10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

This week, a new study was published about Sparrows in Nebraska, that in some ways resembles the study by Bumpus and may well be a better example of Natural Selection in birds. The new study is about Cliff Swallows ( Petrochelidon pyrrhonota ) in southwestern Nebraska. As you know, a lot of birds are killed in the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2015

The next spring she reported that her first class was doing very well and were able to rapidly identify nearly 200 species. Tyson looked forlorn and Samantha had moved to her Grandparents house in Nebraska, at least for now. I asked her to keep me appraised of her progress. That blew my mind. So I had one pair to give.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2018

And an eBird user can readily see the total number of species observed, the number of observations, the top birders by species and number of checklists, etc. On the overview page , eBird reports that there have been 242 species observed and nearly 6,000 checklists submitted. 25 eBirder at the refuge as to species (133) and No.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2011

15,000 people flock to the Rowe Sanctuary in Kearney, Nebraska, each spring, from every state and 46 different countries. Pushing a hunt on a touchstone species like the Sandhill Crane at a time when wildlife watching is exploding and hunting is declining is an oddly divisive thing to do. What’s the necessity of hunting cranes?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

According to the study’s lead author, Mark Vrtiska of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, “You may think the fall in hunters would be good news for ducks, but ironically it is leading to less money for the conservation of their habitat.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

In the right season, with a little luck, we often find it, and sometimes it perches high and long enough that we can admire its scimitar of a bill, its stern face pattern, and even the patch of rusty red on the undertail that gives the species its English and its scientific names. Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

About the Author Rick Rick Wright studied French, German, philosophy, and biology at the University of Nebraska. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of May 2009? Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2008? at Princeton University in 1990.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States. The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316).

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. The Rainwater Basin in Nebraska is one of the most significant waterfowl stopover areas on the continent. Of course, the study does not purport to rank refuges based on visitation-based economic output, as that is just one metric.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2016

To be fair, he was slightly better positioned to do so, being a professor of biological sciences with the University of Nebraska. Johnsgard was actually doing something about it. While the book as whole is both pleasurable and educational, I found the section on Sandhill Cranes to be the most engaging.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2018

For example, the Profile Page (mine is below) displayed state-level checklist information as a map with darker shades indicating more species observed and lighter shades indicating fewer. On eBird profile pages, size matters: tiny Delaware is barely noticeable whereas Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri are conspicuous.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Though all are well-written, there are several that standout for excellence of the writing, challenge of topic, or stylistic daring. Though all are well-written, there are several that standout for excellence of the writing, challenge of topic, or stylistic daring.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

Before the counts, I was hoping to break 100 species, but after 21 parks reported data back to me we’re up to 183 species! found 36 species, including Killdeer (in December!), Government to set up several forts, including Fort Mitchell in western Nebraska. Kestrel , Northern Harrier , Great Blue Heron , and Wild Turkey.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Birders know that the light’s not always perfect or even particularly good when you’re trying to tell one species from another. photo by Cyndi Routledge He called the Platte wetlands restoration project “a crown jewel for Nebraska.” The big white one.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Latin species name of the Kalij Pheasant is leucomelanos , meaning “white” (leukos) and “black” (melanos, both Greek words). As a popular game bird, the Ring-necked Pheasant seems to have such high importance in the US that there are several papers just discussing the species in individual US states.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2020

I think it’s a good assumption that Peter Pyle updated and wrote species descriptions, particularly for the Hawaiian birds. These are the species that immediately come to my mind, and I probably missed some. Paul Lehman and Larry Rosche updated the map, with Lehman doing the data work and Rosche on graphics.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Never mind that the bulk of the fat in Starbucks's beverages comes from the milk -- yes, milk ! -- of another species. Never mind that restrooms aren't the most sanitary of places to feed one's baby. Apparently, at these Starbucks stores, while hormone-laced bovine mammary fluid is good to go, human mammary fluid has got to go.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

No matter how many times I see certain species, I’m happy to see them again when the seasons shift. If you’ve ever visited a crane blind in Nebraska in spring, you’re familiar with the jockeying for position in a dark blind, the heavy rules about not talking, not walking too loud, no flash photography.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2017

Please consider sending a public comment opposing the Keystone Pipeline to the Nebraska Public Service Commission, no later than 5pm Friday Central time via the Sierra Club. Home to over 400 species of birds, 450 types of native plants, half of the U.S. ” We have been fighting the Sagebrush Rebellion for years now.

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