10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
With climate change appearing to expand the skeeters’ range, according to recent research in Science Advances , the birds have fewer safe places to hide. Further, a new scientific study suggests that these crows may have an advantage over other avians—like their cousins, the New Caledonian Crows , they are revealed to be tool users.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Osborn Chelsea Green Publishing, a company committed to “publishing as a tool for social change and ecological stewardship,” has done an excellent job designing and packaging Feather Trails. Endangered. Extinction.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2016
There’s no indication yet that the American Ornithological Union is considering lumping Blue-wings and Golden-wings into one species, but according to the researchers, a conservation case can be made for doing so, as both birds favor similar habitats. On the opposite end of the spectrum is new research considering Yellow-rumped Warblers.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2014
The use of tool by animals is surprisingly rare. I find fascinating the fact that Egyptian Vultures , New Caledonian Crows and Woodpecker Finches learned to use a tool with tremendous success. Among Woodpecker Finches, young birds quickly learn to use tools by watching how adult birds do it. Woodpecker Finch using a tool.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. Over time, it’s these physiological changes that can disrupt animals’ breeding or rearing habits.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean). Acorn Woodpeckers use both communal and cooperative breeding strategies which vary widely among family groups.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2023
The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. A great-great nephew of Senator McLean, Greeley spent three years researching and writing this book.
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