10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2011

This weekend was meant to draw kids into the Hamburg, PA Cabela’s to experience birds in a up-close and personal kind of way. Adrian Binns ( Nikon Birding ProStaff and Wildside Nature Tours ) brought up two vans of children from the Philadelphia area for a chance to experience all of the activities and be filmed on camera.

Hamburgers 177

Hamburgers Tail Banding United States Philadelphia 177

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

.” There are the classic field marks, size of head and shape of tail, but, we are told, never rely on just one or two features! In addition to differences in tail bands, streaking on juveniles, and flight style, the authors offer behavioral clues which I find fascinating and much easier to remember than width and color of tail bands.

North America 222

North America Bald Eagle Eagles Birds 222

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2012

This may be the most awesome pelagic you’ll ever experience… For me it was the publication in 1984 of Peter Harrison’s ground-breaking identification guide to ‘ Seabirds ’ that opened up the off-shore world of pelagic birding right on Cape Town’s door step.

Albatross 181

Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whales 181

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

He describes his experience in his introduction to Birds & Words : I took my first good look at birds as subject matter. I didn’t see scapulars, auriculars, primaries, tail coverts, tarsi—none of that. He started experimenting with silk screening to produce most of his designs, including the images in Birds & Art.

Betty Crocker 170

Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2014

Wright and Small offer additional material, illustrating anatomical parts, like wing stripe, tail band, and rump, that are used in the species accounts. Most field guides show photos or diagrams of birds with arrows pointing to the eye line, primaries, secondaries, etc.

New Jersey 242

New Jersey Birds 2014 Species 242