10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A paper on the Chestnut-vented Nuthatch titled “Nest-Site Features and Breeding Ecology of Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis in Southwestern China” has 8 authors. The Fulvous breasted Woodpecker to me looks like a very conventional woodpecker. I think this is a Fire-tailed Sunbird , maybe a juvenile male?

Birds 184

Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 184

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

For 3-4 days, opt for the hills, Tresnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary and the nearby Tara Mountain National Park with 140 species (not too much, but with Hazel Grouse , Ural , Pygmy and Tengmalm’s Owls , White-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers among them). Great Bustard Sanctuary. Tresnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary.

Serbia 317

Serbia Sanctuary Birds Bosnia 317

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2022

They can’t provide the same ecosystem value as natural forest and woodland but in places intensely modifed by people, hedges are vital sanctuaries for birds and other wildlife. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker. Hedgerows seem to provide important breeding spots for this smart looking bird. Chestnut-capped Warbler.

Costa Rica 267

Costa Rica Birds Sparrows Woodpeckers 267

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Long story made some what short,” wrote Heather Merritt, with Birds in Flight Sanctuary in Warren, Ohio. “We I’ve really been wracking my brain because for me releasing is very traumatic,” said Cara Petricca, with Bluebird Farm Animal Sanctuary in Cheshire, MA. Occasionally, youngsters fall from the weep holes. (Leg

Wildlife Rehabilitation 229

Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 229

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Sanctuary Lakes Palmerston. Australian Painted Snipe breeding near Broome once again. I have written about birds that breed here and birds that we observe regularly as well as birds that we only see occasionally. Sunda Pygmy Woodpeckers in Singapore. Northern Australia birding. Keep River National Park. Marlow Lagoon.

Australia 147

Australia Singapore Birds Battery 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

A bit beyond the basics but still fundamental are chapters on bird feeding consequences and problems (squirrels and raccoons, too many blackbirds, hawks and cats, woodpecker damage, window strikes, extreme weather, and bird feeding in special situations, including retirement centers, condos, and apartments.

Birds 179

Birds New York City Squirrels New York 179

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2011

The terms “hooded&# and “headed&# are often only loosely applied in birding nomenclature and I shall return to “ Brown-hooded Cowbird , Red-hooded Woodpecker and Black-chinned Oriole at a later date when the urge to be pedantic strikes again. This one has not yet taken the grey head of the breeding bird.

South Africa 176

South Africa Pedigree Africa New York 176