10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Given that according to the HBW, the species prefers dense primary and secondary montane forests, the note that the bird also forages among kitchen waste (in the same HBW entry) seems somewhat incongruous. Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information.

Burma 191

Burma India Birds Indonesia 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2021

I don’t know whether head brewer Chris Schell – a Delmar native with a decade of craft brewing experience – is a birder or not, but each beer is adorned with trippy, vaguely sci-fi depictions of birds by Boston artist Ian Tartasky , some of which seem to be identifiable to species.

New York 261

New York Boston 2019 Collecting 261

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections. They were my target species, and I remember being delighted in not only seeing them well, but finding feeding flocks that were remarkably unconcerned about being watched. Bald Ibises are curious birds, for they are happy breeding in close proximity to man.

Morocco 217

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 217

Reddit Animals

JULY 6, 2023

The research used data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska. The study also revealed that between 2014 and 2019, five massive die-off events occurred, surpassing the magnitude of previous events. Seabirds spend a significant amount of time at sea, making them difficult to study.

Washington 40

Washington Alaska Wildlife 2014 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Myers, a professional birding guide in “real life,” summarizes the etymology and history of all common bird names (of bird families and groups, not all 10,000-plus species). The guide covers 265 of Maine’s 461 bird species: common nesting species, common migrants, and wintering birds.

Sri Lanka 219

Sri Lanka Malaysia Birds Suriname 219

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

A Field Guide to the Birds: Giving Field Marks of All Species Found in Eastern North America was published in 1934 by Houghton Mifflin (note–Peterson was 26 years old), after being rejected by four publishers. Adding the 76 new species in the Hawaii section, this makes coverage of approximately 884 species.

North America 201

North America America Hawaii Birds 201

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

He collected the first data set, invented the experimental equipment, came up with the first conclusions, the theories and findings upon which subsequent studies have been based. “We have the ability to fix it, but we still need the collective will” (p. It’s not a bad idea. by Daniel Klem, Jr., Hancock House, Oct.

New York City 249

New York City Birds Illinois Science 249

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2020

The most recent report was issued in December 2019 and it used data from the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Others might require a life list or the ability to identify a specific number of species, or some other criteria.

2016 258

2016 North America 2020 2019 258

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

As Heiman points out herself, there are many migratory species we still know very little about. Knowing the history of how that came about enriches our appreciation for our birding colleagues, our collective history, and our birds. I do not think we have solved the mystery of bird migration.

Science 182

Science Illinois Investigation Research 182

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There is a lot of extreme behavior here (and a lot of that behavior takes place in Australia), but this is not simply a collection of the world’s most fantastic bird tales. As Ackerman explains in her Introduction, studying extreme behavior brings new insight into what we think we know. It’s fascinating stuff.

Research 215

Research Birds Science Costa Rica 215

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” Norse, and John Kieran.

New York City 147

New York City New York Birds Breeding 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2018

And an eBird user can readily see the total number of species observed, the number of observations, the top birders by species and number of checklists, etc. On the overview page , eBird reports that there have been 242 species observed and nearly 6,000 checklists submitted. 25 eBirder at the refuge as to species (133) and No.

Wildlife 101

Wildlife United States 2018 Nebraska 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

I like observing them, reading about them, grappling with species and subspecies identification, and even—on a good day—talking about sparrow taxonomy. Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America covers 61 species of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae that breed in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico.

North America 143

North America Sparrows America United States 143

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

So, for example, Essay #15, “Individual Variation,” uses Herring Gulls to introduce the concept that one species, even one species at a specific age, can vary widely in appearance. The Checklist is more than a taxonomic listing of species and chapter number and title; it also contains useful notes on each bird family.

Birds 114

Birds North America Breeding America 114

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. Hummingbird species, on the other hand, number in the hundreds.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As the Chinese are not particularly fond of the Japanese, they call this species the Grey Thrush (wuhui dong). To satisfy that guy, here is my version of a contractual obligation post – a collection of photos taken in Shanghai in any of the past November months.

2018 179

2018 Industry Birds 2017 179

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Even the Latin species name soror (“sister”) indicates the similarity to another pitta species (blue-naped). The eBird description of the Small Niltava starts with the surprisingly dull statement that “size distinguishes this species from other niltavas” Who would have thought.

China 220

China Birds Pythons Eagles 220

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

” Writing about owls means writing about roughly 250 species (I counted 245 on the 2022 Clements spreadsheet, but I might have missed a few, and we all know that each classification system is different). These are behaviors that are most likely to vary across species and topics that make for compelling stories.

Owls 203

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2022

In most years, that wouldn’t be all that special — the lake is normally where I can see the most species in a single day, so I usually go there first. These photos exaggerate the size difference between the two species, which is actually so minimal as to be almost useless for ID purposes.).

