10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Almost any park, even within large cities such as New Orleans and Atlanta, will host such quintessentially common Nearctic species such as Field , Song , Chipping , and White-throated Sparrow in good numbers. We are just too far south for any of the above mentioned species, but that is not to say that we do not get any sparrows at all.

Sparrows 145

Sparrows Florida Atlanta South Carolina 145

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2014

There were opportunities to go to far flung places like the islands of the Pacific or the coast of Canada or the Yorkshire Dales… Anyway, as I was obsessed by Africa at the time, I leapt at the opportunity to go to Namibia to collect samples of bat DNA for a biogeography project. I think we caught perhaps three bats.

Bats 154

Bats Birds Vanuatu Namibia 154

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 149

New York City New York Birds Breeding 149

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

James Wolstencroft: “Someone who is sufficiently aware that they can mould their own (large) ego into what is required by the particular group of guests, presumably those who collectively are paying for the ‘bird guide service’. That way passing on his/her knowledge about 3/4 species and not just the one on show. ’ TICK.

Greece 204

Greece Birds Zambia Experience 204

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Oil begins to wash up on the beaches throughout May and June of 2010 May 6, 2010 Oil washes ashore on the Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast, an important nesting and breeding area for many bird species. Traces of hydrocarbon poisoning are showing up in fish species.

2010 232

2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 232

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

MAY 23, 2022

At this moment, Baihualing is the eBird hotspot in China which has by far the largest number of species – 486. With 398 species, Nanhui is trailing far behind despite being covered by a much larger number of checklists (2225 compared to 608). So, it is certainly justified to cover this spot in more than one post.

Litter 210

Litter China Species Abandon 210

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Second, it abandoned the standard format for field guides established by Roger Tory Peterson (who wrote the book’s Forward), succinct lists of field marks and arrows pointing them out, to engage in long paragraphs discussing how a hawk soaring above might be identified. Published in 1988, Hawks in Flight was unique for its time.

North America 222

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 222

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.). Was it practicing?

Falcons 182

Falcons Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 182

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

However, there are those species which have a hard time bringing attention to themselves such as Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , Giant Nuthatch , and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot. Regardless of their popularity, these species and the threatened ecosystems they inhabit are equally spectacular.

Brazil 207

Brazil California Condor 2013 Collecting 207

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2022

But their broad collection of rather odd sounds (moans, groans, hoots, screeches, and bill rattles) also do not include anything remotely like a “ beep beep “ Popular media getting bird calls wrong. This arae is prime Lesser Roadrunner territory — in fact, of my eleven sightings of the species, ten have been there.

Coyotes 195

Coyotes Mexico ALA Abandon 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2013

Discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, the islands were named after the numerous sea turtles that were collected for food by the first European explorers (tortugas) and the fact that there is no freshwater on the island (dry). A first impression of Garden Key on the approach to the tiny isle. So where are you birding this spring break?

United States 168

United States Sea Turtles Baltimore Abandon 168

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. This system shows … …how two identical chromosomes can evolve into distinct subtypes that can define the sexes of a species and their different behaviours. In many cases, all. In some cases, very few.

Rats 106

Rats Sparrows Birds North Carolina 106

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 220

Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 220

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 237

North America Birds Species America 237