10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

Thank you, goddess of birding luck and text group people).* The book is richly illustrated with contributions from a group of birders/photographers who were fortunate to see and document many of the vagrants covered. They define geographic range as encompassing “something like 99.99 It’s not always easy reading.

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

One species I can always count on at Colusa NWR is the Black-crowned Night-Heron ( Nycticorax nycticorax ), which boasts a large resident population. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Colusa NWR was beginning to fill its impoundments during this drought, and there were quite a few ducks and geese present.

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Wildlife San Francisco Sacramento North Dakota 160

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

I observed this species in the Little Rann of Kutch in India and since then, have been burning with desire to see them back home. I observe them, but feel I still lack experience to tell with certainty the SEO from LEO in flight. And the citizens of Kikinda are justly proud of it. Long-eared Owls are irresistibly cute.

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Serbia Owls Rodents Eagles 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. There are 461 species on the Maine checklist. This field guide covers 265 species, the ones most likely to be seen–residential and migratory, almost all nesting birds, many wintering birds.

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 223

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Just walking the gorgeous Zamorano campus immerses you in the typical species of this region, from constant Clay-colored Thrushes , Great-tailed Grackles , White-winged Doves , and Tropical Kingbirds to the usual vultures and grassbirds found in fields and towns. ECO-SENDERO. Oliver, along with Yobani A. than we had time to attempt.

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Honduras Birds Kentucky Research 151

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Audubon Associate Naturalist, have led this tour many times, through tornados, droughts, questionable restaurants, and, sadly, the advent of fracking, and every one of my friends who has participated over the years has raved about the experience and the birds (in fact, one member of our group was on his third or fourth trip, I lost count).

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North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 156

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2015

And, of course, there was a group of youngsters barbecuing. After that experience, I stopped complaining about their hides, realising that they are as good as they ever will be. More or less, a proper picnic site. Both benches were turned towards the table, hence one had its back towards the reserve! They got the message right.

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Serbia Birds Spain Hungary 261

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

It has also found its way to Japan where it is considered to be an invasive species. Now and then individual catfish of various species hunt nearer the surface and larger catfish such as the American Channel Cat will take a duck or other water bird. Pigeons that moved were sitting ducks. Carbon, Nitrogen, etc.)

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Fish Birds Whales Whaling 219

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2013

There were three other small groups staying there and after dinner we all drove 40 minutes to the cliffs. I can hardly begin to describe the surreal experience that unfolded before me. Hundreds of birds all huddled closely together, dangling from the jagged ledges, seemingly separated by species in separate levels along the cliff.

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Iceland Puffins Europe Birds 207

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2011

Back in 2006, Problogger Darren Rowse proposed a fun Group Writing Project challenging bloggers to put together a good “How To&# post. Even the most barren habitat shelters enough stealthy, confusing, downright frustrating species to scare off newbies. The next logical step was to explain the right way to get started.

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Birds United States 2006 Breeders 217

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Over 3,200 photographs have been used, most showing species in their habitats. There is also text, distribution maps, a dark red bar “warning” about similar looking rare species, and conservation symbols. So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet?

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 158

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2013

Always bringing her camera along, Erika is building her life-list by trying to check off at least one new species each week in her field guide. There were people at the basin, and the most popular species of the day, the semi-professional photographer, was already plentiful that morning. Her blog can be found at: [link].

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DC Washington Birds Geese 211

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

But getting a grip on gulls can be rewarding, and even within a large group of seemingly drab-colored, dump-loving trash eaters, there are spectacular species, like the dramatic Sabine’s Gull, the nearly mythical Ivory Gull, and easily one of the most sought-after species in North America, the mysterious Ross’s gull. (p.

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Birds North Carolina North America Owls 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2013

However, the great birding experience that is Sani starts lower down. Both species of southern African otters are also regularly encountered ( Cape Clawless and Spot-necked.). The male Swee Waxbill sports a black face and groups of these beautiful birds are common in the wooded areas of the lower Sani Pass. Photo by Adam Riley.

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Lesotho Africa Birds Rats 187

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Late summer 2023 the lakes and ponds had been empty, presumably because the ducks and geese were moulting. Empty no more, the ponds were now brimming with ducks of all creeds and persuasions – it was spectacular. Large groups of Hooded Merganser , Redhead , Franklin’s Gull , and other floaters were easily spotted.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2013

But why on earth would you want to go to some sewage ponds when there are so many ways to experience debauchery and dissolution in Las Vegas itself? In the meantime we were enjoying looks at waterfowl like Ruddy Ducks , Eared Grebes , and Redheads , as well as a couple of Lesser Scaup. Later in the season more species show up.

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Las Vegas Nevada Birds Blackbirds 223

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2014

In my vast experience in the terrifying outland that is the world of the non-birder, the biggest question I get concerns the inherent trustworthiness of the avocation. As an example, not long ago I found a pair of Long-tailed Ducks – a locally rare species – on a nearby reservoir. We are not immune.

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Raleigh 2008 Rights Birds 230

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

The flat expanse stretched far out into the distance, but close to us a few Least Terns chased each other, one lone Forster’s Tern glided by, and a handful of American Black Ducks swam about in the shallows. They formed their little clumps along the water, all the species mixed together until a walker approached too closely.

