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
MAY 13, 2022
Would it worry you to sit next to me on a plane or train and listen to this kind of information for several hours? I guess having one racket is still enough to play the game, though it may not be sufficient to find a high-quality mate. Well, you could always pretend to fall asleep. Or move to another seat.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2014
Spring through summer is baby season, and the human population ventures outside and finds little creatures in their backyard, their garden, their porch, the edge of the trail, the sidewalk, the train platform, etc. Aha, Georgia, so it’s too small for a Carolina Wren and there aren’t any House Wren s in your area during breeding season.”.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
In the non-breeding season, male Baya Weavers sometimes enter the basket-making trade, often with considerable success. Meanwhile, the females seem to have a much more relaxing life, at least in this early stage of the breeding season. You can see why here. Trust me, the species name makes sense for the male, though not for the female.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2019
While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see.
10,000 Birds
MAY 5, 2020
I like field guides based on taxonomic systems, probably because I’ve been trained to work with obscure classificatory systems. When you review the system, it makes perfect sense: falcons are placed with hawks, nightjars are next to owls, and grebes are close to ducks, rather than separated from them by quail and grouse.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2012
When he isn’t snapping photos in the field, training local bird guides, or supporting seabird-related conservation initiatives, he runs Avian Leisure , a birding and wildlife safari company out of Cape Town established in 1998, with his wife, Marie-Louise.
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