10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

1978, for reference, was the year of my birth. A 1978 paper in SORA indicates that Blue Jays had gone from “few extralimital records” prior to 1972 to rare but regular across the mountain West and into California, Washington and Oregon, with 220 extralimital records in the wither of 76-77 alone.

New York Times 140

New York Times Montana Oregon Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

But unfortunately for lovers of descriptive bird names, a name was already assigned by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert, who must have been a devout Catholic to assign the name Protonotaria citrea , referring to the prothonotarii, a group of church notaries who famously (but not really that famously) wore yellow hoods. Appropriate!

North Carolina 197

North Carolina Investigation Jordan United States 197

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. Those whose actions result in additional costs should bear them. The exploiter/developer pays.

Wildlife 238

Wildlife Coyotes Hunters Wolves 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

I am a westerner, so perhaps it is a glorious hotspot, but I’ve never heard Cape Ann, Massachusetts referred to as a world-class birding location. Initially, Point Pelee National Park appears to be in Ontario, Canada (not Ohio), which makes it wrong, as well as excluded by the query itself.

United States 162

United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

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. They expand the definition of this book from identification guide to avian reference book. Audubon guides to birds have been around since 1946.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2019

With Halloween just around the corner, there’s some harmless fun to be had in in indulging in a bit of playful superstition about some of our feathered friends, who – it bears repeating – are generally benign and not the least bit menacing. Good birding and happy drinking – and happy Halloween! *

2015 109

2015 Denmark California Fowl 109

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

We are finally getting settled this week, now that we are back from Costa Rica, and in what we refer to as our temporarily-permanent new home. Now, bear in mind, I just left Costa Rica, where seeing a trogon is really nice, but not all that uncommon, so I don’t believe I was as awed as the occasion called for.

Tucson 154

Tucson Arizona Costa Rica Birds 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Its common name, however, is a bit of a misnomer, unless “Northern” refers to the landmass north of the equator; this species extends from some southern Canadian provinces through the entirety of the eastern United States into Mexico and down to Guatemala and Belize. However, Cardinalis phoeniceus is a South American species.

St. Louis 180

St. Louis United States Belize Guatemala 180

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Because of its large contiguous stand of bottomland hardwood forest, Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge was designated as critical habitat and serves as a corridor for the Louisiana black bear between Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge and Red River Wildlife Management Area. The refuge is already open to sport fishing. .”

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The Latin name “frontalis” (meaning, as you can guess, something like “frontal”) referring to the distinct black forehead makes more sense. Instead, the entry asks us to “Please bear with us while this update takes place” A few months ago, I wrote an email to my bank asking them a specific question.

Birds 147

Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The diminutive and flightless rail which lives on Inaccessible Island and, as far as is known, nowhere else in the Atlantic, or for that matter in the whole world, is in fact not even generically allied to the moorhen-like gallinules just referred to. Adults show various degrees of white barring on flanks and belly.

Science 204

Science Transported Shelters South Africa 204

Animal Person

MAY 12, 2009

And I'm not referring to a duck marching up to you in search of food; I'm referring to a duck inching closer to you as you sit by the lake--without any food--and sitting close to you and looking right into your eyes while she grooms or settles in for a nap. Now I have the drama of the feral cats and of course the greyhounds.

Geese 100

Geese Ducks Feral Cats Vermont 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

The Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita is an abundant species with an impressive global range that stretches from the West of Europe across Siberia to Russia’s far East, just falling short of reaching the Bering Straits by a laughable 800 kilometres, a fact one individual apparently found too awkward to bear.

Kazakhstan 156

Kazakhstan Europe Russia Asia 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

But, that too was much easier in practice, and I only had to refer to the instructions once. When placed correctly, these feeders are squirrel-free, though, as the Squirrel Buster brochure makes clear, they can still be attacked by raccoons and bears. Then, of course, I was dreading putting the feeder back together—so many parts!

Squirrels 179

Squirrels Birds Factory Raccoons 179

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 species information updated beyond the updated parent volume; meticulous, lovely drawings; a layout designed for quick reference and comparative study; improved table of contents and index.

North America 160

North America 2003 Birds America 160

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 7, 2008

By forgoing meat in our diets, we can reduce, if not eliminate, this massive suffering of animals, merely through bringing market forces to bear upon factory farming.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Factory Slaughter 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Following Layout and Scope of the Book, there is a list of the major References used in the Species Accounts, a short list of nine titles which saves us the trouble of combing through the lengthier Bibliography at the back of the book. It is, he says, “probably the most extreme examples of sexual dimorphism” (p. Species Accounts.

