10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

I want to talk about this research but if you really want to know more about it, don’t rely on me; one of the co-authors of this important paper is Darren Naish, who happens to be a stupendous blogger, and he has written the research up here. Until turkey size or so. So go read that for sure, and revel in the excellent graphics.

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Camels Whales Whaling Apes 198

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2017

We spent a day on the beach, a morning on Turkey Creek, and took walks around the neighborhood. After contemplating the page, I realized I really do want to see these incredible seabirds, and have been researching pelagic voyages for the near-future. I love hanging out with new birders.

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Florida Fish 2013 Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2013

Although if you want to see a bunch of Turkey Vultures it’s a pretty good strategy. And who doesn’t want to see a bunch of Turkey Vultures?) Still, the tip was all I needed to jump online and do some quick research (and all praises to the internet for making such things possible!)

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Sparrows St. Louis Kansas City Kansas 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

But “Hawk”’s active ingredient, a deadly second-generation anticoagulant, bromadialone, has been implicated in the deaths of Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, and other raptors : American Kestrels, Barn Owls, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, and Turkey Vultures.

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Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 260

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The book is designed with quick searching and researching in mind, with colored blocks indicating bird family in upper right and left corners, common bird names in large, bold print, and a highly readable font. It’s designed for carrying about in the field, sized 4.5 by 1 by 7.5

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North America Birds Owls Canada 209

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

Now nearing 50 and duly lost in a mid-life crisis, Dragan Simic took to birding rather late – only half a lifetime ago, after successfully testing his inadequate skills in other life threatening activities, such as rock climbing and vertical caving. … Blogging bloggers'

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Europe Florida Spain Serbia 150

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Most of the time, I know enough about an area, or have done some research into what is found there, that I am pleasantly surprised at best. Rarely am I caught too off guard, when it comes to visiting a National Refuge. Not so with our visit to Bosque de Apache NWR in southern New Mexico.

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New Mexico Mexico Tucson Costa Rica 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2012

The newest bird on the brink to capture her fertile imagination is the California Condor, on which she graciously shares her research and ruminations: Sometimes as a writer you recognize there’s been something overlooked in your midst—something quietly abiding. You think of turkey dressed in black.

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California Condor California Idaho North America 207

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

So I can’t write about football, and Turkey’s are out as well. Would you like to know about the early days of research on that rare grail, the Ivory Gull ? I am the Arctic beat writer. A Meadow Lark up here would be something to write about, I just can’t imagine it happening anytime soon. Know about?

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Lions Game Birds Dogs 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2011

C) it’s hard to soar with the hawks at a distance when you’re surrounded by turkeys. (D) (B) the struggle to survive is savage, as survivors of both the Colorado sparrow shakedown and Tandayapa nectar wars can attest. (C)

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Costa Rica Birds Colorado ALA 168

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State.

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Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 227

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

His work in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remains inspirational to researchers throughout the region. Richard Porter already authored the Birds of the Middle East and has been active in the conservation of birds throughout the Middle East region since the 1960s. It ends with the already mentioned birdwatching sites.

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Cyprus Saudi Arabia Europe Birds 250

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2011

We stayed at the Yellow Bay Biological Research Station, a cozy collection of buildings located, logically enough, on a slope overlooking a bay lined with yellow sandstone on the eastern shore of the lake. Though the climate of the area is described as mild, this needs to be understood in Montana terms.

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ALA Bald Eagle Mules Turkey 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2017

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. The usual suspects were all present, including the Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel , and Cactus Wren.

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Woodpeckers Camels Mexico Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. This came as rumor of a turkey-like bird occurs in the steep canyons on the foothill of the western Andes. A Guan was collected in 1876 in a mangrove forest near the border between Peru and Ecuador.

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Collecting Peru Neglecting Hunting 268

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Several recent studies have found that tinamous are embedded within the ratites, which means that either they regained the ability to fly or (as many researchers feel is more likely) that flightlessness and large body size arose multiple times within the paleognaths, a topic discussed in detail at Tetrapod Zoology. Jarvis et al. Jarvis et al.

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2018

Later on, as my research got a little bit more detailed, this might just turn out to be a huge stop. Unfortunately, the Brush Turkeys keep digging up the flower beds and gardens looking for something to eat. With help from Giles, back in Melbourne, this details got much clearer. Here is the male Australasian Figbird.

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2000 Rights Turkey Parrots 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. Panama inflicts usurious car insurance policies on visitors, so do your research. Turkey Vulture. I spotted one lurking in a tree.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Ocellated Turkey – Meleagris ocellata. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. 18 Aug 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2014

Do your research. I was fascinated to learn that Black Kites serve the same ecological niche in their range that Turkey and Black Vultures do in North America. Plus, taxis are cheaper than you’d expect. So don’t be afraid! And even though transportation is so easy and inexpensive, prepare to walk a lot. 30 Common Buzzard.

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2014 Eagles Asia Groups 213

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And, he places current research within a framework of paleontological history of intrigue, backstabbing, and name-calling feuds. (No, And then, in 1996, a farmer/fossil-hunter named Li Yinfang found a unique fossil in his home province of Liaoning–a beautifully preserved turkey-sized creature that clearly had feathers.

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Mongolia Science Reptiles Indiana 182

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Conquista Agraria. 07 Jan 2018. Western Australia.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken. 332-3) Those are all compelling reasons to not feed your children meat (beef, pork, chicken, turkey, etc.) Unfortunately, switching from red meat to chicken does not help very much.

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. 03 Feb 2018. Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). –?????? Kamakura–Kamakura Central Park).

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Požeženski pesak / Gradištanska peš?ara. 01 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Požeženski pesak / Gradištanska peš?ara. 01 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Little Cultus Lake Road, Oregon. 23 Aug 2018. 13 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Little Cultus Lake Road, Oregon. 23 Aug 2018. 13 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE).

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Dr. William Castelli, director of the study for the last 20 years, maintains that based on his research the most heart healthy diet is a pure vegetarian diet. An enormous body of scientific research confirms that meat consumption is not necessary for optimal health nor is it necessary for promoting longevity.

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100