10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s very hard to organize the many ways in which human beings relate to avian beings into comprehensible text. Reference books are supposed to be full of documentable facts, not stories from people without a PhD next to their name. And, that just isn’t documented in scientific papers.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 205

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birding can be enjoyed at various levels of intensity, from casual birdwatching in one’s backyard to more dedicated pursuits that involve keeping birding lists, participating in birding competitions, or contributing to citizen science projects.

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United States North America Birds America 147

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? Naturalists who love science and want a quick way of reading all the seabird articles in Condor , Marine Biology, and Seabird Conference proceedings. Who is it for?

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

This relates to taxonomy because taxonomy is basically, as Howell and Sullivan state, “a fancy word for the organization and naming of things–in this case birds” (p. However, articulated in a short introductory chapter, they shortchange the ornithological community and science in general.

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Birds North America 2012 America 136

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

The 24 groups of birds are organized into nine broad categories—Waterbirds, Coastal Birds, Seabirds, Large Shorebirds, Skulkers, Birds of Forest and Edge, Aerial Insectivores, Night Birds, Open-Country Birds. The process is called “Wide-angle birding: Be the bird, see the bird.”. George was a tour leader for Field Guides, Inc.

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Birds Groups 2015 North America 189

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?

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Los Angeles 2019 Birds 2014 262

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

Johnson is not a birder or a naturalist; he was fly fishing to get his mind off the stress of working on the List Project, an advocacy organization he founded to aid Iraqis who had helped the U.S. This is also where Johnson starts talking about the cost of the theft to the Museum and to science. Mostly adult males.

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Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 102

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. Interestingly, because odonates are “generalized predators” they aren’t as vulnerable as some other insect species. SPECIES ACCOUNTS. Damselflies first, then dragonflies.

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Costa Rica North America Family America 256

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

New species that were documented from Fall 2011 through Summer 2012 are listed in one of the appendices. He has led birding tours for many years and is a research associate at Point Blue Conservation Science. So, no, this book does not include the Rufous-necked Wood-Rail of Bosque del Apache fame.

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North America America Birds United States 247