10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2020

For example, palms are generally more resistant to storms and over the long term, they may predominate, deferentially impacting many bird species. Dr. John Faaborg , who headed one of the key long-term studies of Caribbean birds in Guánica Commonwealth Forest in Puerto Rico. (Dr. Additionally, you never know what might be interesting.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

People in North America began using the term “right whale” in the early 1700s, and originally “right” may have meant “typical,” as these whales were considered common and ordinary. However, over time, the term evolved to refer to how they were hunted—they were considered “the right whales to hunt.”

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

“I am not bad-looking, I am just badly photographed”: A Bay Woodpecker (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) using a joke from “Roger Rabbit” The pinkish eyerings of the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tansa, India) make it look as if it is constantly suffering from a hangover. Kind of like a diesel version. ”).

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The one I saw the other day was a young male foraging out back, using an important riparian zone in urban surroundings. It’s also used by migrant species. The fact that they use this and other wooded zones makes such places extremely important but they are also essential because people need nature, now more than ever.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2022

Offshore businesses located in Mauritius that do not do business with Mauritians nor use Mauritian currency are exempt from Mauritian taxes. I spent a few hours on Mauritius flying from Shanghai to Cape Town, South Africa, and decided to use this time for a short trip to a nature reserve on Mauritius, the Black River Gorges National Park.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

I think we especially need multi-day surveys of pelagic waters beyond Cocos Island to see which Pterodroma petrels and other pelagic birds are using those rich marine habitats. Such expeditions should give us some answers. The forests at the top of Miravalles, Tenorio, and other northern volcanoes could use more surveys.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2023

Variegated Flycatcher is the intermediate in terms of size and plumage – it maintains some rufous on its rump and tail and also has a two-toned (albeit much smaller) bill. In separating Piratic Flycatcher from Variegated Flycatcher , I have found it most useful to inspect the facial pattern.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2022

Bird names say much about human perception, they can also give us insight into the people who invented names for official bird descriptions. Warblers might not always warble but whether by constant use of the word or because it really is a good English term for members of the Parulidae, “warbler” seems to fit.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

I was looking for a title for this third part of a blog post on the birds of Baihualing, and thought that the made-up term “Trequel” would sound fitting. Niltava is a genus in the family of Old World Flycatchers (though I still think the term Old World is slightly ridiculous).

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you live north of the Rio Grande, Meiburg says, you may not be familiar with the birds (although – see the last paragraph of this review – they themselves may be changing that circumstance in the near term). English is the official language of Guyana, with a distinctive cadence and idiom. With abundant roadkill (1.3

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Yes, it’s the same species that so many North American birders have looked for around the San Pedro River (myself included) and like those Arizona birds, our urban Gray Hawks likewise use riparian zones. Hopefully, the bird out back will help us answer such a question or two. At least it will always be a gift to watch it.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2021

Sometimes post-processing can only make an unusable photo useful enough for achieving a reliable ID. Perhaps if I used a tripod and a remote control, to eliminate all shake, this wouldn’t be necessary. But, slacker that I am, I don’t use those, so sharpening is helpful. I am no expert, and I love to keep learning!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Occasionally, some of them are considering emigrating to the US, where – after getting a Green Card – they become Great Blue Herons. It seems that this year, at least one Greater Scaup is using Nanhui as a wintering ground. Color changes indeed. The Eyebrowed Thrush looks a bit more interesting again. Shift-work.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2022

I say unceremoniously – but I am using the human metric by which we decide what makes noise and what doesn’t. Somehow within the quiet stillness of this cool tropical morning, a bird closed its eyes for the last time and unceremoniously slipped away under the brooding, overcast sky. A moment of silence for the departed.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Plumbeous Water Redstarts live by the water and presumably are used to getting wet. The HBW describes the species as a “rather large, dusky yuhina”, dusky presumably essentially being the color equivalent of the word foggy used for weather. I used to do the same when I was still a student. I blame it on the weather.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Though in terms of aesthetics, their nests are not much to look at – a paper (in Thai, but with an English summary) describes the nest as “a bulky, untidy ball hanging from the tip of a branch of stick with an average height of 1.39 It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

The Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush used to react to being called Garrulax pectoralis but now only comes if you call it Pterorhinus pectoralis after some DNA studies and the resurrection of the old genus Pterorhinus. Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2022

The emails from birders with access challenges sharing how something we did or a resource we created for them to use, and how that has made a positive impact on their birding (and so, their lives) are the ones that really get me in my loveheart. And there’s nothing offensive about the word “disability” or “disabled” – so it’s OK to use it!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Known at the time as ‘ terms of venery’ , we know them today as collective nouns. One would display one’s credentials as a sporting gentleman by correct use of the terms and knowing that a flock of duck might be called a raft or a skein , depending on whether they were floating or flying, was essential.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

