10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. There are large avian handbooks and small ‘how-to bird’ guides, and quite a few excellent books of both types have been published. And, each essay tells a story.

Birds 115

Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). The book includes lots of space for Notes. There is even room for notes.

Cuba 238

Cuba Birds United States 2000 238

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

I love reading children’s books, even though my child is well over the age when she asks to have them read at bedtime and my nephews fall asleep all too easily after playing lacrosse all day. Here are three excellent but very different children’s books I enjoyed this year (two were published in 2013, one in 2011).

Puerto Rico 241

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl , by Richard Crossley, Paul Baicich, and Jessie Barry is the fourth book in the Crossley ID Guide series, and I think it is the best one yet. This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill.

Ducks 124

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 124

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The theft of some “dead birds” captures his imagination, and by the end of the book we’ve traveled with him around the world as he talks to famous fly tiers,* the Tring police, and Rist himself, seeking for the truth behind the story. Seriously, this book is crying out for a movie treatment!).

Collecting 105

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 105

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2022

One such star avian family is the Setophagidae, the birds known as wood-warblers. In Costa Rica, those would be the wood-warblers that do a lot more wintering in the southern USA and the Caribbean than in southern Central America. The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat is one of Costa Rica’s resident wood-warbler species.

Costa Rica 285

Costa Rica Nashville Tennessee Turtles 285

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

And, I started daydreaming about encountering something a little different, maybe a Horned Frog, Ceratophrys cornuta, a large, squat green and brown frog of South America, with a wide mouth large enough to eat other frogs as well as reptiles. This is what happens when you read a book like Frogs and Toads of the World , by Chris Mattison.

Reptiles 190

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 190

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Another member of the stork family, the African Openbill , looks like it is could benefit from a good orthodontist. And sadly, it is listed as Endangered.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

This is a very good thing; it means they publish a lot of books about birds (probably more at this point than U.S. This is a hefty book, 560 pages long and dimensions of 6.3 plus a chapter on “Vagrant landbirds from North America.” British birders are very serious about birding and their birds.

Ireland 150

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

It’s my fantasy and it’s yours: Quit the job, say good-bye to the family, and bird. That’s Pitta, people, not Antpitta, which is what I foolishly first envisioned, having never birded beyond the Americas.) This is the birding adventure book supreme. I’m reading a book about a man who is doing a Pitta Big Year,” I say.

Hunters 202

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 202

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The first twenty-nine pages of the book, after the acknowledgements, table of contents, and other prefatory materials, are devoted to the Pantanal and Cerrado and the need to conserve these two endangered biomes. Each family of birds has a short introductory paragraph and most genera get a sentence or two of description.

Brazil 212

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Birds 212

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

The book is produced by WILDGuides, a nonprofit publishing organization that joined forces with Princeton University Press last year to create the Princeton WILDGuides imprint. Sturdy plastic over the paperback covers and a ruler on the inside back cover clearly say that these books are designed to be used outdoors.

Ireland 180

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 180

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

For me, it’s one of the most exciting days of the year, and so I’m going to put aside the book review I’ve been crafting and talk about my favorite, best, top ten birds of 2018 (with a personal addition at the end). In the meantime, it’s a good topic for holiday family gatherings. Gray Kingbird, Jones Beach, NYS.

2018 167

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 167

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Choosing the best dog to welcome into your family is a daunting task – even for someone like Mark Zuckerberg. They have a protective instinct and will even sleep across thresholds within your house, taking position. This breed is incredibly loyal and penchant for protection. About Jaime Van Wye.

Dogs 100

Dogs Dog Training Hungary Livestock 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus ) Tags: ecuador , quetzal • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! YourBirdOasis.com Mar 12th, 2011 at 5:57 pm This post reminds me of a great book I read many years ago and imagine others that frequent 10000birds would also enjoy. The proposal from U.S.

Ecuador 204

Ecuador 2011 Deer New York 204

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) small families putting less pressure on the adult members of the family). Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin!

2011 221

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 221

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

A wide-open field in a wind-protected spot, recently visited by both mechanical and living manure-spreaders. Bill has led birding trips all across North America and has spoken or performed at more than 100 birding and nature festivals worldwide. This was Snow Bunting heaven. Snow Bunting? Or Sh*t-picker?&# My authoritative answer?

2011 229

2011 Birds Michigan Ohio 229

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin! If you are a North American birder, you should make your voice heard.

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. The sandhill crane has the lowest recruitment rate (average number of young birds joining a population each season) of any bird now hunted in North America. to a high of 11%.

2011 254

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

… Tags: Lewiss Woodpecker , new york , woodpeckers • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. The proposal from U.S.

New York 204

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 204

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin! Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255