10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

At the same time, or ideally shortly thereafter, the science will convince and stimulate popular writings to reach a broad audience, one that eventually enlist the general public to demand reasonable, justifiable changes that will benefit human society, which is part and interdependent with nature. (p. Did the model work?

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 259

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. The two stories about New York City are personal favorites, of course. The bird names have changed some, the essay format has broadened, the authors are more diverse, but the ecstasy in writing about the intersection of human and bird remains intact. Press, 2020, 304p.

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 194

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

As a resident of New York City the only predator I am ever concerned about while birding near my home is other people. According to Wikipedia : Alligators are capable of killing humans, but are generally wary enough not to see them as a potential prey. Though alligator attacks are rare they do happen.

Alligators 168

Alligators Reptiles New York City Florida 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2012

The American Acclimatization Society was a group founded in New York City in 1871 dedicated to introducing European flora and fauna into North America for “both economic and cultural reasons. 1 ” By 1877 New York pharmacist Eugene Schieffelin, an avid admirer of Shakespeare, was the society’s driving force.

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North America United States New York City New York 196

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2011

We had identified probably a score of species but had failed to identify ourselves. And I know that this is not something that happens just in New York City – it seems to be a universal problem in the birding world. Are humans too easy to photograph? But, somehow, we never got around to sharing our names.

New York City 205

New York City Maryland New York Humane 205

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s not always an easy book, at times dense and challenging, it is also fascinating and stimulating, motivating us to look at the totality of a bird’s life and the interconnectedness amongst bird movements, shorelines, landscapes, weather, and us–humans.

Cyprus 257

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 257

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

New York City apartments don’t allow feeders to be hung from fire escapes (though I know certain birders that skirt that rule), and it wasn’t until I had already been birding for four-and-a-half years that I obtained a small yard in central New Jersey in which I could place a feeder or two or three.

Birds 179

Birds New York City Squirrels New York 179

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Back in the 1980s, it became popular for biologists to consider plant secondary compounds in understanding inter-species relationships and other ecological matters. I remember taking an advanced seminar in plant-animal interaction, in preparation for my own study of human-plant interactions. Insects ruled.

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2001 New York City Birds Research 146

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

But history doesn’t seem to have recorded which species of bird first dared to land on an electrical wire. Birds may have taken to these artificial perches like ducks to water, but human reactions to the newfangled poles and wires were hardly as appreciative, especially in the early day. As Daniel L. Yet they are ours.

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United States Game North America New York City 118

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2016

Species that back here in New York either don’t occur or only occur in winter and that necessitate a drive far to the north of New York City were common in the backyard in Breckenridge. Mountain Chickadee heading off with a sunflower seed. Well, actually, there were two.

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Birds New York Fox New York City 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

In 2009, I traveled from New York City to the tropical rainforest of Ecuador. Though each chapter offers a wealth of mind-boggling knowledge, I particularly enjoyed the chapter on “Tropical Intimacy: Mutualism and Co-evolution,” with its examination of species interdependences and evolutionary oddities.

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South America Ecuador Reptiles America 158

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

The guide covers 520 species of birds regularly found in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, including, interestingly, a number of exotic species. There is also a traditional index to bird species, by common and scientific name. Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family.

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North America America Birds New York 175

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2017

The species is found in Atlantic coast salt marshes, and is valued for its role in the ecological life of the marsh, working with crabs and cordgrass to process decaying matter and keep our salt marshes clean. .* The story begins with a Prothonotary Warbler found in Brooklyn by Gabriel Willow, a NYC birder, on Wednesday, April 12th.

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California New York New York City New York Times 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

They are a commensal species, meaning that they are a wild animal that lives in close association with humans, not as a pet or as a farm animal but more like a parasite, to the extent that it is hard to find them in truely wild settings, and it is hard to find human settlements without them.

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Killing South Africa Nebraska Collecting 201

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

For some reason, even though there are Mandarin Ducks in zoos throughout New York City, this escapee has become an internationally known tourist attraction, even heading the New York Times list of “Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2018.” ” [[link]. An eBird mystery. I also noted that the U.S.

2018 163

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 163

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

Their populations, plus those of other species that ‘wore’ the coveted long, colorful feathers used for women’s fashionable hats, were being dangerously depleted by hunters intent on feeding the millinery industry. Fitting, since New York City and London were the centers of the millinery trade. This is good stuff.

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Industry Virginia Portland Campaign 120

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. 2015 was challenging, at best, on a personal level but it was a fantastic year for birds in New York City. Sounds good to me! A country-first?

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 187