10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2021

From: Walter Jetz (2012): Report on the vulnerability of East African biodiversity to climate change: Integrating the knowledge base on VETERBRATES, Report of Phase I activities. There are many species of waders and ducks, vultures, raptors and storks. Collaborative partnership with Yale University. SERVIR Africa Workshop.

Africa 198

Africa Kenya Uganda Tanzania 198

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Egyptian tomb painting depicting duck hunting in the marshes, from the eBook version of Birds and Us, © 2022, Tim Birkhead and Princeton University Press. There’s an intimacy to these stories, the memories connected to the telling of the histories, that’s appealing and a bit surprising.

Dissection 218

Dissection Birds Research Europe 218

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

I imagine that it’s a product of the authors’ concerns, but I don’t think it contributes to identification skills or knowledge base. Conservation is, of course, very important, but the species accounts already indicate this information.

Ireland 143

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 143

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

The caption notes that it is a male display sound, given frequently February to May, “with a backward toss of the head,” longer than similar sounds by other Aythya ducks. It is longer than Wheew (Wood Duck, Northern Pintail) and more nasal than Whoop (Tundra and Mute Swan), two of the other sounds listed as low-pitched notes.

North America 168

North America America Birds New York 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The images and text provide a context for understanding a bird’s appearance and habitat; the beginning and intermediate birder can then observe the bird in the field, and build on this knowledge base. I find the Crossley Guides, Eastern Birds and Raptors (fall 2013), very useful when I’m looking for new or unfamiliar birds (Linnet!),

Ireland 171

Ireland 2013 Breeders Ducks 171

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

As has become the custom, the index is only helpful if you have some basic knowledge of the bird you are searching for. If you are looking for the name of that duck with the red head, you won’t find it under “Duck”, you will have to look under C for Canvasback or under R for Redhead. Again, access is important.

North America 237

North America Birds Species America 237