10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Seaside Sparrows were singing on both sides and occasionally popped up to give us a view before diving deep back into the Spartina grass, hopefully getting ready to nest. Seaside Sparrow. At the end of the road, we found two Nelson’s Sparrows who quickly flew out to a tiny bit of land in the channel. Eastern Meadowlark.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. According to the latest research data, the total Brown Bear population in Greece is 475 to 500 and here in the Pindos range there are 350 to 400 animals (Pilidis, 2015, in pub.). Serin – Serinus serinus.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 267

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2020

Over and again, Kroodsma admits to things to which neither he, nor any other researchers, yet have answers – including areas where diligent amateurs can, he says, make discoveries. And that’s part of the point of the book, and its charm – how much there is still to be discovered in the realm of birdsong.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

Some researchers did an experiment that among humans is only done rarely and only via mistakes made in maternity hospitals. Similar to the rare human experiment, the results were generally acceptable, though of course that does not account for any potential psychological damage caused by the switch in parents.

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Birds Eggs Breeders Breeding 130

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

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. Sullivan are birders as well as writers, researchers, and organizational administrators, and this makes a big difference.

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Birds Groups 2015 North America 189

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Here are some of the best experiences of my excellent trip. My goal was Lucifer Hummingbird , but I didn’t do enough research to know that the best time to see the hummingbird is in the early evening. Now, years later, it was time to return. I had two days in the Ramsey Canyon area, and I focused on life birds.

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Arizona Lovebirds Phoenix New Jersey 102

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2013

The recent American Ornithological Union (AOU) decisions to split Sage Sparrow (RIP) into Sagebrush Sparrow and Bell’s Sparrow has the Birdosphere buzzing on everything from field marks, vocalizations, status and distribution to historical records and hypothetical patterns of vagrancy.

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San Francisco Fox Sparrows California 173

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

One of the many research stations owned by Zamorano lies high in the mountains on the way to Tegucigalpa. Reserva Biológica Uyuca , which hosts a wide array of scientific research, is frankly phenomenal for Pacific Slope highland specialties. Considering what we saw in three hours on site, I’d love to stay there three weeks!

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Honduras Birds Kentucky Research 133

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is home to four diverse forest ecosystems (deciduous, mixed, boreal, and lowlands), experiences seasonal weather systems ranging from cold dry Arctic winters to humid, thunder-storm filled summers, and, according to the latest official checklist, hosts four professional sports teams with bird names.* state and Canadian provinces.

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North America Birds Owls Canada 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2015

Bird species that require further research. Although more detailed playback experiments are required, a few preliminary ones I carried out showed support for the idea that there are two species of Buff-throated Foliage-gleaners in town. Orange-billed Sparrow song from the Caribbean slope. Pacific slope Streak-chested Antpitta.

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Costa Rica Species South America America 206

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

But Northern Cardinal, Catbird, and White-throated Sparrow do not appear until the 270s, during a visit to Central Park while on business trip to New York City. Given my west coast experience, I have made dedicated birding trips to several of the more predictable birding hotspots. 10, Mountain Quail at No. 11, Wandering Tattler at No.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State. Images courtesy of Pennsylvania State University Press.

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 222

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I realized a curious thing while researching some of the creatures in this guide–some of the common names given for the flying fish appear to have originated with co-author Steve N.G. and Texas “specialties,” there are also lovely photographs of common Texas birds, like Ross’ Goose and LeConte’s Sparrow.

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Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 160

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

GISS—general impression, size, shape—is intuitive, the result of an unconscious cognitive process derived from experience in the field. This may make taxonomic fanatics faint, but it is useful for learning how to differentiate amongst birds that look alike but really aren’t, like sparrows and longspurs, hummingbirds and swifts.

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Birds New Jersey Science Groups 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Chestnut-fronted Macaws Ara severa.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

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MARCH 2, 2015

Conversely, parts of the world that have traditionally been quite dry may experience more rainfall. As deserts expand, birds suited to arid climates may be just fine.

