10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2015

Importantly, the paper offers support for the hypothesis that the ancestor of the entire clade came to North America by way of Beringia — the land bridge between Siberia and Alaska exposed at various times through Earth’s history. The wood-warblers are coming into focus , and the sparrows are getting their own family.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In Chapter 11, simply entitled “A World of Birds,” Doug explores tough questions about bird diversity around the world: Why are hummingbirds in tropical America and sunbirds in Africa, Asia and Australasia? Why are all the real tanagers in tropical America? that’s three birds).

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Critter News

AUGUST 2, 2011

July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

Mike photographed this Unmarked Dagger ( Acronicta innotata ) at his family’s annual “Chicken Inferno” in 2009. If you’re in North America, you might very well be, considering that the dog days are often the doldrums for finding interesting birds. Find a mothing event, or start your own !

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

A large family of White-crested Helmetshrikes , sounding like electrical toys, formed a flock within a flock, while the Black Cuckooshrike was happy to search for caterpillars alone. Long-billed Crombecs are members of the African warbler family. On the ground Blue Waxbills and Golden-breasted Buntings looked for fallen seed.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Marybeth learns as she birds, embraces listing goals as a means of engaging with community, unabashedly enjoys a little competition, struggles to balance her absolute joy in birding with unexpected, life-and-death family obligations. The book focuses on two listing events: her 2012 Louisiana Big Year and her 2016 Louisiana 300 Year.

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Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

In North America, everyone recognizes hawks on the wing, even the ones that aren’t Red-tailed Hawks. Take your kids, a family member, a neighbor or a friend on a drive, a walk, or a bike ride to look specifically for kestrels for at least an hour during the long weekend. Kestrels may be the coolest raptors nobody knows of.

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2011 Bald Eagle Atlanta Falcons 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

This is the second version of an event like this in a different region of the country; and this time I will be participating!!! A Birding Rally Challenge is a unique birding event for its “Non-stop” modality, bringing together the most renowned birding teams competing in a neutral country. Photo: Courtesy of Dubi Shapiro.

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Peru 2013 Louisiana Birds 186

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

On November 7th, Capitol Hill’s “ Tribute to War Heroes…at Both Ends of the Leash ” celebrated America’s military heroes. Not only did the event celebrate veterans, but also the heroic dogs who serve our country with them! “We Accompanied by Debbie Kandoll, who trains dogs for PTSD work.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Nate Swick is a contributor to 10,000 Birds, American Birding Association (ABA) blog editor and event leader, and environmental educator. For example, on finding gulls: Close study of gulls is not for everyone, and birders shouldn’t feel obligated to get deep into it if you prefer colorful, less-confusing, families of birds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 15, 2012

CHIMPANZEE is a story of family bonds, individual triumph, and extraordinary personalities of the intelligent chimps. We are very excited to bring the story of Oscar and his chimpanzee family to the big screen. The film opens in North America on April 20, 2012. Take the Disneynature Chimpanzee Pledge to See and Save!

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Congo 2012 North America Africa 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

Birders in the Americas may not be aware of it, but from the higher ground of a European perspective the American “warblers” are intensely overrated. To us on the traditional side of the Atlantic, they’ll always belong to the family Iznogoudae , the birds who want to become warblers instead of the warblers.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 13, 2012

Dearfoams is searching for America’s Next Top Dog! There is only one way to find out, head over to the Dearfoams Facebook page and enter your adorable dog photo (now through April 16th), then be sure to have your family and friends vote for your pooch (voting is open now and you may vote once daily). Could your dog be the winner?

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Dogs 2012 Pets Family 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Duck Stamp) for wildlife observers (81 votes, 12 comments) Create a photography permit allowing regulated off-trail access to refuges (80 votes, 15 comments) Christmas Bird Count for Kids – A half day free family event with partners @ all USFG visitor centers (46 votes, 5 comments) Establish partnership(s) with national birding conservation orgs.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Filming the plovers of Estero Lagoon Plovers are a significant part of the shorebird family, comprising 66 species worldwide. What events transpire miles away that make a certain destination attractive to birds and wildlife in one way or another? Why is a particular destination better than the next for certain birds?

