January, 2013

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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

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What if there was an international multi-day Birding competition? What if there was an event that truly captured the rigors and fast-paced nature of the sport? What if this event took place in one of the most biodiverse natural areas in the world? Enter the inaugural Peru Birding Rally Challenge , the first international birding event of it’s kind in the world.

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The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Viewing Party

4 The Love Of Animals

Attention all dog lovers! This Saturday is the 12th edition of the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship! Top dogs will be competing for the biggest dog show prize in the world, and you are invited to a special virtual viewing party! Join the fun with other dog lovers for the Virtual Viewing Party at 2 pm EST with behind-the-scenes tidbits on Facebook and a Tweet Chat on Twitter using the hashtag #celebratedogs.

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Iranian Monkey into Space

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Reportedly, the monkey returned safely from its flight into space. Of course, this was reported by the Iranian State media so who knows what is true.

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The Philosophy of Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

Mylan Engel Jr and Kathie Jenni are the authors of this book. Mylan is a longtime contributor to this blog. We met in graduate school at the University of Arizona in 1983.

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A Great Day Out West – Bobcats, Birds and Boardwalks

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“Out West” to most Floridians might mean California or Arizona or might even refer to the Gulf Coast of Florida. But to us locals from the El Dub (Lake Worth, FL) it refers to anywhere east of the Everglades and west of Congress Avenue. And this is where magic happens from time to time. And the magic factories are two neighbors, Green Cay Wetlands and Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

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Red-crowned Parrots at Irvine Regional Park, Orange County, California

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Southern California is loaded with parrots. Many escapes and introductions have taken place over the years and some species have found the warm, dry climate to their liking. Quite a few species are well-established and breeding from San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond. Red-crowned Parrot in Irvine Regional Park Despite the number of species involved only one, the Red-crowned Parrot , is considered countable by the California Bird Records Committee.

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Hitler and the Hoary Redpoll

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It’s hard to laugh at a joke when Hitler is involved, but I defy any birder to watch this video without cracking up. Brilliant! (Hat tip to Suzie for the link. The thumbnail photo of a Hoary Redpoll was taken by Clare K. in his big backyard !).

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How To Choose A Digiscoping Camera

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I give a lot of workshops all over the country. One of my most popular requests is for a digiscoping program, using a digital camera (point and shoot, SLR or smartphone) along with a spotting scope. It’s perfect for someone who is a wildlife watcher first and a photographer second. Because the techniques generally involves a spotting scope and camera, people aren’t sure where to start.

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Big Years in 2013

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On a Big Year, every species counts equally, even the lowly House Sparrow. Last year saw quite a few big year records fall to dedicated birders. There are, of course, more big years happening this year. What records will fall in 2013? The following is not an exhaustive list, of course, but hopefully we will learn of more big years in the comments. Periodically throughout 2013 we will check in with the folks we find doing big years to see how they are doing.

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Bette Midler is “mad” about birds

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Bette Midler , conservationist and star of screen and stage, has a thing for birds. “I love birds. I’m absolutely mad about them — I have been my whole life,” she told a packed ballroom at New York City’s Plaza Hotel last Thursday at a National Audubon Society dinner to honor two leading conservationists. (She’s pictured above with Audubon President and CEO David Yarnold after her performance.

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Owls, the debait

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I love great bird photography, I truly do. Photos that capture great behaviour, and the incredible beauty of birds. Great photographs also inspire me to try and do better with my own photographs. Inspire me to try a little harder to get that composition just right, to get that jaw-dropping moment. Should I worry about how those photos were obtained?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2013)

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Winter in the temperate portions of the Nearctic ecozone might be cold, but fine birds choose to visit no matter what the weather. I’ve always equated winter with big predatory birds like Snowy Owls and Rough-legged Hawks. But on second thought, smaller birds like Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs spring to mind. And on third thought are those winsome winter waterfowl and exciting alcids… so what avifauna do you equate with winter in your part of the world?

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The Too-Friendly Scrub Jays of Cruickshank Sanctuary

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There are many wonderful things to see at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival , but the Florida Scrub-Jay is as close to a “must see bird” as you’re likely to find down here. Fortunately for attendees, there are around 60 family groups of the charismatic and affable birds scattered throughout the Brevard County area, and many of the field trips at the festival run across them at various times.

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Minnesota, a Winter Owl Wonderland

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An Imposing Great Gray Owl, by Carlos Sanchez. Great Gray Owl , Northern Hawk Owl , Snowy Owl – this trinity captures the imagination of most birders with their imposing presence, unique adaptations, and beauty as among the most desired species of bird to see in the world. As for myself, in January of 2013, I finally took a much anticipated trip up to their world of ice and snow in northeastern Minnesota in search of them.

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Get Your Ears in Shape for Spring with Larkwire

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Are you sometimes astounded when you are out with another birder who manages to hear and identify many more birds than you? Do you feel like you are missing out on finding lots of species because your eyes are good but your ears aren’t? Don’t stew about, do something! Be prepared for spring migration by giving your ears a real workout and blow your birding buddies away with your amazing abilities come April and May!

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Preserve the Priolo: Azores Bullfinch Fundraiser

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The Azores Bullfinch ( Pyrrhula murina ), also known as the Priolo or São Miguel Bullfinch , is an understated beauty endemic to the island of São Miguel in the Azores. This bird is also highly endangered, with a known population of just over 1,000 birds. The non-profit Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) does not want to see this bullfinch go the way of the dodo, so it is raising funds to maintain the laurisilva or laurel forest this species requires.

