10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Birders who submit their checklists to Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird likely know that their data may be used to conduct scientific research on subjects such as migration, changes in range, or assessment of populations. I emailed the authors and asked about their research and their use of eBird data.

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Oregon Washington Birds Chad 170

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We evaluated (1) whether pairs are the fundamental unit of parrot social structure, (2) the patterns and extent of fission–fusion dynamics, (3) patterns of aggression and dominance hierarchy structure, and (4) whether individuals share foraging information. Birds Behavioral Biology Monk Parakeets Myiopsitta monachus research'

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Parrots Research Dogs Groups 198

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Since that post, the ABA has updated the financial disclosures page on its website, so there is new information. Additionally, I was curious how the ABA arrived at its precarious financial position, so I did some historical research and decided to share the results.

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2020 2010 2007 2019 179

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. Van Remsen, Jr.

Bolivia 168

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 168

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I could go on and on, it’s that kind of a book—a comprehensive treatment of a species we respect and adore, based on the most current research, written in a style that, while factual, is from the author’s viewpoint, flavoring facts with a witty, observant personal quality. Mitochondrial DNA analysis strikes again.

North America 214

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2014

There is a coordinator that makes contact with the banders in the overseas countries and then the information on the individual bird is posted online. Ideally a photograph is the best way to document your observation, but it is not necessary if you make clear notes on the positioning of the metal band and the flags. Eastern Curlew.

Belarus 162

Belarus Cameroon Taiwan China 162

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

A study in the journal Biological Invasions used Project FeederWatch information to determine that populations of the above-named birds increased (although the Hairies and Downies initially decreased) in areas of heavy EAB infestation. These birds may be the North American ash tree’s last line of defense against the EAB invasion.

Woodpeckers 273

Woodpeckers Illinois Science Chicago 273

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Because ingestion of spent lead shot has been documented to cause acute health problems in wildlife (most notably death), use of lead shot has been increasingly restricted over the past few decades. With all the research that has been done on lead vs non-lead bullets, there is no reason for ANYONE to use lead when hunting.

Hunters 173

Hunters Hunting North America Game 173

Critter News

MARCH 19, 2010

Department of Agriculture's online inspection reports and documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request to the National Institutes of Health's Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. The public doesn't want animals to suffer gratuitously in research laboratories," said Martin Stephens, Ph.D.,

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Minnesota Humane Society Of The United States Humane HSUS 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

In contrast, the sections on migration, which encompass phenomena such as fallout and blow-back drift migrants, and which also offer brief anecdotes about unusual observations or observations under unusual conditions, are highly informative, even fun reading. They wrote books and published research.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 146

Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

Read The better informed you are, the greater the impact you can make, so read everything you can. A well-referenced book is probably your best source of reliable information. There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. A valuable new resource has recently entered the information superhighway.

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Animal Research Animal Medical Research Research 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

And Sandwich Tern is Sandwich Tern, Howell finding the DNA research for splitting it “weak.” Examples of two types of informational aids offered in both guides: Pictorial Contents for Songbirds (Birds of Costa Rica) and Key to Species Range Maps (Birds of Belize). ” These are just some examples.

Costa Rica 203

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors. The Plates.

North America 185

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 185

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

I think that’s great; even if these birds remain officially at the subspecies level in the future, it is tremendously helpful to have more information about them. In some species accounts, notably Song Sparrow, this text reads as a carefully researched, finely detailed ornithological/historical essay. Photographs.

North America 142

North America Sparrows America United States 142

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.” 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).

Birds 205

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 205

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2013

With some research, I ended up with more questions than answers, making these birds all the more interesting! From the information I was able to gather, the first record in the state of Florida was in 1953, although a previously unrecognized specimen was collected in 1892 from Key West. where are these birds coming from?

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Florida United States Texas Miami 180

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

But, not a lot of information about how this national passion (52.8 It is an industry that has supported bird feeding education, research and wildlife conservation through educational web sites, foundations and the initiatives of the Wild Bird Feeding Industry, the industry trade association. million people in the U.S.

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America Industry Squirrels Birds 222

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. When writing posts like this one, I am always looking for bits and interesting information. The bird has two main calls which are quite different but which seem to be used more or less interchangeably.

Singapore 147

Singapore Mountain Goats Birds Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

Additional information is presented in boxes and with photographs. To an intermediate-level birder like me, the material in Better Birding –highly focused, detailed, based on the latest research and years of field experience– is daunting, but also fascinating. Green boxes offer Natural History and Taxonomic Notes.

