10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2017

But as Bill Bryson notes, he did make one great contribution to the world (beyond his anatomical contributions of course), his reconceptualisation of museums from places only of research to places of research and public entertainment and education. Make no mistake, museum collections are essential and irreplaceable tools to advance science.

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Collecting Science Louisiana Research 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

The first half describes the problem (why birds hit windows, the scale of the deaths, scientific research, what happens when birds strike windows) and the second half discusses what to do about it (community and worldwide education, window deterrent solutions, legal mandates and building codes, citizen science–what individuals can do).

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 261

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

49-50) She is also adept at writing about conservation’s larger context in terms of its history, public policy struggles, and the science behind species re-introduction. Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 193

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The EU-funded LIFE+ project, called Reason for Hope, is coordinated by the Austrian association Förderverein Waldrappteam, and is claimed to be the first science-based attempt to reintroduce a migratory species to its area of origin. Here they were easy to overlook.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

Of course, the first step is to define what is a ‘vagrant bird,’ a discussion I really appreciated since I’ve noticed that we (as in birders in general) tend to bandy the term about interchangeably with ‘accidental,’ ‘exotic,’ ‘scarce migrant,’ and ‘MEGA MEGA.’

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2014

First up is a paper appearing in the new issue of the journal Science. Of course, it doesn’t protect the nestmates from competing with the baby cuckoos’ voracious appetites, especially when predators aren’t much of a threat , but you can’t win ‘em all.

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Science Albatross Research Protection 188

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2023

Of course, for countries with mostly moderate climates such as the US, China, Japan, or Germany, it is always easier to claim that the winter range is the problem (i.e., Fear not, science has an answer: about 1.16 not their own).

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Sometimes it’s hard to know what to think about science reporting on this vast Internet of ours. When you receive a link to an article in the Daily Mail , for instance, your thoughts do not immediately leap to “my god, a ground-breaking, perhaps even mind-blowing advance in the study of avian tool use!”

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Science Falcons Australia Humane 123

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2014

This humble blog has been serving people of all nations for over a decade through our online collaborative exploration of birding culture, conservation, citizen science, and amateur ornithology. Of course, this may seem to be a great honor but would lose its luster if just any site was included in the Library’s Web Archives.

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Collecting 2008 Science United States 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2024

Of course, me being me, this is a good reason to show it. As I am sure I have mentioned before, a lot of science work seems to aim to prove the obvious – though the researchers still phrase their results very carefully. I am sure some people will hate this photo of a Eurasian Hoopoe , framed as it is by human artifacts.

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Chicago Birds Asia China 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2018

Said explanations include a wide variety of topics, from the edgier aspects of biology (among the ducks, of course) to climate change to quantum physics. Reilly also has a deft hand for style – accessible, friendly, and with occasional glints of humor that accent but don’t intrude on the science.

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Birds Science Ducks 114

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2013

To all you hardy naturalists who have already logged Christmas Bird Count hours in service to citizen science, I salute you! Of course, he sent this to me before he did his Queens County Christmas Bird Count on Sunday so who knows what his actual Best Bird of the Weekend was! Winter has come early and often to Western NY.

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2013 Shelters Birds Science 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2018

We didn’t have any set course; I sat behind the wheel of the center console while Brian used the trolling motor to cast after fish. That my data would be used in a global citizen science event? . – a late start by any measure. To just observe egrets without binoculars. That was just icing on the cake.

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Florida Alabama Kansas Pelicans 113

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Of course when giving treats it is important to know the right amount to give so your pet will stay healthy and happy. A bag of Hill’s Science Diet Dental Chews. A bag of Hill’s Science Diet dog treats. Eight micro cans of Hill’s Science Diet Grain Free entrees. Healthier Pets, Happier Lives tote bag.

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Pets Science Cats Vet 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

If the course of the invasion runs as predicted, according to Flower and Whelan, then “ash is likely to go the way of elm trees that were largely eradicated from the landscape by Dutch elm disease.”

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Woodpeckers Illinois Science Chicago 273

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Of course, you can use the data in many ways. Of course, my Profile Page allows me to see this information in yet another way, via a color-coded map that allows me to look globally, by country, by state, and by county. Moreover, it contributes to science (and economics ) and the price is right.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

There is a fantastic paper just out in Science : “Sustained miniaturization and anatomoical innovation in the dinosaurian anceestors of birds” by Michael Lee, Andrea Cau, Darren Naishe and Gareth Dyke. The point is, of course, that whales are not cows. The paper that just came out in science has the following spectacular conclusion.

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Camels Whales Whaling Apes 204

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Of course, if you’re reading this, then birds clearly matter to you, for any one of a number of reasons. But not everyone sees things through such an avian-positive lens, and hence science often has to make the case for birds’ intrinsic worth. The latest such argument focuses on birds’ value to the well-being of rainforests.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2016

Of course, the line between entertaining and not is both thin and very personal. Birkhead sometimes lapses, especially when he attempts to be jovial in that old-fashioned British way that just doesn’t scan for a lot of people.

