10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Needed to get a reference to them into this post. No photoshop was needed to document this bizarre creature encountered somewhere along the road. Occasionally, it seems these birds can be quite long-lived – a paper documents a recapturing of a ringed female after 10 years. That does not make much sense, I know.

South Africa 231

South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 231

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2012

When they turn around you get a sense of why they are sometimes referred to as the “undertaker bird.” But what actually snapped me out of documenter mode was disgust. This is a family site so I won’t mention the what it managed to extract from that bag of garbage. And just look at that face!

Emotional 207

Emotional Collecting Family Birds 207

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. These are species which have been seen one or two or three times, but the rare sightings were unsupported by documentation. Each species is numbered, with the numbers referring to the illustrations on the right.

Bolivia 172

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 172

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

Identifying White-eyes in Australia is easier than here in China, as the Silvereye is the only family member present in most parts of the country. This makes the marketing of a Queensland vacation home as Silver Gull Court a bit questionable. Jessica Ruth McLachlan of the Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge wrote her Ph.D.

Australia 147

Australia Birds Parrots Ostriches 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

I had taken the short drive to the park to search for a family of American Dippers sighted near the visitor center by a fellow birder a few days before. Black-backed Woodpeckers are non-migratory, although there have been documented intermittent irruptions of the species outside their normal range. It was July of 2012. Siegel and, D.

Woodpeckers 170

Woodpeckers California South Dakota Chad 170

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

Families, or in some cases subfamilies, are tied together with brief descriptions of shared family (or subfamily) characteristics: physical, behavioral, sometimes habitat, nocturnal or diurnal flight, and if the species comes to lights. And, the North American Environmental Atlas project documents the locations of these ecoregions.

North America 100

North America America Oklahoma Missouri 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree. Phillipps’ Field Guide (I’ll be using this shortened form of the title) covers 673 avian species, including 59 endemics, and 53 species that have not been documented yet for the area but which may show up in the next few years.

Brunei 174

Brunei Birds Asia China 174

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds). “Get a field guide!”

Birds 115

Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

I saw two Pitta species at Hongbenghe, both among the slightly less glamourous among the pitta family: The Blue-naped Pitta … … and the closely related Rusty-naped Pitta. At first glance, the difference between the Black-hooded Oriole … … and the Black-naped Oriole is just that they use different makeup artists.

Birds 147

Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Birds of Kruger National Park covers the 259 species most frequently seen in the park, about half of the total number of birds documented there. There are some cross-references, but not always. You can find the Pygmy Marmoset’s family feeding tree by looking for its markings on the trunk, similar to those made by sapsuckers.

Ecuador 171

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2012

I present here an annotated collection of photos documenting the entry of new parrotlets into this world. The behavior of the happy Forpus family after they leave the nest is still a relatively unknown subject, and is currently a subject of the Forpus project’s research.

Eggs 268

Eggs Venezuela Porcupines 2008 268

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. The story of Duncraft is a good example. Scott’s was fined $12.5 This is too bad.

America 228

America Industry Squirrels Birds 228

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

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). There is even room for notes. Except for the extinct Cuban Macaw.) by Nils Navarro.

Cuba 229

Cuba Birds United States 2000 229

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 Mountain Goats Birds Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

I will be referring to the guides by simply their state names for the rest of this review, I think that makes it easier for both writer and reader.). Species Accounts in both titles are arranged loosely in ABA Checklist order, with some flipping around of order within each family. From the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Colorado.

Colorado 235

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 235

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. It is, he says, “probably the most extreme examples of sexual dimorphism” (p.

Guinea 262

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 262

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

If you had your choice of one bird family to pursue, to seek out and observe and photograph and kvell over, which one would you choose? A passion for one bird family is also very useful. It provides goals and a definite direction for your birding travels and thoughts; sometimes it even becomes the basis of a book! There’s more!

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Said Blue-throated Barbet – maybe lacking an altimeter – indeed could be seen very close to its family member at Tongbiguan. And yes, of course you missed my reference to somebody determining the mitochondrial genome of the species. During our walk we have interacted with 35 species of birds. Then, on to nuthatches.

