10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. The book is organized into ten chapters, framed by a Prologue and Epilogue focused on Weidensaul’s banding experience in Denali National Park.

Cyprus 243

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 243

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Wait–that adds up to 290 species, but the book only covers 283. page discoloration from my imperfect scanning, not the book). I know how intense some birders can be), I can tell you from experience that there are some exquisite, stunning odonates flying around there. Haber, and Zona Tropical S.A. SPECIES ACCOUNTS.

Costa Rica 255

Costa Rica North America Family America 255

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The book offers numerous facts about many species, findings of hundreds of research projects, notes on trends and exceptions from the norm, but little that captures the poetry of winter bird behavior or ignites a passion for change. The book is organized logically by seasonality.

Research 164

Research Birds Hoarding Sweden 164

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

Fortunately, with a prescience that’s a little scary, David Allen Sibley has created a book perfect for beginning birders (and the rest of us): What It’s Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing–What Birds Are Doing, and Why. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

2020 262

2020 Birds Groups North America 262

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. There are large avian handbooks and small ‘how-to bird’ guides, and quite a few excellent books of both types have been published.

Birds 114

Birds North America Breeding America 114

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

This is the first book since Peter Harrison’s classic Seabirds: An Identification Guide (1983, rev. It is also an informal assessment of the state of our knowledge of oceanic birds, presenting a depth of field and book information with critical commentary that can only be found in a bird guide co-authored by Steve N. Which ones?

Albatross 149

Albatross North America Birds Groups 149

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2021

It had perhaps 20 or so species per plate, and a rather concise description on the opposite (left) page, but all maps were grouped in the end of the book, making it very impractical to check them and in order to use the checklist, you had to know what to expect and which species are unlikely. The book covers all the world’s birds.

Birds 235

Birds Botswana Africa Ecuador 235

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. The resulting book, 616 pages in length, 6.4 The resulting book, 616 pages in length, 6.4

Pennsylvania 219

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 219

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

And so, I turn to Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field , the new book by George L. This is a very different book from what I expected, less of a handbook and more of a comprehensive identification text on 24 groups of birds, presented in words and photographs. Armistead and Brian L. Authors George L.

Birds 189

Birds Groups 2015 North America 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Two books, two authors, two countries bursting with neotropical avian diversity. Since the books share authors and a creation process, I thought I would review them together. Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. Birds of Belize by Steve N.

Costa Rica 202

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 202

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Some people read cookbooks though they have no intention of whipping up a mushroom risotto, some people read bird guide books, even when the likelihood of actually seeing the creatures in those guides is remote. This is the kind of material that makes this book special and essential for seabirding. Perrow, © Maps: Lynx Edicions.

Albatross 278

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 278

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is home to four diverse forest ecosystems (deciduous, mixed, boreal, and lowlands), experiences seasonal weather systems ranging from cold dry Arctic winters to humid, thunder-storm filled summers, and, according to the latest official checklist, hosts four professional sports teams with bird names.* state and Canadian provinces.

North America 199

North America Birds Owls Canada 199

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

Every bird book seems to be about the west coast this month!) I was not planning to do either, but I was going to Catalina Island with my daughter, Sarah, and her boyfriend, Todd, and the hour-long boat ride there and back sounded like an excellent opportunity to try this book out in the field. This is a small book, 56 pages long.

Dolphins 162

Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The book ends with three indexes, of scientific, English and Afrikaans names. This region is so far from the northern breeding grounds that there are no migratory corridors to show. uncommon), as well as when it breeds in the region. and having them in your pocket makes a huge difference in your birding experience.

Africa 264

Africa South Africa Swaziland Lesotho 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

He brings to this book an academic background in biology and horticulture and, more importantly, decades of experience developing strategies for the best backyard bird feeding practices. The book is focused on suburban living, with little attention given to the unique challenges of urban bird feeding.

Birds 165

Birds New York City Squirrels New York 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2020

It’s the festive season and I am holding the new Lynx Edicions’s Birds of Japan, thinking what a perfect gift to any international birder this book represents. Its waterproof fold-able covers bring back childhood memories… I must have had some illustrated children book with similar covers – my fingertips remember the experience.

Japan 212

Japan Asia Birds 2000 212

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2013

I started thinking about this because I was pondering the number of books published about hawks and hawk identification. Wheeler (Houghton Mifflin, 2001), and A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors (Wheeler and Clark, Princeton University Press, 2003), and you have a whole lot of excellent hawk identification books and field guides.

North America 203

North America Bald Eagle Falcons Owls 203

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

Gallardo has been a professional bird guide in Honduras since 2001 and first came to the country as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1993 (his “Chronology of Field Work in Honduras” is a chapter in the book). And, there is the usual introductory material on bird terms, bird topography, and brief overviews on geology and climate.

Honduras 103

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 103

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The opening beautifully encapsulates the essence of the book. This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast opens with the unexpected appearance of a Laysan Albatross. Do I need to say anything more?

