10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Done properly, a young hawk is curtailed in a growing compulsion to fly greater distances and hunt for herself by a process sometimes called “manning.” ” Cade was later to comment, “1951 was when I first saw the high-flying style of hunting performed by the wilderness-inhabiting Peregrines of Alaska.”

Falcons 178

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 178

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2020

Here are three recent titles, one for the parents of very young children, one for primary school children and their parents, and one for residents of a specific geographic area–Los Angeles County. Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Los Angeles. © 2014, 2019, Brooklyn botanic Garden, Inc.

Los Angeles 264

Los Angeles 2019 Birds 2014 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

Based on The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America , published in 2010, the New Stokes regional guides aim for more portability and ease of use in the field. Now, on to the books. The Eastern guide covers 545 species and the Western guide covers 636 species. On perched birds, wingtips do not reach near tail tip.

Birds 157

Birds North America Groups Falcons 157

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

And, because of a special family event (see below), I happened to be in Los Angeles County over the Thanksgiving holiday. John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant.

2018 155

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 155