10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2013
A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. For the nature lovers and birders who participate in breeding bird surveys, the atlas represents hours, often hundreds of hours, of volunteer time spent within a community of citizen scientists doing what they love, observing birds. So, what exactly does a breeding bird atlas contain?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 29, 2016
But this breeding and social arrangement has its risks. And for wild pheasants ( Common , in Europe; or Ring-necked , stateside), a bigger group may actually present an existential danger. Having a harem sounds like a pretty sweet deal. After all, variety is the spice of life, no? For humans, you have the drama of sister wives.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Together with African Kori Bustard (which I observed on a camping trip in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve), this is the heaviest flying bird in the world. Habitat destruction combined with hunting has pushed them away from their former breeding grounds. m–8 ft 10 in). What treats do they face? Lots of it.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 11, 2022
It sounded birdy and I was game. But your reason to check the canyon is a White-throated Dipper that breeds there and with some luck, you may even encounter a Rock Bunting. Also present here, the Red-breasted Flycatcher is a rare breeding species of Serbia, inhabiting mostly thickly-overgrown gullies.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 14, 2021
Finally, South Africa has three 400+ hotspots, namely 1 Mkhuze Game Reserve 458 sp. The best season for the north-west circuit is February to May, during the rains when most birds breed. The best timing is during the rains, April-May and October-November, when birds breed. 3 Lake Manyara NP 573 sp. 4 Arusha NP 565 sp.
10,000 Birds
MAY 5, 2020
Major subspecies are presented–“Myrtle” and “Audubon’s” forms of Yellow-rumped Warbler, the five forms of Dark-eyed Junco, etc.–but The Accounts present text on the left and images on the right. I like the arrows! I loved that page title).
10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2014
To explain what a Grallard is one must first go back to those societies and recall that one of their predominant preoccupations was game. New Zealand had, once upon a time, some fairly spectacular game birds, including massive flightless geese, massive flightles rails, and really enormous moa. Female Mallard, photo by Corey.
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