Guinea 263

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 263

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

Dunn starts in Alaska with the goal of seeing Rufous Hummingbird at the northern extreme of its migration (which he does with some effort and a few bear sightings) and ends in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, “the end of the world,” with the sighting of a Green-backed Firecrown feeding at a firetree in cold drizzly rain. A lot more!

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2021

Maroochydore translates roughly to home of the red bill, which in turn refers to the Black Swan. Sadly the swan is uncommon on the river that bears its name… Luckily it can be seen nearby though.

Australia 253

Australia North America Cooking Fish 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

It bears mentioning that the name of the series doesn’t refer to the physical dimensions of the featured species, but the size of the tiny black-and-white illustrations of each bird.

Ducks 103

Ducks Houston Boston Fowl 103

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive? Do you know of any references for this? I cannot seem to find any evidence that any of the other accentors are polygynandrous; at least some of them seem not to be. If you know or hear of other examples, please let me know and I will add them to this list.

2011 210

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 210

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The Merriam-Webster Twitter account has more than 600,000 followers, which is impressive for a staid company full of lexicographers who toil in anonymity creating reference books. Larger feathers consist of a shaft (rachis) bearing branches (barbs) which bear smaller branches (barbules).

Albatross 104

Albatross Bears Ducks Bald Eagle 104

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

It’s often called an “ale” by English speakers, a forgivably convenient but incorrect comparison that smacks of facile Anglocentrism: the Germans refer to it – with all due precision (and rather commendable restraint with the use of a single compound noun) – as an Obergäriges Lagerbier , or “top-fermented lager beer”.

California Condor 104

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2017

Patent lawyers refer to patents by the last three numbers, so Patent No. The ‘707 patent bears the uninspired title “Bird Feeder,” and it issued in July 2001. A video of the SquirrelBuster Legacy in action is here and it may provide helpful context for the discussion that follows. 6,253,707 is called the “707 patent.”.

Squirrels 119

Squirrels Birds 2001 Washington 119

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Now bear in mind, I have never seen a Wood Stork , nor was it ever on my radar, as they have never been in any of the areas that I have birded. My route back to my boat goes past what I refer to as a seasonal pond, one that fills up, only after a very large amount of rain, like from a hurricane.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica Guatemala Bears Hunting 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2014

It seemed as though “other species” referred mostly to species of hummingbirds until I came across some reports from a Listserv in Maryland of an exceptional TOWA, that was reported to be feeding from sapsucker wells. In the absence of any other advice, I shall refer to our guy as a gal).

San Francisco 178

San Francisco Maryland Jordan Lifestyle 178

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2022

“In a fairground in the middle of Paris You tried to prove to me your manliness By winning me a teddy bear” or. Like for me, to talk about the song “ Kiss your lips ” by Allo Darlin’, and to quote some of the lyrics, such as.

Bangladesh 176

Bangladesh Birds China India 176

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

When talking about bird sizes, the frame of reference is everything – for eBird, the Green-backed Tit is a “small songbird” while for the HBW it is a “large … tit” Why oh why do abstracts so often start with totally meaningless sentences? Please bear with us while this update takes place.”

Squirrels 137

Squirrels Birds China Bears 137

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In contemplating a title for this blog post, I vacillated between historical and geological references. Tobago of course bears a closer geological relation to the aforementioned Netherlands Antilles than it does to Trinidad. Then it hit me that the name of the island itself is rather exotic sounding.

Trinidad 175

Trinidad Netherlands Columbus Whales 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2018

When we also remember that shorebirds routinely avoid the high velocity death dance of the Peregrine, referring to them as “amazing” becomes just as appropriate in 2018 as it would have been last year, 1989, or 1689. Life is always better when bearing witness to Sunbittern madness. Spotted Rail. Global Big Days.

Costa Rica 167

Costa Rica 2018 Birds West Virginia 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2020

Even through they subsist on insects during much of the year, European Robins are year-round residents of Britain, and during the colder, gray months of year, their colorful bearing and often audacious presence around humans was not lost on early observers.

Ireland 158

Ireland Branding Spain Compassion 158

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

Its name is a frequent point of conjecture with birders, who wonder at the reference to a not very noticeable black collar, rather than its obvious glowing, fire-engine red head? Well, the answer is that the moniker Red-headed Barbet was first given to the South American species that still bears and thus it had precedence to retain the name.

Ethiopia 230

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 230

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Even more disconcerting to me than these “trophy hunters” killing wildlife for “sport” is the belief by some that carnivores such as bears and wolves should be eliminated. References: 1 Why the Passenger Pigeon Went Extinct , 2 Trump Wildlife Protection Board Stuffed with Trophy Hunters. But I digress.

Hunting 111

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 111