10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

It was very touching to read a comment from Mayr to a more non-scientific article by Liebers & Helbig in a German birdwatching magazine about the Herring Gull not being a ring species, where Mayr applauded them and was happy not only over but beyond the moon about the research. Wicked, right? I am clearly not. Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name? Isn’t that neat?

2011 254

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

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MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

2011 221

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 221

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away.

Brazil 216

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 216

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MARCH 1, 2011

Now this, might not sound like anything of particular ground-breaking significance, but in the context of animal personality research, it is a fairly big thing. While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

Cats 151

Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

For a researcher to get from Broome to Beijing it would take over 30 hours, as you would be required to fly south first! We relocated it to a native tree, so it was better camouflaged and protected. Asides Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Utah Birders has a copy of Hawks at a Distance to give away. Wicked, right?

2011 146

2011 Australia Deer New York 146

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

Feeling lazy, or I would do the research myself.) Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Deer Africa Peru 170