10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name. My assumption is that it is meant to be a resource for beginning birders and families who like to spend time outdoors, and it does have potential as a one-stop reference guide.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Several years ago, I read about the enormous colonies of breeding birds in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and I did some research to satisfy my curiosity. ( Google Scholar is an excellent resource and free full-text PDFs can be located for many papers, particularly when research is taxpayer-funded.

Transported 113

Transported 2011 Research 2012 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2020

One of these wintertime visitants is the “Greenland” Greater White-fronted Goose ( Anser albifrons flavirostris ), a subspecies of the Greater White-fronted Goose that breeds in western Greenland and which has experienced drastic population declines in the last half-century.

Geese 164

Geese Ireland Branding 2016 164

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Looks exactly the same at first until you notice brand-new images of the kite in flight. And, this has nothing to do with this comparison, but I’m hoping that the 8th edition will include a note about the breeding Mississippi Kites in Wareham, N.J., We are living in a wonderfully rich world of birding resources.

North America 189

North America America 2017 Birds 189