10,000 Birds
JULY 31, 2020
Starlings, they’ll dutifully explain, are ruthless invasives that have been responsible for the serious declines of several beloved native species, like the Red-headed Woodpecker ( Melanerpes erythrocephalus ) and the Eastern Bluebird ( Sialia sialis ). A starling with nesting material at Normanskill Farm in Albany, New York, in May.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
’ The Beautiful Sibia is beautiful even in Mandarin Chinese (Li se qi mei, “Beautiful babbler”) … … and of course in science (scientific name pulchella , “little beautiful”). This Great Spotted Woodpecker isn’t even trying to hide its spots. A bad one, admittedly. But why should it.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2012
This title basically means I get paid to watch birds (like the above Indigo Bunting I digiscoped with my iPhone and Swarovsksi Scope) before wind farms, solar panels and pipelines go under construction (or sometimes I get to id bird parts found post construction). Think about all the opportunities one can have for volunteering and birds.
10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2012
Though it was well-known to the Native American populations that shared its space, the black-footed ferret was overlooked by Lewis and Clark and all subsequent Euro-American expeditions, remaining officially unknown to science until John James Audubon, his sons, and the Rev. Second chances like this are the stuff of legend.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2019
African Gray Woodpecker – Chloropicus goertae. Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Dryobates fumigatus. Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus. Golden-crowned Woodpecker – Chloropicus xantholophus. Brown-eared Woodpecker – Campethera caroli. McArthur Swamp / Rat Farm. 26 Nov 2019.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2018
He enjoys combining his passion for birds with computer science background to model nocturnal bird migration. In my case, I had one easy and three more difficult ( Syrian Woodpecker , Imperial Eagle , Great Bustard and Saker Falcon ). Here is how he prepared for his tour of Serbia: Guest-author : Raphael Nussbaumer.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 13, 2012
NARITA, JAPAN, DECEMBER 2012 – The art and science of layover birding deserves more rigorous study and perhaps a federal grant. More white-eyes and Great T**s were joined by Varied T**s , Hawfinches , Japanese Pygmy Woodpeckers , Pale Thrushes , and Firecrests. Also worth your time is the ramen at Ramen Bayashi!
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