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.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2018

According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. More resources on this topic: Wildfire! References: 1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This is about 35 miles West of my home.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Great Cormorants can immerse into the water much more deeply than ducks, as their feathers are not waterproof … … but unfortunately, that requires some feather drying time afterward, which looks kind of stupid (yes, it is kid’s science hour at Kai’s bird blog …).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

I suspect they also want to prove the superiority of their favorite park (which they emphasize is a natural park, not a designed one like Central and Prospect), and perhaps lay the groundwork for more resources and attract more birders. This is a project that clearly spanned decades. 231st Street is now located. . Another big year memoir?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Although some of these organizations existed five decades ago, increased resources and the internet have greatly expanded their scope and reach. My impression is that most young birders are eBirders, a trend that will surely continue due to its convenience, accessibility, and contribution to science.

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Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

The NC3Rs brings together stakeholders in the 3Rs in academia, industry, government and animal welfare organisations to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas, and the translation of research findings into practice that will benefit both animals and science.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

So, essentially, the rail seems to be a habitat generalist on its small island, capable of exploiting a variety of food resources, and it is, generally, safe from predation. The bird will therefore now be known as. Atlantisia Rogersi.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works). million people in the U.S. in 2011*) came about.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Not only is it a very impressive citizen science project that manages to marshal the legions of birders around Canada and the U.S., Time will tell how much good science can be wrung from the data (due to observer bias, misidentifications, the vastly differing skillsets of contributing observers, under-birded areas, etc.),

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Bird communication is a complex and evolving science. I wish there was more discussion of research techniques and resources. ” And then I found out that bird song doesn’t just belong to the males, that there are female birds who sing too, only not so much in North America, and my mind was blown.**.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

This makes for an attractive looking book, but I do think that the page space could have been put to better use, maybe for a listing of the resources (organizations, field guides, citizen science websites) recommended throughout the book. of Natural Resources and by Nate. There is also an excellent index.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2013

Not only has this live camera feed provided a wonderful educational resource for science teachers across the country, but it has also shed light on some very interesting behaviors of these owls. We have set up an incredibly popular live camera feed on a pair of these diminutive owls at a school in Broward County.

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Owls Florida Raised Coyotes 245

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2012

He writes about how experienced birders think, and how they draw on the sciences of weather, geography, and ecology to analyze where the birds will be. There are other resources that do this better, he says, and, in fact, spends 10 pages recommending field and advanced bird guides, web sites, magazines, and listservs.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2013

Whether this metaphor is exciting or disturbing probably depends on the kind of science fiction you read, but my point, ultimately, is this: the more you know about House Sparrows, the more on point the shot appears. This, to me, is the perfect meeting of what C.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 186

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

Written in a friendly, inclusive style quietly grounded in science, How to Know the Birds is an excellent addition to the growing list of birding essay books by talented birder/writers like Pete Dunne and Kenn Kaufman. And, each essay tells a story. ” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!

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Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Economics, science, literature, film, politics, law, etc. This may take time and maybe lifetimes to build up to that tipping point, but we have to use everyone and every resource we can. This post is inspired by a thought-provoking piece on the Provoked blog (clearly a good name for a blog!)

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Environmental and natural resource economists routinely use information about recreational destination choices, given the cost of getting to alternative destinations, as a form of “indirect market” information about people’s willingness to pay more (for better) recreational opportunities. Q: Why study birders and why use eBird?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The photographs are from VIREO, the ornithological image collection associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, which licenses bird photographs to many guides and reference books. Many of the names of the photographers, listed in a 21-page section at the back of the book, are familiar: Glenn Bartley, Brian E.

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North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

More Science for the People Berry Go Round Comin’ Round Birdscapes Tuesday Trivia Link from the New York Times About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Or These Blasts From The Past Transitional Fossil?

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Deer Owls 2011 New York 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2014

Steve Kelling from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology gave the keynote talk, “The Birder Effect: Birding, Science, and Conservation.” The talk described eBird’s origins in 2002 and traced its history as a project aimed at using “citizen science” to help researchers and conservationists learn more about birds.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network. Faustus’ opening monologue by heart as it is such an impressive chain of thoughts for anyone immersed in studying natural sciences.

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2011 Deer New York Science 135

Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

A valuable new resource has recently entered the information superhighway. This rapidly growing site is to be a global resource on alternative methods, the 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement), animal ethics, and animal care, with hyperlinks to related Web sites and databases. Check it out at www.jhsph.edu/~altweb.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

There is no end-of-book list of resources, which reflects, I think, an assumption that the birder using this book is already familiar with the more general birding books and magazines. Each chapter concludes with References, a bibliographic listing of the books, articles, and web pages cited in the text.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birding can be enjoyed at various levels of intensity, from casual birdwatching in one’s backyard to more dedicated pursuits that involve keeping birding lists, participating in birding competitions, or contributing to citizen science projects. Analysis : This seems like a reasonable summary of the ABA and its activities.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Hugh Powell is a science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I was not offered any historical perspective, such as that apparently even the great nineteenth century taxonomists with their immense Victorian vocabularies lacked the resources to properly name the birds of Peru. This is his first contribution to 10,000 Birds.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Jenkins has written and illustrated a number of science-based books for children, many with his wife, Robin Page. These illustrations by Steve Jenkins are perfect. The colorful collages fill each page with images of the bird, nest, and habitat. 52 Ways to Wonder, Wander, and Explore Birds with Kids (Roost Books).

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Instead, the studies Brooke summarizes and other resources are listed in an extensive Notes section. Naturalists who love science and want a quick way of reading all the seabird articles in Condor , Marine Biology, and Seabird Conference proceedings. Speaking of back-of-the-book materials, there is no bibliography. Who is it for?

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Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mr. Hurst flippantly questions the ability to measure a pig’s happiness, but sound science—not to mention common sense—clearly establishes that mother pigs locked in gestation crates with so little space that they cannot turn around for most of their lives do indeed suffer. JILLIAN PARRY FRY Baltimore, Feb.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper?

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Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. This is something I’ve often thought reference book authors and publishers should do, though I understand it demands resources. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 183

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

Birders care about bird science and conservation, but also about access to birding sites and facilities as those locations, etc. Avian science and conservation are well covered by large and well-financed national non-profits. Neither of these two suggestions would require a substantial investment of resources.

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Advocacy Science Portland Wildlife 228

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

If you have always wondered what the minimum anesthetic concentration for isoflurane and sevoflurane for the Crested Serpent-eagle is, science has an answer. As you can easily judge from the dullness of this information, it is not something I made up but rather an appalling example of nepotism in the naming of birds.

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China Birds Pythons Eagles 244

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

.” So, it is definitely a pigeon, not a cuckoo, and my guess is that the cuckoo part of the name hints at the body shape of these species. But I may well be wrong.

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Birds Geese Fish Industry 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Are they adaptable and remarkably enduring and resourceful? Butchart is head of science at BirdLife International and chairs the IUCN Red List Technical Working Group. … Conservation Audubon endangered species Extinction Week longspurs science' But do they balance on a knife’s edge? And get angry and take action.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2015

Here we show that in two species of bluebirds, cycles of replacement of one by the other emerge as an indirect consequence of maternal influence on offspring behavior in response to local resource availability. Here it is in graphic form: Original Caption from Science Magazine: Duckworth et al. (4) Science 347(6224):875-877.

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Species Eggs Research Science 218

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

From the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Switchboard blog : So, naturally, it is also the perfect time for Congressional Republicans to completely suspend one of the main laws protecting [birds].

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