10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
For all I know, my report of this bird might be the first indication that the bird survived the round trip migration to and from the breeding grounds. It was banded in Monmouth County, New Jersey, on 8 March of this year. Win – win- win! … The post A Brant With Bling appeared first on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
As the Hooded Cranes know that I am a consultant, they sometimes ask me whether they should forage together with geese or preferably seek areas in which geese are not present. Seek geese in meadows and mudflats, but avoid them in paddy fields ( source ). But I may well be wrong.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2018
It contains numerous citations to the literature, as the process must be based on the best available science. In particular, a captive-breeding program (1960-2011) likely saved the species from imminent extinction (2,800 were released) and expanded the range of the species to islands where they had been extirpated.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
They reach breeding maturity at four to seven years of age, produce only one chick per nesting season, and only one in three offspring survive to fledging age. Ohio has tracked two families of their state-endangered breeding sandhill cranes and found them to have wintered over in Tennessee in 2010. Isn’t that neat?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2018
Nonprofit organizations, science, and the best intentions in the world came to the rescue with a captive breeding program, and we now have over 400 Pink Pigeons living in Mauritius, the nearby island of Ile aux Aigrettes, and the zoos hosting the breeding program, including the Bronx Zoo.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
Phenology is a vital science. Black-capped Chickadees , Song Sparrows , and Dark-eyed Juncos start testing their breeding songs as well, though they have a longer wait before things get serious. Among other things, it has provided some of the earliest and most compelling evidence for global warming. But good phenology is hard.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2014
In Sibley Two, the in-flight images literally fly across the page in slight diagonals, with the full-bodied images are presented below in a parallel order (meaning we see the same bird–fresh juvenile, worn juvenile, 1st year, Adult breeding, Adult nonbreeding–in the same part of the page for each species).
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