10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Species Accounts are organized taxonomically. In the back of the book, we find a lengthy section on “Bird Families,” a glossary, an index.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

When it comes to cardinals and sports, the first and foremost organization to come to mind has to be baseball’s St. The male bird’s scarlet plumage and pert crest was reminiscent enough of a Roman Catholic cardinal’s colored robes to earn it, its family, and its genus the name they all share.

St. Louis 186

St. Louis United States Belize Guatemala 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2016

Am I willing to give up the field guide which bears the mud and dirt of so many falls on so many birding trips? They offer more birds, updated text and taxonomic organization, and shiny, pretty covers featuring signature bird close-ups and abbreviated titles in large block letters. This means that loons are no longer first!

North America 171

North America 2003 Birds America 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2015

Now it’s run partly by the state in the form of a State Park, and partly bt a non-profit organization that maintains the attractions side. In short, it’s exactly the sort of place that a family would visit even if there weren’t a state first record at the top of the mountain.

North Carolina 145

North Carolina Mountain Lions Otters Lions 145

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

One of the things that struck me at once about this topography is how much more organic it seemed than that of the mountains. But the grasslands of eastern Montana bear a resemblance to their wildlife that goes beyond the mere evolutionary imperative of camoflauge.

Wildlife 192

Wildlife Ferrets Montana Prairie Dogs 192

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

They didn’t say, when you hear owls calling from an Utcubamba roadside at noon, bear in mind that Rich Hoyer can produce a full range of geographically appropriate pygmy-owl vocalizations without so much as moving his lips. They didn’t say, you’ll be chasing along behind the best birders on the planet and trying in the 5 a.m.

Peru 255

Peru Birds South America Owls 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

It’s the bird family that most people don’t know is a bird family. For many years it was thought the two bird families were related taxonomically. Like Antpittas and Gnateaters by Harold F. Introduction. Images of typical display poses are included for many of the birds of paradise.

Guinea 264

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 264