10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2014

criteria: usefulness in serving the current or future informational needs of Congress and researchers, unique information provided, scholarly content, at risk of loss (due to ephemeral nature of web sites), and currency of the information. Hopefully, 10,000 Birds wasn’t chosen for its ephemeral nature.

Collecting 176

Collecting 2008 Science United States 176

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I could go on and on, it’s that kind of a book—a comprehensive treatment of a species we respect and adore, based on the most current research, written in a style that, while factual, is from the author’s viewpoint, flavoring facts with a witty, observant personal quality. Mitochondrial DNA analysis strikes again.

North America 238

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 238

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

This research suggests that the boom isn’t due to an influx of newcomers, but rather because more local birds are flourishing and successfully rearing families. Specifically, researchers found that in EAB-infested areas, the birds preferred ash trees to other trees, and seemed to favor the ashes with the most severe damage.

Woodpeckers 273

Woodpeckers Illinois Science Chicago 273

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2017

After several hours of research, my deep appreciation for this wonderful shorebird has not diminished. All in all, it was a bit overwhelming, but I was quite fascinated with the marked improvement of the status of this bird.

Oregon 104

Oregon Defenders Of Wildlife Endangered Species Mexico 104

Critter News

JUNE 12, 2010

Oftentimes, scientists seem to think that they just need to waive their PhDs and research projects in everyone's faces and we should all shut up and bow our heads to their great wisdom. Small biotech companies, many of them founded by university researchers to exploit their discoveries, proliferated rapidly.

Medical Research 100

Medical Research Pro-Test Medical Animal 100

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 163

North America Sparrows America United States 163

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Ruben began his life in wine harvesting grapes as a teenage migrant farm worker from Mexico and has since made a storied rise to vineyard manager at Stolpman, in addition to running his own, very busy vineyard consulting service.

2017 143

2017 Owls Game California 143

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

To an intermediate-level birder like me, the material in Better Birding –highly focused, detailed, based on the latest research and years of field experience– is daunting, but also fascinating. Sullivan are birders as well as writers, researchers, and organizational administrators, and this makes a big difference.

Birds 190

Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2011

I, like many of you, eagerly await the release of the AOU 52nd checklist supplement, even though these days, the contents are already pretty well known in advance. And so it’s July, which for this North American birder means a couple of things: 1. A Speckled Mousebird ( Colius striatus ) poses in Nairobi.

Madagascar 165

Madagascar Birds Louisiana Groups 165

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Having warned to her theme she introduces her villain of the piece, the AMNH researcher Chris Filardi, who collected a kingfisher. Throughout his professional career, Chris has maintained a commitment to bridging his research interests with grassroots conservation. Stomach content analysis from collected specimens).

Collecting 168

Collecting Papua New Guinea Science Birds 168

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in. Baicich, Margaret A.

America 243

America Industry Squirrels Birds 243

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

Organization and Content. There is no listing of the families and subfamilies in the Table of Contents, so if you are looking for a specific group, you can browse through the family names printed in white against blue on the bottom of the text pages or consult the index. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America.

North America 101

North America America Oklahoma Missouri 101

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Unique complementary content will also be offered via social media including Facebook ( facebook.com/natgeowildusa ) and Twitter 3 NGC viewers outside the U.S. Researchers have tracked plummeting shark populations, in part due to indiscriminate fishing and their widespread use in traditional medicines and delicacies.

Sharks 100

Sharks Experience Experiments South Africa 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. Each bird, regardless of species, seems perfectly content to wait for the other to make the first move toward the colpa.

Peru 255

Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 255

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2014

A little research revealed that these are old names of birds that have been split into different species. Tanagers are listed in the table of contents as members of the Tanager, Thraupidae , family, not members of the cardinal and grosbeak, Cardinalidae , family. Plain Titmouse became Oak Titmouse and Juniper Titmouse in 1996.

2006 211

2006 2014 Connecticut North America 211

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. The accounts aim for specificity and authority; dates and locations of rarity sightings are given, and research articles on nesting and behavior are cited. How could I, the librarian, end up with an outdated field guide?

Trinidad 211

Trinidad Birds South America Research 211

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

He pairs conventional wisdom with actual research on such wisdom and speaks to experts who’ve been pondering the issues from the perspectives of their various disciplines. The research, much of the time, doesn’t support the conventional wisdom (which is not to say the case is closed on any issue).

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Would you like to know about the early days of research on that rare grail, the Ivory Gull ? Now even though I’ve managed to make it through this post without any bit of substance at all I’ll leave you with a bit of Raven content. What would you like to know about the Canadian Arctic and its avian fauna? Know about?

