10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2018

To the police men and women that he supervises, he can often seem disengaged, following investigatory paths that the others have abandoned, or see no promise in. A final thought: whether you think collective nouns are fascinating or idiotic , the more fundamental question is, why do they exist at all or, rather, how did they come to be?

Collecting 118

Collecting Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 118

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The southeast tip of the Florida peninsula is not well endowed with a wide variety of sparrows in winter like the rest of the southeastern United States. Barnes or Matheson Hammock will never produce sightings of any sparrow at all (and if you did, it would be a really good sighting).

Sparrows 150

Sparrows Florida Atlanta South Carolina 150

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2022

While I can’t convince myself to be excited about my First-Of-Year House Sparrows , almost anything else is exciting. 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. There weren’t any Red-tailed Hawks.

Falcons 190

Falcons Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 190

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2016

They form and have lots of genes on them, but over time, all the non sex-related genes abandon the chromosome. And this brings us to Zonotrichia albicollis , the White-Throated Sparrow. The result is that sparrows with this gene have different mating preferences than other sparrows. Two things, really.

Rats 107

Rats Sparrows Birds North Carolina 107

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The IOC world birdlist recognizes 90 species that bear the name “weaver” or “malimbe” Not all of these are true weavers as we will discuss below. There are currently 64 recognized species in this genus, a remarkable number indeed, and this includes the 5 Asian and 2 Malagasy species.

Tanzania 228

Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 228

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” Patrol and enforce wildlife-damaging violations, including the taking of endangered native plants, capturing turtles, riding ATV’s on pedestrian trails, and abandoning fishhooks. It’s a very mixed chapter.

New York City 154

New York City New York Birds Breeding 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

I am also writing it on the tails of an excellent review by Corey who, although he termed his post a collection of “impressions,” really did nail down the great content of The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition , by David Allen Sibley, as well as the minor items that need to be improved. But, always to the right.

North America 244

North America Birds Species America 244