10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Manker’s thesis is that ornithology is an excellent gateway to students becoming science majors in college and, more broadly and longer-term, conservation-minded citizens. The gap is in high school, though there are a few teaching in high school, including Steve Maguire in Massachusetts. Examples here , here , and here.)

2018 264

2018 Agenda Science Eggs 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

Less and Gilroy sort through the exogenous (external) and endogenous (internal) factors thought to cause vagrancy and the scientific experiments that have sought to prove their significance with patience and plain language as well as charts and photographs. It’s not always easy reading.

Birds 262

Birds Compassion Eagles Science 262

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

What year was the Red-footed Falcon seen in Massachusetts? The Comments sections are analyses of the species’ vagrancy pattern, the answer to pull out when someone asks you, “But, why is there a Fieldfare in Massachusetts?” The mystery of their presence makes finding one, chasing one, viewing one a unique experience.

North America 258

North America America Birds United States 258