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Eggs Science Research Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

Of course, on Chongming, the Chinese Pond Heron is very common. Unfortunately, in the science of language, this does not sound particularly raunchy but rather like a rational decision: “A rare species such as the Chinese Pond Heron might choose heterospecific mates rather than abandoning all chances of reproduction.”

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2014

It’s a gamble every year, of course. The many eyes on this particular citizen-science prize have also yeilded other results as well. The Ospreys have returned to Dunrovin.

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Eggs 2011 Science Falcons 169

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. And yes, of course we plan to see it in 3D! “Frankenweenie” is a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. We are so excited to see it!

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2012 Science Dogs 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2020

Of course, there are many birders who are not members of the ABA, but 12,000 is a modest number, even if the ABA has grown substantially since 2016. Of course, many eBirders live outside the U.S., Of course, there are many other field guides. The figure is from Jeff Gordon’s introduction in the February 2016 issue of Birding.)

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Of course, the exact wording would have to be toned down a bit, but a premise such as “I want to adopt you because I would really like to f*ck your mother/father” would certainly find its audience. If that isn’t a great basic plot for a soap opera, then what is?

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South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2011

Not only does their approach make for sound science, it also offers some outstanding photo opportunities… Cute baby Sandhill Crane Chick pulling on surrogate’s tail feathers SeaWorld Orlando’s Aviculture Team plans to release the adult and chick together, once the chick learns to fly and the adult is fully recovered.

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Rescue Compassion Vet Science 172

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2013

There are, of course, more big years happening this year. The following is not an exhaustive list, of course, but hopefully we will learn of more big years in the comments. Greg Cantrell is doing a New Jersey Big Year, hoping for 300 species, and raising funds for the New Jersey Audubon Citizen Science program.

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2013 New Jersey Los Angeles North Carolina 210

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

In the slightly frighteningly named journal “Science of The Total Environment”, there is a paper on organochlorine compounds in Purple Heron eggs nesting in sites located around a chloralkali plant (Ebro River). Summary result: relevant chemicals emitted by the plant can be found in the eggs.

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Birds Eggs Breeders Breeding 130

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 29, 2014

Of course, it’s not just about saving money. Hill’s Science Diet is giving away $100 toward a vet checkup, every day for 90 days! I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Weight Food, but 4 the Love of Animals only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers.

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Vet Pets Science Puppies 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2018

“Of course it is dear”, she enthused. Has Black-browed Cardinal ever been described to science? She even offered to help me take a photo of one to save me hanging out the driver’s window with my phonecam as a lorry zoomed past on the other carriageway. “Ooooh look! A Yellow Warbler !” ” I suggested.

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Birds Medical New York Science 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The last Eskimo Curlew known to science was shot on Barbados in 1963. Machi was, of course, only one bird. Barbados, once a British colony is now an independent state and also not party to the Treaty. Shorebird hunting within these areas continues to be unregulated to the present time.

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Hunters Barbados South Carolina Hunting 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2013

Everybody knows sparrows, except for the fact that most people don’t know anything about sparrows.Kim Todd sets out to rectify this in a small, elegant book that covers both House Sparrows , the Passer tribe, and the other birds colloquially called sparrows throughout the world (albeit she concentrates most on North America and Britain.)

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Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2011

In the matter of science, and there are varying levels of this viewpoint, the human is the most advanced of creatures. Of course, there are also religious and science types that would argue that it is those very qualities that do not make us superior, but rather stewards. we are at the top of the food and evolutionary ladder.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2015

I speak of flight, of course. Science 12 December 2014: 346 (6215), 1253293 [DOI:10.1126/science.1253293]. We are on the threshold, just stepping across it really, of understanding one of the most important evolutionary events that ever happened. This is a key feature of birds. Erickson, and David J. Varricchio.

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Rodents Primates Bats Science 194

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2012

, list-servs, newsgroups, photo-sharing… Oh and better concentrate in science classes as you also need to be a part-time scientist cum biologist with a complete grasp of the concepts of both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA Analysis and just in case why not tag on a short course in stable isotope analysis?

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Morocco Birds Science Tagged 200

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2018

Here are a few other things regular readers of this site may be familiar with: The bird science journal “The Condor,” the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley, the concept of “niche,” and the system for making field observations of species known as the “Grinnell System.”

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2018 Science Humane Species 101

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Of course, that world no longer exists. Of course, this has been highly beneficial to birders. My impression is that most young birders are eBirders, a trend that will surely continue due to its convenience, accessibility, and contribution to science. In that world, a mimeographed newsletter was a giant leap forward.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

It is a true rail ; and besides this there is nothing specifically like it known to science, although it may be that certain rails living on islands in the Pacific Ocean may have sprung from the same original stock. The bird will therefore now be known as. Atlantisia Rogersi.

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Science Transported Shelters South Africa 217