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Do nine-primaried oscines represent 16 different families?

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Roughly 10 percent of the world’s birds — about a thousand species — are songbirds belong to a group called “ nine-primaried oscines ,” so named because the 10th primary feather on their wings is greatly reduced compared with most other birds and for the complex sound-producing structures in their throats ( oscine is from a Latin word referring to song).

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Four More Grosbeaks?

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I was intrigued to read this piece over at the ABA Blog. One the one hand, science is awesome. On the other hand, it was hard enough for me to find one set of Evening Grosbeaks ! What’s a birder to think? I guess it’s strange that I didn’t get all this hashed out in my mind when it was happening to Red Crossbills , but I’m still not sure that Crossbills are even real to begin with or if they’re a big joke everyone is playing on me.

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Gabriel PDF Webinar

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White-throated Dipper in Switzerland

10,000 Birds

Francois Portmann is a professional photographer with an impressive portfolio. Though originally from Switzerland he now makes New York City his home where I (Corey) have had the great fortune of meeting him, birding with him, and photographing wildlife with him. He gets images that make other photographers want to scream at their inadequacies and we here at 10,000 Birds often link to some of his more amazing galleries.

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Sani Pass – a Drakensberg birding gem

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“In 80 birding tours to more than 100 countries, that was definitely the best day of birding I have ever had in my life!’ This unequivocal statement was recently made to me by a well traveled American birder after a day trip up Sani Pass. What a way to sum up what is undoubtedly one of the world’s greatest birding sites and certainly my favorite in southern Africa.

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Spectacled Bears at Machu Picchu

10,000 Birds

Happy New Year everyone! In early December we had the privilege of filming the inaugural Peru Birding Rally Challenge , a six day, five night event where teams from around the world compete to see the most species of birds. A detailed post on this incredible rally is already overdue but in the meantime I felt the need to share a once-in-a-lifetime sighting of one of the scarcest mammals in South America.

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An Owl-Full Day

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Sunday morning dawned clear and cool, perfect weather in which to find some owls. Sunrise found me in a car with Rich Kelly and Seth Ausubel, on our way to Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx where we would be joined by Bob Dieterich and Gene Herskovics for an owl prowl. For some reason, Pelham Bay Park has long attracted wintering owls and Great Horned Owls nest there and are year-round residents.

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Webinar 5.9.22

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I and the Bird: What is a Jay?

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Few birds in the world are as beloved and admired as the Jays. While the family Corvidae has no shortage of species that combine the self-realized human traits of intelligence and social aptitude, only in the jays is that other desired characteristic, beauty, wielded to such great effect. Because throughout human history crows and ravens have been looked upon as clever tricksters or malevolent spirits, but jays, their smaller, more colorful, more congenial cousins, have long been celebrated by

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Vive la France!

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A search of more than 20 years. For a fleeting glimpse. Just to be fooled again. And again. Then… …on December 30th 2012, at Les-Baux-de-Provence in France, I finally nailed that little sucker. The famous south-facing cliff below the castle ruins. Famous for this one: The WALLCREEPER ! Vive la France!

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Green-barred Woodpecker?

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This is a Green-barred Woodpecker , common and widespread throughout South America to the south of the Amazon River and to the east of the Andes. In the southern part of their range, they sport a golden yellow on breast and belly. This form is thought to be a different species and the name Golden-bellied Woodpecker has been adopted by some. The male wears the red malar with the female preferring the slimming qualities of black.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of January 2013

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Does anyone out there remember the film The Endless Summer ? This surf classic centers around the idea that one could, with sufficient time and money, follow good surf all over the world. One of my old college roommates — a surfer, obviously — hung the poster for inspiration. I was definitely inspired, but not by the surfing. An endless summer would be truly splendid were it not for the fact that birding can be pretty dull during summer months.

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West Point Cadet’s Mouse Release

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How about that West Point Mouse Release video ? In case you haven’t seen it, after spending several sleepless nights sharing a room with a mouse, a big-hearted West Point cadet decided to catch the little trespasser and release it in a nearby field. His friend recorded the event. The video begins with the cadet shooing a mouse out of a plastic container, saying, “C’mon, Whiskers!

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of February 2013

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Fandom is a funny thing, isn’t it? We’re headed towards Super Bowl Sunday, when the most popular sporting event in the Western Hemisphere plays out annually. Consequently, football fandom, which is always ardent, has reached a fever pitch. One (or at least this one) wonders why unmitigated obsession with some activities is seen as far more normal or acceptable than a fanatical focus on others.

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New Neighbors

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When I was a child, the Pileated Woodpecker was a bird that loomed large — both literally, as the biggest surviving woodpecker in the United States, and figuratively, in that it was a bird on that happy borderland between humdrum and mythical, between everyday and nonexistent. There were Pileated Woodpeckers, most assuredly, out there — back in the woods behind the railroad tracks.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of January 2013)

10,000 Birds

Based on the last two weekends, this year’s weather will probably be as wacky as last year’s. We’ve oscillated in New York from frigid to balmy back towards frostbitten in what feels like a few days. This seems to be confusing some of our reliable winter birds, not to mention our Winter Festival planners. On Friday, I was pleased to string together a three- merganser day, nailing Hooded , Common , and Red-breasted in different spots.

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