshua Hammer, who previously wrote about a different type of real-life-unexpected-caper in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu , read about Lendrum in the Times of London in 2017, realized the possibilities, did the research. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret.

Falcons 218

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 218

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site.

Panama 100

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

’ Gorman has read and distilled probably every research study ever written about Wrynecks or related to them; my quick count of the citations in the 16-page References section came to 295. I somehow knew right away that the bird I saw was a Wryneck. and the rural Austrian folk name natterzunge or ‘adder tongue.’

Woodpeckers 242

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 242

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. Text is on the left, plates are on the right. Images on the same plate are drawn to scale, and the scale percentage is indicated on the upper right-hand corner. The two plates above are both by Dale Dyer.

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The archipelago consists of 17,000 islands stretching out over 2500 miles along the Equator with a varied history of avian research and study, most on the under- or not-studied side. Two-columned text is on the left and illustrations and range maps on the right. So, this is no ordinary bird guide. Where is the Indonesian Archipelago?

Indonesia 131

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 131

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The Birder’s Guide to Africa was written by Michael Mills (left) and illustrated with photographs by Tasso Leventis (right). Leventis is a businessman from London involved in wildlife conservation in Africa, including the establishment of an avian research institute in Nigeria and an amateur photographer.

Africa 173

Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

October 23 2017: I read the text message confirming that there is indeed a Common Greenshank at Edwin B. To be fair, I could and should have also grabbed The Shorebird Guide for the Greenshank and Collin’s Bird Guide, 2nd edition for both birds, but the Nat Geo was right there next to me, where your favorite field guides should be.).

North America 186

North America America 2017 Birds 186

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Each Species Account consists of text on the left-hand page, distribution maps on the bottom of the page, and illustrations on the right. The text account starts off with common name, scientific name and a ‘Likelihood of encounter score’–a symbol indicating abundance in the bird’s appropriate habitat. Princeton Univ.

Australia 108

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 108

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Alphabetic Taxonomic. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. Parque do Ibirapuera.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2018

Malling Olsen has made his own decisions, based on research (some not available when he was writing his previous book), on which gulls to treat fully, even though they are considered subspecies in current classifications (Steppe, Mongolian, Azores, Baltic, and Kamchatka Gulls). Browsing through this book is tough.

2004 156

2004 North America America Europe 156