10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2011
Kenn Kaufmann, David Sibley, Pete Dunne, Corey Finger and – it seems the rest of the American birding world have it all wrong. I was living in the hope that Richard Crossley would set it right with his brilliant new book, but alas even he decided to not shake the boat or upset the powers that be. So, it has all been piled on my scrawny shoulders, something that old-world birders have known for ages.
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 26, 2011
If “every dog should have its day,” a whole week might make them feel even better. The Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists (aPaws) declared the week of April 1-7 International Pooper Scooper Week, utilizing this annual event to draw attention to the importance of cleaning up after canine friends. “Dog waste can contain a lot of diseases and bacteria that people don’t know, about,” Paul Chesler, the president of aPaws said in an article on hometownstation.com.
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Critter News
APRIL 24, 2011
This is an awful story of a tiger kept captive at a horrible truck stop in Louisiana. The Animal Legal Defense League is trying to save it. Please visit this link and respond.
Animal Ethics
APRIL 26, 2011
If I lunched on a pigeon, I should think myself immoral. If you do so, I must in honesty say I think you immoral. But I don’t think my cat immoral. I think him amoral. The whole dimension of morality doesn’t apply to him, or scarcely applies to him. ( Brigid Brophy , " The Darwinist's Dilemma ," Critical Society [winter 2009/10]: 15-22, at 18 [first published in 1979]) Note from KBJ: I commend this essay to your attention.
Speaker: Steve Romanco
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2011
When the word “phoebe&# comes up, most people automatically think of things like the outermost of Saturn’s known satellites, the Greek Titan-goddess of the moon, or the most fascinating and complex character from that happily departed sitcom, Friends. Anyone who has gone bird watching in North America, however, knows another kind of phoebe, a bold little genus that turns up with remarkable frequency from the arctic circle to the equator.
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 23, 2011
We hope that you are having a wonderful holiday weekend. This is one of our all time favorite bunny videos. The bunny has a serious case of zoomies! If you are thinking of adopting a bunny, please read this article about bunnies at Easter for great tips from Best Friends.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2011
In perhaps the ultimate expression of everything that is wrong with American culture, a 19-year-old man in a Humvee intentionally ran over ducklings in a McDonald’s parking lot in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dillon Pearce faces up to four years in prison after being charged with a felony. My money is on him getting off with community service. a.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 23, 2011
That is, if you celebrate Easter. Personally, I don’t believe in all of the religious stuff that goes with it but I sure do like chocolate bunnies and looking for Easter eggs, so, you know, I’ll hang out with the Easter Bunnadee , a distant relation of the Bunny Tanager. Thanks to Steph for making this image so perfect! Have a happy holiday everyone!
10,000 Birds
APRIL 27, 2011
According to Birds of North America Online , the Great-tailed Grackle’s ( Quiscalus mexicanus ) breeding range has been expanding northward for several years. I must say that I agree with their assessment because we have been seeing more of them in northern California every year. Some fellow Audubon members recently spotted several male and female Great-tailed Grackles on a trip to Clover Creek Preserve in Redding, California.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2011
In spring, crows and ravens get jealous of all the attention that wood-warblers receive from birders. Sometimes the jealousy overwhelms their big corvid brains and they come up with crazy schemes to win the attention that they believe they deserve. For example, Fish Crows will actually swoop in and eat warblers you are trying to watch. Don’t believe me?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2011
It is not uncommon to see Agile Wallabies Macropus agilis around the Broome area and everyone avoids driving on dusk or dawn as much as possible when they are most active. We often see their footprints on the beaches around Roebuck Bay and we have on occasion seen them close to the sea. The male Agile Wallaby weighs in at about 27 kg and the female at about 15 kg.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 23, 2011
Most birdwatchers that visit Ecuador for the first time concentrate in the north-east and west slopes near the capital Quito. The diversity in these slopes plus the high altitude land give a unique taste of the Tropical Andes hotspot which is considered the highest biodiversity place on earth. On a recent scouting trip to southern Ecuador I came across some amazing birdwatching areas and birds that are commonly visited by those looking for a more complete exploration of Ecuador.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 29, 2011
The national bird of Estonia is the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica. Of course, in Estonia the bird is not called Barn Swallow. In Estonian the term is Suitsupääsukese which, when translated by Google, comes out as Smoke Swallow.* According to a report by sixth-graders at the International School of Estonia Suitsupääsukese was chosen as the national bird “because of a campaign conducted by ornithologists at the beginning of the sixties.&# The campaign probably had to do with the fact th
10,000 Birds
APRIL 29, 2011
SeaWorld and similar attractions that serve up cetacean entertainment to the masses don’t do that much for me. However, many of the professionals who work at places like these exhibit enormous compassion for animals. Two recent non-marine examples both include Sandhill Cranes. First, an adult Sandhill Crane with a rubber gasket around his bill was brought to SeaWorld Orlando.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 27, 2011
Last week I introduced the Great Frigatebird , one of five species of man-o-war bird. I got rather carried away showing all the plumages you can see around a breeding colony, which means I had to split my post on the species into two. Here I’ll finish off what I started, looking at the lives of these amazing birds, using the pictures I took working on Tern Island in French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2011
