10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet? I imagine that it’s a product of the authors’ concerns, but I don’t think it contributes to identification skills or knowledge base.

Ireland 143

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 143

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Family sections start with a brief description of the characteristics shared by the species in the family, followed by a description of the sounds made by those species and how they obtain their song/call knowledge. Woodpeckers, appropriately, get a whole page on drumming and tapping.

North America 168

North America America Birds New York 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Nate introduces the tools, skills, and knowledge base of birding with friendly encouragement, combining text with activities that range from field sketching to using eBird. The most common thing I was asked for when I volunteered at the Sandy Hook, N.J Bird Observatory (now gone) was “a book that shows all the birds in my neighborhood.”

Papua New Guinea 181

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The images and text provide a context for understanding a bird’s appearance and habitat; the beginning and intermediate birder can then observe the bird in the field, and build on this knowledge base. I find the Crossley Guides, Eastern Birds and Raptors (fall 2013), very useful when I’m looking for new or unfamiliar birds (Linnet!),

Ireland 171

Ireland 2013 Breeders Ducks 171

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

These range from a couple of sentences to half a page and discuss items such as Hummingbird Wing Shapes, Hummingbird Displays, Eyeshine (in Nighthawks), Woodpecker Drumming, Diving Motions of Ducks, and Warbler Hybrids. They are a wonderful way of expanding (or reinforcing) birders’ identification knowledge base.

North America 237

North America Birds Species America 237