10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Appendices list all vagrant species; “hypothetical species”—20 species reported by reliable observers but not well documented; and “more species to watch for in NCA”—20 species that should be showing up based on historical records, birds of neighboring countries and migratory patterns. It really is an achievement.

El Salvador 229

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 229

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JUNE 17, 2023

Supporting local conservation organizations and participating in citizen science initiatives allows us to contribute to the protection of Shanghai’s bird species and their habitats. Many native bird species have been displaced or lost their breeding grounds, leading to a significant decline in their numbers.

China 159

China Endangered Species Sanctuary Protection 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Phillipps’ Field Guide (I’ll be using this shortened form of the title) covers 673 avian species, including 59 endemics, and 53 species that have not been documented yet for the area but which may show up in the next few years. Borneo, the authors say, is under-birded. I think we need to do something about that.

Brunei 172

Brunei Birds Asia China 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Think about it–how do you document the behavior of birds that spend years flying (or swimming) and feeding and, apparently, sleeping above or within the deep sea? We didn’t know much about migration routes, foraging away from the breeding colony, and feeding during migration, in the water and in the air.

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Akin to sewage farms, garbage dumps, and other weird places where we go birding, the places where banana farms dump rotting fruit and other organic waste can attract vagrant wood-warblers and other small insectivores. The best way to find them is by birding the Caribbean coast during migration and checking banana dumps.

Costa Rica 161

Costa Rica Birds Panama Sparrows 161

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

And, likely, this sort of thing is most likely found, and most likely complex and important, in organisms that have that very costly but important physical adaptation known as brains. Part of that research was to document human avoidance by ground mammals, and that was stark and apparent. Invasion of the birdie snatchers.

Birds 116

Birds Research Humane Pets 116

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. The American Birding Association (ABA) is a non-profit organization based in the United States that focuses on promoting birding and bird conservation.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

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. Wright also uses the article as the basis for the organization of his species accounts. Range and Geographic Variation.

North America 142

North America Sparrows America United States 142

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.

North America 185

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 185

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. All the while, he is observing, documenting, practically living with the cahows when they return to Bermuda.

Birds 164

Birds Rats Breeding 2012 164

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

The 24 groups of birds are organized into nine broad categories—Waterbirds, Coastal Birds, Seabirds, Large Shorebirds, Skulkers, Birds of Forest and Edge, Aerial Insectivores, Night Birds, Open-Country Birds. Light blue boxes give brief facts on breeding age, strategy and lifespan. Green boxes offer Natural History and Taxonomic Notes.

Birds 189

Birds Groups 2015 North America 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Florida is by Bill Pranty, central Florida resident, author of A Birder’s Guide to Florida , now in its fifth edition, plus numerous articles documenting the distribution of birds in Florida, current chair of the ABA Checklist committee, and an active member of the Florida Ornithological Society.

Colorado 228

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 228

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute. They are also hunted.

Owls 200

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

The New Jersey Bird Records Committee (NJBRC) documents 465 species of natural origin. Birds of New Jersey , written by Joan Walsh, Vince Elia, Rich Kane, and Thomas Halliwell, published by New Jersey Audubon Society, was a landmark volume; 704-pages long, it presented results of the 1993-1997 New Jersey Breeding Bird Atlas.

New Jersey 187

New Jersey Birds 2009 Bald Eagle 187

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Greeney, also part of the Helm Identification series, it focuses on two avian families, combining the information necessary for identification with the latest research on taxonomy and behavior, particularly breeding behavior, and the latest conservation news and status. Species Accounts are organized by family and genus. Introduction.

Guinea 260

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 260

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The goal of Around the World For Penguins is simple: Describe the 18 species of penguin and their breeding grounds “from the perspective of a traveller.” But, unlike most books focused on a bird family, this one is organized geographically. in organic chemistry), and an adventurer, photographer, and naturalist.

Penguins 277

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 277

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. A captive breeding program was established with a facility at Gustavo del Solar’s property, not far from where the birds were re-discovered. This flock is composed of about 54 birds including nine breeding pair.

Collecting 267

Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 267

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Recent studies show that many island species went extinct before anyone managed to document their existence. Several European zoos had this species in their collections at the time, but they either made no effort to breed it or it did not breed well in captivity. The islands of the Caribbean are no exception.

