10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The thought of which takes me way off topic to think about this crazy cool video of a crazy cool bird: [link] Anyway, back to Laem Pak Bia… and like most birders dashing through Bangkok, we made a quick detour in to the salt pans and wetland systems to see what was about. But I guess you guessed that.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

Further support for inherent behavior comes from experiments. In another experiment, other species of Darwin Finches were kept next to Woodpecker Finches that used tools. Over time, experienced herons might have expanded on this by finding bait near ponds and bringing them into the water for a more rewarding fishing experience.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

This would have allowed you to summarize your experience in sentences such as “A total of 98 boluses regurgitated by 52 chicks aged 1 day to 11 days after hatching form the sample and are shown to contain 323 food items.” It concludes that human activity influences the breeding activity of the lapwing. End of side note.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2018

Yet, David, who has much more experience with bustards, isn’t convinced: “In winter, some females develop bristles, too.”. Later that day, his photos and videos will be hotly analysed and debated. At first, Ham flushed the birds, but they landed next to two other, yet undiscovered bustards, so the tally was four.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2018

Fourth, not seeing a Kirtland’s Warbler in Central Park would mean that eventually I would have to make a trip to Michigan, the only place where they breed in any numbers, just to see a Kirtland’s Warbler some day. Third, Kirtland’s Warbler has only recently made the New York State checklist with two sightings in 2014. (

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2012

It was a warm winter day and the bird seemed to be practicing its song for the breeding season to come. We know of no more enchanting experience than to watch the sun set behind a jagged sky line of snow-clad peaks to the accompaniment of their ethereal songs. Many naturalists, writers, and poets have felt the same way.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

The occurrence of just about every lifer is engraved in the neural banks, like a snatch of digital video uploaded to my own personal cloud. That’s how important the lifer experience is and I suspect most other birders who started out young feel the same. However, it was also one that I never expected to see in Costa Rica.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

Do you really need to have Kai’s birding experience further detailed not just by month but a level below? There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. In an experiment conducted by renowned ornithologists, they sent out applications for a position as a bird model. Yes, you do, trust me. Sometimes it works.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I got to see a beautiful female and owlet on a trip to a secret nest location near Howard Prairie Lake (human-made nest structures have enhanced local breeding for these huge owls whose nest success is boosted to 83% on artificial platforms vs. 66% at natural sites). The experience, the place, and the bird combine to make this my BBOTY.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Being winter, this bird is in non-breeding plumage with more brown upper parts and lacking the white face it acquires in its aternate (breeding) plumage. loved the video too! A First Christmas Bird Count Experience » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2019

Next to species texts is a novelty I never saw in a field guide before – the QR barcode, a mobile phone readable optical label that in this case links to a relevant Internet Bird Collection website (www.hbw.com/ibc) page, with complementary audiovisual material (dozens of photos, videos and sounds) of the species in question.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

See a video on how dogs think like us. See TIME’s video “ The New Frugality: Doggie Day Care.&#. See TIME’s video “ The March of TIME: Hunting Dog Field Trials.&#. Horowitz and other scientists are now running experiments to determine what a behavior, like a kiss, really means.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! They really appeared to enjoy this, because as soon as they swam back to the rocks they would line up again to repeat the experience. The Magnificent Frigatebird is the bird I would want to see. Wicked, right?

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae) Black-and-white gannets breed on the cold, rocky coasts of the northern and southern oceans. They can soar for hours, or plunge and twist after another bird with spectacular power and flair. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2012

I even managed to shoot a video with hands trembling of excitement, probably a first of the species. I have chronicled the experience on my blog. This past June I was invited along by the Edmonton Nature Club on a field trip to a Piping Plover breeding site. Suddenly Isaac whispered: Grey-throated Rail. I was stunned.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

This is an endemic breeding bird in North America and much is now being done by various federal and non-profit groups to ensure and foster its conservation. Piping plovers are always a treat to see, whether at their coastal or inland breeding grounds or whether at their southern wintering grounds. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « A First Christmas Bird Count Experience Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. As promised, one winner has been chosen at random from all entries that [.] Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Not the day, the film, where Bill Murray experiences the same day over and over again. That leaves us with animal welfare, which I do think we are genuinely interested in, mostly because of the myriad videos, documentaries, books and websites that have made it tough to avoid over the past few years. People are talking. And acting.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I had a beautifull view on 5 horned grebe here (one in breeding plumage), in Ann Arbor Michigan, for the 3 seconds it lasted, until I heard a huge “CRRACK&# , and I fell through the ice. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Here’s hoping this bird makes it back to its home turf to breed and comes back to spend another winter in New York State! But after repeated good experiences with birders as individuals, Mr Jordan has consented to allow the bird to be made public before it leaves. It truly is a beauty, and worth the very long trip. Wicked, right?

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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. I love hearing woodpeckers drumming and that was how I discovered this bird, plus I was able to get some good photos and video of him drumming ! I wrote about the experience here.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs. Outside of the breeding season a few birds may join together in a loose flock if the feeding is good. The former British colony’s Z.c. melli strain is one of as many as 12 races and shows a lighter face than many of the others.

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Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

I don't frequently use photos, I rarely use video, and my posts are often long. If I had it all to do again, I'd do a video blog and I'd get at least proficient at the technical aspects. Sorry about that. Lesson #13 Design and multi-media matter. The design of Animal Person is probably as uninviting as it could possibly be.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Let us for once judge a book by its cover, and take a thorough look at a Black-headed Gull in breeding plumage. And I haven’t even started to write about ageing them … What are your experiences, and what is the colour of the claws on your local gull species? Greater Black-backed Gull – or Greater Black-dressed Gull?

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