10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The authors trace the creation of swamps, wetlands, and meadows by farmers, and then the destruction of wetlands by the building of golf courses, the loss of meadows by the construction of train tracks. The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.),

New York City 157

New York City New York Birds Breeding 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The Prologue presents the two contrasting obsessions, a narrative that intrigues with promises of more details to come. Or, to keep the priceless feathers hidden away in drawers, protected in small plastic bags, prized in secret. That’s pretty much the reaction of anybody hearing this for the first time.

Collecting 105

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 105

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

Author Callahan is a birder, trained taxonomist, and staff writer for Birdwatch magazine. by Arthur Ransome, 1947, starts with an affectionate recollection of a children’s book, in which a group of kids identify and protect a possibly rare bird (Great Northern Diver?), Number 57, Great Northern? 32, 1887) and Egg collection (no.

Collecting 173

Collecting Mauritius Egypt Cyprus 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

conservation legislation and regulation, a tool used to protect birds from irresponsible hunting, industrial intrusion and incidental take, habitat loss and pollution, and to encourage best practices by everyone, from birders to corporations. Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147