10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Endangered. Extinction. Conservation. These are the words that define so much of our conversations about the natural world today. ” And within these chapters are three marvelous stories told by Sophie A.

California Condor 165

California Condor Falcons California Birds 165

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

A little bit of research when I got home unraveled the ways of publishers here and in Great Britain. The accounts aim for specificity and authority; dates and locations of rarity sightings are given, and research articles on nesting and behavior are cited. How could I, the librarian, end up with an outdated field guide?

Trinidad 186

Trinidad Birds South America Research 186

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

The Desolation Islands are more than 2,000 miles from the nearest permanent human habitation (besides research stations) and can only be reached by a long ship journey. Its numbers are declining rapidly due to feral cats and this duck is currently listed as vulnerable. Eaton’s Pintail by N.

Birds 195

Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 195