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?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It is well documented that Satin Bowerbirds collect blue items. We actually did an experiment at another location in the Kimberley over a few days to see if a Great Bowerbird would take blue items if we left some close by, but no items were moved. The items from the original bower will mostly be moved to the new bower.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2013

Back in October of 2012, the USFWS published a document pertaining to recommendations 17 and 18 of their vision document titled “ Hunting, Fishing, & Outdoor Recreation: National Wildlife Refuge System.” It is only the growing number of birders, photographers and conservationists that need convincing.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 235

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2021

My only previous experience with the Montezuma Winery – as documented here – was a bottle of their Red Wing, a red wine made from the Catawba grape, an often-unruly American variety. Before getting back on the Thruway, we stopped at the Montezuma Winery in nearby Seneca Falls, just down the road from the Montezuma visitor center.

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New York South Carolina North Carolina Massachusetts 261

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

After my Przevalski experience, I now look up such names to check whether the person the bird is named after has made similar racist statements, or even done worse things. No photoshop was needed to document this bizarre creature encountered somewhere along the road. Gurney’s Sugarbird is not a name I made up. On the ground?

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South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. I wish I had read this book. They complement Kricher’s text.,

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 238

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

He draws on his personal experiences to inform the history, geography, and especially the travel option sections. A lot of his travel experiences involved camping and independent travel on small sailing yachts, and if this is your preferred mode of travel this book will be particularly useful. Press, 2011).

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Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 277

10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2021

There was even that outside, enticing chance of documenting something new for Costa Rica. Many thanks goes to Pirjo Laakso and Wilfredo Villalobos of Cabuya Bird Watching for organizing this special trip and to fellow birders Alex Montero, Diego Quesada, and Roger Rodriguez Bravo for sharing the experience.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

Practically every sentence is documented with these studies. Gorman’s personal field experience informs much of the text and his total grasp of the field means he relates one research finding to another with narrative ease. Yet, The Wryneck does not read like a literature review. This is a very easy book to read.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2020

I savor the timeless experience of scanning these tropical waves for storm-petrels and lost jaegers. Thanks to that bird’s choice of hunting grounds and David having plenty of time to watch it, he has documented the bird chasing everything from motmots to large woodpeckers as well as occasional visits from the parents.

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Costa Rica Birds Thailand Family 202

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

My extensive birding experience allows me to be very confident that the bird below is a Rosefinch. It might be about time for HBW to document this split as well … not sure why they do not update this. It is indeed rufous-ish. Please consult your own bird guide for more details. Maybe they are not that much into birds?

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Birds Germany India 2018 200

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

I had an amazing birding year in 2017 with tons of travel , lots of amazing birds , and some truly memorable experiences. Currently, I have 281 species documented with photographs in eBird in Queens which means that I have thirty-four species I have seen in the borough without a photograph.

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2018 Birds 2017 New York 126

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As I gather the relevant documentation for our upcoming CBC this Sunday I caught myself daydreaming of CBCs past. The following year, 2014, I elected to join a different group birding the lowland seasonal forest at the opposite end of the CBC radius from where I had that wonderful experience the year before.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Animal welfare watchdog group, Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN), has released documents which, it claims, provide evidence that CRO MPI Research has been operating in violation of the US Animal Welfare Act. For the full story, go here to outsourcing-pharma.com.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2020

Everyone from the BBC to National Geographic has been on its shifting sands documenting these ocean giants. This sleepy fishing village on the north coast of Trinidad should ring a bell – it boasts the densest nesting population of Leatherback Turtles in the entire western hemisphere. Don’t believe me? See for yourself here.

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Trinidad Turtles Turkey Birds 202

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

He describes lark mirrors and other contraptions that were used to entice the birds into traps in detail, and cites the few documented numbers of larks sold in market in the early 19 th century (826, 462 in the Paris market in 1832). And, that just isn’t documented in scientific papers. Birds and People is an exceptional book.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 204

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In any event, brood size matters, so in the experiment I’m talking about here, it was manipulated by the researchers. The experiment was run over several years with several hundred birds. Original document available here. The answer to that question has been shown fairly conclusively to be the latter. Scientific Reports.

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Killing Zebras Birds Research 198

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

I follow my friend, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for International Bird Rescue, Cheryl Reynolds to the release site where we document the event. ” In the meantime, this is a video/slideshow I put together of what was one of the most memorable experiences in my birding life, my International Bird Rescue Pelican Release.