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North Carolina Alligators Wildlife Woodpeckers 182

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Frigatebirds (Fregatidae) Five species of frigatebird ply the planet’s tropical skies and seas. He could not say the same today.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 158

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2011

At Magee (Ohio) or Pelee (Canada) you might find yourself face-to-face with a male Magnolia Warbler (or any one of 25+ other regular warbler species found there in May) but you are also likely to be enjoying it with other people. And we try to get groups of school kids out to a few of the events during the festival.

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North Dakota Birds Ohio West Virginia 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2022

I don’t know what the experience is like in other parts of the world – so do let me know – but at least here in T&T, some of the absolute best waterbirding can be done at sewage ponds. What struck me immediately upon arrival was the sheer number of ducks. The complete list can be found here.

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Ducks Groups Experience Experiments 238

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

He describes his experience in his introduction to Birds & Words : I took my first good look at birds as subject matter. He started experimenting with silk screening to produce most of his designs, including the images in Birds & Art. White article on bird feeding stations. The chapter also gives hope.

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Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement. No rails or gallinules.

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Ducks Groups Species North America 244

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2020

For, in birder lingo, a split occurs when subspecies are determined to be, in fact, entirely separate species. If you happen to have seen both species, your life list can increase without you even leaving the house. Two former species can also be joined into one, the same way. These are a male and a female Mexican Ducks.

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San Diego San Francisco Mexico Baltimore 195

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

And they were intrigued and they had questions, lots of questions, more questions than could be answered by a field guide or a social media group. Each spread consists of a full-page painting of a bird or group of birds on the left and a combination of text and illustrations on the right. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

It confirms many of the once-radical notions put forward or refined by Shannon Hackett and her colleagues in 2008, and several since, and it proposes solutions to some of the most deeply unresolved questions about how major bird groups are related to each other. ( See Dr. Erich Jarvis discuss key findings. ). Jarvis et al. This is why.

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. I chalked up 132 species in a pretty relaxed eight days, during which birds shared the agenda with culture. With 154 eBirded species, the Beljarica shares the 4th place on the list. What has changed in the meantime?

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Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 178

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2017

There is no experience comparable to birding a dump, and, I have to say, I have never experienced a dump like this one. Seeing this giant, awkward yet majestic bird walk through the densely littered landscape was a surreal experience. (4) 5) White-winged Duck. There were several there, plus Lesser Adjutants. 4) Small Pratincole.

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2016 India Ducks Birds 118

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

February 12 is Darwin Day , the birthday of the brilliant author of On The Origin of Species. 10,000 is the approximate number of bird species in the world but certainly not the actual number. 10,000 is the approximate number of bird species in the world but certainly not the actual number.

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Groups Branding Species 2009 199

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Several Ferruginous Duck and one surprising male Goosander , four Glossy Ibises , Common Kingfishers , Eurasian Hopooes , a high note of a Penduline Tit somewhere from the willows along the canal, Eurasian Spoonbills , European Turtle Doves gently purrring …. What is the status of this species in the Kerkini NP?

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

While the jays did catch our attention by way of a smart crest and different shades of blue and gray punctuated by a black necklace and mascara, they were part of our common natural experience, their existence was taken for granted. These are the six species that occur in Costa Rica: Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii).

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Costa Rica Panama Eating Eggs South America 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

I was fortunate to spend time scanning open fields, wetlands, and the inlet separating Hong Kong from China with this large group of friendly and avid avian observers. Mai Po Nature Reserve : world famous locale for shorebirds, waterfowl, waders, and wetland birds; wintering grounds for certain endangered species. SPECIES LIST.

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2014 Eagles Asia Groups 235

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

My best bird of the year is based on the sighting rather than the species. Hornbills are spectacular under any circumstances, but when a pair lands in a bush beside you at eye-level and begin mutual preening , it makes for a spectacular experience. Only trouble is, which of the seven species I saw this year do I pick?

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2014

A good state bird guide needs to offer details about a bird’s look, sound, behavior and habitat in language that is specific enough to differentiate the bird from similar-looking species, but nonscientific enough not to intimidate novice birders. Species are organized in American Ornithologists’ Union taxonomic order.

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New Jersey Birds 2014 Species 255

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

And yet, we birders know it refers ot a particular shade of purplish red, as used to describe a duck, or a ground-dove, or a turnstone. In fact, it’s one of the few species of birds that’s found on the six major, not ice-covered, continents. The Pac Loon never made an appearance.

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Agenda North Carolina Ducks Groups 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Other papers are locked behind paywalls.) That research ultimately led to an article about the conservation efforts regarding the Laysan Duck in the June 2017 issue of Birding. Data is needed to make estimates for the optimal size of the translocated group. That summary was based in part on this paper: Freifeld, Holly B.,

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Transported 2011 Research 2012 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

She doesn’t know the species till it emerges, almost dreamlike, from the heavy glare of the sun. This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Fox encounters 69 species, some singly, some in huge feeding or migrating flocks.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100