Birds 174

Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 174

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Habitat loss, as documented by hieroglyphs. This bird is represented in an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph. And sadly, it is listed as Endangered.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

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. Most of the people interviewed and quoted are listed, illustrations are indicated in italics, and cross-references are smartly employed. Jennifer Ackerman is one of my favorite bird authors.

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But, unlike most books focused on a bird family, this one is organized geographically. When we come to Gentoo Penguin again in the South Georgia chapter, for example, we’re referred back to its first appearance in Antarctica, utilizing the outline numbers.). A scientific analysis of the bird family was written by Lloyd S.

Penguins 278

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

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

JUNE 7, 2022

Wrynecks are fascinating because they are woodpeckers, taxonomically and evolutionarily, yet they do not share many behaviors and anatomical features of most members of the Picidae family. But they are woodpeckers: the genus Jynx of the subfamily Jynginae of the Picidae family. They are beautiful, but in a different way.

Woodpeckers 232

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 232

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

a close childhood friend of Lendrum’s, Howard Waller, breeds falcons for Sheikh Butti bin Maktoum, a member of the Dubai royal family. Older sources would have referred to MacQueen’s as Houbara, since they were written before the split. These are interesting, even provocative worlds. It would be nice to be there now.

Falcons 208

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 208

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The page numbers of each species’ species account section next to its nutshell photo would have been a nice addition, but I’m happy with these reference aids, medleys of horizontal and vertical shapes in crisp shades of white, gray, and black with touches of yellow. Species Accounts Photos & Design.

North America 199

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 199

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2012

For instance, despite my well-documented personal admiration for them, many people think that Black Skimmers look goofy. Last semester, while taking a seminar devoted to reading Ulysses , I decided that what the world needed was an index to all the bird references in the works of James Joyce. Bird first, metaphor second.

Denver 166

Denver Birds 2000 Collecting 166

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds (Storey Publishing, 2015) by photographer Marie Read and writer Laura Erickson, documents the procreative and parenting lives of 49 species through beautiful images and readable, knowledgeable text. It’s a much more than a checklist!

Papua New Guinea 181

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 181

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Considering this adherence to scientific accuracy, it is intriguing that the authors have put aside a taxonomic form of organization and have instead opted for “a pragmatic field guide sequence… that groups bird families according to the broad biomes in which they are most likely to be encountered—marine, freshwater and terrestrial…” (p.2).

Australia 106

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 106

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

AUGUST 6, 2013

Plus there is my librarian-ish reluctance to use anything on the web for reference unless I know the author or the author’s credentials. The where and how of egg laying and larva emergence is briefly treated, with page references to larval drawings at the back of the book. Fritillaries, always a tricky id, are a good example.

Ireland 172

Ireland France Breeding Eggs 172

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds. Other families are more complicated and these introductory sections are correspondingly longer and amazingly more detailed. Although Harrison did all the artwork for the 1983 title, he enlisted artist Hans Larsson for terns, gulls, and skimmers–the Laridae family.

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

These are the bird families covered: Penguins, Alcids, Diving-Petrels, Petrels, Albatrosses, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Frigatebirds, Gannets and Boobies, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls, Noddies, Terns, Phalaropes. Coverage of all families is not comprehensive.

Albatross 155

Albatross North America Birds Groups 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has documented 596 bird species in the wild as at 1 January 2013; 265 are listed as Accidental, 59 as Scarce Visitor, and 2 as Extinct. The Introduction cites a separate source for abundance numbers in Ireland, but I didn’t see any reference to it in the species accounts.)

Ireland 171

Ireland 2013 Breeders Ducks 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2015

Picidae, Woodpecker, is one of those charismatic bird families that everybody gets excited about. Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide is the first major guide to family Picidae in 20 years. This is a comprehensive, handsome reference book that is likely to become the standard for many years.

Woodpeckers 241

Woodpeckers 2002 Europe Research 241