10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

It confirms many of the once-radical notions put forward or refined by Shannon Hackett and her colleagues in 2008, and several since, and it proposes solutions to some of the most deeply unresolved questions about how major bird groups are related to each other. ( “Metaves” was purported to contain the groups in Jarvis et al.’s

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Number 8 – Brown Pelican. During my favorite birding event of the year, the annual Big Sit at Fort Tilden in Queens in October , we had hit a lull and were desperately trying to scrape up a few more species when Matthieu spotted a pelican and all was right with the Big Sit once again. I loved that I was seeing them at all!

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2019 Barbados Uganda Costa Rica 141

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

We look at the Six Pelicans who rest at night and see Brown Pelicans because we already know what pelicans look like. ‘Six Pelicans Rest at night. Cornell Lab Publishing Group, Wundermill Books, March 2019. I do wonder, however, if Harper’s birds are too minimally visual for a toddler’s eyes.

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New York City Pelicans Birds New York 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Audubon Associate Naturalist, have led this tour many times, through tornados, droughts, questionable restaurants, and, sadly, the advent of fracking, and every one of my friends who has participated over the years has raved about the experience and the birds (in fact, one member of our group was on his third or fourth trip, I lost count).

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North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 144

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

As we wandered along the trail we soon encountered family groups of both White-winged Fairywrens and Variegated Fairywrens. Little Black Cormorants and Australian Pelican. Australian Pelicans soaring in the thermals. We knew we may get wet, but we also may experience different birds in a cooler environment. Orange Chat.

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Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 149

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Second, even if we do, we have discovered through bitter experience that jewelry can either be snatched or, like very small guns, used against us. asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. As for nice clothing … right! People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes?

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Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Vet Birds 229

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

After filling our water bottles at the clear mountain spring, the group splits and the majority continue on foot across the high pass to find many signs of bear presence in the area – scratching posts, scat (above), footprints; while the two of us continue by car along the very good final section of macadam prior to the village. Not at all.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 270

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The answers are: (1) the definition is what the authors have decided based on their experience and knowledge of taxonomy, and (2) the terms ‘oceanic birds’ and ‘seabirds’ are interchangeable (so, I will use both in this review). At this point, the organization gets a little confusing.

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Albatross North America Birds Groups 164

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. Local rarities include mouth-watering birds such as Dalmatian Pelican , Slavonian Grebe , Ruddy Turnstone , Asian Desert Warbler , Moustached Warbler and the Calandra Lark. “I would certainly recommend Serbia to visiting birders.

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Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

The Dry Tortugas National Park is located some 70 miles off of Key West in a small group of keys that makes up the farthest points included in the state of Florida, so it was no surprise that we had a four hour boat ride ahead of us before landing in the park. Banding is best done in teams split into three, potentially four groups.

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Birds Florida Groups Breeding 182

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2013

Speaking of hawks, two talented and extremely knowledgeable falconers, Marie Gaspari Crawford and Chloe Bowen, shared with us their birds and their experiences. It’s small enough to provide hands-on, interactive experiences with experts that may not be so easy to achieve at larger festivals with crowds of people.

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Nevada Birds Barn Owls Cows 178

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

This was our first close encounter with a Barking Owl and we were not able to get close enough to get decent photographs without disturbing it further, so we satisfied ourselves with the visual experience. We soon came across White-bellied Cuckoo-shrikes and they are not found in Broome, but we do have the Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes there.

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Birds Owls Pelicans Species 165

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Anhingas and darters , cormorants and shags , frigatebirds , gannets and boobies , pelicans , and the tropicbirds all share a characteristic found in no other living bird: Their feet are totipalmate. He could not say the same today.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

It does not include near-shore, coastal species, like Brown Pelican, Elegant Tern, and Harbor Seal. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction to the group and a table of contents of subgroups that includes brief but key descriptions. The number of gulls and terns covered is limited to “small, ocean-going” birds.

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Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

Few experiences birding get me more excited than adding a new bird to my Queens list. Brown Pelican - Though two have been reported to eBird since 2008 this bird is even more of a long shot than Black Vulture. The only seabird of the group and it figures it is one that I hadn’t predicted! What do you think?

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Connecticut 2011 2012 Jamaica 175

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement. No rails or gallinules.

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Ducks Groups Species North America 238

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Multitudes, hundreds of Brown Pelicans and Terns–Least, Common, Foster’s, Sandwich, Royal, and Caspian. ” Meanwhile, a birder from Ohio was leading a small group down a nearby trail, looking down–“Hooded! This was the High Island Experience, I was told. Chestnut-sided on the left! Another Hooded!

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 220

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama really serves a superior birding experience, just by nature of the amazing forest surrounding it. Brown Pelican. Make sure you can do the same. BIRDING NOTES. Summit Ponds.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

The cover designs, like the parent book, are cheerily colorful; the Eastern guide is green, featuring a photo of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, the Western guide is blue, featuring a White Pelican just landing onto the water. One very helpful feature are the “Identification Tips” offered for groups of birds. Both guides measure 5.5

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Birds North America Groups Falcons 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

They are often found roosting in small groups along the edges of lakes and riverine sandbars. It is quite a sight to experience hundreds of Abdim’s Stork dropping out of the skies from seemingly thin air, to gorge on burnt or fleeing insects and rodents. It is also related to Wood Stork of the Americas and Milky Stork of Asia.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 244