10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Usually not one to chicken out, the worried and concerned looks on their faces told me not to ignore the advice. My hosts could confidently tick off the species on their life list. Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat. Instead, we should head back to civilisation.

Denver 173

Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 173

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2014

That’s when the state and feds demand that we fill out complicated forms detailing every bird we’ve taken in during the year, supposedly using the North American Ornithological Society’s abbreviation for each species. Fried rehabbers become emotional in ways that make perfect sense to us, but not necessarily to anyone else.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 239

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Mice Vet 239

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. Though all are well-written, there are several that standout for excellence of the writing, challenge of topic, or stylistic daring.

New York City 194

New York City Birds Owls Fox 194

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

This bird represented only the second documented record of this species in Florida. 2012 has certainly been a bumper year for me with an estimated year list of around 3,000 species after extensive travels to South Africa, Ethiopia, South Korea, Indonesia, the Russian Far East, United Kingdom, Peru, Guatemala and Panama.

2012 153

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 153

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. And mosquitos.

Hunters 198

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 198

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Unfortunately, switching from red meat to chicken does not help very much. Chicken actually has just as much cholesterol as beef (about 100 milligrams of cholesterol in a 4-ounce serving) and almost as much fat. Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40