10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
This is the time of year that we rightfully contemplate the noble Turkey. The very first thing we notice about this large member of the Galliformes is that there is a wild version and a domestic version, and although the two are rather different, they are both given the same species name, Meleagris gallopavo. And it isn’t.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2014
The colorful Purple Swamphen ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) lives in wetlands from Portugal and Senegal all the way east to New Zealand and the Samoan Islands, and a feral population is now well established in Florida. Here’s a quick overview of the six potential “Purple Swamphen” species: European or Western Swamphen.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2011
However, the species sometimes referred to as the Barbary Duck appears very much out of place just about everywhere else. Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets. Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). 7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica).
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2023
At a recent Queens County Bird Club meeting, hawk expert Josh Haas illustrated his presentation on migrating hawk identification with videos of hawk species on a split screen, so we could see the differences between, let’s say, a flying Red-tailed Hawk and a flying Broad-winged Hawk. And video resources. I am a big silhouette fan.
10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2012
It seems that these people, who purport to claim to care so much about animals, are completely ignorant of the existence of any animal life beyond horses, cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys. What’s even more frustrating is when animal rights people learn of plans to cull nonnative species.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Thus 100 species were missed by the time he woke up and noticed that eBird had reset the counters at midnight(do you guys have nothing better to do?). Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
201 
Let's personalize your content