Cuba 238

Cuba Parrots Collecting Columbus 238

Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

My original blogroll included people/organizations that informed my journey and it brought me much criticism and labeled me a "new welfarist" and brought me all kinds of grief. If I were to do it all again I'd call the sites and blogs I visit exactly what they are: Food blogs, blogs I read.

Vegan 100

Vegan Suffering Free Range Animal 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Three helpful sections precede the Introduction: Photo and silhouette comparisons of gulls that breed in North America (see illustration above), Basic Anatomical Terms illustrated with four diagrams, and a very selective Glossary. And, then there is a Hybrid Gulls chapter, covering five well-documented hybrids. Quiz Time!

North America 193

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 193

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 165

Miami 2015 United States Birds 165

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Its organization and content is unorthodox in several ways, which I think is exciting; new approaches to field guides give birders opportunities to rethink how we identify birds and a good excuse to buy yet another field guide. ” The result is an organization that is sort of but not always arranged taxonomically.

Australia 105

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 105

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2012

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. If a tubenose was documented in North America, it is in this book. Although the book’s overall organization is clearly laid out, some of this additional material is hard to locate.

North America 158

North America Albatross America Species 158

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

The book is produced by WILDGuides, a nonprofit publishing organization that joined forces with Princeton University Press last year to create the Princeton WILDGuides imprint. Sections on Behaviour, Breeding Habitat, and Population and Conservation offer brief but specific information. I’m going to look at Britain’s Dragonflies first.

Ireland 168

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The 7th edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America covers 1,023 species that reside, migrate, or have been documented as accidentals or exotics in North America. The description includes distinguishing features and documentation dates or specimen records. Authors: Jon L.

North America 178

North America America 2017 Birds 178

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The material on habitat tells us that sometimes looking for odonates in the tropics means thinking outside the North American box: Bromeliads and water-holding tree holes are breeding locations for certain species, including Blue-winged Helicopter. SPECIES ACCOUNTS. Damselflies first, then dragonflies. CONCLUSION.

Costa Rica 256

Costa Rica North America Family America 256

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2019

This range of illustration continues throughout the 24 plates, reflecting, I assume, what has been documented and not documented for each species and the degree of difference between sexes and amongst subspecies. Organization. This is particularly true when it comes to sorting out subspecies.

Research 136

Research Eggs South America Costa Rica 136

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! The population decline is generally blamed on habitat destruction and introduced predators, but inter-breeding may also be to blame.

Species 174

Species Australia Birds Parrots 174

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

I knew I would not be seeing the bird in its rosy-breasted breeding plumage, but somehow seeing the bird in all its forms helped crystallize its appearance in my head. or birds that look very different in their breeding and non-breeding plumages (Shorebirds! I studied it. Sadly, I still did not see the bird.

Ireland 170

Ireland 2013 Breeders Ducks 170

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2017

and it breeds in the scrublands of Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. In 2012, a petition to delist was filed by ranching and agriculture groups and conservative legal organizations. The proposed rule is here and virtually all relevant documents, including all of the supporting scientific literature, can be found here.

Endangered Species 123

Endangered Species Species Texas Oklahoma 123

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

SCOPE & SPECIES ORGANIZATION. Organization of the species accounts, called “Systemic accounts,” is a great improvement over the 1983 volume. The description then goes into detail about adult (breeding and nonbreeding), juvenile, and immature plumage. It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds.

Albatross 278

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 278

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. and also theorized that birds breed in the spring as the warmth of summer offers the best conditions for the rearing of offspring. Could this be the first “accipiter sp.” ” report in history?

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. At this point, the organization gets a little confusing. Does it follow fishing boats?

Albatross 149

Albatross North America Birds Groups 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

Chapters on taxonomy, distribution, anatomy and morphology, habitat, behavior, breeding, plumage and moult, food and foraging, flight, calls, drumming, and conservation follow. They are curiously linked to both fertility and destruction, associated with the reveler Pan and the god of war, Mars.

Woodpeckers 234

Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 234

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. He has done an enormous amount of research, carefully documented the text, and produced a bibliography 13 pages long.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147