10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2015

For the past 25 years, you’ve been listed as a Threatened species. The Condor has just published research quantifying significant population declines in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. The logging industry has made your existence fraught , and it’s not like you’ve gotten much help from the powers that be.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2014

The obvious choice was the Mallard , that plucky familiar northern hemisphere species that is the father of the even more familiar domesticated duck. In fact, as the species was quickly identified as as creating hybrids with Grey Ducks, the opinion was by the 1920s that the species shouldn’t be released further.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2014

Big news about a small bird broke earlier this month when bird researchers from several nations announced that the species formerly known as Spotted Wren-Babbler ( Spelaeornis formosus ) — a tiny, secretive bird of montane forests from the eastern Himalayas to southeast China — is not a Spelaeornis wren-babbler at all.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

A new study out of Oxford University found that these birds will stick close with their mates, even if that means going hungry. The research involved devising scenarios that gave only one bird of each mated pair access to certain feeders. Research published in Nature examines colors across species and genders.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

The first half describes the problem (why birds hit windows, the scale of the deaths, scientific research, what happens when birds strike windows) and the second half discusses what to do about it (community and worldwide education, window deterrent solutions, legal mandates and building codes, citizen science–what individuals can do).

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2014

That’s the gist of a new study published in PLOS ONE. In it, researchers from Wisconsin compared cornfields with grasslands in terms of which provided better bird habitat. Further, researchers noted that bird diversity and density amped up when grasslands were surrounded by other grasslands. The upshot?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

South Africa is their steward and have been declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act in 2003, which restricts activities on the islands to research and conservation management. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2014

Pumiliornis tessellatus was a now-extinct species with no modern relatives. The three-inch-long, “very weird-looking” bird apparently had a long, hummer-like beak and feet made for perching, researchers told National Geographic. Image above by Sven Traenkner, Seckenberg Research Institute).

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2016

The species, which migrates from the Russian Arctic to Southeast Asia, is down to about 200 breeding pairs in the wild, due to habitat loss and poaching. While it’s still a bit early to say how many of the eggs will develop into healthy chicks, this is wonderful news for the Spoonies and their fans worldwide.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The official Ontario bird checklist, produced by Ontario Field Ornithologists , June 2022 listed 506 bird species**, putting it in the top tier of U.S. Small Species Accounts: Each species is allotted one page (with certain exceptions) offering basics–bird names and size, one or two photographs, and a one-paragraph description.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

This research suggests that the boom isn’t due to an influx of newcomers, but rather because more local birds are flourishing and successfully rearing families. Specifically, researchers found that in EAB-infested areas, the birds preferred ash trees to other trees, and seemed to favor the ashes with the most severe damage.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2013

But some wildlife researchers note that just 40 years ago, less than a dozen Peregrines inhabited California, and the U.S. And they point out that sometimes, endangered species rebound so strongly that they endanger other species (such as Golden Eagles which decimated the population of Island Foxes in California’s Channel Islands).

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Critter News

AUGUST 25, 2009

Here's a post on the Red, Green and Blue blog about the unspeakable trade in macaque monkeys as research subjects. They are considered an environmental pest because they are a non-native species that inflict ecological damage.but to deal with them this way is just unacceptable.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2017

But as Bill Bryson notes, he did make one great contribution to the world (beyond his anatomical contributions of course), his reconceptualisation of museums from places only of research to places of research and public entertainment and education. Data from museums helps the IUCN make decisions about threatened species.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2021

This second edition covers 685 species found in the continental U.S. and Canada, including some species as far north as Alaska, an increase over the 500 species covered in the first edition. To get an idea of how many mushroom species are around us, in 2018, the journal Mycologia published a checklist of North American fungi.

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Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

Here are the results of the EU flirtation with restricting research on primates. Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing. Nothing, nothing makes me angrier than animal researchers.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

New research in The Auk suggests that small drones may be a good way to count songbirds. Bad news: The massive Common Murre die-off along the U.S. Scientists are considering whether playing god with the genes of predators may save New Zealand’s iconic Kiwi Bird. Lastly, I have a big ask for all of you. I know, right?!)

