10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2014
The use of tool by animals is surprisingly rare. I find fascinating the fact that Egyptian Vultures , New Caledonian Crows and Woodpecker Finches learned to use a tool with tremendous success. Further support for inherent behavior comes from experiments. Woodpecker Finch using a tool. The behavior was inherent.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. This is the chapter where Osborn talks about “second chances.”
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10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
I understand that this is a complicated undertaking, but a new birder reading this book would have no idea that Bushtits (#92: “Breeding System: ‘It’s Complicated'”) are only found in Western states. He received a B.A. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and a Ph.D.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2016
And so, I turn to Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field , the new book by George L. Light blue boxes give brief facts on breeding age, strategy and lifespan. Mentorship is an essential part of the birding experience, and it needs to be encouraged. Armistead and Brian L. Just go to the boldfaced page number.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2018
Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2014
The park is home to not one, not two, but large three colonies of breeding seabirds: the Brown Noddy , Magnificent Frigatebird , and Sooty Tern. No, that was not a typo, the Sooty Terns fly non-stop for an average of five years before they return to the Dry Tortugas to breed. Lots and lots of birds. Each took merely a minute or two.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2011
A wonderful Audubon magazine article on birds’ bills (“ Pecking Order “) notes that individual Great Tits in England experience a change in bill shape between summer and winter as their primary food sources shift. Iconic and amazing Galápagos finches, some of which even learned how to use tools.
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