It seems nowadays “dotterel” is just used for a few arbitrarily selected plovers. This is the largest of all kingfishers, and indeed you often hear Australians boast that “my kingfisher is bigger than yours” Partly, such talk is probably just compensation for some small Australian birds.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2021

There is a mushroom hunting expedition in Anna Karenina, Tolstoy’s use of a popular Russian pastime. I will be reviewing the guide as a novice in the field of mushroom identification, asking if this is a guide that a beginner could use. Useful Features. Comments, especially from mycologists, are welcome.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2022

Apparently, the Rufous Whistler used to be known as the Rufous-breasted Thickhead due to its “noticeable breadth of cranium” The source website itself quotes its own source, the delightfully titled “The Useful Birds of Southern Australia”, R Hall, 1907. A useful male Rufous Whistler. ” ( source ).

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Our Little Big Day (only half a day birding… feel free to use the term) turned out a little smaller than Ivy and I had hoped, but we mustered 38 species on a day most migrants seemed to spend getting as far from Rochester as possible. Did everything needed for a phenomenal weekend come together for you?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2011

The easiest field mark to use was the extremely short legs of Arctic Terns , though one must be careful because sometimes uneven ground can create the illusion of short legs. The term comes from a mistaken identification by ornithologist Robert Ridgway, when he identified first summer Arctic Terns as a new species, Sterna portlandica.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2015

As a wildlife rehabilitator, I’ve used many of their gathered facts to improve my bird care. Researchers observing (live) Mississippi Kites provide very useful information on the timing, paths, and correlation with fronts that I use when releasing my kites.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2020

And with all the unavoidable concern about infectious disease of late, and with the prospect of indefinite “social distancing” on everyone’s minds, it’s been difficult the last few days not to view even the most everyday items such terms. In fact, the Alicante Bouschet is now largely absent in its homeland.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

It is essential that, once learned, any new word should be used immediately in a showy manner to make one look smart. We all know about the Equinox, the astronomical term to note the time when the Sun crosses the Equator in its seasonal meanderings. Enjoy the Equilux and use your time wisely. Thus, I give you the Equilux.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

.” Jonathan Rosen makes the distinction in the New Yorker as well: “This may seem like a pedantic distinction in an already marginal world, but it matters—though the two terms bleed into each other. Crudely put, bird-watchers look at birds; birders look for them. How did the birds interact with each other at the feeder?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2011

One might debate just how useful or specific this methodology may be, but all agree on its overall utility. After all, doesn’t the term derive from an old acronym for General Impression of Size and Shape ? Perhaps the origins of the true term are shrouded in mystery, leaving the words equally interchangeable.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2014

Brings a new meaning to the term “shake your tail feathers” ! Some jerk (I’d use a stronger word, but this is a family-friendly website) in Wisconsin is shooting raptors. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Maine, will use “nano-tags” to track migrating birds. This week in birding news has it all covered. Er, sort of.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Yet, even in a tougher economy and fast-changing market, there will be a market niche for the large internationals (“large” mostly in birding terms). While you may try to do it yourself and with some luck, even succeed, I would recommend you to use the middle-man now, those well-known international bird tour agencies.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2019

Only interest is used to fund management and the principal is not touched, creating a “non-wasting endowment,” i.e. , a permanent funding source. A conservation bank uses “credits,” which may be bought, sold, or traded to those in the mitigation marketplace. Thus, off-site mitigation occurs near impacted land.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2021

Only some Tristam’s Bunting s have used it with any regularity. The fishponds and coastal rice paddies on Chongming have attracted some shorebirds – though they also are not convinced of the longer-term benefits of living in a big city, and thus will leave again soon.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

The designers have made good use of fonts (a very large size for family group names, bolded letters for species names and subtopics), color coding (colored bands at the bottom of each text page denote different bird families), and colored range maps. The Accounts present text on the left and images on the right.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I don’t think scientific artwork holds less value when used more than once. For oceanic birds he uses the taxonomy that he and Kirk Zufelt developed in Oceanic Birds of the World: A Photo Guide (PUP, 2019). Dale Dyer put in years working on his paintings for Birds of Central America , both in the field and in the museum.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

Tuttle-Adams artwork is exquisitely drawn and finely colored; she succeeds in communicating the adorableness of each baby bird without sacrificing the detail necessary for accurate and useful scientific illustration. And there is such a diversity of beak shapes!

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

At least we do if we want to use vehicles to more easily move from one place to the next. In terms of birding, they more easily bring us to a vast variety of species, Costa Rica included. Even so, despite the big risk for biodiversity, we need roads.

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