10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Of the sixteen pairs of Pied Oystercatchers between Gantheaume Point and Willie Creek on the south side, which is a length of breeding territories covering 23 kilometres-just over 14 miles-only one chick fledges most years. This year one pair of Pied Oystercatchers has once again proven to be able to raise young.

Eggs 165

Eggs Raised Breeding Family 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2012

We hope this is the right decision – only time will tell! Predators that rely on lemmings, like the Snowy Owl , took advantage of the bounty and had great breeding success, raising large broods which, after the lemming population crashes, dispersed far and wide. Foraging, napping, fighting. I’m a messy eater.

Rabbits 226

Rabbits Breeding Litter Raised 226

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2014

When the land is flooded after rain it will move inland and breed at the ephemeral lakes and raise its young there. Over the following weeks the Black-winged Stilt bred in the area and there are now good numbers of juvenile birds right against the main highway. Adult and juvenile Black-winged Stilt. Juvenile Black-winged Stilt.

Australia 159

Australia Raised Eagles Rights 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2012

Right now we’re pretty much a three species town, Ravens with a chance of Hoary Redpolls and a sprinkling of Rock Ptarmigan. (I I’ve family to raise and no time for modeling.” Some of these birds, breeding up here at 73 degrees north will winter at the tip of South America, Tierra Del Fuego, 54 degrees south or so.

South America 164

South America Eggs Family Raised 164

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read. Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Bird Conservancy, and other groups teamed up to translocate 50 of the birds to another island, Laysan.

Cambodia 146

Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 146

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Britain’s Birds is organized in a very loose taxonomic order, with priority given to grouping together birds that are perceived as similar. Browsing is facilitated by section titles at the top of each left-hand page and smaller group titles on the upper right-hand page. plus a chapter on “Vagrant landbirds from North America.”

Ireland 155

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 155

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. In what has become the modern-day traditional method of organization, species are listed and described on the left-hand page and illustrative plates are on the right. More on Species Accounts.

Bolivia 187

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 187

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. A small range map is placed in the upper right/left hand corner showing summer, winter, resident, migration, and rare locations. I didn’t.). This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Their population is in serious decline, so their breeding colonies are monitored by biologists. I raised them, banded them and released them back to their colony site that summer. The first thing he did was to greet the flock that was resting on the sand, then he turned right around, took a long bath, and went back to them.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 238

Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 238

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (left) and Andean Cock-of-the-rock (right) by Adam Riley Redgannet’s choice turned out rather, well, pedestrian: I was bloated with smugness after stalking and managing to get a photograph of what I imagined to be a rare and elusive rallid during a trip to Costanera Sur on an Argentine autumn morning.

2011 198

2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 198

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. What’s at play here, she concluded, is not some inner sense of right and wrong but a learned ability to act submissive when an owner gets angry. The Russians began by breeding a group of foxes according to one simple rule: they would walk up to a cage and put a hand on the bars.

Wolves 100

Wolves Fox Dogs Puppies 100

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

Gazing at Cathy Conheim, a psychotherapist raised to hate cats because they ate birds, and Donna Brooks, a retired physician and sculptor who had never had a cat, but always reached out to heal anyone who was hurting, the kitten eyed them hopefully. Any animal group in the world can use these materials as fundraising tools.

San Diego 100

San Diego Kittens Emotional Cats 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

A study on the breeding biology of Whitehead’s Broadbill was just published in May 2023 but leaves a bit of a puzzle as the breeding success is described as relatively high, meaning there should be other reasons for the population decline of the species. Must have been a camera fault.

Birds 240

Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 240

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2012

And much of that time is spend loafing around the breeding colonies trying to pair off and engaging in silly-looking behaviours referred to as dancing by scientists. It can take over a year to raise a chick for the larger species, and even species that can fit their entire breeding cycle into one year tend not to breed in consecutive years.

Albatross 224

Albatross Raised Breeding Rights 224

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

This book is essentially about those birds that breed on the continent south of the Sahara, a topic few birders are familiar with. A few years ago, in the American Birding Association FB group I posted a question: Where would you go if funds weren’t a problem? Day after day went by, with much sound but no sight of the peacocks.

Congo 264

Congo Africa South Africa Madagascar 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2017

The most common member of the Grebe species around Broome is the Australasian Grebe- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae and it has taken advantage of our exceptionally good Wet Season early this year and has been breeding very successfully. During breeding season the Australasian Grebe has a very distinct pale yellow patch at the base of the bill.

Breeding 100

Breeding Geese Ducks Eggs 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

You could say that the right-brain, the part of the brain that is intuitive and creative, goes first, and the left-brain, where the logic resides, comes in second to refine and substantiate the initial impression. Five species are grouped in a chapter titled (4) Dark Horse Gulls (Rare or Unlikely Gulls).

