10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” (Note to those readers who do not know Wham!: ” ( source ).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2022
” Fortunately, most of these researchers could be taken off their antidepressants after proper sound recording was invented. Not very interestingly, the species name “squamatum” refers to the scaly appearance of the bird rather than the blue wings. , varied (or perhaps answered) by even, abrupt, squealing “fwuuuur”.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
The Mourning Dove is a prolific breeder. A recent study of a multiyear, peer-reviewed research project, conducted in Texas, indicate dove hunters using shotshells loaded with lead pellets enjoy no advantage in effectiveness over those using shotshells firing non-toxic steel pellets of similar or slightly larger size.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2020
The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), They wrote books and published research. and historical status as described in specific ornithological writings by John Bull, Allen Cruickshank, Ludlow Griscom, E. Eaton, and John Kuerzi.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2020
Author Joshua Hammer, who previously wrote about a different type of real-life-unexpected-caper in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu , read about Lendrum in the Times of London in 2017, realized the possibilities, did the research. And, how they betrayed that trust, stealing eggs for years and, possibly even worse, falsifying research data.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Being referred to as a raven parent is grim, because this is a rather strong insult paired with a damning judgement of your parental qualities. When researching the origin of this saying, I figured it pertained to snares that were used to catch thrushes until better times prevailed. You know, cavity breeders.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds. In the case of Acorn Woodpeckers, they are cooperative breeders (as with many other polygynandrous species), which seems to predispose species to polygynandry.
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