10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

Birds were selected based on (1) information available; (2) information available elsewhere (thus an emphasis on altricial species and limited waterfowl coverage, since they can be found elsewhere); (3) species most commonly encountered. The scarcity of information on the young of some avian species is astounding.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 270

Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Family Collecting 270

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Third, observing and photographing breeding birds and their young have become acts of ethical confusion as birders, photographers, and organizational representatives debate the impact of our human presence on the nesting process. And of eggs and nests and birds on nests. Yellow Warbler fledgling. But special. Peregrine Falcon nests.

Eggs 263

Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

In some cases, for example Jabiru, the information is tucked away at the end and can’t even be discerned from the range map. Yes, it’s nice to have information on 817 birds, and it’s wonderful to have full descriptions and photographs of birds commonly seen in Central and South America. SPECIES ACCOUNTS.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Ballantine and Hyman explore how birds communicate and summarize studies on how that communication functions in diverse bird families all over the world. It would love to read more about the ethical considerations that go into using playback for research purposes and how federal rules against playback affect research design.

North America 279

North America Research Birds Groups 279

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2022

I guess I would therefore usually not include them in this post were it not for the information below. According to an article in the Guardian , “nearly a quarter of black swan families are parented by homosexual couples, the males sometimes mating with a female simply to have a chick. I thought I needed to mention this.

Birds 221

Birds China Pythons Breeding 221

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The authors emphasize in the Introduction the great degree to which the text and illustrations are based on current scientific information. Within each group, birds in the same family are grouped together and birds in the same genus “usually occur consecutively.” 210-531), indicated by brown page tabs.

Australia 109

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 109

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

32, 1887) and Egg collection (no. But, the limited space also means that information is sometimes compressed and limited. It omits Audubon’s uneven business history, his bankruptcy, and the fact that Lucy, his wife, eventually had to support the family through teaching. There are many unexpected goodies here.

Mauritius 173

Mauritius Collecting Egypt Cyprus 173