10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. It’s only 15 minutes north of High Island, though in neighboring Chambers County (High Island is part of Galveston County, good to know if you’re going to be researching eBird checklists). Wood Thrush!

Houston 225

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 225

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

Owls 224

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 224

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

The proprietor of our ecolodge guides my small group of birders up a steep slope where we see, just at the point where a scope view deteriorates into pixels, a huge bird—a Chaco Eagle, also known as a Crowned Eagle—on a huge nest. And, how they betrayed that trust, stealing eggs for years and, possibly even worse, falsifying research data.

Falcons 224

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 224

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

The species must be restricted to an internationally recognized country, island or island group. Let’s explore some of these far-off places and the birds that find shelter here. The bizarre Tristan Thrush, or Starchy as it is called locally, has adapted to predating on the avian life of the island group.

Birds 215

Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 215

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Those conditions shape entire ecological communities, which we birders tend to think of broadly as “habitat,” including the plants that birds need for shelter, nesting substrates, and food, and the other species that interact with birds in their environments, from predators to competitors to food sources like insects or fish.

Species 178

Species Science Los Angeles Birds 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2011

Females seem to be the only sex to sit on the eggs according to literature, but no research appears to have been done on the night time routine. They both take responsibility protecting their young and remain in a family group for a period of time.

Eggs 165

Eggs Family Breeding Protection 165

Animal Person

JULY 20, 2009

Every day myself and other 'friends' went out of our way to terrify the poor helpless dog that used to live in this filthy run down shed for shelter. ARAN works with volunteers, activists, members of the public and other animal protection groups. He would not return for many hours. "The Please be sure to check out ARAN.ie

Greyhounds 100

Greyhounds Animal Rights Rights Ireland 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

These were not birds that could live in small groups; it is postulated that their numbers quickly declined once hunting reduced the size of the flocks below a critical mass. Women gathered their long skirts and hurried for the shelter of stores. Yet, think a bit about what our world would be like if the Passenger Pigeon still existed.

Mauritius 102

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102