10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

It is not a handbook, though it approaches species from a collective viewpoint. The bird family accounts are wonderfully informative, especially if you are a birder (like me) who knows enough to know what family a bird belongs to, but still has trouble differentiating amongst specific species within the family.

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Birds New Jersey Science Groups 169

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

According to Corey Finger (author of the soon-to-be-published ABA Field Guide to Birds of New York , and we’re all very excited about it), selection of species is one of the more challenging parts of writing an ABA field guide and I was happy to see my favorite Pennsylvania bird, Henslow’s Sparrow amongst the 15 sparrow species covered here.

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Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 165

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Got to finish browsing for the fawns and collecting chiggers,” wrote Becky, from an island off North Carolina. That more rehab centers would accept non-natives, like pigeons house sparrows, and starlings,” wrote Charis in Oregon. Monte in California agreed: “I’d like some time just to watch healthy wild families.”.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But if I can get a Henslow’s Sparrow in Queens why not a Sedge Wren ? I took a gamble and got the family out on a (socially-distanced) whale-watching boat on the 12th and was rewarded, finally, with my Queens Great Shearwater ! Alternate, Not-Official, List (That Exists So I Can Second-Guess Myself). And I predicted this one too!

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New York City Birds New York Blackbirds 151

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

Families, or in some cases subfamilies, are tied together with brief descriptions of shared family (or subfamily) characteristics: physical, behavioral, sometimes habitat, nocturnal or diurnal flight, and if the species comes to lights. But, then there are families like the Royal Silkworm Moths,which are larger, much much larger.

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North America America Oklahoma Missouri 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Species order follows the AOU Checklist of North American Birds up to the 2015 supplement (so warblers come before sparrows), with a variation– certain subspecies are treated as full species (Eurasian Teal, Western Willet, Audubon’s Warblers, Red Fox Sparrow, and more). . And for good reason. More field guides?

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 149

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

But I have been sick with different kinds and forms of cold since the beginning of December with no interruption, and so has my entire family. A few dead birds were collected by authorities and sent to a laboratory for investigation. Okay, I meant to write an entertaining post. I honestly did. Sickening!

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2024

Among our highlights were 5 doves species, a full 9 hummingbirds, 6 herons/egrets, 3 hawks and 2 falcons, 4 woodpeckers, all of 12 Tyrant Flycatchers, 3 vireos, 6 New World Sparrows, 4 New World Orioles in different shades of orange, 16 New World Warblers, 2 tanagers, and 6 grosbeaks and buntings.

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Mexico Birds Woodpeckers Sparrows 211

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

If you liked this post featuring Bufflehead images why not check out 10,000 Clicks , our collection of photo-galleries? Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Get yours today!

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2011 Ducks Deer New York 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. I also like that 200-córdoba note, if every country had a note like that then I would cenrtantly collect them all! Surfing for Birds at Pipeline Road The Doctor Bird.Or

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Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer 184

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Hearing and seeing a bluebird bring to his mind the process of tapping trees and boiling the sap collected down to syrup. … *From his essay, also called “The Bluebird&# that appeared in his famous collection of nature essays, Wake-Robin. Get yours today!

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2011 Deer New York Peru 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza maritima. Saltmarsh Sparrow – Ammospiza caudacuta. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

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2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 119

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Duck Stamp) for wildlife observers (81 votes, 12 comments) Create a photography permit allowing regulated off-trail access to refuges (80 votes, 15 comments) Christmas Bird Count for Kids – A half day free family event with partners @ all USFG visitor centers (46 votes, 5 comments) Establish partnership(s) with national birding conservation orgs.

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Many thanks to Jason Kopp for the photos above taken during last year’s courses held at Explorer’s Inn Tags: banding , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Guano Still Collected in Peru Counting Birds: Will Microphones Replace Nets?

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Peru 2011 Deer Birds 194

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2022

One of the most interesting aspects of watching birds in Africa is to see different members of bird families that I already know from China. An information for those Indian readers of the blog who only know “Kingfisher” as a brand of beer: It is also a bird family. Different bird families, I know.

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South Africa Africa Saint Lucia Birds 198

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Golf courses, swimming pools, restaurants and a diverse collection of accommodation options. Tags: Dominican Republic , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! This is not a birding lodge. Far from it. Punta Cana even manages the airport!

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Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 184

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

So, curious about which birds nest in two places, I quickly found out that it’s Phainopepla, a western bird, a relief because I was concerned that it might have implications for my data collection for the NYS Breeding Bird Atlas. Do they have families too and do they take care of them? copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

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

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

By the way, the Queens Zoo has a very nice collection of ducks that are certainly not countable for a birder’s life list but are useful in terns of studying and learning field marks. Jochen gets credit for first identifying this quiz picture, even if his guess was at least half in jest. Thanks for visiting!

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Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Parrots 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. However, when I took up residence in the Eastern Mediterranean, I began having problems especially with the various types of white-headed gulls. This wiki looks good too.]

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2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This may have been partly a leftover from the Victorian fascination with egg collecting (the infamous passion known as oology), but probably more from people’s burgeoning interest in the nests and eggs found in their gardens and fields, gateway artifacts to a newer hobby called birdwatching. Species Accounts.

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Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 228

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

If you liked this post featuring Ruddy Duck images why not check out 10,000 Clicks , our collection of photo-galleries? Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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Ducks 2011 New York New York City 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

If you liked these images make sure to head on over to 10,000 Clicks , the 10,000 Birds photo-galleries page, and see our growing collection of galleries. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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2011 Ducks Deer New York 150

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2011

What seeds does a Baird’s Sparrow eat? For millenia, many of the world’s collective cultures have had an exceptionally strong anthropocentric bias when looking at the value of life. What does a Flammulated Owl do all night? Where do Cook’s Petrels go to forage in the summer? But I digress.

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Emotional Science Birds Mammals 204

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

I birded parks, landfills, fields, backyards, skies, oceans, lakes, ponds, and roads in 15 states–some familiar haunts and patches, some as part of family visits, some while passing through, some adventures with friends (three trips with N.J. In the meantime, it’s a good topic for holiday family gatherings.

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2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Anaplectes – Red-headed Weaver A male Red-headed Weaver collecting shoots for building his nest. Plocepasser – the Sparrow-Weavers The localized Donaldson-Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver is found in arid woodlands of the Somali-Maasai biome. The White-browed Sparrow-Weaver is the most common and most widespread of its genus.

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Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 220

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

I am also writing it on the tails of an excellent review by Corey who, although he termed his post a collection of “impressions,” really did nail down the great content of The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition , by David Allen Sibley, as well as the minor items that need to be improved.

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North America Birds Species America 237