10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

In the mid-1970s, a local breeder was burglarized and a few of his birds escaped, after which the breeder released his remaining stock of about 50 birds 1. Like most dove species, Eurasian Collared-Doves are prolific breeders. Since its introduction, this dove has spread quickly across the North American continent.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

According to the winemakers there, hoopoes (a summertime breeder in Spain) are commonly encountered along the paths through the vineyard. We also have a hoopoe gracing the label of this week’s wine, the 2017 Vinho Verde “Bicudo” from the Quintas das Arcas vineyards in northern Portugal.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

for a sample of more than 800 species ( source ). Azure-winged Magpies are cooperative breeders, and it seems that there is a connection between having a larger repertoire of calls and being a social species (me, not being very social, I usually get by with just three different grunting sounds).

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