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 202

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

But I have been sick with different kinds and forms of cold since the beginning of December with no interruption, and so has my entire family. A short summary of events described in this former blog post of mine: We are talking about the thrush called Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula , not the American Icterids. I honestly did.

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 161

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. date the split of those branches to 88 million years ago, well before the extinction event that wiped out all non-bird dinosaurs and many other forms of life about 66 million years ago (the K-Pg boundary). In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

A lot of destinations were mentioned, with Central and South America leading the way, New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia appearing only at the middle of the list, and African countries (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar) lagging at the end of the list.

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Congo Africa South Africa Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

A description of the parenting habits of Emperor Penguins begins the lengthy chapter, “Family Matters,” about Chris’s difficult, intense relationship with his father. A trip to Nepal with a non-birding boyfriend, with the goal of climbing the Himalaya to the foot of Mt.

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Emotional Birds Minneapolis Nepal 228

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. All Americans Should be Full Members of the ABA Family. Adding Puerto Rico and the USVI would largely achieve the goal of bringing all Americans into full membership of the ABA family.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2011

The sustainability of the birding community is at risk if it does not look like the rest of America. This is why we need action-oriented birders at this event. If you feel as if you stand out at most birding events, we really look forward to meeting you in October. You may already be aware of this. to reach others. It’s YOU! *If

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The point is, the field guide I grabbed without hesitation was the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition by Jon L. North America is defined as from north of the Mexican border to the far north, plus “adjacent islands and seas within 200 nautical miles off the coast or offshore islands.”

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North America America 2017 Birds 188

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2011

Mike is a familiar face to anyone who regularly attends birding events as he is one of the faces of Nikon Sport Optics for the birding world. Mike Freiberg grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where his family introduced him to the world of birding. Over time the hobby grew into a career. in Animal Ecology.

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Brazil Venezuela Iowa Guatemala 160

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 9, 2011

Jackson, the story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion and his sons. This happens during the week of April 18.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

I strongly suspect that the rate of attrition on this Loon family is inversely proportionate to the abundance of ducklings in the bay. In any event, by mid summer or so, the babies are not so small and more or less do OK on their own and hang around the nest. Sometimes that one reaches adulthood, but just as often it disappears.

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Humane Eagles Investigation Research 217

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

A Sage Thrasher – a vagrant from western North America and only one of a handful of New York State records – was found on the other side of the Hudson River over in Columbia County in early November. Luckily, something unusual did show up not too far from home – and with just less than two months to go in 2020. Short fall, soft landing.

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2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 247

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

I birded parks, landfills, fields, backyards, skies, oceans, lakes, ponds, and roads in 15 states–some familiar haunts and patches, some as part of family visits, some while passing through, some adventures with friends (three trips with N.J. In the meantime, it’s a good topic for holiday family gatherings.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

It might not have been the profuse snow of the main winter event but it was enough to grasp with bone-chilling fingers, to freeze the general surroundings. Despite the gull fest down at the river, I rarely went birding on Thanksgiving Day as it was a special time reserved for the treasure of sharing good food and laughs with family.

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Costa Rica Turkey Iceland Eagles 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Which makes the publication of Oceanic Birds of The World: A Photo Guide a significant and happy event. These are the bird families covered: Penguins, Alcids, Diving-Petrels, Petrels, Albatrosses, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Frigatebirds, Gannets and Boobies, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls, Noddies, Terns, Phalaropes.

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Albatross North America Birds Groups 169

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl covers every residential, migrating, vagrant, exotic, and introduced swan, goose, dabbling and diving duck in North America (Canada and the United States): 62 Species Accounts on four swan species and one vagrant subspecies; 15 goose species; 46 duck species; plus accounts for hybrid geese, ducks and exotics.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In any event, there is no better judge of potent potables in the birding world, no better writer about them, than Tristan Lowery, in his charming and unique “Birds and Booze” essays. Wenfei Tong’s Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds addresses such topics as courtship, mating systems, raising chicks, sex role reversals, and others.

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