10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), This is a project that clearly spanned decades. It’s a very mixed chapter. and historical status as described in specific ornithological writings by John Bull, Allen Cruickshank, Ludlow Griscom, E.

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. This is also where Johnson starts talking about the cost of the theft to the Museum and to science. The Feather Thief is divided into four parts. Simon Baron-Cohen, cousin to the comedian. Mostly adult males.

Collecting 105

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 105

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

Of course, if science is not for you, you can also look for the Spiritual Meaning of Willie Wagtail (“Unlock the amazing secrets of this spiritual symbol”) here. When I publicly present bird photos, I sometimes play the call of the bird and ask what they think it is. Just please do not return to this website afterward.

Birds 242

Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 242

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2018

Now, there are still 10 million of them there but, due in part to a population dip after 1970, it is, in the reign of the second Elizabeth, illegal to kill them intentionally. By the time of Queen Elizabeth I, they were considered vermin, a bounty placed on their small heads. What’s magic about 1970? What, for that matter, is normal?

Humane 105

Humane Species North America Sparrows 105

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

40, 1895) helped me appreciate practices that were essential to the late 19 th century naturalist, though controversial and, in the case of oology, illegal today. More seriously, entries on the Winchester shotgun (no. 32, 1887) and Egg collection (no. Technology entries give a sense of perspective. Poro-prism binoculars (no. Road signs!

Collecting 173

Collecting Mauritius Egypt Cyprus 173

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Another paper featuring Eurasian Woodcocks was published in the rather pompously titled “Science of The Total Environment” (you can sort of imagine a fanatic leader asking an audience of scientists whether they want the “total environment”). Where do woodcocks feed? Eurasian Woodcock with unhappy earthworms.

Italy 173

Italy Deer Russia France 173