10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I am a riddle, and I am a Hadada Ibis “ T he HBW gives the following explanation for the Latin species name Lebonyana of the Kurrichane Thrush : “Tswana name Lebonyana for the Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger, given erroneously to the Kurrichane Thrush which also has a red bill” Then, in the field identification part (..)

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The task of wrestling this topic down into something that the human mind can manage, without losing sight of the big picture because it’s snowing in Buffalo, is likely to be the task of a lifetime for many science communicators.

Netherlands 160

Netherlands Birds Buffalo Science 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2013

Willie D’Anna is doing a big year in the region covered by the Buffalo Ornithological Society (essentially western New York State and the Niagara peninsula). Greg Cantrell is doing a New Jersey Big Year, hoping for 300 species, and raising funds for the New Jersey Audubon Citizen Science program.

2013 206

2013 New Jersey North Carolina Canada 206

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2013

It is responsible for some of the happiest moments of my childhood, the trips to the Buffalo Museum of Science that kindled my passion for nature; and yet, the quest for specimens ushered some of my favorite species of birds out of the world. Taxidermy is a bizarre art.

Elephants 159

Elephants Mammals Buffalo Gorillas 159