10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2021

He noted that this new bird had longer bills and “darker loral and auricular regions” than the mainland Brown-headed Nuthatch, and collected two of them for science. He gave one to his home institution, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and the other to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Bahamas 344

Bahamas Philadelphia 2004 United States 344

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets. While my cats like the taste of the Greater Racket-tailed Drongo , they tend to look fairly ridiculous eating them, as the racket tail sticks out of their mouth. The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection.

Birds 226

Birds Sri Lanka Taiwan Cats 226

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* And I don’t think that will be many people.

New York City 261

New York City Birds Illinois Science 261

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. This is a project that clearly spanned decades. Another big year memoir? I love reading all of the above.

New York City 156

New York City New York Birds Breeding 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. Community conservation – valuing what’s around us Kokako and Kaka on Kapiti Guano Still Collected in Peru.Or

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. Mayr technically studied medical sciences, but he was a true and fanatic/fantastic birder and this was the reason for him choosing Greifswald over any other university – he wanted to go birding there. This wiki looks good too.] The proposal from U.S.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157