10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

This means that if you are looking for a specific species, you need to consult the Introduction, or the Table of Contents (also in taxonomic sequence but scannable since it’s all on one page), or the Index of Bird Names, where Species Account pages are set in bold print. What is in the Species Accounts?

North America 147

North America Sparrows America United States 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Geophagy, the intentional consumption of soil by vertebrates, has long been documented in a number of bird and mammal species – including wide-spread use by humans – which consume soil to increase absorption of certain minerals not naturally occurring in the local diet.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

Animal Person

MAY 26, 2010

Reading thousand-word long posts in black type on a plain white screen with nothing interesting to look at isn't exactly a satisfying sensory experience. Also, four years ago you couldn't put a Google search button on your blog to search only the contents of your blog. People are lazy and want to be entertained. So I failed.

Vegan 100

Vegan Suffering Free Range Animal 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Also of use, as Gregory points out in the Introduction, is his experience with painting birds of iridescence, having painted a whole book on sunbirds! The material is meticulously documented with citations of monographs by Clifford and Dawn Frith and Bruce Beehler plus additional research papers and materials. and Sicklebill Safaris.

Guinea 262

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 262

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

It gives species accounts for 761 birds (I counted, but I could have missed a couple) out of the 763-770 species documented in the country (eBird lists 763 and Gallardo says there were 770 at the time of publication). Species Accounts. The Species Accounts are arranged in a rough AOS taxonomic order.

Honduras 104

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 104

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Its organization and content is unorthodox in several ways, which I think is exciting; new approaches to field guides give birders opportunities to rethink how we identify birds and a good excuse to buy yet another field guide. These “vignettes” are sadly limited due to space considerations. Bruce Richardson.

Australia 106

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 106

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

New species that were documented from Fall 2011 through Summer 2012 are listed in one of the appendices. I have discovered one error: the table of contents doesn’t list species accounts past “Raptors and Owls.” The need for a table of contents is minimal in an eBook, however. ” It’s odd.

North America 252

North America America Birds United States 252

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I know how intense some birders can be), I can tell you from experience that there are some exquisite, stunning odonates flying around there. This is great, I only wish there was some kind of index or table of contents to this feature.

Costa Rica 260

Costa Rica North America Family America 260

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We are always content bird-watching around Broome anyway! Unfortunately, this morph is the dominant one at Fuzhou NFP”) that somehow survived the review process, possibly because the reviewer has had similar experiences. This year we were fortunate to observe birds in Victoria at the start of the year before all of the lockdowns.

2020 230

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 230

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2013

Besides the urgent need to identify my dragonflies, I was interested in hands-on experience using these field guides. The authors explain the importance of documenting this stage of the life cycle. The graphic design-based content of this series makes it a perfect fit for digital platforms.

Ireland 172

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 172

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Harrison writes in the introductory section “How To Use This Book”: “The basis of distinguishing confusion species is personal field experience gained over the past 60 or more years of sailing the world’s oceans during which all but one of the more than 430 species contained in this volume have been observed.”

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The answers are: (1) the definition is what the authors have decided based on their experience and knowledge of taxonomy, and (2) the terms ‘oceanic birds’ and ‘seabirds’ are interchangeable (so, I will use both in this review). In addition there is a brief Index.

Albatross 155

Albatross North America Birds Groups 155