10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* ©2012 Donna L. And I don’t think that will be many people.

New York City 263

New York City Birds Illinois Science 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Poor researchers Nicola Coumi and Rob Slotow failed to find anything particularly interesting about vigilance in Bronze Mannikin groups. Mind you – it is indeed a description, not a video, as the research was done in 1952. ” I wish I had this kind of optimism. They probably did not even have Twitter then.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.

Owls 231

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 231

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The New York Times obituary cited the series (and Steiner’s other books, but it was the series that made money) as reshaping the publishing industry in the United States.**. If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

One of these days, Jeopardy will feature a category called “Field Guides” and the first clue will be: “This landlocked South American country finally got its own bird field guide in 2016, but it wasn’t available in the United State until 2019.” Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

Bolivia 187

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 187

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

I recently asked ChatGPT some questions about the best birding locations in the United States and the results were decidedly mixed. How many birders are there in the United States? # # # Query: What is birding? Here are the results, which are much better, and a brief analysis of each response.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

It shows that of 588 species assessed, 314 species in the continental United States and Canada will lose half or more of their current ranges by 2080 if global warming continues at its current pace (which is approximately 8 degrees F of warming by the end of the century). . Come back, click through, read, learn.

Species 180

Species Science Los Angeles Birds 180