10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2013

In fact, it seems like Violet-green swallows will nest anywhere they can fit in an egg and someone to incubate it. Though they face stiff competition from birds like House Wrens , to say nothing of each other, they are not without resources.

Montana 158

Montana Woodpeckers Eggs Raised 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Recently it has also been documented as breeding in Wisconsin, Ontario, and the Upper Michigan Peninsula, but those birds are few and not always accessible. A nest wasn’t found until 1903, which set off a craze for Kirtland’s Warbler skins, nests, and eggs. So if you want to see a Kirtland’s Warbler, you go to Michigan in May or June.

Michigan 231

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 231

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Holt and his staff, several of which are also ‘characters’ in the book, do hard-core field work, finding owls, owl nests, documenting them and working with concerned and unconcerned organizations to inform public policy decision-making. Humans were drawing owls 36,000 years ago, as Ackerman points out! It’s a lot of work.

Owls 214

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 214

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Some Thai researchers looked at the breeding ecology of the Buff-breasted Babbler and published their findings in the somewhat unsuitable-sounding journal “Agriculture and Natural Resources”. Apparently, he was the first documented person to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu.

China 231

China Birds Pythons Eagles 231