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North America Birds San Francisco Suffering 210

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Harris’s Sparrows denote dominance by the amount of black on the head, the adult male birds with the most black ranking highest. There’s more, so much more, in this highly informative, detail-packed, research-based description of bird behavior. Author Roger F.

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Research Birds Hoarding Sweden 166

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Clearly, author Phyllis Limbacher Tildes, the author of 24, soon to be 25, children’s books, is also a birder (and a little research brings up a presentation she gave at Ogeechee Audubon, Georgia with the biographical information and she and her family “love watching birds and wildlife seen near their lagoon on Skidaway Island.”

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New York City Pelicans Birds New York 144

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MARCH 22, 2011

Universities like Harvard, Columbia and Cornell regularly use the research facility. The Punta Cana Ecological Foundation has been specifically set up to ensure that the business is run on ecological and sustainable principles. Additionally the foundation provides a facility for important biological field work.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 181

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. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. As Sibley tells us in the Preface, he originally intended to write a children’s book.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. Small to medium-sized birds, they are characterized by their typically upright posture, large eyes and fairly long legs. Scary to be a worm or crustacean in Ploverland -- nowhere to run and nowhere to hide!

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

In addition to providing a pathway for identification, the “Identification Tips” occasionally talk about bird behavior, a feature not usually included in the individual species descriptions: Spizella sparrows tend to fly high when flushed, Robins eat berries in winter.

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Birds North America Groups Falcons 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Prepping For Spring Spring in East Harbour Regional Park.Or 3 Responses to “Spring is for Wheatears&# Duncan Mar 18th, 2011 at 3:36 pm I got to experience a wheatear-palooza on my one day birding around Dubai last year. Get yours today!

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Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Your author watching a Hawfinch instead of the castle Now it was time to research the trip. Soon after I was able to tick the ubiquitous House Sparrow in its native haunts where I was allowed to enjoy it. Once on our own, Jess and I decided to try a fun experiment. First hand birder knowledge of Germany, and in English!

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Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 137

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

And yes, sparrows in areas with polluted air are less healthy. Finally, another Oriental Scops Owl made a late experience – too late to be featured in my blog post on that species, but I do not need a reason to show a few more photos of this bird. Thank god that this does not apply to humans. Not this one though.

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Birds China Eggs Owls 192

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

They really appeared to enjoy this, because as soon as they swam back to the rocks they would line up again to repeat the experience. As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 199

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The experience was marvelous — but it also weighed heavily on me. The list of most-threatened birds continues; all of these birds could lose more than 99 percent of their current range in at least one season by 2080: Baird’s Sparrow. That’s one of my photos above. Black Rosy-Finch. Brown-headed Nuthatch.

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Species Science Los Angeles 2000 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2012

In fact, experience proved that the process is actually way more cumbersome and time-consuming than it should be. A contemptuous lack of suggested locations to match the ones submitted forced me to research literally hundreds of locations in the U.S Importing locations is even more ridiculous.

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Arizona Belize Adoptable ALA 174

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. Make sure you can do the same.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Take a look at this little Blue Tit and admit that you have never seen a more pathetic picture of a bird that combines the colours blue, yellow, green, white, and black in the most marvellous way you have ever seen: Recent research has shown that Leonardo da Vinci showed a Blue Tit to his model while he painted the smile on “Mona Lisa&#.

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2011 Birds Deer Europe 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

Do your research. I read that the Peak was a great place for thrushes in winter; experience proved the veracity of that observation, but you’ll need to examine the underbrush closely. 133 Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Plus, taxis are cheaper than you’d expect. So don’t be afraid! As ever, the internet is your friend!

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2014 Eagles Asia Groups 209

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Harrison writes in the introductory section “How To Use This Book”: “The basis of distinguishing confusion species is personal field experience gained over the past 60 or more years of sailing the world’s oceans during which all but one of the more than 430 species contained in this volume have been observed.”

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Albatross Penguins Groups Family 278

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

Do you really need to have Kai’s birding experience further detailed not just by month but a level below? In an experiment conducted by renowned ornithologists, they sent out applications for a position as a bird model. What could be plainer than the Eurasian Tree Sparrow ? Yes, you do, trust me.

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