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Birds Groups 2015 North America 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Think about it–how do you document the behavior of birds that spend years flying (or swimming) and feeding and, apparently, sleeping above or within the deep sea? This is essentially a survey of ornithological marine research told in the voice of one of its most passionate and experienced participants.

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. They may go on birding trips, join birding events, participate in birding competitions, and collaborate with other birders to gather information about rare or elusive species.

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United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

It seems that this is another species for which the standard phrase of scientists anywhere, “more research needed”, applies. The Latin name “frontalis” (meaning, as you can guess, something like “frontal”) referring to the distinct black forehead makes more sense.

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Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Although realizing that the probability of seeing a cassowary on my trip was quite low, I was not willing to admit defeat and still continued to do my research on where to see one (ebird was invaluable). I took a couple shots with my simple point-and-shoot camera to document the sighting and to keep as a memento of my good fortune.

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Guinea Meat Australia Pets 137

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Crawford, in “Introduction to Europe and Diffusion of Domesticated Turkeys from the America (sic)”: A document dated 24 October 1511 was an order from the Bishop of Valencia for each ship from the Islands and Tierra Firme to bring to Seville ten turkeys, half males and half females, for breeding. According to R.D. Which would be weird.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 198

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

And, in a very lovely section in the middle of the book, she describes the life cycle of the cahow, informing evocative passages about their nocturnal courtship and flight with recent research findings about how seabirds are able to function—eat, sleep, navigate home. This is a good read, informative and engaging.

Birds 164

Birds Rats Breeding 2012 164

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

We now know a lot more, and the following information is largely based on the excellent work of our local bird data compiler Armin Konrad , who was amongst the first to notice the die-off in the first place and was also instrumental in coordinating the surveys and research that finally led to the identification of the culprit!

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 159

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It is a lovely, well-packaged, informative guide, created with thought and creativity. The information here is more extensive than what is offered in Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba by Orlando H. Navarro employs a visual system for quickly delivering information on each species, similar to the icon system used in The Warbler Guide.

Cuba 224

Cuba Birds United States 2000 224

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Below is a slightly elided version which removes some of the Ontario-specific information and leaves just the meat of the forecast. Matt Young (may6 at cornell.edu) at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will identify types if you send him your recordings and this will help with his ongoing research. PINE SISKIN.

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2014 2015 Alaska New Hampshire 229

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. They utilized GIS (geographic information systems) technology to pinpoint breeding bird location to a level far beyond the usual block-based geographic model.

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 220

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As you can easily judge from the dullness of this information, it is not something I made up but rather an appalling example of nepotism in the naming of birds. The breeding ecology of the Yellow-bellied Warbler was actually studied exactly here at Nonggang in 2019 by 3 Chinese researchers. Sir James McGrigor (1771-1858) Director Gen.

China 217

China Birds Pythons Eagles 217

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. That’s right – birds eating clay. Chestnut-fronted Macaws Ara severa.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

The New Jersey Bird Records Committee (NJBRC) documents 465 species of natural origin. Of course, these are stories of over 460 species, condensed and informed by research gleaned from ornithological literature dating back to 1869. The 13-page bibliography attests to Boyle’s scholarship. Should you buy this book?

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New Jersey Birds 2009 Bald Eagle 187

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

The speaker turned out to be Tim Laman, and the topic was the incredible research he and Ed Scholes had spent years doing on birds of paradise in New Guinea. This is followed by information on the species’ original description, other names, and etymology of the scientific name. Like Antpittas and Gnateaters by Harold F.

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Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 260

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

A little online research into some of these topics, however–like Elizabeth Gould, an extremely talented woman who illustrated her husband’s bird treatises and who despaired of his collecting habit–and I realize that Dunn was probably exercising a lot of restraint. Is all that material on Selkirk needed? Donsker, D.;

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Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

.’ Gorman has read and distilled probably every research study ever written about Wrynecks or related to them; my quick count of the citations in the 16-page References section came to 295. Practically every sentence is documented with these studies. Yet, The Wryneck does not read like a literature review.

Woodpeckers 224

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 224

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Plantema gives highly detailed information about the weather, terrain, ownership of and access to the islands and coasts where penguins breed. He draws on his personal experiences to inform the history, geography, and especially the travel option sections. © Otto Plantema, used with permission. © Otto Plantema, used with permission.

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Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 277