10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. Buckley, Walter Sedwitz, William J. Norse, and John Kieran. “Wait! ” you’re probably saying.

New York City 146

New York City New York Birds Breeding 146

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 1, 2010

New York City; Nashville, Tenn.; Exercise is a vital component of a healthy lifestyle, and research suggests that owning a pet helps increase levels of physical activity. . Mars Petcare and Human-Animal Interaction. For it’s first year the program will premiere in YMCA locations in Washington, D.C.;

Pets 100

Pets New York City Portland Chicago 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

Fitting, since New York City and London were the centers of the millinery trade. Both were led by strong, intelligent women who needed to develop new ways of making their points with the public and the government; both movements were lynchpins in developing today’s values of human rights and environmental conservation.

Industry 118

Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 118

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

We see a Puerto Rican Parrot flying over the heads of two humans (the authors, it turns out), their yellow and white shirts shining like beacons in a landscape of forest and olive and emerald greens and cobalt blues. Eggbert side notes that the most famous bird in New York City is not a falcon, it is a Red-tailed Hawk named Pale Male.

Puerto Rico 227

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 227

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

In 2009, I traveled from New York City to the tropical rainforest of Ecuador. The chapters on “Human Ecology in the Tropics” and “The Future of the Neotropics” succinctly describe the amount of damage humans have wrought on the rainforests and outline the complexities of current conservation initiatives.

South America 143

South America Ecuador Reptiles America 143

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

Owls 200

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

“Spooked” is a bit of a strong word as I was very likely the first human this bird had ever seen and it stuck around for quite a while merely five metres away from me. At least in the northeastern United States, their rate of so doing is high, according to research I summarized here. Sounds good to me!

2015 180

2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 180