10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Ackerman surrounds each individual story with background facts and studies on other birds who mimic, play, parasitize nests, engage in complex cognitive routines, parent in unusual ways–presenting a complex mosaic of avian behaviors amongst bird families and the scientific histories of trying to understand them.

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Research Birds Science Costa Rica 213

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2014

From a birder’s perspective however, this is both a shame and a blessing, as I will show below based on my observations of the species on the island of Java in November. The prinias are a group of around 25 Old World warbler species found in Africa and Asia. The Brown Prinia is an Asian species with a very peculiar range.

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Burma Laos Birds Indonesia 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

The family Picathartidae consists of two very unusual birds; White-necked or Yellow-headed Picathartes , endemic to the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa; and Gray-necked or Red-headed , restricted to Lower Guinea forests of Central Africa. Gray-necked Picathartes foraging in leaf-litter on the forest floor in Korup National Park, Cameroon.

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Sierra Leone Ghana Cameroon Equatorial Guinea 262

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Early starts are the rule when monitoring endagered species in Mkuze Game Reserve, in South Africa, but there’s a particular urgency to this morning’s start. And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. Her concern was well founded.

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Wolves Lions Dogs Vet 188

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MAY 23, 2022

At this moment, Baihualing is the eBird hotspot in China which has by far the largest number of species – 486. With 398 species, Nanhui is trailing far behind despite being covered by a much larger number of checklists (2225 compared to 608). So, it is certainly justified to cover this spot in more than one post.

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Litter China Species Abandon 202

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MAY 31, 2023

Some entire family groups are unique to the region, this holds true for the genus Cinclocerthia – tremblers. Comprising two species, these mimids are as full of charisma as many of the more familiar mockingbirds, catbirds, and thrashers. Yet, both species are not known to coexist on the same island.

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Madagascar Litter Species Groups 130

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Paul’s family noticed that whenever he was about to have an attack, Tinker would get agitated. Caledonian crows live in small family groups and youngsters learn to fashion and use tools by watching adults.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

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JANUARY 3, 2017

I started the year in Florida, traveled to India with the ABA in February, combined family and birding in an August trip to California, and in-between saw very good birds in New York and New Jersey. Seeing this giant, awkward yet majestic bird walk through the densely littered landscape was a surreal experience. (4) 7) Piping Plover.

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2016 India Ducks Birds 108

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Where I live, there are two species of lemmings, the Brown Lemming ( Lemmus trimucronatus ) and the Collared Lemming ( Dicrostonyx groenlandicus ). Lemmings can have four or five litters a year of as many eight young. A friend of mine saw a family of eight Ermine while hiking this past summer. Did I mention they’re fast?

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Owls Fox Oklahoma Soreing 226

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MARCH 25, 2024

Interestingly, these juveniles look more similar to another species, the Pale-billed Parrotbill, than the adult babblers – and they sometimes are part of the same flock. If you want to see how this species builds its nest, see here.) These roads are much less of a hindrance for the Pin-striped Tit-babbler , a mid-story bird.

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Burma Birds Vietnam Laos 181

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JANUARY 8, 2018

Every single species, even the European Starlings above, count as one bird on the year’s checklist. Then, amazingly, it flopped down in the leaf litter right in front of me where it alternated sunbathing and flipping leaves. On January first my year list, just like every other birder’s year list, reverted to zero.

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Ducks Litter Feral 2017 101

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MARCH 10, 2013

We saw several of the kingfisher family whilst on our trip, including Azure Kingfisher, Red-backed Kingfisher and Sacred Kingfisher. The absolute highlight was when I heard leaf litter being thrown about. At the end of four weeks of camping and birding we had only had one day with no new bird species and we had 271 for Queensland.

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Birds Cattle Litter 2012 150

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks to social media we can easily keep in touch. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. We see several different types of species.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Family 176