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2023

The second thing to note is that this is an excellent and courageous book that tackles a group of birds whose field identification has stumped the most skilled birders. The book expands field guide boundaries with its narrow focus on two genera (groups) with a bonus Tufted Flycatcher thrown in for good measure. known-identity).”**

Los Angeles 200

Los Angeles North America America Species 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

This is a very good thing; it means they publish a lot of books about birds (probably more at this point than U.S. This is a hefty book, 560 pages long and dimensions of 6.3 The book’s organization reflects the authors’ goal of making this a guide accessible to birders of all levels and skill.

Ireland 140

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 140

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Experiments in the field (the famed Asa Wright Nature Center veranda) involving Bananaquits and bananas came up with numbers ranging from 7 to 16, but a tanager always came along to interfere with Bananaquits’ noisy appreciation of their namesake fruit. There are two editions of the Kenefick book, the field guide. I was confused.

Trinidad 188

Trinidad Birds South America Research 188

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

Life Along the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Gateway to a Million Shorebirds , by Lawrence Niles, Joanna Burger, and Amanda Dey, is a book with a mission. The numbers, as detailed in this book, are alarming: the horseshoe crab harvest grew from less than 100,000 in 1992 to over 2.5 million in the late 1990’s.

Delaware 176

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 176

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

I have visited my local landfill for the last seven years, usually several times per winter, only to recently stumble upon a book called the Landfill! here and here ), Tim Dee devoted an entire book to it and I just had to read it. ” Landfill often made me wander off into some half-forgotten gulling experience of mine.

Angola 177

Angola United Kingdom Mozambique Botswana 177

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

My extensive birding experience allows me to be very confident that the bird below is a Rosefinch. In the non-breeding season, Common Merganser all look pretty much like females. Not a bad look though – more attractive than the male breeding plumage, I think. It is indeed rufous-ish.

Birds 200

Birds Germany India 2018 200

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

A lovely looking and distinctive sounding bird (so they say, I sadly have not seen one…yet), the Kirtland’s Warbler can only be found during its breeding season in Jack Pine forests 5 to 20 years old in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. At several points in recent history, Kirtland’s Warbler appeared to be on the verge of extinction.

Michigan 220

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 220

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

edited by the Pasadena Audubon Society, with illustrations by Catherine Hamilton and photographs by many, are two very different books. we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. Small and others and Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area, 2nd ed.

Los Angeles 184

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 184

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2024

Black-tailed godwits winter in large numbers on the estuaries of both Norfolk and Suffolk, and we know that nearly all these birds breed in Iceland. In breeding plumage islandica godwits develop a deeper red plumage than their limosa cousins. They are of the race islandica , a sub species of the nominate race, limosa.

Lithuania 130

Lithuania Morocco Iceland Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

They are software mascots, cartoon characters, animated film dancers, children’s book heroes, zoo celebrities, and documentary film stars. As much as you think you know about penguins, there’s a lot more to learn and wonder at, and it’s all in this book, Penguins: The Ultimate Guide by Tui De Roy, Mark Jones and Julie Cornthwaite.

Penguins 191

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

So, it is strange that while books have been written about owls and hawks, and the semi-charismatic seabirds and shorebirds, there have been few books written about woodpeckers. This is a comprehensive, handsome reference book that is likely to become the standard for many years. Pages from the Introduction.

Woodpeckers 233

Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 233

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

I should have known that birding High Island meant I would be 20 minutes away from a place where hundreds of thousands of shorebirds and waterbirds rest, feed, breed, and generally have a good time. I love American Avocets and I rarely see them in such marvelous breeding plumage, so I was in heaven. Clapper Rail. Back to the Flats.

Houston 200

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 200

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2019

Yet, by its very concept – main text tucked in the back of the book, no maps but textual descriptions of bird ranges – this book belongs to another era and the time was ripe for the new field guide. The book was written by Thai authors Uthai Treesucon and Wich’yanan Limparungpatthanakij and illustrated by 30 different artists.

Thailand 180

Thailand Zambia Birds Asia 180

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The guide covers the all–1194 species in the Species Accounts, including 959 native breeding species, 219 Nearctic migrants, 8 breeding visiting species, and 5 introduced species. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic? (Can

America 211

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 211

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. The concept of a big year gained significant attention through books, such as “The Big Year” by Mark Obmascik, which chronicled the experiences of birders participating in competitive big years.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2017

Patrick’s Day in the books, we can say farewell at last to a winter that, at least in my part of the world, won’t let go. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. With another St. So long extremes, hello migration! Maybe they like tennis? How about you?

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2017 New York Birds Breeding 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2016

Fortunately, Conesus Lake holds all manner of superb waterfowl, including more Common Loons in breeding plumage than I’ve ever seen at one time. That’s a win in my book. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2016 Legislation Jamaica Laws 100