10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2015

A mozzie bites me, so I take the “Expedition Plus Insect Repellent” from my rucksack (when I think about it now, any local brand would probably be equally efficient, but they lack the word “expedition” which immediately turns you into a proper explorer) and start spraying my hands and neck.

Tigers 238

Tigers India Killing 2012 238

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. The grand total is 817 species!

North America 278

North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2022

When you spot a brand new bird identification guide, especially for your home region – in this case, Europe – reaching for it comes naturally. And a highly recommendable book it is, there is no doubt about it.

Europe 244

Europe Birds Colombia Branding 244

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes.

2011 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

I’ve only seen this handsome, copper-headed duck once before, years ago – being in Montana didn’t help on that front – and from all accounts this bird was showing well. The bathrooms here are among the best I’ve seen – brand new, well-maintained, and clean. They were still all American.

Iceland 161

Iceland Owls Ducks Montana 161

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Other papers are locked behind paywalls.) That research ultimately led to an article about the conservation efforts regarding the Laysan Duck in the June 2017 issue of Birding. ( 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

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Sometimes we have good days where we discover a long-lost friend or a brand-new one. Let others explain why Lesser and Greater Scaup look so similar or how the Mallard ’s dominant genes threaten the integrity of related duck species. I’m just amazed every time I successfully distinguish between Anas platyrhynchos and A.

Groups 176

Groups Branding Species 2009 176

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2018

After four decades of establishing bitter hoppiness as the hallmark of their brand of craft brewing, American brewers have turned their attention to other brash flavors, diving headlong into sour brewing of late. In the world of brewing, some beers could be sour, and others bitter, but one at a time, only, please. Well, until now.

Collecting 100

Collecting St. Louis Dogs Sparrows 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2017

Eurasian Wryneck by Martien Brand / Wikimedia Commons. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca. One Yellowhammer singing on the right hand side, two Corn Buntings on the left and… something sings nearby, almost above the car. Searching the leaves of a small tree… if only I could see it… a lovely Ortolan Bunting !

Romania 116

Romania Serbia Turtles Blackbirds 116

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2019 116

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 116

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

For 2017, in keeping with all the top businesses, the list will be refreshed and re-branded. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Western Australia.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2019

It was inevitable that Birds and Booze would one day get around to reviewing Grey Goose, the popular and high-profile brand of premium French vodka that comes in an attractive bottle adorned with frosty white silhouettes of geese in flight. In other words, some claim that the makers of Grey Goose are trying to turn their geese into swans.

Geese 133

Geese Branding France Poland 133

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

“Ducks, Geese, and Swans” in the front, “Blackbirds” in the back; “Caracaras and Falcons” next to “Old World Parrots,” “Loons” about one-third of the way down the list, after “Tropicbirds” and before “Albatrosses.” Mississippi Kite, for example.

North America 178

North America America 2017 Birds 178