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. But, the numbers are quite large, and the birds organized in groupings that, for the most part, make it an easy process to figure out which Antwren (or Woodcreeper or Seedeater) is which.

Bolivia 172

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 172

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

She captures avian behavior and habitat in painterly palettes that are rich yet subdued, in compositions that are surprising yet familiar, and is adept at communicating the thoughts and process behind the images. I was happy to contribute the thoughts of a birder to a project that was still in process. Book Design & Formats.

Birds 191

Birds Ethics 2019 Experience 191

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America covers 61 species of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae that breed in Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. The book does not include House Sparrow, an Old World sparrow that belongs to a completely different bird family. Scope of Book.

North America 147

North America Sparrows America United States 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

So, Yellow Rail is included (2 dead birds and one live one are documented for the study area), but Ash-throated Flycatcher, a vagrant found in areas nearby as well as in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Long Island, but not in the study area, is not. . An identification guide for an overlooked bird family? And for good reason.

New York City 149

New York City New York Birds Breeding 149

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

After writing this last sentence, I looked up the species in the HBW and found the sentence “Song poorly documented” in the appropriate section, while with regard to calls, the description is that “call is a two-note raspy nasal ‘ryeeh-reh’”.

Singapore 147

Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The Introduction follows the usual format, quickly introducing new birders to the process of bird identification and anatomy and summarizing the Pennsylvania birding experience; a month-by-month outline of the birding year in Pennsylvania, lists the best sites to bird seasonally (Piney Tract, Clarion County in June for grassland birds).

Pennsylvania 165

Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 165

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As mentioned in many other posts on this blog, the avifauna of Trinidad & Tobago consists of several species and family groups occurring very interestingly, in threes. All of this to say that finally I have documented all three species of nighthawk found in T&T. Well, kind of.

Trinidad 130

Trinidad Bats Falcons Groups 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. When you look at Clements latest taxonomic spreadsheet, you get a sense of the depth of their relationships to each other and the world. Humans were drawing owls 36,000 years ago, as Ackerman points out!

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

It’s the bird family that most people don’t know is a bird family. For many years it was thought the two bird families were related taxonomically. Like Antpittas and Gnateaters by Harold F. Introduction. Images of typical display poses are included for many of the birds of paradise.

Guinea 262

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 262

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The basic premise is that observation of traits such as size, shape, structure, and behavior, the same traits Dunne writes about in his hawk books, could and should be used as the basic blocks of a ‘holistic’ identification process. The process doesn’t totally ignore plumage.

North America 199

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 199

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2020

Targeted for children 4 to 8 years old, the book offers a variety of activities aimed at encouraging children to observe, document, and learn about birds, their habitats and their behavior. It’s an excellent resource for family and child-learning adventures. : 52 Ways to Wonder, Wander, and Explore Birds with Kids the latest.

Los Angeles 264

Los Angeles 2019 Birds 2014 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2011

And one of the things you do is to study old documents, and you have this old book, this very very old book, that chronicles the life and times of some historic people in some historic period, but you don’t know exactly when it is from or where it was written. Imagine you study history. That’s what Archaeopteryx is.

Mammals 247

Mammals Europe Groups Family 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

I can’t end this review without talking about how impressed I am by Johnson’s research and documentation. In a few years, he achieves rock-star status in the classic fly tying world, invited to tie flies at conventions, cited in Internet chat rooms, mentored by the best in the field. And, well researched.

Collecting 103

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The 7th edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America covers 1,023 species that reside, migrate, or have been documented as accidentals or exotics in North America. Most of the species are described in the Species Accounts, arranged taxonomically into 86 family chapters.

North America 182

North America America 2017 Birds 182

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The authors make clear that the discovery, identification, and description of damselflies and dragonflies in Costa Rica is ongoing and in process and there are several species that have yet to be scientifically described and added to the official checklist. Wait–that adds up to 290 species, but the book only covers 283. .*

Costa Rica 260

Costa Rica North America Family America 260

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Unfortunately, this morph is the dominant one at Fuzhou NFP”) that somehow survived the review process, possibly because the reviewer has had similar experiences. Luckily I wasn’t affected too severely by the current pandemic: I lost neither life nor family members to Covid, only my job which was replaced the same day I lost it.

2020 230

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 230

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds. The auk identification process is pretty straightforward. Other families are more complicated and these introductory sections are correspondingly longer and amazingly more detailed. SCOPE & SPECIES ORGANIZATION.

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2017

It was a beautiful April day, and the park—part salt marsh preserve and part recreational—was crowded with families celebrating the holiday week. But, it is a documented bird threat! It is a filter feeder, not a bird eater. At least, in California and possibly other places where it is invasive.

California 171

California New York New York City New York Times 171

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Originally digiscoping started as a way to simply get a documentation or souvenir photo of a bird using point and shoot pocket cameras with scopes or binoculars. The camera has surprising light gathering ability–although using a Swarovski ATM 80 doesn’t hurt the process either. It’s changed quite a bit over the years.

ALA 222

ALA Abandon Abandoning 222