10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Signaling theory examines communication between individuals and groups, within and across species, focusing on whether signals–communications containing complex information–are honest or deceptive and how the exchange of these signals impacts the individuals involved and the larger group or groups to which they belong.

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North America Research Birds Groups 278

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

It could easily be mistaken for a book about aviation or space navigation or even a flight simulator game if you don’t read the long, adjective-filled subtitle: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration. The photographs, many by the author, are credited at the end of the book.

Science 188

Science Illinois Investigation Research 188

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2015

A new paper out this month attempts to paint the most comprehensive picture yet of the origins and diversification of the American sparrows, wood-warblers, blackbirds, cardinals, tanagers, and their kin, an enormous group of birds more than 800 species strong. A female Western Spindalis ( Spindalis zena ) on Grand Cayman © David J.

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Sparrows North America South America Blackbirds 253

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It is the only federal research group dedicated to studies needed to manage the National Wilderness Preservation System. There is also a research institute dedicated to wilderness: the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute is an interagency facility located at the University of Montana.

Puerto Rico 254

Puerto Rico Alaska Protection Research 254

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2024

a handful of times, only to realize how important it is to have a resource that will help birders differentiate amongst these very similar looking birds. That would be a mistake, these are totally different flycatcher groups with almost totally different features to learn. Introductory Material Sixteen species, 190 pages.

Los Angeles 178

Los Angeles North America Species America 178

Critter News

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Environmental groups have called on Obama to get rid of the USDA's Dept. of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). Ranchers oppose the move. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and killed his dog.

Killing 100

Killing Wildlife Groups Endangered Species 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

The summary of shared family characteristics is an important element of the Accounts, meant to help the user narrow down the baby bird identification to family group. The Species Accounts themselves vary in length and detail, depending on information available and necessary for identification.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 257

Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Family Collecting 257

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2018

Then, once the resource was depleted, the plan was to refill the area and ‘develop’ it. From that moment to this, the islands remain untouched thanks to the restrictions of the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act, actions by the Nature Conservancy, and ultimate management by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Photo by © Alan D.

Georgia 141

Georgia Eagles Bald Eagle Dolphins 141

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners. Most wildlife watchers are anxious to contribute their resources toward that end.

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Wildlife Hunters Ducks Hunting 201

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

This is a very different book from what I expected, less of a handbook and more of a comprehensive identification text on 24 groups of birds, presented in words and photographs. These are bird groups that have been covered extensively by other guides. Armistead and Brian L. It is an intriguing choice of species.

Birds 190

Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2013

Yes, the earth has gone around the sun twice since the uproar from birders and other lovers of wildlife managed to convince the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to table the idea of hunting Sandhill Cranes in Tennessee for two years. The initiative for this hunt comes from a small group of hunters.

Tennessee 232

Tennessee Hunting Hunters Wisconsin 232

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The socioecology of Monk Parakeets: Insights into parrot social complexity by Elizabeth Hobson, Michael Avery, and Timothy Wright, is a new paper in Auk , with this abstract: In many species, individuals benefit from social associations, but they must balance these benefits with the costs of competition for resources. but not steep (,0.1).

Parrots 204

Parrots Research Dogs Groups 204

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Thanks to such resources as eBird and Xeno-Canto , sharing of sightings on social media, and more birders better at field identification, there’s better information available about sites for more species, just about all of them. Knowledge of Bird Distribution in Costa Rica Keeps Getting Better.

Costa Rica 257

Costa Rica Species 2020 Falcons 257

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2017

I’ve resided and worked in Honduras since 1993 and really believe that in order to conserve and sustainably utilize its natural resources one has to get the nationals involved. A group of twenty volunteers have been busy translating the nearly 500 pages of the Honduran bird book and are nearly half-way done.

Honduras 138

Honduras Missouri Birds Panama 138

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

In 2004 – more than 20 years later – the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) had to sue EPA in order to get them to do anything about it. Three companies refused to comply: Reckitt Benckiser, Liphatech, and Spectrum Group. Four years later, EPA gave poison manufacturers three more years (are you adding this all up?)

Rats 242

Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 242

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2012

Edward’s Pheasant courtesy & copyright Tom Friedel This is an acute concern for the World Pheasant Association (WPA), whose mission is to safeguard all the 286 species in the pheasant group.

Vietnam 154

Vietnam 2000 Germany Asia 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2013

’s National Resources Conservation Service has kept 65,000 Tricoloreds from meeting a grim fate. So the conservation groups are working on ways to provide attractive alternatives. The combined efforts of conservationists and sustainability-minded farmers, however, are helping to save the species.

Blackbirds 186

Blackbirds California Cattle Farming 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. And more than 200 n on-profits support individual refuges with additional private resources. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. This is a mission that all birders can surely support.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Bird territories vary in size depending on the bird species and available resources. ” Brown-headed Nuthatch family groups practice cooperative breeding, and the mating pair as well as their young from previous seasons can band together to fend off intruders.

