10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

For many grassland species, our vast expanses of tilled and plowed fields, orchards and vineyards, pastures and rangeland offer an abundance of convenient food and shelter – and some bolder birds even wander indoors to find these things in our barns and stables. For most of history, beer has thrived in agrarian settings, too.

Vermont 118

Vermont Belgium Farming Europe 118

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2012

The species was extinct, a vanished part of the vanishing prairie — and not for the first time. John Bachmann headed west to gather material for Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. You couldn’t see it. Somewhere around the Platte River one of the Audubon boys received a black-footed hide from a fur trader.

Ferrets 180

Ferrets South Dakota Wyoming Captive Animal 180

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. They are a temperate zone species, found at high elevations, so they are somewhat cold-adapted. Are they “countable”? They maintain this pattern in New York.

New York City 207

New York City New York Los Angeles South America 207

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. and species breeding in cavities are less affected.

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 159

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

My birder’s brain struggled mightily to reconcile the odd shapes in the sky with any known species, but their call brought it all back. 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. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. What a sight.

Florida 145

Florida Tail Banding Ducks Ohio 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

First published in 1973 in association with the Asa Wright Center, the book focuses on species descriptions, with illustrations grouped together in plates positioned in the center of the book. The guide covers 477 species, an expansion of 35 from the second edition, which was published in 1991. The AOU has not accepted that split.

Trinidad 189

Trinidad Birds South America Research 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

There is also a major section on 180 bird species that is 123 pages long, about 1/3 of the book. 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).

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Birds New York City Squirrels New York 166

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.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 247

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. A stop at Hidden Valley netted us several species, including our only Scarlet Tanager of the day as well as a surprise fly-by adult Bald Eagle. Not a bad gig if you can get it. .&#

New Jersey 161

New Jersey Bald Eagle Birds United States 161

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. Each bird, regardless of species, seems perfectly content to wait for the other to make the first move toward the colpa.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

… Matthew Anderson [of Audubon] said proponents of colonies are putting the interests of one invasive species — cats — over the hundreds of other native ones that are their prey. Cats are domesticated animals that are not indigenous wildlife in North America.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 202

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The warbler is on the road to being delisted from the Endangered Species List.

Michigan 221

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 221

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

Greater Rheas, a species the Germans call Nandu, are very popular in Germany and frequently kept in zoos as well as private enclosures. Their ecology in Germany is being investigated, but the results have so far been inconclusive. Nonetheless, this week will be chock full of invasive species. Can German birders count them?

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Germany Birds 2000 South America 238

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? Hoatzin is one of the species I always dreamed to see, and then I forgot they are possible on this tour, so I didn’t expect them! Adult males reach an average length of 2.32

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Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 256

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. ” Beehler et al.’s

Solomon Islands 272

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 272

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Originally considered monotypic, two species are now recognized. Drakensberg (or Orange-breasted) Rockjumper is a Drakensberg Mountain species whose range is shared with the tiny landlocked kingdom of Lesotho. Males of this species are more brightly colored in their non-breeding winter plumage. the Rockjumpers.

South Africa 215

South Africa Lesotho Africa Swaziland 215

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

Once considered a separate species, the Mexican Duck was lumped with Mallard in 1983 after studies indicated a high degree of hybridization, and that is where it’s remained ever since. © David J. Previous inferences about hybridization based on plumage characteristics cannot be discarded without a satisfactory explanation.

Ducks 169

Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

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. In some cases, he took all adult males of the species or subspecies held by the museum.

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Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 102

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. Help them rack up 4,000 species in 24 hours on eBird!). Even more thought-provoking is the original article from which it sprang.) Props on the sweet Barred Owl call, too. “I Now you have.

Malta 180

Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 180

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

While the species favors forested hills at moderate elevations ( source ), there are no hills at all here at Nanhui, so maybe these individuals are outcasts or just eccentrics. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo: This could be your host species! In the HBW, there are about 40 species with the word “plain” in the species name.

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Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 179