Falcons 178

Falcons Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 178

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Out of the approximately 26 species of snipes worldwide, two have been recorded on Trinidad. The trouble begins with the recognition of the fact that both species of snipe were formerly part of a single species – Common Snipe ( Gallinago gallinago ). Freshly collected and en route to some R&R.

Trinidad 262

Trinidad Welfare North America Emotional 262

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2022

And the very best and the most up-to-date field guide is “Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore”, the 2020 Lynx and BirdLife International Collection guide by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison and Kim Chye Lim.

Malaysia 232

Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 232

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2021

Now this is not the first time Facebook has or is being used to showcase beautiful pictures of birds, to allow conversations between birders and to highlight the location of uncommon or rare bird species. Obviously the winner for each year has taken pictures of the greatest variety of bird species within the zone in the calendar year.

Birds 262

Birds 2020 Australia Species 262

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

It’s a unique bird, even its scientific name is wonderful, so it’s not surprising that Gerard Gorman, Woodpecker Expert Supreme, has written a book all about the species. I was surprised to learn that there are two Wryneck species in the Jynx genus: Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla, and Red-throated Wryneck, Jynx ruficollis.

Woodpeckers 227

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 227

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

The simple answer is monetary gain, there is a global black market for these items, regardless of the species’ vulnerability for extinction. 2019), and now this book. wrote a lengthy article in Outside magazine (Jan.

Falcons 202

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Elizabeth spent two years in Australia, traveling there with John and her oldest son, then living with acquaintances and relatives in Tasmania, Sydney, and Yarrundi while John traipsed across the continent shooting birds, collecting skins. As I said before, the book plates utilize the species names used in the original books and drawings.

Australia 180

Australia Birds Europe Collecting 180

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2019

I also hope for your collective sakes that you managed to eke out a bit of birding while you were at it! Weather may not have cooperated with my desire for a warm, rainless weekend to chase birds, but I did manage to track down a bunch of FOY species, including an uncommon Hooded Warbler in Rochester’s Cobbs Hill Park.

2019 114

2019 Birds Collecting Experience 114

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This may have been partly a leftover from the Victorian fascination with egg collecting (the infamous passion known as oology), but probably more from people’s burgeoning interest in the nests and eggs found in their gardens and fields, gateway artifacts to a newer hobby called birdwatching. The first is accomplished well.

Eggs 222

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 222

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2019

It’s when a country can have massive, community-based, collective marketing for birding tourism. Colombia usually gets the number one spot for GBD (most bird species for any country, no surprise there) but any country with a high total can and does use the results to their advantage. The much desired ground-dove. Scarlet Macaw ?

Costa Rica 191

Costa Rica 2019 Species Owls 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2020

For species with more than one subspecies in the region, the separate resident/breeding ranges of the distinct subspecies are indicated on the map. Back to Japan, the Birds of Japan covers 740 species; among them 30 endemics or near-endemics, 19 introduced and 190 vagrants. What I like about the book?

Japan 216

Japan Asia Birds 2000 216

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2019

Now that I have got your attention, let us move to the new version of the Birds of the West Indies by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle and Sharpe, published by the Lynx Edicions (2019). An active birdwatcher, he has found more than 50 species new to Guadeloupe, the Lesser Antilles and, in some cases, the Caribbean as a whole.

Saint Kitts and Nevis 153

Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Cuba 153

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

We review what the publishers, distillers, or manufacturers send us, or what catches our collective eye, or what we have time for. Colombia is one of those countries that Dragan’s dreams are made of: it has 1,965 bird species – more than any other country in the world. He says that [Steven L.]

Birds 240

Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 240

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

Falconry Month at Birds and Booze: I’ve decided to dedicate this month of March 2019 to wines and beers related to the history of falconry – or hawking – for no other reason than that I’ve recently acquired several bottles adorned with mostly medieval European iconography relating to this “sport of kings”. ” report in history?

2015 113

2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Based on the number of species recorded, it looks like we also had pretty good coverage. 744 Species. We recorded a very good percentage of bird species that were possible including typically tough ones like quail-doves, Sharpbill, Black-crowned Antpitta , and the cotingas. Species Missed. GRAY-HOODED GULL.

Costa Rica 201

Costa Rica 2020 Birds Morals 201

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2019

With 600+ bird species and a two-week trip with possibly a 250 species-list (the best sites are in the northwest and west of the country), my answer is a definitive “yes”. 600 distribution maps, the “Birds of Cambodia” covers 629 species recorded in the country to date. A holiday in Cambodia? In 1400 illustrations and c.

Cambodia 144

Cambodia Birds 2001 Groups 144

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Thus, a combined list of current beat writers will be compiled to see how many birds, weird and wonderful, common or unusual we can find between us. 08 Feb 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154