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Pelicans Bird Rescue Rescue Birds 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 246

Critter News

JANUARY 15, 2010

They're trying to get documentation regarding the 100 dogs and cats sold to the University of Utah for medical experiments.

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Utah PETA Animal Research Medical 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

Nestled between the Huangpu River and the East China Sea, Shanghai offers a captivating blend of urban charm and natural wonders, making it a must-visit destination for birders seeking a unique and diverse avian experience. The clash of nature and urban progress creates a bizarre and sometimes frustrating experience for birdwatchers.

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China Endangered Species Sanctuary Protection 158

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

How much do birders value a birding experience? But there are few transactions that can be analyzed to determine how much value birding experiences, themselves, provide to a birder. This includes bird-watching experiences. Some aspects of birding can be calculated and studied economists.

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Oregon Washington Birds Chad 169

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

These striking and inquisitive jays were perhaps the bird of the trip for me, and we took our time to soak in the experience of encountering these wonderful birds. This poorly documented swallow is a breeding endemic to these high mountains. A little further along the road, we stopped at a stake-out for Sinaloa Martin.

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Mexico Costa Rica Arizona Birds 185

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2012

In one document, I was referred to as a “self-taught ornithologist.” As the company has been introducing me to the rest of the staff and clients, a description of my talents caught my attention. ” I am not an ornithologist. I’ve never claimed to be one. So, how about you, how do you define ornithologist?

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Arkansas Science Research Farming 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2019

Still, besides documenting rare species, forms, or odd individuals (e.g. Yet, going through the pages of a book is an irreplaceable experience. leucistic birds), there is another good reason to have a camera with you. How about a notebook vs. eBird, Merlin or iNaturalist?

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Birds Costa Rica Greece Battery 132

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. Appendix A lists “Rare Migrants and Vagrants,” 81 species, including birds for which there are no documented records, but which are listed in the literature or eBird. For context, the IOC version 13.1

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 202

Critter News

MARCH 14, 2010

World Week for Animals in Laboratories (April 17-24) exposes their plight and the broken federal research funding system that perpetuates outdated animal experiments at the expense of modern and more humane technologies. Animal research is not necessary to promote human health despite claims from vested interests.

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Animal Research Research Obama Monkeys 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Nor are there any birding authorities requiring folks to identify, count and document the nuthatches, titmice and Downy Woodpeckers that come to their backyard feeders. Watch birds however you please… but seriously, you gotta experience the Cafe Colibri! I hope to see you there.

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Costa Rica Cooking Birds Chickens 194

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Plasticity in humans is probably modulated primarily through experience and enculturation. As I’ve noted elsewhere, it was really Darwin’s experiences on the Falklands that first congealed many of his evolutionary insights. I suspect social learning, well documented in birds.) Clearly, more research is needed!

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Birds Research Humane Pets 116

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences. I would also love to have more documentation of the many books, articles, research points, and stories that Dunn relates, at the very least a list of sources. Still, I would really love to see this in some form.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The amount of knowledge gained from reading Mastering Bird Photography, the resulting improvement in your photographic images, the increase in your enjoyment of the experience–these are your probable gains. In other words, if you value this type of bird photography, it is most probably worth it. “What’s Next?

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 19, 2016

Elephants, great apes, orcas, dogs, cats, and many other animals can experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and compulsive disorders.

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For Animals Apes Psychology Suffering 40

Critter News

MARCH 19, 2010

I don't care if they're supposedly working for altruistic purposes (they're not, but that's another story), they are allowing animals to suffer through negligent care separate from the excruciating experiments they must still undergo. The improperly euthanized animals remained alive but were discarded as if they were dead.

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Minnesota Humane Society Of The United States Humane HSUS 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Spot-breasted Oriole, attending its nest In my experience, male Spot-breasted Orioles begin to sing in the first half of March through most of May on the very same perch in the very same tree every day in spring. It exploits a niche not used by any native, extant species in the region, feeding on nectar, fruit, and insects.

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Miami Costa Rica Florida 2005 172

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2018

One of which is documented here. Even under gray skies and rain a Kirtland’s Warbler in New York City is an experience that no one who saw it will ever forget. Second, the Kirtland’s Warbler was the last “eastern warbler” I needed to see not just in the United States but in New York State.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

That’s how important the lifer experience is and I suspect most other birders who started out young feel the same. As far as I know, there aren’t any documented reports of it from coastal waters aside from the birds that showed up this year. Brown Noddy- not my lifer but pretty much seen the same way and in the same place.

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Costa Rica Birds Pennsylvania North America 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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