10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

There is a virtual flock of new and interesting bird science news all of the sudden, including the rediscovery of an extinct Bahama Nuthatch. It was always thought that humans first inhabited the island of Madagascar about four or five thousand years ago or so. If they are the only evidence of humans, then not fine.

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Madagascar Humane Elephants Bahamas 125

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

But in Iraq, and more exactly, Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan, they are supposed to be there (and are regularly hunted and eaten) and the fighting is not supposed to be there. From National Geographic News : Cassin’s auklets are tiny diving seabirds that look like puffballs. BBC has the story as a video.

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Science Iraq Research Birds 151

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Not all habitat change is due to humans; there is Chestnut Blight destroying American Chestnuts in the early 1900s, and the more recent Dutch Elm disease. Surprising, or maybe not, the Queens County Bird Club’s News & Notes , which has always noted member bird sightings, was not consulted.) It’s a very mixed chapter.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. There were reasons to think that the White-winged Guan had been extirpated by over-hunting. The amazing news went across the world. Photo: Fernando Angulo Pratolongo.

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Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 267

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. Interestingly, when I checked eBird to see how many birders reported the Cranes at this specific location, there was absolutely no documentation, even though I had seen reports on my eBird alerts and on Florida Facebook pages.

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2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 151