Family Jordan Sparrows Species 
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2013
That family name Troglodytidae has now come to mean a barbarian, but way back when it just meant “cave-dweller” This is another reference to their more or less reclusive nature and tendency for the birds to forage in dark places and crevices. But for those of us in the Americas, the cup runs over with species of Troglodytes.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2012
The first, the much caricatured hard-nosed lister who stops at nothing to get just one more bird, and the second, the deep-patch birder who just wants to hang around the common species. Take, for instance, the Lesser Black-backed Gull I happened upon on the recent Jordan Lake Christmas Bird Count. 500 miles inland? County tick!
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2012
And it’s no wonder, considering how millions of years of evolution have bred species with the capacity to command a room well before they enter it, if you know what I mean! Grosbeaks may be named for the might of their mandibles, but no finch or sparrow can compare to the glory of a hornbill. inches long.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
In southern Africa, there are two species. … Tags: south-africa , Spotted Dikkop , stone curlews , thick-knees • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! I too am fascinated by the name of this species. Larry Jordan Mar 21st, 2011 at 12:31 am Awesome photos Redgannet!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
I briefly entertained the idea that I had found a rare species never before seen in New York but quickly came to my senses and realized that I was dealing with a leucistic individual. Central Park White-Throated Sparrow Slaty-backed Gull (?) She was essentially cream-colored, much lighter than the typical female Ruddy Duck.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Birders know that the light’s not always perfect or even particularly good when you’re trying to tell one species from another. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. It may be as simple as trying to hit the big white one. The big white one. It flies on.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Mostly the ducks were Red-breasted Merganser and Greater Scaup , the two most prevalent species on the pond, but there were a few other birds mixed in as well. … Tags: ducks , features , jamaica bay , migration , queens • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! What a spectacle indeed.
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