10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

And buildings without thought for birdlife, significant buildings like the Minnesota Vikings shiny “death trap” for birds, are still being built.** Dead birds are a part of the life of a birder, a feeder of birds, and of bird science. Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr., And I don’t think that will be many people.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 259

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 220

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

Over the least couple of weeks the best view I’ve had of Minnesota has been out my northward facing window. The birds were too far away to identify, and I know more than one species does this, but if I had to guess they were starlings. There is a bit of science news. But I do have a few items. First, the bird butts.

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Birds Bald Eagle Zoos Philippines 182

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

To a birder, migration means that you can live in Minnesota, New York, Paris or Moscow and see exotic tropical birds such as Piranga olivacea and Icterus galbula on a regular basis without buying a plane ticket. People were doing things like that with birds, sharks, and humans. The birds do the flying for you. Image source.

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Research Humane Compassion New York 197

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

During my previous five trips to Indonesia, I only heard but never caught a glimpse of three species. Now my tally stands at four species seen and a fifth heard-only. What a horrible thing to happen in Minnesota ! I love participating in citizen science! Which one to choose for my bird of the year ? A country-first?

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 187