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. I like my field guides to have clearly stated taxonomic guidelines in the Introduction, even if it includes a page of exceptions, and a cut-off date. I didn’t.).

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

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. Just because you can’t do everything doesn’t give you permission to do nothing.

San Diego 100

San Diego Kittens Emotional Cats 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2021

The guidelines that apply to name changes were barely discussed, nor was there any discussion of the process by which scores of names might be changed, or whether the NACC has the bandwidth to change dozens of bird names on top of its other work. For example, renaming Cooper’s Hawk , which has more than 1.8

Birds 264

Birds Russia Hawaii Woodpeckers 264

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. Some regions may have additional criteria or specific rules regarding the inclusion of certain species.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

I knew I would not be seeing the bird in its rosy-breasted breeding plumage, but somehow seeing the bird in all its forms helped crystallize its appearance in my head. or birds that look very different in their breeding and non-breeding plumages (Shorebirds! I studied it. Sadly, I still did not see the bird.

Ireland 173

Ireland 2013 Breeders Ducks 173

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. The description then goes into detail about adult (breeding and nonbreeding), juvenile, and immature plumage. Perrow, © Maps: Lynx Edicions. 1995), Skuas and Jaegers (Yale Univ.

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Family Groups 279