10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And, as I have mentioned before , under-birded countries like Mexico provide lots of opportunities for amateur birders like me to make real contributions to science. But obsessed I am. After investigating the area between the towns of Araró and Andocutín, I soldiered on to the equally-small town of Iramuco.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023. Geological Survey.

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Critter News

MARCH 27, 2009

This opinion piece is from the Christian Science Monitor in 2002. Tags: animal rights. It may be almost 7 years old, but I think it is as relevant now as it was then. Worth reading and, I think, some reflection.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Obviously, those who seek the best views often aspire to the best optics, which we can all agree are modern miracles of science. But beyond space age gear and technical fabrics, birding also seems to demand a strong, unbroken connection to the internet.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

More recently, a group of developers petitioned FWS to delist the gnatcatcher because the underlying science was allegedly flawed and the coastal gnatcatcher is not really a distinct subspecies. The court also rejected the notion that Dr. Zink, would have standing to bring a claim in his own right.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

All that the rights view prohibits is science that violates individual rights. There are also some things we cannot learn by using humans, if we respect their rights. The rights view merely requires moral consistency in this regard. ( If that means that there are some things we cannot learn, then so be it.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2020

She lives part-time in Uruguay and is co-director of the Fiction Meets Science program at the University of Bremen, Germany, which seeks to bridge the “two cultures” of science and literature. Yes, that’s right – she adds an epilogue. The novel works, mostly, and who better than Gaines to make it so?

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Critter News

AUGUST 27, 2009

I believe that we have to be inclusive in the animal rights movement and attack the system using all kinds of methods in all sorts of fields. Economics, science, literature, film, politics, law, etc. Tags: activism musings animal rights animal welfare.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Pro Plan has been serving pets and their owners for more than eighty years, and is continually advancing the science behind pet care and nutrition. Hills science plan dog food caters to these needs providing a smaller biscuit size for the smaller breeds of dog and bigger sizes for the larger breeds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

As part of the Hill’s® Science Diet® “Healthier Pets. Good health starts with the right diet, and this isn’t just true for people! With so many products on the market it can be hard to know if you have made the right choice. Visit Hill’s Science Diet to learn more! Happier Lives.” Happier Lives.

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Critter News

MARCH 23, 2010

According to this interview, he credits animal rights extremists for fueling the public backlash against animal protection. Discouraging article.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The more data about bird migration we gather from professional and citizen science efforts, the more each one of us can learn about the comings and goings of our favorite species. Fun, right? Find The Data is a free site parsing all kinds of databases across business, education, health, science, society, and more.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2019

John Porter McCown, who shot the first recorded specimen of this species known to Euro-American science, was a Confederate general, a high-ranking officer in the insurrection led by the southern plantocracy to preserve and expand Slavery and the mode of white supremacy which it supported. McCown is an extraordinary case. Well, no more!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2014

National Geographic offers a science-driven analysis of the incident , which is apparently just a case of predators being, well, predators. All of which is has animal-rights organizations urging the pontiff to reconsider the practice , reminding him that his namesake, Francis of Assisi, is known as the patron saint of animals.

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Critter News

AUGUST 12, 2009

Understand this: This will continue until you sever all ties with Huntingdon Life Sciences. It hasn't been your week has it, Daniel? We will attack your private life wherever possible. If you think it's fun killing animals in your own forest in Austria and bring them to your hunting estate, we will destroy it.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

Unfortunately, in the science of language, this does not sound particularly raunchy but rather like a rational decision: “A rare species such as the Chinese Pond Heron might choose heterospecific mates rather than abandoning all chances of reproduction.” Sounds like clever behavior by the parrotbills, right?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Science doesn’t work that way! Describing the position that Linda took with regards to the validity of the science as dishonest may have been unfair. Science Schmience. ” To see why these questions are so dishonest you need to consider them this way. Studying a wild animal is a multi-disciplinary exercise.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2014

But, for right now, we are celebrating — both Ozzie and Harriet, the pair of Ospreys that have graced the nest platform at Dunrovin since at least 2011, are back once more. The many eyes on this particular citizen-science prize have also yeilded other results as well. Birds nests Ospreys web cams'

