10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. Fish and Wildlife Service. The story of Duncraft is a good example. If you are one of those 58.2

America 242

America Industry Birds Squirrels 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Nate introduces the tools, skills, and knowledge base of birding with friendly encouragement, combining text with activities that range from field sketching to using eBird. Jake lives in southeast Florida and loves fishing and Blue Jays (the bird, not the team). He takes it to camp every day.”

Papua New Guinea 188

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 188

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The images and text provide a context for understanding a bird’s appearance and habitat; the beginning and intermediate birder can then observe the bird in the field, and build on this knowledge base. I find the Crossley Guides, Eastern Birds and Raptors (fall 2013), very useful when I’m looking for new or unfamiliar birds (Linnet!),

Ireland 174

Ireland 2013 Breeders Ducks 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

We learn that Common Terns nest “in large colonies on sandy or rocky islands” and feed “on small fish captured in plunge-dive”; Arctic Terns nest “in colonies on small islands, often mixed with Common Tern and that their habits are “similar to Common Tern.” Birds are arranged in taxonomic order, organized into sections based on families.

North America 251

North America Birds Species America 251