10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2016

Birders concerned with ticking off bird species from a list in North America already know all about the AOU Supplement. In this case, it augments and clarifies previous knowledge regarding the classification of the birds in North America. However, like any supplement, this publication does provide something extra, something additional.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2016 South America Panama 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Even the names we give to some birds reflect their dependence on the cultivated landscape – we have Barn Owls ( Tyto alba ) and Barn Swallows ( Hirundo rustica ) over much of the world, and Orchard Orioles ( Icterus spurius ) in the Americas really do have a fondness for fruit groves.

Vermont 120

Vermont Belgium Farming Europe 120

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2011

I investigated these questions and I have some, but certainly not all the answers. from South America. Mitred Parakeets are native to southwestern South America. Are they “countable”? Mitred Parakeets have been seen in New York since at least 1984, mostly in southwestern Nassau County and Queens.

New York City 220

New York City New York Los Angeles South America 220

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2016

You rush over to investigate, and there are birds in your fireplace. These fabulous birds fly all the way to South America for the winter, then return in the spring. It’s summer, you’re in your house, and suddenly there’s a commotion. They’re Chimney Swifts. How great to be able to turn a potential swift family disaster into a success!

Wildlife Rehabilitation 139

Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary Birds Connecticut 139

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

John Bachmann headed west to gather material for Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. What we know for sure is that sometime on the morning of September 26, 1981, John Hogg went to investigate the strange noises from out back and he in turn discovered Shep playing with the body of an unfamiliar weasel-like animal.

Ferrets 188

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 188

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

I don’t get a lot of life birds in North America any more, but this confiding little gent offered himself up to the list: a Florida Scrub-Jay. When the fish rise to investigate, a split-second snap of the bill captures a meal. What a sight. They’re easy to see at the entrance to the Cape Canaveral Seashore.

Florida 145

Florida Tail Banding Ducks Ohio 145

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2017

They nest in palms, and we found a small area where we observed several couples investigating and preparing nest holes. This large woodpecker is one of Cuba’s rarest birds, with a small population of 600-800 individuals, who are mostly seen on the Zapata Peninsula.** One male flicker in particular was very busy clearing out a nest hole.

Cuba 168

Cuba Birds 2015 Bahamas 168

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

My surprise at reading such a detailed account (I don’t have Klem’s dissertation in front of me, but I’m imagining this is a more personal retelling) was tempered by the thought that Klem wasn’t describing any old research, this was the FIRST research project investigating why birds fly into glass.

New York City 258

New York City Birds Illinois Science 258

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

This thrush is extremely common in urban and suburban Germany and one of the most conspicuous bird species here, comparable to the American Robin in North America. A few dead birds were collected by authorities and sent to a laboratory for investigation.

Germany 160

Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

The section is dominated by large portraits of the 180 birds that have been documented by Project FeederWatch as visiting feeders across North America (most of which do not come to my feeders, so reading it made me a little sad and jealous). But, there are things to learn here.

Birds 178

Birds New York City Squirrels New York 178

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2009

The horrors of fur farming in China will never end until we in America stop advertising and buying it. All the evidence you need is on [link] -- there is no investigation required. So, why not take the fight to the American media and demand that liberals at Huffington Post, NYT and LA Times stop selling fur.

HSUS 100

HSUS Fur Ethics China 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Clay Taylor will be a familiar name to anyone who spends time at birding festivals because he is the staff birder at Swarovski Optik North America. Before I go further I should, of course, introduce my two teammates who suffered with me the torments of hours on bicycle seats and hard plastic kayaks. Not a bad gig if you can get it.

New Jersey 161

New Jersey Bald Eagle Birds United States 161

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Often, as I have been investigating the contents of a nest by making a small hole in the side, the parent birds have come right to the nest, where they immediately begin to repair the damage even before my departure!”. .” The artwork in my edition of Birds of Northern South America is much more intense in color.

Trinidad 199

Trinidad Birds South America Research 199

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Cats are domesticated animals that are not indigenous wildlife in North America.

Feral Cats 213

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 213

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.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

The second section of the book, The Present, describes the current state of research on the Kirtland’s Warbler in the form of you-are-there stories about projects investigating the bird’s nesting success requirements and diet, both in Michigan and the Bahamas. It’s clear that this is a writing project performed with avian devotion and love.

Michigan 234

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 234

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

According to Birds of North America Online ”physical interactions include fights, pecks, supplanting attacks or flybys, chases, and collisions. The pair then proceeded to investigate the birdhouse… From the outside in. References: 1 Birds of North America Online. Oh to be a bluebird in love!

North America 214

North America Investigation America Groups 214

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Am I over-confident in my thinking that we were so interesting that they were investigating us for a good half an hour, until we moved further upriver? Located within a Puinave indigenous reserve, these remnants of ancient parent-rock are some of the oldest geological formations in all of South America. metres (7.6

Dolphins 262

Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 262

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Their ecology in Germany is being investigated, but the results have so far been inconclusive. Birding Birds Germany Invasive Species Week South America' Furthermore, while they are undoubtly alien, doubts were brought forward that they are, indeed, invasive. So batten down the hatches, strap on your helmet, and prepare to be invaded!

Germany 250

Germany Birds 2000 South America 250

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

One question at the heart of this debate is how these four populations (Mallard, American Black, Mottled, and Mexican Ducks) came to occur in North America. A hypothesis by some genetic researchers states that the green-headed Mallard arrived in North America after a prior colonization that had given rise to the other three species.

Ducks 169

Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Richard noticed a variety of pipits that foraged on this grass playing field and after some observation decided that further investigation was called for, as one type seemed larger and longer tailed than any pipits with which he was familiar, and they occurred in large flocks, also an unusual feature for South African pipits.

South Africa 228

South Africa Lesotho Africa Swaziland 228

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

One of these clades holds a diversity of Old World species in several distinct groups, including an Australasian clade, the green-pigeons, the emerald- and wood-doves, the imperial-pigeons and fruit-doves (favorites of mine), and the subjects of our investigation today, the 15 known members of the Raphini.

Solomon Islands 277

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 277

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

He roots the theft in the history of collecting bird skins, in the brief life history of Edwin Rist, in the secretive world of classic fly tying, and in his own efforts to follow up on a police investigation that got the man but not all of the loot. That’s pretty much the reaction of anybody hearing this for the first time.

Collecting 104

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 104

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Over the course of nearly 15 years, James Paruk of the Biodiversity Research Institute and his colleagues used a combination of methods to investigate winter site fidelity at four locations across North America and found that birds had an 85% chance of returning to a site in subsequent years. Deepwater Horizon, 2010; Paruk et al.

Humane 210

Humane Eagles Investigation Research 210

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

I just flew nonstop from Canada to South America and boy, are my arms tired.” Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. Even more thought-provoking is the original article from which it sprang.) Props on the sweet Barred Owl call, too. “I No, you didn’t. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago? Now you have.

Malta 186

Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 186

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2020

White-fronted Goose by John James Audubon (1785-1851) from The Birds of America. So, “glen” is easy enough, but unless you’re well versed in Scots Gaelic toponyms, decoding the names of the many “Glen-” whiskies out there in full requires a bit more investigation.

Geese 157

Geese Ireland Branding 2016 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

If the animal then touches or investigates the mark, it is taken as an indication that the animal perceives the reflected image as an image of itself, rather than of another animal. In the classic test, an animal is anesthetized and then marked on an area of the body the animal cannot normally see.

Birds 190

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 190