10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I know how intense some birders can be), I can tell you from experience that there are some exquisite, stunning odonates flying around there. He has described six new species of Odonata from Costa Rica, including, in 2015, the Canopy Dragonlet, Erythrodiplax laselva , which breeds in bromeliads. CONCLUSION.

Costa Rica 263

Costa Rica North America Family America 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

To research this book, he traveled extensively to see as many woodpeckers as he could; this field experience was supplemented with museum research and consultations with other experts, plus a library of print material ranging from field guides to scientific papers. The Index lists species by full popular name and scientific name.

Woodpeckers 249

Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 249

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

Possibly the first documentation of a ship-assisted bird in history, undoubtedly sailing off the edge of the world. But in many cases, Frederick found that the claims of these vaunted but unthinking sources stood in contrast with his own experiences as both a falconer and keen observer of birds.

2015 113

2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

1985) and Seabirds of the World: A Photographic Guide (1987) that covers all species of birds that spend most of their lives foraging, feeding, and flying over and on oceans, and, when not at sea, breeding in remote, inaccessible places. This is the first book since Peter Harrison’s classic Seabirds: An Identification Guide (1983, rev.

Albatross 164

Albatross North America Birds Groups 164

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, of course, regular 10,000 Birds readers know this from beat writer, Australian birder Clare Morton , whose writings about the birds of Broome and other Australian areas have taught many of us about the joys of Australian birding. These “vignettes” are sadly limited due to space considerations.

Australia 108

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 108

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The story of the cahow, a “Lazurus species” that was thought to be extinct for over 300 years and then discovered to be breeding on a tiny remote island in Bermuda, is part of modern birding legend. A particularly good type of fertilizer, for example, drastically increased the population of crabs, spoiling Bermuda’s golf courses.

Birds 170

Birds Rats Breeding 2012 170

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

A lovely looking and distinctive sounding bird (so they say, I sadly have not seen one…yet), the Kirtland’s Warbler can only be found during its breeding season in Jack Pine forests 5 to 20 years old in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. At several points in recent history, Kirtland’s Warbler appeared to be on the verge of extinction.

Michigan 236

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 236

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2012

Fortunately, Alan Tilmouth, a beat writer with pelagic experience, expressed an interest in the book as well. But the best place to observe them is from a boat or, if you are lucky, on their breeding grounds, which tend to be isolated islands. Calling the AOU Checklist “particularly anachronistic”, he charts his own course.

North America 159

North America Albatross America Species 159

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

Besides the urgent need to identify my dragonflies, I was interested in hands-on experience using these field guides. It covers 63 odonate species: 44 breeding species (19 damselfly, 25 dragonfly), and, in a second part of the Species Accounts, 19 vagrant, potential vagrant and former breeding species (5 damselfly, 14 dragonfly).

Ireland 177

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 177

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The Great Miami Winter Bird Count, an event that transpired over the course of four days from February 13-16, set out to record this diversity for the first time in an organized manner as part of the overall Miami Birding Wave project. Although they breed on the west coast of Florida, Snowy Plover is a rare stray to this part of the state.

Miami 168

Miami 2015 United States Birds 168

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. The species was seemingly killed off by feather hunters, but then, after years, reappeared at the site of one of the deserted breeding colonies, Torishima Island in Japan.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America covers 61 species of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae that breed in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. Green-striped Brush Finch, a Mexican endemic) to 14 pages (Song Sparrow, of course). Of course, Wright approaches identification from a historical viewpoint.

North America 154

North America Sparrows America United States 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The chance that this was a real Turkey are not great, and the chance that Columbus actually brought breeding stock from Honduras to Spain is not great, so maybe, maybe not. The Spanish Colonial Experience and Domestic Animals. According to R.D. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid. Kiva 78(1):37–60.

Turkey 207

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 207

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

It gives species accounts for 761 birds (I counted, but I could have missed a couple) out of the 763-770 species documented in the country (eBird lists 763 and Gallardo says there were 770 at the time of publication). habitat); Voice; Range of species beyond Honduras; and Where to see–places where you are most likely to see the species.

Honduras 105

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 105

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

It was a heart-pounding scene straight out of Jurassic Park, an odd experience for a laid-back pursuit like birding. This bird represented only the second documented record of this species in Florida. Secretive, silent and undetectable outside of its breeding season, found only in the U.S. I wrote about the experience here.

2012 153

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 153

Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

Reading thousand-word long posts in black type on a plain white screen with nothing interesting to look at isn't exactly a satisfying sensory experience. The question of course is, are you really significantly decreasing suffering? People are lazy and want to be entertained. So I failed. And this is why I write about justice instead.)

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