4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Our pets spend most of their lives on the floor. They sleep there, play there, and even eat there. Is it any wonder we should be concerned with the products we use to clean the floors in our home? Not to mention all the other surfaces and places we share with our pets! It has been very important to us to find products that both work well, but that are safe for use around our pets.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
This is the time of year that we rightfully contemplate the noble Turkey. The very first thing we notice about this large member of the Galliformes is that there is a wild version and a domestic version, and although the two are rather different, they are both given the same species name, Meleagris gallopavo. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
A recent proposal ( 555 ) to the AOU’s South American Classification Committee deals with newly published information about relationships within the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, and what it means for the classification of these wonderful, fascinating birds. I think it’s likely that next year’s AOU North American checklist supplement will reflect some of the new information.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
I was on a rather lackluster birding outing in Kissena Corridor Park in Queens when I heard Blue Jays mobbing something. They were distant so it took me awhile to get to them and when I got close it quickly became apparent that they had something good because it wasn’t just Blue Jays but Northern Cardinals , Black-capped Chickadees , and a Hermit Thrush all riled up and harassing something in the lower branches of some small trees.
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4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
Are you ready for hours of the cutest animal video ever? Then be sure to tune in to Unlikely Animal Friends over this Thanksgiving break. NAT GEO WILD is sharing some of the most unlikely of animal friendships! From dolphins and dogs who are swimming buddies, playful cheetahs and puppies who are best friends, owls and kitties playing leapfrog and much more!
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
Cinnamon Teal ( Anas cyanoptera ) pair by Larry Jordan (click on photos for full sized images) Winter is the time to visit the National Wildlife Refuges in California. According to their website , the “Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of five national wildlife refuges (NWR) and three wildlife management areas (WMA) that comprise over 35,000 acres of wetlands and uplands in the Sacramento Valley of California.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Ok, so just to prove that you can do birding anywhere and anyhow, check this out. Two of my favorite pastimes are birding and surfing. Even though I’m probably more accomplished at other pursuits – like table-tennis! – these are my mistresses. These are the two things I like to do more than anything else. When I tell my wife I’m going to the post-office and grocery store , I’m more than likely going for a surf.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 22, 2012
Most Americans are enjoying an early Thanksgiving weekend, for which I’m thankful. My family and many others are looking forward to veritable feasts to honor the fall harvest, for which I am also thankful. I also give thanks today for 10,000 Birds, our awesome writers, and our awesome readers… love you guys! And as I’m digging into my Thanksgiving lentil loaf (and perhaps some turkey too) and considering the many things and people to be grateful for, I’ll be giving a spec
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Andy Avram is a lifelong resident of northeastern Ohio, just east of Cleveland. From the time he can remember, every camping, hiking, or simple trip outside was focused on finding wildlife with herps, mammals, birds and native fish as his primary interests. This passion eventually lead into his chosen career field where for the past few years have been happily employed as a naturalist at a county park district.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Red Crossbills are the more difficult of the two North American crossbills to find. At least, that is what anecdotal evidence tells me and nothing is more accurate than anecdotal evidence, right? Right. But, as was predicted , this has been a monster year for winter finches and good old Loxia curvirostra is no exception. They irrupted early this year but few were found along the coast of New York until the last week and then this weekend it seems like the floodgates opened up with birds reporte
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 22, 2012
You don’t want to miss this tonight on National Geographic at 10 PM Eastern! Here’s a sneak peak at one of the marvelous birds that will be featured. You can also read a review on Round Robin.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Though 10,000 Birds readers across the world will likely be made sad by this Walter is taking a break from 10,000 Birds for awhile in order to recharge and come back with even better stuff. We’ll miss his wonderful images and eagerly await his return. Until then, why don’t you browse his archive here on 10,000 Birds or check out his blog ?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
You want to find a Cave Swallow in New York, huh? Fortunately for you, it’s easy. Just follow the steps below and you will be in Hirundinidae heaven in no time! Wait until the end of October or, even better, the middle of November. Wait for several days of winds from the southwest. Check the shores of Lake Ontario for swallows with pale foreheads and pale rumps OR Wait for a day with winds out of the northwest following those days with southwest winds.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
While New Zealand is famous for its endemic oddities, once upon a time New Zealand also had many birds from groups and families that are no longer found here. There were once two species of goose, a merganser, and a pair of raven species. More curious was the owlet-nightjar, an already obscure group to begin with, but made all the more astonishing by virtue of its flightless and ground living lifestyle.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2012
Even though this winter has been amazing for irrupting finches it is still not every day that a New Yorker gets to see White-winged Crossbills. And I had never, before a run out to Montauk on the far eastern end of Long Island, seen a juvenile crossbill. But this young female and an adult male were more than willing to hang out and try to get into some pine cones while we (being me, Isaac Grant, and Gene Herskovics) watched and digiscoped.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2012
Aguas Blancas is a small community inside the Machalilla National Park which is located in the central coast of Ecuador next to the ocean tourist attraction of Puero Lopez and Isla de la Plata. Aguas Blancas is 10 minutes north of Puerto Lopez just before the famous Playa de los Frailes and is on the right side of the road as you go north. This community depends on local tourism which helps them minimize their dependence on the natural resources of the Machalilla National Park.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
For most folks I know, the weekend we just enjoyed is the last normal one of the calendar year. From now until early January, your life may be frantic and festive, so I hope you relaxed this weekend! Despite getting out and about, I found the world around me to be abnormally bereft of birds. At least Blue Jays came by to brighten my day. Corey is abnormally pleased to say that Cave Swallow at Jones Beach State Park was his Best Bird of the Weekend, though a big bunch of Red Crossbills is a clo
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
Mia McPherson has a great rundown on what you can do as a photographer to protect your images. Hat-tip to Dawn Simmons Fine.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Well, that first edition of the new and improved I and the Bird went pretty well, didn’t it? Are we all ready for the next one? Good! Because this time, instead of focusing on a much beloved little feeder denizen, we’re going to go straight to the dark side. To that group of birds that has been unfairly vilified for both its reportedly insatiable appetite for gamefish, but also its dour appearance and dark countenance such that the great taxonomists of old stuck them with a name t
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
The Little Curlew Numenius minutus is a medium sized shorebird and the smallest curlew to visit Australia. It is usually present in the Broome area from mid-September, but this varies from year to year. They often appear at the ephemeral lakes and also on the school ovals-sports fields. You are more likely to see large flocks of them on open plains than single birds, but they are an unpredictable bird at best and extremely little is known about the population that visits Australia each year.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
This lovely tribute to a crow was written by Erin Baker, Animal Care Supervisor & Environmental Educator at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, NY (www.teatown.org) The photos show the lengths dedicated people will go to in order to keep non-releaseable birds happy and entertained. “Our charismatic imprinted crow Landon passed away two days ago, less than 24 hours after of showing her first outward signs of illness.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
It’s time for the Santa Paws Drive ! The mission of the Santa Paws Drive is to bring holiday cheer to shelter animals around the world. How do they do it? With your help of course! The Santa Paws Drive is an online toy drive dedicated to shelter pets to bring them a little joy and fun while they await their forever homes. This year’s goal is to raise $1,000 in cash donations for each shelter ($6,000 total) plus oodles of toys and treats!
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
I looked over at the calendar the other day and literally almost jumped halfway across the room. The end of 2012 – and the holidays – are coming fast. Y to the ikes. On the plus side, it’s almost time for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, and by all accounts, it’s shaping up to be a very finchy winter across much of North America. But on the other hand, there was so much more I wanted to do in 2012 … and wow, I really need to start buying gifts for my family and friends.
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