10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2011
The Common Raven , sometimes called the Northern Raven , is an amazing bird. Largest of the passerines, or perching birds, it has long been noticed, loved, and reviled for its size, its smarts, its je ne sais quoi. The raven makes an appearance in essentially every mythology that sprung up in its range from Christianity to the tales of trickster gods common among indigenous Americans of the Pacific Norhwest.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 25, 2011
As you may know, cats are known to live very long lives….21 years or more! Wow! And while many owners may know the calendar age of their cat, many aren’t as in tune to how old their cat really feels. The new Science Diet CatAge Quiz gives people the opportunity to determine the true age of their pet and provides tips on ways to easily help them retain their youthful vigor.
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Critter News
AUGUST 25, 2011
What is the attraction of fur? I just don't get it. Wear your own damn skin! I'm disappointed in Janet Jackson and am totally taking her stuff off Rhapsody. No way will I add Jennifer Lopez either. Excerpted from Popcrush. Janet Jackson will reprise her role as the spokesmodel for Blackglama’s ‘What Becomes a Legend Most’ ad campaign. Jackson was named a ‘Legend’ in last year’s campaign, as well, so this is familiar territory for her.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2011
My friend Lorraine is awesome. Her nickname is Fabulous Lorraine. She’s not really a birder, but having been friends with me she knows that they are there, watches some ( Red-bellied Woodpeckers are her favorite) and will even drink shade-grown coffee because she knows it’s good for migratory birds. Photo courtesy Kimm Schroeder She also has some serious cats.
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4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 25, 2011
We are pleased to welcome Garth Stein for today’s guest post. Garth is the author of Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog. Enjoy! The Mysterious Case of Fighter the Fighting Fish. by Garth Stein. As a boy myself, and again as a father of three boys, I can tell you, I’ve had some pets in my life. Dogs aside, I’ve tended to plenty of small mammals and reptiles in my years, and have seen some pretty interesting things.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 25, 2011
Intentionally or not, the innovate scientists at William & Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology have been mapping out the impressive limits of Whimbrel ability. Long-time readers no doubt remember the adventures of Winnie the Whimbrel , who set a new distance record in the flight range of Whimbrels before she, in the tradition of other great aviatrixes, disappeared into legend.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2011
A panel of the Iowa legislature decided to ignore common sense, wildlife professionals, and Iowa’s own Natural Resources Commission and allow lead shot to be used for the new Mourning Dove hunting season. This decision is just plain dumb. Hat-tip to John. a.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2011
While eating the nests of swifts is nothing new, the large-scale production of these nests is. Already a $200 million a year industry largely concentrated in Malaysia and Thailand, the farming of swifts is now being ramped up in Vietnam. Because they will rebuild the nests made of their own saliva when they are taken, and because they are worth more alive and building nests than they are dead, the practice does not harm the swifts and gives a positive economic incentive to conserve them.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2011
Quiz 3. Good day to you, my fine fellow birders. How is your August progressing? As you read this, I am riding my trusty Grizzly Bear through the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, helping my colleague Seagull Steve find some new birds. Birding by bear is by far the best way to view the park, although it seems to terrify the hoofed animals. Various European tourists have taken to calling me “Beastmaster&#.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2011
“Of all the fire mountains which like beacons, once blazed along the Pacific coast, Mount Rainier is the noblest in form…Its massive white dome rises out of its forests, like a world by itself, to a height of fourteen thousand to fifteen thousand feet.&# -John Muir in Our national parks Looking southeast from the waterfront in Seattle, Mount Rainier stands alone, a snow-capped mountain so prominent, massive, and singular that it can scarcely be credited as real, but must be the resul
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 25, 2011
The Front Range of Colorado offers unique birding experiences from top to bottom. It is actually more strange than anything because each area is vastly different for multiple reasons and the sites I am thinking of are in relatively close proximity to each other. Fort Collins offers the most water in the northern tier of the state, but many of those dang lakes are private.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 25, 2011
As surely as day follows night which follows day, summer attains its height only to pass with cool breezes and migrating songbirds into autumn. The final weekend of August has arrived. From here, we glide into Labor Day and then xmas shopping! How are you celebrating the last weekend of August and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below… I had best get to birding, hopefully in a place beset by shorebirds.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2011
Or Why Eating Raw Seafood Is Dangerous Or Ouch! That Looks Like It Smarts! Or The Hunter Becomes The Hunted What am I talking about? A very unfortunate Semipalmated Sandpiper that chose the wrong mussel to make into a meal. It was at Jones Beach State Park a couple of weeks ago and all of the five birders who observed this poor bird’s plight felt nothing but pity.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2011
