10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Although some of these organizations existed five decades ago, increased resources and the internet have greatly expanded their scope and reach. My impression is that most young birders are eBirders, a trend that will surely continue due to its convenience, accessibility, and contribution to science. The ABA is part of this golden age.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

So, essentially, the rail seems to be a habitat generalist on its small island, capable of exploiting a variety of food resources, and it is, generally, safe from predation. The bird will therefore now be known as. Atlantisia Rogersi.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When I look at all these changes condensed into one mesmerizing blog post, the differences seem staggering. Email lists, blogs, websites, forums, Facebook groups, and of course eBird (see below) has completely revolutionized the way birders get their business handled. Birding birding resources I Am Birder splitting technology'

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2011

But seriously, Science has a more interesting set of answers, and some recently published research on European Robins helps to examine this question in some detail. A male may in fact be guarding food resources which are, in turn, intended to both impress a female and feed the happy couple and the young. 2011.01187.x x Estes, Richard.

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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. of Natural Resources and by Nate. He is a current member of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee and an eBird coordinator for North Carolina. There is also an excellent index.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

It is mostly a question of economics – raising just one is troublesome enough given the resources required to feed and educate the chick. Chongming Dongtan, where these photos were taken, is the wintering location of about 100 Hooded Cranes – about 1% of the global population. Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai.

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Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

This post is inspired by a thought-provoking piece on the Provoked blog (clearly a good name for a blog!) Economics, science, literature, film, politics, law, etc. This may take time and maybe lifetimes to build up to that tipping point, but we have to use everyone and every resource we can.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman. And, each essay tells a story. ” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2013

A full review of that film would be far outside the scope of this blog, but the use of birds, while very minor, got me thinking and I haven’t shaken the thinking yet, so now I will think aloud (well, in print) at you, my loyal readers. One of those indoor pursuits was movie-going; specifically, on Tuesday I saw West of Memphis.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2012

He writes about how experienced birders think, and how they draw on the sciences of weather, geography, and ecology to analyze where the birds will be. There are other resources that do this better, he says, and, in fact, spends 10 pages recommending field and advanced bird guides, web sites, magazines, and listservs.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

More Science for the People Berry Go Round Comin’ Round Birdscapes Tuesday Trivia Link from the New York Times About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Or These Blasts From The Past Transitional Fossil?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Hugh Powell is a science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I was not offered any historical perspective, such as that apparently even the great nineteenth century taxonomists with their immense Victorian vocabularies lacked the resources to properly name the birds of Peru. This is his first contribution to 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network. Faustus’ opening monologue by heart as it is such an impressive chain of thoughts for anyone immersed in studying natural sciences.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Even more telling, the support the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission was expecting from its hunting community simply never materialized. As you know, earlier this year the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission deferred the hunting of sandhill cranes in Tennessee for another two years.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Nonprofit organizations, science, and the best intentions in the world came to the rescue with a captive breeding program, and we now have over 400 Pink Pigeons living in Mauritius, the nearby island of Ile aux Aigrettes, and the zoos hosting the breeding program, including the Bronx Zoo. On the WCS web page, Ms.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2018

Describing gull plumage is a combination of science, graphic art, and visual metaphor. Another photographer name many readers may recognize is Amar Ayyash, the author of the blog Anything Larus and co-admin of the Gulls of North America Facebook group. It is also out-of-print.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. This is something I’ve often thought reference book authors and publishers should do, though I understand it demands resources. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

In one simple blog post, it is impossible to address even the most basic questions about bird migration. They migrate because those with migratory adaptations who moved from region to region to follow seasonal changes in food supply or other resources had, ultimately, higher Darwinian fitness. 2 PIERSMA, T., PÉREZ-TRIS, J.,

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

My friend Vickie Henderson , who has some serious long-range vision, looked at the science behind Tennessee’s crane hunting proposal and found it badly wanting. Here’s the petition. She drew this petition up to ask the USFWS to reconsider the clause in its management plan that calls for hunting Eastern sandhill cranes.

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