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10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2022
It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. The book is richly illustrated with contributions from a group of birders/photographers who were fortunate to see and document many of the vagrants covered. It’s not always easy reading.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2020
Her children’s books–which include the charming Mama Build a Little Nest , other picture books, and chapter books–evince an easy familiarity with birds, their science and birding ethics. There are, of course, 52 activities, each with its own chapter, organized by season of the year. How many birds do you see?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Finally, the “Using the Book” section explains decisions made in organizing the guide and what to expect from the Species Accounts. Species are arranged by family and genus along taxonomic lines, but not always in accordance with the very latest molecular DNA research. SPECIES ACCOUNTS. Damselflies first, then dragonflies.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. . More on Species Accounts.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2014
It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. It’s very hard to organize the many ways in which human beings relate to avian beings into comprehensible text. We view them as our enemies when they eat our crops and as an extension of our family when we see them at our feeders.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2015
How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works). million people in the U.S. in 2011*) came about.
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