10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? The Black Heron – besides looking rather cool, though not really very black – also has an interesting fishing technique. In a 1946 paper , it is called “under-wing fishing”, while nowadays the term “canopy fishing” seems to be preferred.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

A recent study of a multiyear, peer-reviewed research project, conducted in Texas, indicate dove hunters using shotshells loaded with lead pellets enjoy no advantage in effectiveness over those using shotshells firing non-toxic steel pellets of similar or slightly larger size. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Droege, S.

Hunters 173

Hunters Hunting North America Game 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. of deaths in the same study were from gunshot wounds (Kerlinger and Lein 1988). of Snowy Owl deaths (Kerlinger and Lein 1988).

Ethics 136

Ethics Owls New York North America 136

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

For decades researchers have made annual trips out to the Tortugas to catch Sooty Terns, attach tiny silver bands to their legs with unique identification numbers, and then set them free again. When I say “cut,” I mean paper-cut sized wounds here. Now, I don’t want anyone in the blogging audience to be alarmed.

Birds 174

Birds Florida Groups Breeding 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

From the time he can remember, every camping, hiking, or simple trip outside was focused on finding wildlife with herps, mammals, birds and native fish as his primary interests. Your author watching a Hawfinch instead of the castle Now it was time to research the trip. First hand birder knowledge of Germany, and in English!

Salamander 137

Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 137

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Crested Serpent-eagle is not a vulture, but that does not keep me from mentioning a recent Economist article here, “The sudden demise of Indian vultures killed thousands of people” And while this article is behind a paywall, the original research paper is not. It deserves a lot better than being caught and locked in a cage.

Los Angeles 176

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 176