Birders in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada (and perhaps further afield?) should keep an eye out for Herring Gulls with pink alpha-numeric bands and wing tags and Great Black-backed Gulls with green alpha-numeric bands. The birds were all banded on Sable Island, Nova Scotia and more information on reporting them (and about the research project) can be found here. a.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2011
For many birders a highlight of birding the southeastern United States, maybe even the definitive birding experience of the region, is taking in the great numbers and diversity of long-legged wading birds. The epicenter of large, charismatic, and often photogenic, fish-eating birds is in Florida, at places like Everglades National Park and Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, the only site in the park system that could convincingly be named for an exotic dancer.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 21, 2011
Truly, there are few more constructive ways to spend your Monday morning than firing up the computer, leaning back with a hot, hopefully caffeinated beverage, and watching the weekend birding reports roll in. Gloating about your own best bird of the weekend obviously adds to the fun, especially if you managed to cast eyes on a crippler or can share a gob-smacking photo.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2011
The first recorded Common Ringed Plover in California is being seen by so many birders that it has broken into the mainstream media. The article says that this sighting, in Davis, California, is only the fourth record in the lower 48 states, which seems low to me. There is more about the bird on PEEPS. a.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2011
I am just glad I haven’t seen a bear with Desi in tow yet. Because I might be named Best Father in the World in such a situation. What am I talking about? Oh, just click the link already. a.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 26, 2011
Pedigree is resurrecting is insanely successful Write a Post, Help a Dog program. If you are a blogger, please join in and help shelter animals! In 2010, 391 bloggers wrote about the program and with each post, Pedigree donated 20 pounds of its Healthy Longevity dog food to shelter animals. In all, 7,820 pounds of food was donated to two shelters renowned for their care of senior dogs: Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco and Castaway Critters in Harrisburg, Pa.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 22, 2011
Not all retirement communities are created equal. And while many are similar, there are always certain things that set the best ones apart from the rest. One of these things is how the retirement community regards its residents owning pets. If you’re a pet owner, you know from experience how tricky it can be finding places to live (other than buying a house) where you’re allowed to own pets.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2011
A Black-tailed Deer ! How excited we were to see what was for us a new species as we drove up into Olympic National Park on the road to Hurricane Ridge. The deer walked down the road, seemingly unconcerned with being so close to an open car window that revealed an excitedly babbling family and a clicking camera. Little did we know how representative of the park’s deer this one would be.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2011
Julie Zickefoose has a great post about the atrocity happening right now in Indiana. Get over to her blog and TAKE ACTION! a.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2011
The warm and wonderful Shelley Black at Zingsphere interviewed me as part of her Encounters with Bloggers series. If you’re not already familiar with my usual drivel, find out what I had to say about spark birds, pet birds, human malfeasance, and evil ution. And once you’re there, be sure to check out some of the other fascinating blogger interviews. a.
Critter News
AUGUST 24, 2011
Someone posted a question about why humans have human rights and whether they should considering that others do not. I responded. I'm reposting what I wrote as I rarely do any original writing for this blog anymore. It's not profound, but an opinion. Please note the vast generalizations here, but, in the areas of religion, at least orthodox religion and there are varying levels of how fundamental you want to go, there is only one species with a soul and that is the human.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 24, 2011
Julie Zickefoose makes a compelling case to get your binocular-toting self to the Midwest Birding Symposium in Lakeside, Ohio. As if you needed another reason once you heard I was going to be attending. a.
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 26, 2011
If this doesn’t satisfy your “cute tooth&# I don’t know what will! I would love a cute little pygmy pony in our yard! These adorably sweet and fuzzy ponies will do just about anything to get food in their mouths. Running through barbed wire or risking a zap from an electric fence? Doesn’t faze them. The Cute Show meets Olivia, daughter of Toy House Mousey Prince John of Lancaster pony, and watches her and her friends as they lounge around or partake in exercise routines, in whi
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 25, 2011
You should go look at them right now. a.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 21, 2011
Dave Magpiong is a birder, father, Special Education teacher, and founder of the Fledging Birders Institute , “a non-profit environmental education organization with the dual mission of enhancing the healthy development of our youth with the profound benefits of birdwatching AND promoting public awareness of avian diversity and factors which threaten it thereby fostering a societal bird conservation ethic.&# He also is organizing the Focus on Diversity: Changing the Face of American Birdi
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2011
This comes from BirdLife Cyprus’ research officer Mike Miltiadou, and shared by Melpo Apostolidou: Waterbirds that bred on the island this year. Kentish Plover / Credit: Jane Stylianou It’s just the thing that I thought birders from outside of Cyprus would want to hear that I had to share it in full: BirdLife Cyprus conducts yearly waterbird breeding counts.
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