10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

New York City makes it clear that this isn’t quite correct. According to the data the authors gathered from banded and recovered Blue Jays , the species shows both a northward post-breeding dispersal (which we’re probably seeing right now, in September) and a southward migration.

Alabama 106

Alabama West Virginia New York City New York 106

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. I wish people would start appreciating the misunderstood animals out there, like snakes and opossums,” wrote Elissa in New York. It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. High Technology.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

A new Australian Big Year Record was set by John Weigel, who did his big year to raise money for Tasmanian Devil conservation. As of 15 December he had seen 744 species and it is unclear if that was his final total or if he added more since. Perhaps the biggest big year of 2012 was in Australia.

2012 160

2012 South Dakota Costa Rica Houston 160

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The vast majority of the 10,000+ living species of birds are passerines, and the vast majority of those have a similar system of breeding: Mom and dad bird make a nest and share parental responsibilities roughly equally, if not identically. In the latter, three or more adult individuals contribute to the raising of offspring.

Breeders 206

Breeders Breeding Birds Groups 206

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946. The new series was masterminded by Chanticleer founder Paul Steiner, who was lauded on his death 19 years later for his “brilliant idea of creating bird guides with photographs” and organizing them visually.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

” Writing about owls means writing about roughly 250 species (I counted 245 on the 2022 Clements spreadsheet, but I might have missed a few, and we all know that each classification system is different). These are behaviors that are most likely to vary across species and topics that make for compelling stories.

Owls 220

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 220

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Rufous Hummingbirds have a well-earned reputation for getting lost — they breed along the west coast but turn up in New York in fall and winter pretty regularly — and an equally well-earned reputation for hardiness, as they breed farther north than any other hummingbird species, into Alaska.

South America 157

South America New York Alaska America 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2016

There are three species of ptarmigan, all found in Alaska. Unlike other grouse species, the male Willow Ptarmigan remains with the female throughout the breeding season to help raise the chicks. They are also rarely spotted farther south: in April of 2014, Corey saw one in New York (he also took the photo above)!

Alaska 103

Alaska Finland Indiana Russia 103

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

The guide covers 520 species of birds regularly found in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, including, interestingly, a number of exotic species. There is also a traditional index to bird species, by common and scientific name. Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family.

North America 175

North America America Birds New York 175

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

So, the 49 subject species include birds with interesting family behaviors that we might not see every day (Cedar Waxwing, Great Blue Heron, Peregrine Falcon), migrant songbirds (Tree and Barn Swallows, House Wren), and common, everyday birds (Northern Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, and, yes, Rock Pigeon). Egg biology, from Part I.

Eggs 263

Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Alexander Mauskop New York, Nov. Cows, domestic sheep, chickens and many others would not survive if they were not raised for human consumption, protected from malnutrition, disease and predators. Such an obligation would make us the protectors of all species, and the destroyers of every ecosystem on earth.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Vegan Vegetarian 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2013

Mark Kirk and Alisha Belo are doing a southern Africa big year, trying to see 800 species. As of the end of March they had already reached a whopping 652 species ! Ali Iyoob is sitting pretty at 230 species in his North Carolina big year during which he is trying to break the state record of 351.

2013 191

2013 New Jersey North Carolina Canada 191

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2011

Wood Thrush are considered a Species of Least Concern by BirdLife International despite their declining population, because of their large range and population. This is good news for me, for you, and for birders everywhere, but especially for my folks, who get daily serenades from this amazing avian songster. … a.

Tennessee 169

Tennessee North America New York Raised 169

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. Is the purpose finding new hunting opportunities? Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. The big white one.

2011 243

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Even if we couldn’t find time to raise the bins at a favorite patch, it only takes momentary glances into the sky and hearing chip notes from the trees to remind us that birds are on the move. While she foraged, an Eastern Wood-Pewee was giving that same old lazy summer call I used to hear in upstate New York.