Florida 120

Florida Groups Breeding Species 120

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

Material before the main text introduces us to Klem’s mission and how he found it (Preface and Prologue); extensive material in the back of the book provides lists of resources, data, a comprehensive bibliography, and acknowledgements.

New York City 255

New York City Birds Illinois Science 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2011

As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources unanimously passed its sandhill crane hunting proposal. The public comment period on the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources sandhill crane hunting season proposal ends August 1, 2011. The proposal now goes to the U.S. Let the majority speak!

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Kentucky Hunters Hunting Protest 260

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Just as the National Park Service marks 2016 as its centennial year and celebrates 100 years of stewardship for American public lands, many of our wild public places are being attacked by a small group of extremists as well as key members of the House of Representatives and the U.S. From a press release by the American Bird Conservancy.

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Extremist Oregon Wildlife illegal 152

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Additional helpful design features include the names of family groups against a yellow-and-white striped background on every page corner and having every bird image facing right (except for that Common Loon chick!), I found the latter, printed on one page and easily accessed on the inside back cover, particularly useful.

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 196

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2017

The brilliant bird diversity found here at Elkhorn Slough is a direct result of both the incredible resources naturally occurring in an estuary, but also the effort Elkhorn Slough staff have put into stewardship and restoration, including restoring traditional water flows and removing invasive species.

Research 101

Research Birds Virginia Protection 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Advances in optics, field guides, internet resources and now, apps, mean that there really is no excuse to be a horrible birder. In reality, citizen science is a way for “real” scientists to cut corners and save on precious resources by taking advantage of the rest of us curious plebeians.

Science 266

Science North America Birds Research 266

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The group has more than 7,000 volunteers locally who do this. Assembling all known TNR resources under one roof and applying them to the problem on a massive, full-time scale is something very few other organizations can do.”.

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Trap Neuter Return Feral Cats Neutering Spay 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Jacamars and Flycatcher occurring side by side are a good example of resource portioning in the highly diverse Tropical Rainforest. But morphological differences sometimes minor of significant as in the Flycatchers and Jacamars, enable one group specialize in one type of food.

South America 169

South America America Protection Groups 169

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

But getting a grip on gulls can be rewarding, and even within a large group of seemingly drab-colored, dump-loving trash eaters, there are spectacular species, like the dramatic Sabine’s Gull, the nearly mythical Ivory Gull, and easily one of the most sought-after species in North America, the mysterious Ross’s gull. And, it is.).

Birds 263

Birds North Carolina North America Owls 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2018

The Barred Owl is larger and more adaptable and it appears to out-compete Spotted Owl for food and other resources, likely causing declines in Spotted Owl populations. The environmental groups appealed to the U.S. The Barred Owl has greatly expanded its range, such that it is now common in the Pacific Northwest.

Owls 118

Owls Endangered Species Oregon Friends Of Animals 118

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

There is the “The Moth,” a storytelling group popularized by The Moth Radio Hour. The group’s name is in honor of the moths attracted to porch lights in evenings gone by, when storytellers would sit and tell tales on these porches. But, there have been exceptions. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America.

North America 100

North America America Oklahoma Missouri 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2012

The destruction of the Amazon forest is due to the economic pressure that all of us exert as we participate in the consumption of resources needed to support life.

Parrots 199

Parrots 2012 Birds Humane 199

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

Back of the book material includes References and resources a 12-page listing of Wild Bird stores; a Feeder Birds checklist; information on Project FeederWatch, including their list of the top 25 birds reported at feeders in each state; and a fairly good index to topics. Personally, I love browsing and buying feeders and bird food.

Birds 174

Birds New York City Squirrels New York 174

Critter News

AUGUST 10, 2009

Creakers vote more then any other demographic group. It's a great resource. OpenCRS is another great resource. All I can add, as a former Legislative Correspondent and Legislative Assistant is to put in a good word for Medicare and Social Security. You don't have to say you're old. Just give them the impression that you are.

Moldova 100

Moldova Legislation Farming Research 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2014

Twenty years later National Resources Defense Council had to sue EPA to get them to act, but eventually EPA told manufacturers they had to eliminate their most toxic ingredients and repackage them more safely.

Rats 262

Rats Rodents 2014 Pets 262

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2012

Led by professionals who have experience with organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States, the group is definitely not new to the issues surrounding animals worldwide. The group offers information on everything from how to start an accredited, recognized sanctuary, to the best was to acquire necessary resources.

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Humane Society Of The United States Illegal Trafficking Animal Animal Sanctuary 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

I’ve been monitoring the listservs, Facebook groups, and Twitter alerts. Let me know if you need any resources. Remember how many drugged Corn Crakes we had to release? They’ll find it. To: Tyrannus. From: Sparrow. Date: 10 October 2018. RE: Duck Found. This might not have been the best species to use. To: Sparrow.

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Ducks 2018 New York City Sparrows 149

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

Environmental groups are opposed, because it is perceived as a wedge to try and open up the forests to more economic exploitation, and there are concerns about the damage such selective timber recovery might cause. Moreover, philosophically, I have a massive problem with the idea that we shouldn’t extract resources from nature.

Rhinos 168

Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 168