10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

Broadly speaking, birders care about the environment, particularly as it relates to wildlife habitat, and many donate accordingly: “Most respondents reported having donated to birdwatching and related issues (62%), as well as conservation of other birds (55%).” Economists have looked at similar issues regarding birder preferences.).

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Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2015

And these dudes’ vocalizations and “sonations” increase in intensity when a lady Sage-Grouse is present—which, in turn, seems to increase the male’s mating success. Researchers from Auburn University and the University of California–Davis examined the non-vocal noises that Greater Sage-grouse make with just their feathers and wings.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s presented here from a different perspective, both more personal and more scientific (those footnotes!). Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Endangered. Extinction. Conservation. ” And within these chapters are three marvelous stories told by Sophie A.

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 180

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.” Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

So armed with some knowledge from the “ Access Considerations for Birding Locations ” page on the Birdability website and some research, I twice visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Portland, Oregon with accessibility in mind. A 5% grade is steeper than I thought, but research suggests that 5% is acceptable.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in. Baicich, Margaret A.

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America Industry Birds Squirrels 232

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2016

And for wild pheasants ( Common , in Europe; or Ring-necked , stateside), a bigger group may actually present an existential danger. Newly published research in the journal Animal Behaviour suggests an ideal harem size for pheasants of 2.7 female birds for every male.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Survival rates of chicks increase when there are helpers present – and if in captivity this is not an option, humans can also take the place of helpers ( source ). Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information. ” ( source ).

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Burma India Birds Indonesia 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2012

This year, that award was presented to Denver Holt , a Montana scientist and bird guide and thus, if I may be presumptuious, my homeboy. Holt founded the Owl Research Institute , an organization that focuses on long-term studies of a variety of species of owls, as well as their prey species and environments. Why Ninepipes?

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Montana Owls Denver Barn Owls 158

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

And, though I think you can argue that the Bronx Zoo, with its numerous buildings and landscaped wildlife areas is not purely ‘natural space,’ I have wonderful memories of traipsing through its wooded areas when I was a girl. (I They wrote books and published research.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 151

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The Kirtland’s Warbler is divided into three sections: The Past, The Present, The Future. Previously, even researchers had problems getting access to nesting Kirtland’s Warblers. At several points in recent history, Kirtland’s Warbler appeared to be on the verge of extinction.

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Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 231

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

” The interlocking wheels of crabs, migration, birds, tides, marsh, beach, fishermen and researchers are described in an unhurried pace in ten chapters. Once used as fertilizer, the crabs are now harvested as bait for common whelk and bled for an extract used in medical research.

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Delaware New Jersey Research Eggs 180

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

If you want to know what happened on August 31, 1984, I can name at least one event: In the Padang-Sugihan Wildlife Reserve in South Sumatra province, a Large Frogmouth was mobbed by a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, as described here. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 219

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Most importantly, let us remember that the effects of the spill are still being felt and the BP Oil Spill timeline continues until the present and into the future. June 2, 2010 BP apparently bans workers from showing dead or dying wildlife and from talking to the press. April 16, 2012 BP Oil Spill Settlement is extended by judge.

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 11, 2023

New England Reptile Distributers just released a video explaining a terrible incident involving the FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). This is also present in birds & mammals, however it is not fully present in fish & amphibians. So, I understand that not everyone is a "snake person."

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Pythons illegal Florida Killing 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Firstly, shorebirds present a significant ID challenge. But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. What events transpire miles away that make a certain destination attractive to birds and wildlife in one way or another?

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 192

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Each spread presents two birds of a color–Red (Scarlet Tanager and Northern Cardinal), Pink (Greater Flamingo and Roseate Spoonbill), and so one, with the last spread presenting two colors–Black and White (Downy Woodpecker and Black-and-White Warbler). The book is simple in design and text.