This past weekend had the family and me visiting my folks for Easter in my hometown of Saugerties, New York, “Where,&# as the slogan says, “The Catskills Meet the Hudson.&# Because I am an absurdly early riser of late I had some time before breakfast on Sunday to get out for some birding. The only difficulty lay in deciding where, exactly, I would spend my precious hour-and-a-half of birding time that could allow me to grow my Ulster County list, even a small amount.* I eventually
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2011
I thought I’d take you along on an early spring quick birding trip in the high Arctic. Having already blown a deadline, and disappointed in the half baked post I had prepared, I decided to chuck it all and go look for some birds this evening. So after supper I threw on some outdoor clothes and fired up the snowmobile, telling Leah I’d be back shortly.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2011
Check out this (mislabeled) video of a hawk in Miller Park , home of the Milwaukee Brewers, much to the dismay of the resident pigeons. What do you think it is? It looks like a Cooper’s Hawk to me. a.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2011
I have yet to find a person, let alone a birder, who does not like nuthatches. They make funny sounds, they walk upside down, they allow close approach. White-breasted Nuthatches are common, confiding, cool. Often seen at feeders taking suet, peanuts, and sunflower seeds, Sitta carolinensis is a familiar bird to anyone who lives in their large range and who pays the slightest attention to the natural world.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2011
Settle down folks – the headline refers to the small, introduced population in Britain where the Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus , a native of South America, has the slimmest of toeholds. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will be removing the approximately 100 birds from the wild. a.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2011
Hope everyone of every faith and creed enjoyed a lovely Easter weekend. I myself only observe Hallmark holidays, which means the Easter Bunny paid a visit to my kids. After that, I took them on our traditional hike to spot signs of spring. Along with the early blooms of daffodils, crocuses, and snowdrops, we encountered lots and lots of mud! My best bird of the weekend was a Ruby-crowned Kinglet hanging around my yard, a sure sign that the birds of spring are on their way to these northern reach
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2011
“National Geographic has assumed management of day-to-day operations for Scienceblogs.com, expanding a relationship with Seed Media Group that started when National Geographic took on ad sales responsibility for Scienceblogs.com in 2009.&# That is the entire text of the statement National Geographic put out. What does this mean for Scienceblog bloggers?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 23, 2011
Here at 10,000 Birds we have already reviewed Watching Sparrows , Watching Warblers , and Watching Warblers West. Somehow, we never got around to reviewing Watching Waders , another in the series of excellent films by Michael Male and Judy Fieth. Watching Waders is chock full of great footage, as one learns to expect after having seen other films by this talented duo, and well worth watching.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 29, 2011
Migrating warblers typically pass through Cyprus from March until May every Spring – a fact that is sadly taken advantage of by illegal poachers. Their migration typically peaks about a week before the end of April however. Well, last weekend certainly held up to the rule, with April 22nd being a particularly good day. Sadly I didn’t make it out birding though, much to my loss.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 29, 2011
This week’s quiz is all about what we don’t know. Or that the internet will allow anyone to post anything no matter whether it is correct or not. While researching this quiz on the internet, I have seen many numbers claiming to be the correct number. These numbers include 234, 204, 172, 225, 212, and 221. The snarky part of me is tempted to have judgments about all these people who post invalid numbers.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 29, 2011
This time of year in the northern hemisphere folks everywhere are noticing the nests that birds build. Just in time for the end of nesting season will be Avian Architecture by Peter Goodfellow, which is being published by Princeton University Press in June. You can get a sneak peak at the Princeton University Press blog. a.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 29, 2011
A Pine Marten ( Martes martes ) is a northern European mustelid, like an arboreal weasel. A Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra ) is a big bruiser of a bird. When these two battle , don’t get between them! a.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2011
Bird watchers on my latitude and perhaps yours as well have reason to look forward to this coming weekend. I can’t promise an end to the wacky weather you’ve probably experienced, but can assure you that April is ending. Why does that matter? May offers, as you may know, some of the best migratory bird action of the year in temperate zones around the world.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 27, 2011
“City dwelling birds have larger brains relative to their body size, according to scientists.&# So says the lead in this BBC News article , which references a recent study done by researchers from the Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala, Sweden and the Donana Biological Station, Seville, Spain. And, no, urban birds’ brains aren’t growing.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2011
Friends and bird-bloggers, we’ve come to an inflection point in the history of the longest-running natural history blog carnival on the web. I and the Bird has had a good run, but enthusiasm seems to be at an all-time low. Like most blog carnivals, we’re getting fewer links and visits for most editions. Even more troubling, we have no scheduled hosts!
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