10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.).

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. Eurasian Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. 25 Oct 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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MARCH 2, 2023

Wikipedia points out that the Black-winged Kite has some similarities with owls, in particular, the “owl-like forward-facing eyes with red irises” On Chongming Island, some of them seem to be relatively unafraid of people, at least by the standards of raptors. Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai.

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Birds Iraq China Ireland 130

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. The Life list sum was boosted by sightings of Ural Owl , Whooping Crane, Black-throated Magpie-jay and the proceeds from Duncan’s Albatross Encounter. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

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APRIL 4, 2015

However, this law has had little effect on curbing the illegal trapping. The Desert Tawny Owl in particular is a fascinating story. A case of mistaken identity, this rare and secretive species, was only officially described to science in the last year. Rare footage of Desert Tawny Owl.

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Cyprus illegal Birds 258

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

Painted Buntings and nesting owls, Black-headed Gulls and mystery empids. At least she contributed to science… My Best Bird of the Year was a Snowy Plover , which I first spotted along the Florida Panhandle. I love participating in citizen science! Good work, New York, good work. And it wasn’t even a country-first!

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 188