10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2016
The nation of Colombia has been the victim of some bad press over the last few decades, not all of this is entirely unjustified. The 70s and 80s were not a good time for the South American nation, nor were they for much of the continent. The government of Colombia was involved in a long-simmering and occasionally boiling war with guerilla groups in the rural parts of the country.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 19, 2016
This post is sponsored by Purina. As always we only share things we think our readers will love. All opinions are our own. The holiday season is here, and with it comes gift giving, getting together, and celebrating! And of … Continue reading → The post Fancy Feast Feastivities (giveaway and a gift guide) appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2016
We visited North Cave Wetlands on October 22nd this year while we were in the UK and it is across the River Humber from my parent’s home and close to where we worked when we lived there in 1987. At that time it was not a nature reserve at all and the forty hectare piece of land was only acquired in 2001. We were constantly being asked locally if we had crossed the river yet to see the magnificent birding at North Cave Wetlands and so it was only a matter of time before we headed over the H
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Regular readers to the blog may have noticed Redgannet’s post on some delightful finchbills he saw in China. In the post he agonised about whether they should be included on his life list due to their “doubtful provenance” I started to formulate a reply, and it got rather big, so rather that leave this on his own post, unread, I decided to post it here instead.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2016
Florida Caverns State Park is known for one, quite obvious thing: the caverns. It’s not surprising – they’re amazing and the park staff have done a fabulous job facilitating tours – but the park is also known for birding opportunities. This fall, I stopped at Florida Caverns with two friends who had never visited before. While they took the 45 minute tour, I opted to explore some of the rare upland hardwood forest growing within the park borders.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2016
It’s official: The AOU (American Ornithologists’ Union) and the COS (Cooper Ornithological Society), which both date back to the late 19th century, have merged. (Could this be the most meta “lump” of all?). After pursuing parallel missions and collaborating on everything from conferences to scientific publications, the two groups recently finalized their merger.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2016
This week brings the quandary of whether suspect provenance should disqualify a bird from my life-list. The bird in question is possibly the best looking one that I have seen this year and goes by the name of Collared Finchbill or Spezixos semitorques. It does not look especially striking in the field guide, nor do the accompanying pictures do it true justice, but when I saw it in a rare shaft of clear air in Beijing’s Botanic Gardens, it made me catch a breath.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2016
The year 2016 has been a pretty good year. I opened the year in California and even though I flew out in the evening on New Year’s Day I did see some species out there that I would otherwise not have seen for the year. Winter birding around New York City was just so-so but I did add one species to my Queens list. The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Florida was a nice break from winter though the blizzard back home forced me to drive back to New York adding birds seen on the ro
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. Some of them were always uncommon in the region, others are highly localised, some are hard to notice among thousands of similar birds, but others were abundant recently and one of them still is, despite the decrease in numbers. For example, I simply cannot comprehend how such seemingly common species such as the Common Pochard (yes, for the third time, the common), still allowed for shooting in
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2016
What is sex? This is a simple question with a complicated answer. Part of the answer is this: The biological identity of an individual that guides its choice of mate. So, in a simple version of the world of a bird, there are two sexes, male and female, and males chose females and females chose males as mates. Assume for a moment that there is choice, and that the choice is based on a discernible feature.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2016
Happy holidays one and all! Whether you’re indulging in the delights of a Christmas Bird Count or anxiously awaiting your annual freight of nature-themed gifts, all of us at 10,000 Birds hope you fully enjoy this last full weekend of an eventful year. I’ll be home for Christmas looking out for the birds of the Twelve Days of Christmas , though I’m not likely to see many of them here in Western NY.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2016
Mid-December is rarely boring for anyone with lots of holiday shopping to do, but birders are as busy this time of year as anyone not working a cash register, ringing a bell, or wearing a Santa costume. How did your Christmas Bird Count go this weekend? Since I hate the bitter cold and snow afflicting my region, I stayed in as much as I could this weekend.
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