10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2013

Peripatetic ornithologist Nick Sly has long been a friend of the blog here and has contributed such classics as Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult and Forpus passerinus and the Ornithologists of Masaguaral. Juncos breed in much of the U.S. Seriously, who would want to work on chickens after seeing that?

Panama 201

Panama Research Investigation Chickens 201

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

610)) to a little history (“The elegant White-tailed Kite was formerly shot in large numbers by farmers who thought it threatened their chickens, although these birds feed almost entirely on insects and a few rodents” (p. Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H. 334) is how Black Skimmer is introduced).

North America 278

North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Of course, it is hard to resist looking at a paper titled “Host personality predicts cuckoo egg rejection in Daurian redstarts” Basically, the personality of a female redstart (bold or shy) predicts the responses to parasitic eggs – bold hosts are more likely to reject parasitic eggs.

Birds 191

Birds China Eggs Owls 191