10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

A logical and outstanding successor to The Genius of Birds (2016), Ackerman’s award-winning book about bird cognition, The Bird Way explores the diversity of bird behavior, the norm and the extremes, with an emphasis on cutting-edge research and findings that explode assumptions. Yet, the research projects are never the whole story.

Research 221

Research Birds Science Costa Rica 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.

Science 186

Science Illinois Investigation Research 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) generally creates a formal plan to guide recovery efforts. Although the MBTA’s prohibitions are broad, there are many exceptions, including “take” for scientific research. They argued that the scientific research exception only applied to research on the animal to be taken.

Owls 117

Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 117

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here are ten titles (it could have been more) selected for their uniqueness, excellence in writing and research, and giftability. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.

Sri Lanka 225

Sri Lanka Malaysia Birds Suriname 225

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information. Some like Charles Vaurie have considered it so unreliable that they even suggested the destruction of his egg collection.” ” Even more strangely, the U.S.

Burma 197

Burma India Birds Indonesia 197

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. They weren’t hard to find, but I would have appreciated, if publishing them in the book is too costly, a small collection on the publisher’s web site. Endangered. Extinction. Conservation.

California Condor 176

California Condor Falcons California Birds 176

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

” are the big questions at the heart of Vagrancy in Birds by Alexander Lees and James Gilroy, an impressive, fascinating book about what ornithologists and wildlife biologists have found out about avian vagrancy so far and their theories explaining this phenomenon. ” and its companion question, “Why is this bird here?”

Birds 259

Birds Compassion Eagles Science 259

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. According to the latest research data, the total Brown Bear population in Greece is 475 to 500 and here in the Pindos range there are 350 to 400 animals (Pilidis, 2015, in pub.).

Bears 269

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 269

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Researchers have a good understanding of Rusties’ summer and winter locations, but don’t know much about where they stop along the way, in what numbers, and for how long. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, and others). From March 1 through mid-June, birders in the Rusty’s range (38 U.S.

Blackbirds 207

Blackbirds Vermont Collecting Research 207

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

” The interlocking wheels of crabs, migration, birds, tides, marsh, beach, fishermen and researchers are described in an unhurried pace in ten chapters. Once used as fertilizer, the crabs are now harvested as bait for common whelk and bled for an extract used in medical research.

Delaware 179

Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 179

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2016

In 2015 a Federal Duck Stamp Task Force was convened under the auspices of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) consisting of seventeen individuals. 3) Action : Identify demographic information that is currently being collected by e-stamp states and additional information required for improving sales.

Ducks 100

Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

And, though I think you can argue that the Bronx Zoo, with its numerous buildings and landscaped wildlife areas is not purely ‘natural space,’ I have wonderful memories of traipsing through its wooded areas when I was a girl. (I They wrote books and published research.

New York City 149

New York City New York Birds Breeding 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Mixed macaws in flight (c) Tim Ryan Chris wanted me (and you) to know about Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT), a long-term wildlife, ecotourism and biodiversity monitoring project based in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon. Guano Still Collected in Peru Counting Birds: Will Microphones Replace Nets? The proposal from U.S.

Peru 194

Peru 2011 Deer Birds 194

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

A little bit of research when I got home unraveled the ways of publishers here and in Great Britain. Do not buy these books, unless you are collecting old bird books. The accounts aim for specificity and authority; dates and locations of rarity sightings are given, and research articles on nesting and behavior are cited.

Trinidad 194

Trinidad Birds South America Research 194

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

June 2, 2010 BP apparently bans workers from showing dead or dying wildlife and from talking to the press. April 6, 2011 Center for Biological Diversity files a petition to list the Dwarf Seahorse as endangered as a result of the destruction of its habitat by the BP oil spill and over collection for the aquarium trade.

2010 232

2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 232

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

David Tipling, award-winning and widely published wildlife photographer, travelled the world during this period, photographing people interacting with birds, and sometimes, just birds. Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.” A few words about the back of the book material.