Costa Rica 155

Costa Rica South America Tennessee 2019 155

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

Are you going to help “raise public awareness about the decline of the house sparrow and throw light on the problems faced by the species&# or are you in the camp that hates the lowly House Sparrow ? Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

Sparrows 206

Sparrows 2011 Deer New York 206

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

Corey was lucky enough to meet Carlos while birding in Ecuador , where Carlos was dragooned into accompanying the horde of Queens birders for the day, an encounter that somehow didn’t turn him off of all things New York. Just keep an eye out for the Barred Owl perched on a Mini Cooper and that is where you will find him.

Florida 159

Florida Miami Cuba Bahamas 159

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

One of these clades holds a diversity of Old World species in several distinct groups, including an Australasian clade, the green-pigeons, the emerald- and wood-doves, the imperial-pigeons and fruit-doves (favorites of mine), and the subjects of our investigation today, the 15 known members of the Raphini. ” Beehler et al.’s

Solomon Islands 278

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

It was decreed a national symbol of Honduras on 28 June 1993 by the National Congress of Honduras as a way to raise awareness of the varied avifauna of Honduras. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

Honduras 153

Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 153

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

For some reason, even though there are Mandarin Ducks in zoos throughout New York City, this escapee has become an internationally known tourist attraction, even heading the New York Times list of “Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2018.” ” [[link]. An eBird mystery. I also noted that the U.S.

2018 163

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 163

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2012

I know you can bird in dark in New York and Newcastle, Weyburn and Walla Walla. Which these days involves a frenzy to breed and raise a brood. In the last couple of weeks I’ve seen over 20 new species. We’re about 3 days past midway through three months of 24 hour sun.

Bald Eagle 172

Bald Eagle Breeding Raised Whales 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

That is why it is such amazingly awesome news that the British Birdwatching Fair raised £242,000 to help conserve a species that could become the first recorded bird extinction in mainland Africa. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

Ethiopia 145

Ethiopia 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m extremely grateful to Paul for taking the initiative in raising awareness of this NWR campaign. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. You may even have some profound insights that need to be shared in this public forum. Wicked, right?

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

During my previous five trips to Indonesia, I only heard but never caught a glimpse of three species. Now my tally stands at four species seen and a fifth heard-only. 2015 was challenging, at best, on a personal level but it was a fantastic year for birds in New York City. Good work, New York, good work.

2015 187

2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 187

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.

2011 252

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Dawn Fine Mar 15th, 2011 at 3:50 pm NO Comment YourBirdOasis.com Mar 15th, 2011 at 10:07 pm Yeah, polygynandry is really weird…what other species have this breeding system? to have and raise children. Davies et al. 1995 The polygynandrous mating system of the alpine accentor, Prunella collaris. You disgust me.

2011 217

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 217

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

To a birder, migration means that you can live in Minnesota, New York, Paris or Moscow and see exotic tropical birds such as Piranga olivacea and Icterus galbula on a regular basis without buying a plane ticket. Another question this raises has to do with migration itself. The birds do the flying for you. Why migrate?

Research 197

Research Humane Compassion New York 197

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

It is the 100th Anniversary of the extinction of the species known as the Passenger Pigeon and writers are paying attention. And, when you think about it, it is pretty remarkable that anything new can still be said about the bird. He effectively brings his point across by presenting facts and images and a little bit of hard science.

2014 161

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 161

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. House Sparrows were introduced to New York City in 1852 and later in other areas. As you know, a lot of birds are killed in the U.S.

Killing 201

Killing South Africa Nebraska Collecting 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

And I haven’t even started to write about ageing them … What are your experiences, and what is the colour of the claws on your local gull species? Palm Warblers in Central Park Answers to A Diabolical Quick Quiz Cow Birds About the Author Jochen Jochen Roeder was born in Germany and raised to be a birder. Get yours today!

2011 165

2011 Birds Deer Europe 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. Seriously, Panama raises the art of under-communication to new, deplorable heights. This species is a Summit Ponds specialty. All in all, the Radisson Summit delivered what we all wanted.

Panama 100

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas. As this Newsweek article and this Washington Post article report, when Gillette boarded a flight from Burlington, Vermont to New York on Oct. Never mind that the bulk of the fat in Starbucks's beverages comes from the milk -- yes, milk ! -- of another species.

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40