10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Aïthurus polytmus , a family of Red-billed Streamerbirds depicted in a print dated between 1820 and 1860 from the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam. I can think of no higher honor. It’s uncertain how the endemic Red-billed Streamerbird acquired its unusual colloquial sobriquet.

Jamaica 271

Jamaica Detroit Birds Medical 271

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. It does seem like the order is concurrent with the 61st Supplement, which came out in 2020, but Northwestern Crow is included as a full species. I didn’t.).

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. So, curious about which birds nest in two places, I quickly found out that it’s Phainopepla, a western bird, a relief because I was concerned that it might have implications for my data collection for the NYS Breeding Bird Atlas.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Johnson is collecting myths about owls from cultures around the world and is also presiding over a 12-year Burrowing Owl Project that seeks to collect DNA samples, vocalizations, morphological data and map locations for every Burrowing Owl subspecies the world over. Jennifer Ackerman is one of my favorite bird authors.

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Here are some of our favorites published during 2020, with links to our full reviews (or bookseller site), and the name of the reviewer. Wenfei Tong’s Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds addresses such topics as courtship, mating systems, raising chicks, sex role reversals, and others. What did you think we were talking about?

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2020 Birds North America Italy 195