article thumbnail

What the rings reveal

10,000 Birds

Then it’s a matter of doing a little research on the internet to find who rang the bird you saw, and then emailing the details of your sighting. Once again the bird disappeared, or at least wasn’t reported, until it was noted at Titchwell RSPB Reserve on the North Norfolk coast on 10 July 2018.

Lithuania 130
article thumbnail

Birds of Chile – A Photo Guide

10,000 Birds

Guiding aside, Howell is a research associate at the California Academy of Sciences and the author of many books, including Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America (Princeton). inches ISBN: 9780691167398 Publisher : Princeton University Press (05/01/2018). And that is what recommends Steve N.

Chile 220
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Bird Litigation: Spotted Owl v. Barred Owl

10,000 Birds

Although the MBTA’s prohibitions are broad, there are many exceptions, including “take” for scientific research. FWS argued that the proposed “taking” of Barred Owls fell within this scientific research exception and, therefore, did not violate the MBTA. The environmental groups appealed to the U.S.

Owls 128
article thumbnail

Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

10,000 Birds

The first is that the illustrations by Dale Dyer are based, and largely seem to be the same, as the illustrations for his previous guide Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (co-authored with Andrew Vallely, PUP, 2018). ” These are just some examples.

article thumbnail

Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

To get an idea of how many mushroom species are around us, in 2018, the journal Mycologia published a checklist of North American fungi. As in the ornithological world, there has been a major shift in groupings and scientific names of mushrooms. Like Boletes, they have tubes, but they are separate groups according to my reading.).

article thumbnail

Birding Zamorano University in Honduras

10,000 Birds

To this tasty tropical cocktail concocted in July 2018, we added one more volatile ingredient in the form of a contingent of Americans and Hondurans sponsored by the Honduras Institute of Tourism. Peraza of Xukpi Tours, led our group along the cleverly-designed eco trail that crosses many parts of the campus. ECO-SENDERO. DRY FOREST.

Honduras 148
article thumbnail

Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

This is essentially a survey of ornithological marine research told in the voice of one of its most passionate and experienced participants. Mostly, as you can probably tell from the last paragraph, I learned how a marine ornithologist thinks, and how challenging this research can be. Princeton University Press, March 2018.

Albatross 114