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New York City Pelicans Birds New York 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. Even if you have read about these research projects, Weidensaul’s accounts offer fresh angles and updated information. is through the personal and the specific.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 253

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

David Tipling, award-winning and widely published wildlife photographer, travelled the world during this period, photographing people interacting with birds, and sometimes, just birds. Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.” Larks, for example. Birds and People is an exceptional book.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 215

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Herring Gull The Herring hull is everybody’s idea of a seagull, being present throughout the year at coastal cliffs, beaches, harbors and towns. This clearly showed Mayr’s grandeur: very shortly before he passed away at the age of 100, he saw one of his most important research hypotheses proven wrong. The proposal from U.S.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. His employers were magnanimous in granting him time to research what was to be his magnum opus, published over the course of 20 years – the four-part Birds of the Belgian Congo.

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Congo Africa South Africa Madagascar 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Here are some of the questions that were running through my mind as I read Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl : (a) Is ornithological research always this dangerous? (b) He wanted to do research that would have a conservation impact. Slaght provides funding from research grants.

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Owls Russia Fish Research 136

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies, lead long lives, attack other birds, and be intelligent and loud.” When I publicly present bird photos, I sometimes play the call of the bird and ask what they think it is.

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Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 231

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As the Hooded Cranes know that I am a consultant, they sometimes ask me whether they should forage together with geese or preferably seek areas in which geese are not present. How about “International wildlife trade, avian influenza, organized crime and the effectiveness of CITES: The Chinese Hwamei as a case study”?

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Birds Geese Fish Industry 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed downlisting it from “endangered” to “threatened.”. Specifically, the notice summarizes the long history of Hawaiian Goose conservation, including written recovery plans in 1983 and 2004 , implementation of those plans, and research, including a population viability analysis.

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Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 102

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2017

When you find an area that has a year round water supply, especially at the surface, a huge commodity in any desert, you are sure to find an abundant amount of wildlife. I had made the trip to this area to continue my research data and photo collection on the Acorn Woodpeckers , but the balance of my day turned out to be pretty amazing.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2012

Not only was it pleasure, it was now that most dignified of activities, Research. Sure, migration was in evidence — both Kinglet species present, Hermit Thrushes everywhere, White-throated Sparrows tuning up their songs in such abundance that they provided an ongoing soundtrack, American Robins and assorted blackbirds on the move.

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Chicago Litter Louisiana Montana 177

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2011

It appeals to my sense of efficiency and environmental responsibility and presents the chance to check out places that may be off the beaten birding path, not to mention that it saves my non-driving self from having to beg people for rides just to indulge my hobby. In short, as ways of birding go, it’s low-impact.

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ALA Bald Eagle Mules Turkey 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. That presumption may be wrong but I don’t think it matters for the present use of the data.)

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Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

So, browse through the whole section of the bird family you’re researching to make sure you haven’t missed anything. (To The photographs come from 150 photographers and over 115, most appearing to be birders or researchers, are credited with donating the photos. This happens a lot in the shorebird sections.

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Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 233

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I have confirmed my suspicion that regular writing is a great way to learn, and that topics often just present themselves. I often start with a question that piques my interest (frequently triggered by the news, social media, or other reading) and then I do some research. Bird researchers are good people!

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I have confirmed my suspicion that regular writing is a great way to learn, and that topics often just present themselves. I often start with a question that piques my interest (frequently triggered by the news, social media, or other reading) and then I do some research. Bird researchers are good people!

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Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

They are large passerines and research has shown them to be an ancient basal offshoot from the passerine tree (at approximately the same time as rockjumpers, were even placed in the same family until quite recently). Then a few years ago the news broke that picathartes had been rediscovered at a community forest reserve in Ghana.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2020

Local accounts mention smoke wafting through the treetops from moonshine operations around Glengoyne long before the present distillery officially opened in 1833. Today, whisky production at Glengoyne is entirely legal, open and aboveboard.

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Geese Ireland Branding 2016 156

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

Yala National Park is brimming with wildlife and there are good chances of seeing Leopard , Sloth Bear and Asian Elephant , while it is also excellent for dry-zone birds, while the nearby Bundala coastal marshes and Palatupana ponds are good spots for shorebirds. He is a guidebook writer, mostly specialised in African travel.

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Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. The text is of a whole with the photographs, which are simply magnificent in content and presentation. The first section, Life Between Two Worlds by Tui De Roy is the heart of the book.

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