North America 210

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 210

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

And they were intrigued and they had questions, lots of questions, more questions than could be answered by a field guide or a social media group. Each spread consists of a full-page painting of a bird or group of birds on the left and a combination of text and illustrations on the right. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the next few days, the Alpine Accentors ( Prunella collaris ) will arrive on their high-Alpine breeding grounds – it is time to start singing, despite that the treeless Alpine landscape is still under metres of snow. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes.

2011 225

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 225

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2013

But when you think about it, climate change might be more important to the people who read 10,000 Birds than a lot of other groups of people. The timing of seasonal changes is shifting, so that some birds are at risk of showing up at the right place at the wrong time (see: Birds migrating at wrong time for warmer climate ).

Maryland 238

Maryland Birds Penguins Wildlife 238

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

In fact, Juan Gundlach collected a number of birds from the a flock that regularly came to feed in a group of trees at the town of Zarabanda just outside the modern day boundaries of Cienaga de Zapata National Park. It is correct, of course, to think of extinction this way during the Holocene Extinction, which we are living through right now.

Cuba 255

Cuba Parrots Collecting Columbus 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

A lot of folks, including this very blog, are using this as an occasion to memorialize not just the Passenger Pigeon but the extinct birds of the Holocene as a group. If you choose to consider 1944 the year, most people were a little busy right then. Good, I say. Turns out, from what I could find, not particularly ceremonious.

California Condor 211

California Condor United States Guam Whales 211

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2018

It obviously was not quite right and “A1” continued to try and please her for some time. It is not unusual to find a group of trial nest scrapes in a breeding territory and then the female lays the eggs in the nest that she prefers. “A1” Preparing another nest site. Pied Oystercatcher nest site.

Eggs 113

Eggs Feral Cats Feral Raised 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos. Notwithstanding any successes we may have breeding Guam Rails in captivity we are unlikely to be successful in addressing the reason for its decline. There are any number of concerns one could raise. So wither the Guam Rail now?

Puerto Rico 200

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. That’s what you do with other game, right? Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! Why not just shoot the biggest one? Nobody needs to eat them.

2011 244

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Here’s a diagram, available on the Audubon site , that compares its 2000 range with its anticipated 2080 range: Only 1 percent of the bird’s breeding range remains stable between 2000 and 2080 if global warming continues on its current course. Chestnut-collared Longspur is one of those. The time to act is now. What a horror!

Species 180

Species Science Los Angeles Birds 180

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birders often play a vital role in monitoring bird populations, contributing data to scientific research, and participating in citizen science initiatives that help track bird distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behaviors. Analysis : The first and third paragraphs seem right to me, but the second is weaker, in my view.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The consultant also suggested increasing readership by catering to highly specific niche interest groups. eBird states that “small white patch on throat is not obvious and difficult to see” And they use a photo that I submitted as main illustration, so they must be right. I don’t think I will stoop that low.

Birds 215

Birds China Eggs Owls 215

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family. The Index lists all sounds displayed in the Species Accounts, grouping similar sounds together. The symbol on the right indicates roughly how the sounds in each group appears on the spectrogram.

North America 182

North America America Birds New York 182

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. 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.

2011 258

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 258

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

We have avian beauty right in our European back yards as well, and need not seek cover when encountering birders from far-away shores. Let us for once judge a book by its cover, and take a thorough look at a Black-headed Gull in breeding plumage. Jakob: whoa, you are perfectly right! You are trapped! They’re Back!

2011 171

2011 Birds Deer Europe 171

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

All of this leads to a longer life list, which is, after all, the entire point of bridwatching, right? If migration evolved many times in birds, then it would be worth asking if it evolved in birds more often than in other groups of vertebrates. Another question this raises has to do with migration itself. Why migrate?

Research 206

Research Humane Compassion New York 206

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

The population decline is generally blamed on habitat destruction and introduced predators, but inter-breeding may also be to blame. Foxes have also been known to take their eggs and there are now numerous local groups who endeavour to help the populations of Hooded Plovers along their local coastlines. What a horror! What a disaster!

Species 178

Species Australia Birds Parrots 178

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

All species in every one of these groups is described even if not every single species lives on the ocean, a guideline continued from the earlier volume. All species in every one of these groups is described even if not every single species lives on the ocean, a guideline continued from the earlier volume.

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Family Groups 279

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here.

Ghana 204

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 204

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2014

USA may get to play there if they make it to the semi-finals as Group G runner up. A pair has been nesting by the roadside for some years, but they are not so predictable outside of the breeding season. At the furthest reach of the garden, a boardwalk has been built to raise visitors above the forest floor.

Brazil 160

Brazil Birds Transported Game 160

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In terms of breeding behavior, starlings are a diversified group – some use helpers, others do not. Superb Starlings avoid this when using helpers, much like rich people presumably reducing the stress of raising kids by hiring a couple of nannies. Serves the bird right for not living close to European ornithologists.

South Africa 204

South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 204