Birds 212

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Golf courses, swimming pools, restaurants and a diverse collection of accommodation options. In fact Punta Cana is a shining example of how large hotels can conduct their operations in a sustainable manner whilst contributing significantly to the preservation of birds, wildlife and habitats. This is not a birding lodge. Far from it.

Dominican Republic 184

Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 184

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2020

Birders who submit their checklists to eBird likely know that their data may be used to conduct research on avian migration, range, or population. It has also been used by researchers from other fields, such as economists. I emailed the Dr. Lopez and asked about this research and the use of eBird data.

Chicago 268

Chicago Research Illinois Michigan 268

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. His employers were magnanimous in granting him time to research what was to be his magnum opus, published over the course of 20 years – the four-part Birds of the Belgian Congo.

Congo 264

Congo Africa South Africa Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Ring-billed Gulls Seeking a Handout About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. National Wildlife Week and Quick Links « Zoologirl's Blog Mar 16th, 2011 at 9:59 pm [.]

2011 222

2011 Deer Owls New York 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. This clearly showed Mayr’s grandeur: very shortly before he passed away at the age of 100, he saw one of his most important research hypotheses proven wrong. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. Author Joshua Hammer, who previously wrote about a different type of real-life-unexpected-caper in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu , read about Lendrum in the Times of London in 2017, realized the possibilities, did the research. 2019), and now this book.

Falcons 208

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 208

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The Guan had never been seen in the wild after Polish Naturalist Wladyslaw Taczanowski collected one individual in 1876. Nineteenth and early twentieth century naturalists collected birds on long and arduous exploratory expeditions in the New World. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection.

Collecting 268

Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 268

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Little was known about oiled bird care at that time and despite the courageous attempts of hundreds of volunteers, only 300 birds survived from the 7,000 collected. This 12,000 square-foot facility, completed in February 2001, is one of the two primary oiled bird facilities built by the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) in California.

Bird Rescue 198

Bird Rescue Rescue San Francisco Birds 198

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Here are some of the questions that were running through my mind as I read Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl : (a) Is ornithological research always this dangerous? (b) He wanted to do research that would have a conservation impact. Slaght provides funding from research grants.

Owls 134

Owls Russia Fish Research 134

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2022

And the very best and the most up-to-date field guide is “Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore”, the 2020 Lynx and BirdLife International Collection guide by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison and Kim Chye Lim. Geoffrey Davison obtained his PhD from the University of Malaya.

Malaysia 238

Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 238

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2017

When you find an area that has a year round water supply, especially at the surface, a huge commodity in any desert, you are sure to find an abundant amount of wildlife. I had made the trip to this area to continue my research data and photo collection on the Acorn Woodpeckers , but the balance of my day turned out to be pretty amazing.

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Woodpeckers Camels Mexico Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

A great collection like that at the AMNH gives one an opportunity to study species and species relationships in a way that watching birds in the field cannot. The Marginal section is very brief, citing vagrants that have been reported or collected or photographed once or twice.

America 213

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 213

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2011

We stayed at the Yellow Bay Biological Research Station, a cozy collection of buildings located, logically enough, on a slope overlooking a bay lined with yellow sandstone on the eastern shore of the lake. Alas, my hoped-for Tundra Swan did not materialize despite the proximity of Swan River National Wildlife Refuge.

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ALA Bald Eagle Mules Turkey 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. A squirrel skittered by … a squirrel is not a bird. Amphibian’s and Reptiles: 3.4

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Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 174

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.

Eggs 228

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 228

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. And so to summer. 03 Jun 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Redgannet added another splash of colour to the collective profile by falling asleep on a boat and waking up in Uruguay , the 44th country to feature in the list. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

Animal Person

DECEMBER 21, 2009

And of course, shuttling wildlife to and fro, and contemplating their place in our lives and our place in theirs. On a very quiet night during a lull in the drama of the ducks, I was researching the Greyhound racing industry, and seething over its treatment of dogs as well as the support it often gets, through subsidies, to help it survive.

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Greyhounds Dogs Ducks Litter 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. Once you read Tui de Roy’s section, you will understand why the words “patience, flexibility and a sense of adventure are a must” are an understatement.

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Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 197