Lions 176

Lions Game Birds Dogs 176

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2009

The fund raising Web site also offers exclusive content for cat and dog owners which includes information on pet care and safety, information on animal shelters, as well blogs, groups and open forums. Shop ‘til you drop in support of animal shelters, then get together with friends to share stories, advice and even pictures – all online.

Pets 100

Pets Homelessness Shelters Homeless Animals 100

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 231

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 231

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Also, check labels and do your research before you use any fertilizers, pesticides, or mulch. Combat “Dog Spots” The nitrogen content of dog urine tends to kill affected areas of grass. In addition, routine yard maintenance will promote removal of rogue weeds and mushrooms that may also pose a health hazard.

Dogs 100

Dogs Pets ASPCA Illinois 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

Instead, we get references and quotes from Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink , the popular science book that takes bits and pieces from various research projects to make the case that we make choices without consciously thinking. These chapters differ in length and content, depending on the number of species in each group.

Birds 174

Birds New Jersey Science Groups 174

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.

North America 200

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 200

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

I would love to have a Red-tailed Hawk but with my travel schedule, there’s no possible way I could work with a bird, so I content myself with going out with my friends when they are gracious enough to invite me along like in the above photo when one of my falconer friends let me join him when he was hunting with his goshawk.

Wisconsin 254

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

A PhD student was presenting her research into the population in Westland, the relic population of Grey Duck. To access the entire week’s worth of content just click here. I mentioned 2008 as the year I became aware of the issue. The news wasn’t good. Nonetheless, this week will be chock full of invasive species.

Species 170

Species New Zealand Ducks Game 170

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

I am particularly happy to see that the bird communication section includes recent research on singing female birds. Who is responsible for the intellectual content of the Audubon guide? These are all informative and current. Even the National Geographic guides, which originally did not list authors, eventually placed Jon L.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

And Sandwich Tern is Sandwich Tern, Howell finding the DNA research for splitting it “weak.” Examples of two types of informational aids offered in both guides: Pictorial Contents for Songbirds (Birds of Costa Rica) and Key to Species Range Maps (Birds of Belize). ” These are just some examples.

Costa Rica 233

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 233

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. This content is technical at times, but worth reading for insight into the challenges of conducting a breeding bird survey as well as the material itself.

Pennsylvania 244

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve and enhance populations of wildlife and their habitats, to protect and enhance water quality, and to provide opportunities for wildlife-dependent recreation and research. The Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1943 to provide habitat for migratory birds.

Fish 146

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 146

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Though it is marketed as a “Guide to Every Family” there is no table of contents to the families, just listings of the introductory pages for each suborder. The back-of-the-book material gets more detailed treatment in the table of contents than the core of the book! They just look so content and stable!

Turtles 218

Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 218

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

The speaker turned out to be Tim Laman, and the topic was the incredible research he and Ed Scholes had spent years doing on birds of paradise in New Guinea. The material is meticulously documented with citations of monographs by Clifford and Dawn Frith and Bruce Beehler plus additional research papers and materials.

Guinea 264

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

I don’t want some researcher a hundred years from now wondering if my single-observer White-winged Dove in Queens was real so I had to add a photo. You can also choose just how much information you are willing to share. So, of course, I’ve spent a couple of hours uploading some more.

New York 164

New York Kazakhstan Trinidad Branding 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

The inside table of contents lists groups in bands of color that are keyed to colored tabs at the bottom of the pages. Vagrants and accidentals need to be researched in the parent volume. A “Quick Alphabetical Index” on the inside front cover offers quick entry to bird groups.

Birds 174

Birds North America Groups Falcons 174

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

They tell us, in the absence of a table of contents for the individual accounts, when one account has ended and another started. Surprisingly for a book as well planned as this one, there is no table of contents of individual species accounts. The Contents page simply list the pages for the Species Account groups.

Ducks 243

Ducks Groups Species North America 243

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Still, looking at this book, 744 pages long, 10 inches high and almost 2 inches wide, and looking at my crowded bookshelves and the piles of books stacked next to them, I have to wonder: Is the content worth the space? The sidebars and large migration maps are not indexed (nor listed in the Table of Contents, which is purely by family).

North America 179

North America America Birds Family 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

The majority of wildcats live today in Africa, and virtually none of them have provided the DNA from which supposed histories of domestication have been constructed by researchers. Cats migrate out of the parks and live in areas where the researchers found the cats to be both fatter and less diseased.

Feral Cats 257

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 257

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The archipelago consists of 17,000 islands stretching out over 2500 miles along the Equator with a varied history of avian research and study, most on the under- or not-studied side. Or, I can peruse the 107 family listings in the Table of Contents. So, this is no ordinary bird guide. Where is the Indonesian Archipelago?

Indonesia 139

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 139