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Still, after a week of bad news, environmental disasters, and a hurricane aiming right for my house, it felt good to watch a pair of Willets flying across the water. That my data would be used in a global citizen science event? To just observe egrets without binoculars. That was just icing on the cake.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Of course when giving treats it is important to know the right amount to give so your pet will stay healthy and happy. A bag of Hill’s Science Diet Dental Chews. A bag of Hill’s Science Diet dog treats. Eight micro cans of Hill’s Science Diet Grain Free entrees. Healthier Pets, Happier Lives tote bag.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2016

It’s coming right for us! Now scientists have a better understanding of the secrets of hummingbird flight, as detailed in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Ruby-throated Hummingbird photographed by Corey.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2024

As I am sure I have mentioned before, a lot of science work seems to aim to prove the obvious – though the researchers still phrase their results very carefully. I am sure some people will hate this photo of a Eurasian Hoopoe , framed as it is by human artifacts. Of course, me being me, this is a good reason to show it.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. Colonialism and appropriation of knowledge is discussed in Chapter 6, The New World of Science.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

This is interesting right now because the AVian Phylogenomics Consortium has just announced the Bird 10K project, which ties together a pile of previously done research with some exciting new projects just taking off now. To the right are superorder (-imorphae) and higher unranked names. 1 Genome-scale phylogeny of birds.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The places I expected ( Pillar Point Harbor in California and Ridgefield NWR in Washington) are right at the top of the list, but even places I thought I’d been to countless times have modest numbers. Moreover, it contributes to science (and economics ) and the price is right. It can be viewed in many ways (e.g.,

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2021

It is also fascinating to see how similar Old World trogons look to their New World relatives, right down to the same flamboyant color patterns. I would love to know how the order spread across these regions, since that spread must have involved either crossing oceans or the frigid regions that these birds avoid.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Choosing the right food for your pet can be overwhelming. Hill’s is even offering a $10 off promotion on select Hill’s Science Diet products. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Hill’s® Science Diet® Healthier Pets. Luckily, your vet can help recommend the best food for your pet. Happier Lives.™,

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

There were the neocons, which despite their association with the authoritarian right wing government of George W Bush were wide eyed idealists who believed that you could make the world a better place, and there were the realists, who thought the world was essentially bricked and the best you could hope for was some stability.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Unfortunately, Woodley lost me right away. This is a book that people come to for the plot and the science. I’m ok with fantasy, but not with pseudo-science. Well, I love speculative fiction and I love extinct birds and I love extinct birds that turn out not to be extinct the most. So I had high hopes for this novel.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2018

I hadn’t had much occasion to click the “Science” heading for a while. It’s right next to my “eBird” and another inadvertent click brought forth the wonder that is the new abundance animation maps. “How marvelous would it be,” I thought, “if you could zoom in on these maps.”

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2016

Perfect is a big word, and using it right in the title of your book invites close scrutiny.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. This standing and the rights associated with it must be enforceable against the government so that the public can hold it accountable.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

If you spot one of these blue banded birds, you can help by reporting it and contribute to this important citizen science project helping the conservation of this amazing species. Even more importantly, right now you can become a member of International Bird Rescue and double any donation you make!

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2011

Our Beat Writers and their schedule can be found right here but don’t go clicking through just yet – there is exciting news to share! One could say that knowing the science of birds can make the birds more interesting. He also blogs at Scienceblogs.com. Greg’s beat is Bird Evolutionary Biology.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Hill’s has also recently launched new Science Diet Ideal Balance pet food – a wholesome, meat-first, corn free pet food that is guaranteed to make a visible, healthy difference in just thirty days. Not too much, not too little – just the right balance of natural ingredients for the best nutrition for your dog.

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Dogs Pets Meat Science 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2013

In this case, the signs were right. Also a sign when I spot other books by the same author on the shelf in the office of a member of my thesis committee, and on my own Christmas wish list. This is a good book. Other signs: Last night, as I was reading this in the bar, a man came up to me and asked about it (please don’t do that.)

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

It’s become regrettably political in the US right, which is the absolute worst response to a potential pandemic going. My parents are in England, should I be worried about the conflict on the other side of Europe in the Ukraine?” ” Ebola is in the news a lot at the moment.

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