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JULY 27, 2013

It was on the island of Trinidad, at the Aripo Agricultural Research Station, where all of these photographs were taken. They are considered a Species of Least Concern by BirdLife International because of their large range and stable population. young male Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris. female Red-breasted Blackbird.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2016

And with the bird’s oak scrub habitat rapidly disappearing , scientists are searching for ways to preserve the species. New research in Current Biology suggests that concentrating efforts on saving the remaining four large populations of the Florida Scrub-Jay isn’t all that’s needed. ”

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

If this was America, we might not be concerned because starlings are an invasive species, at least in North America. From National Geographic News : Cassin’s auklets are tiny diving seabirds that look like puffballs. Researchers are wondering if the die-off might spread to other birds or even fish.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2008

We estimate that one in four species is threatened with extinction and that the population of one in two is declining," the researchers said in a report to be published Friday in the journal Science. The findings were being released Monday at the IUCN meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2016

There’s no indication yet that the American Ornithological Union is considering lumping Blue-wings and Golden-wings into one species, but according to the researchers, a conservation case can be made for doing so, as both birds favor similar habitats. Breeding range map by David Toews/Cornell Lab). But do keep an eraser handy.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Scientists are learning, though, exactly how birds in different locations are similar across species. A new study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B posits that differences in wing shape and size synch up where with birds live. The commonalities appear related to dispersal, but not necessarily to diversification.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The good news is that Kirtland’s Warbler numbers are up, 1,828 singing males counted in the 2011 census.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s not often that we have the opportunity to glimpse the home life of albatrosses, nor of any seabird species. This is essentially a survey of ornithological marine research told in the voice of one of its most passionate and experienced participants. What about incubation shifts?

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

And here's some good news for today. Research also suggests that the Antarctic population of blue whales may now be growing at 6% a year. Tags: blue whales endangered species. In the Atlantic, sightings are also increasing.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2017

A new study published in The Condor analyzed the feathers of Bobolinks to determine what they eat after they leave their North American breeding grounds and fly south for the winter. The research suggests that rice emerges as an important food source late in the winter, just as harvesting time—and northern migration time—are at hand.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” Most birders will go straight to the “Species Accounts.” It’s important to note that the 301 species selected for this section are those of historical and current importance to the core study area, the northwest Bronx.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2016

Imagine how excited I was when I heard the news! After five years of waiting and watching, we were so elated with this news of a successful breeding at the preserve that we applied for another grant from Audubon California. Here is a video I shot when we first discovered the new residents of Tuscan Preserve last July.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2013

When scientists created a sense of threat by playing another species alarm call, the parents increased their efforts in feeding the grounded birds, but not the birds in the nest. In other bird science news, we should be concerned about waterfowl in China. ” A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

Photo by Adam Riley (Rockjumper Birding Tours) Despite initial appearances, these birds are in fact very large passerines (13-16 in) and research has shown them to be an ancient basal offshoot from the passerine evolutionary tree. Both species of picathartes are threatened by extinction and categorized on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

If you’ve ever wanted to understand why warning calls by one bird species seem to spread rapidly, like an avian version of the Wave , to birds of other species, Professor Erick Greene from the University of Montana is your man. From the film version of Doctor Dolittle ).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Checking for moult limits on a female Band-tailed Manakin to determine her age Imagine learn or improving your mist-netting, bird banding, handling, aging, and Neotropical bird ID skills in one of the most exuberantly natural surroundings ( 599 bird species recorded at Explorer’s Inn and Sachavacayoc Centre!)

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2015

By tagging the Parrot and monitoring the area with remote cameras, scientists hope to learn more about this species and how to keep it safe. Scientists have gathered evidence in favor of a split, naming the Inaguan Lyretail as a separate species , due to differences in vocalization, physique, and behavior, confirmed by genetic studies.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2013

states and thirty-seven counties, and added a whopping ninety-two species to my life list. Despite that, I managed to see 511 species in 2013 , which is not half-bad. Hopefully I will see at least that many species in 2014! Checking out Red-breasted Blackbirds at the Aripo Agricultural Research Station. My life Gyrfalcon.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE will feature a team of free-divers and conservationists putting their safety on the line to separate myth from reality and dispel negative myths about sharks while raising public awareness about shark species which are being driven to extinction.

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