10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds). “Get a field guide!”

Birds 115

Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

Owls 217

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 217

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Latin species name vermiculatus (worm-like) refers to the markings on the upperparts. Among the findings: “Canary traders, mostly with primary education level (63.25%) and Muslim (97.5%), were on average 44 years old and an average experience of 27 years. They exercised this activity in part-time (96.5%).

Zimbabwe 147

Zimbabwe Birds South Africa Benin 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works). million people in the U.S. in 2011*) came about.

America 234

America Industry Squirrels Birds 234

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

Cocker put out a call for people’s personal experiences with birds and people responded, over 600 people, most of who are credited in the Acknowledgements section. I found this use of ‘regular people’s’ stories initially disjointing; it threw my librarian concept of a reference book out of whack.

Birds 218

Birds Egypt Family Eagles 218

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2019

But in the mid-eighteenth century, the science of horticultural hybridization produced successful crosses of Vitis vinifera with native American grapes, resulting in hardier cultivars resistant to New World diseases but with more desirable qualities for winemaking.

Ohio 134

Ohio Philadelphia Fox Blackbirds 134

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2012

He writes about how experienced birders think, and how they draw on the sciences of weather, geography, and ecology to analyze where the birds will be. The book is full of references to recommended books , articles, and web sites. Lovitch takes the practice of birding ten steps beyond. On the other hand, this is complicated stuff!

New Jersey 240

New Jersey Science United States Birds 240

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

Each chapter concludes with References, a bibliographic listing of the books, articles, and web pages cited in the text. To an intermediate-level birder like me, the material in Better Birding –highly focused, detailed, based on the latest research and years of field experience– is daunting, but also fascinating.

Birds 190

Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper? Maybe on paper.

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birding can be enjoyed at various levels of intensity, from casual birdwatching in one’s backyard to more dedicated pursuits that involve keeping birding lists, participating in birding competitions, or contributing to citizen science projects. Encountering a spark bird is a transformative experience for many birders.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2023

Sounds a bit like some weird Nazi eugenics experiment to me, but I guess it is just science. Biologists – or as Ze Frank would say, the Science Hippies – call this ecological segregation (e.g., Does anyone know? Even more boring appearance even by the low accepted standards of bush warblers?

Birds 172

Birds Science Humane Species 172

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Kooyman was there to work at McMurdo Station (a large American research station that we hear about throughout the book) as technical assistant on a science mission involving fish. They are excellent science writers, patiently explaining the physiological processes involved in deep diving in penguins, seals, and human.

Penguins 160

Penguins Seals Leopards Research 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. Most importantly, this section provides an entry point to the major Portfolio of Birds section; each fact is followed by a page reference.

2020 264

2020 Birds Groups North America 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I imagine the female bosses the male around, but maybe I am anthropomorphizing there based on my experience in recently working on an apartment with my wife. The Latin name swinhoii is a reference to Robert Swinhoe, a British naturalist and diplomat with the usual shortish but colorful life of many of the colonial managers.

China 147

China Birds Breeders Species 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So, you’re not always sure if the text is referring to the turtle in the image. Lovich and Whit Gibbons bring decades of research and experience to this book. Dr. Lovich is a government scientist, Research Ecologist and Co-Deputy Chief, Terrestrial Ecosystems Drylands Branch, Southwest Biological Science Center, U.S.

Turtles 203

Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 203

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2023

Fortunately, in science, there is often a way to turn a defeat into a victory – in this case via the author just coming up with a new hypothesis, “if black eagles use the frequency or intensity of mobbing as a clue to locate nests, a lack of seasonal difference in mobbing behavior by drongos may be an evolutionary adaptive strategy.”

China 186

China 2017 Birds Indonesia 186

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And the end, there is typically a list of references, a helpful resource for further research. This paper, which was cited in the paper we just discussed, conducted the relevant experiments: Addison, Jason A., Data is needed to make estimates for the optimal size of the translocated group. and Antony W. ” The Auk 128.2

Transported 113

Transported 2011 Research 2012 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

” It is vague and refers to many different things. So sorry, but this is a necessary part of our thought experiment!) Let’s do another thought experiment. It is a very nice bit of science. Then, I walk over to you and slap you across the face. (So Which of those events actually hurt you? Answer: The slap.)

Mammals 238

Mammals Birds Fish Cooking 238

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2023

Those readers with slightly morbid interests might want to seek out a paper in the Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences describing the case of heavy mixed infection of Golden Pheasants by Heterakis isolonche and H. gallinarum ( source ). ” Sounds more sophisticated, right?

Pandas 130

Pandas Research Phoenix Science 130

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

The Introduction’s sections on “Migration and Vagrancy in Birds” and “Where do North American Vagrants Come From” are the heart of the book, representing the authors’ thoughts on vagrancy patterns, based on years of experience, past ornithological research, and their own data analyses. by Steve N.

North America 256

North America America Birds United States 256

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

This is not your ordinary reference book, though it was cited as one of the best reference sources of 2014 by Library Journal. Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins.

Penguins 203

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 203