10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2013

Modern flamingos build mud nests for a single egg, while modern grebes build nests of vegetation for multiple offspring. The eggs in the fossilized nest showed structural characteristics of the shell known only from modern flamingos. In 2012 came an exciting new discovery: a fossilized nest. And that is wonderful indeed.

2001 273

2001 2006 2010 Eggs 273

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

The chart of breeding bird survey data goes up, up, up, particularly for the period from 1990 to 2010. The distribution map of the state is filled with green (counted for both atlases) and blue (second atlas period only) but very little yellow (first atlas period only), meaning there are many more blocks where breeding activity was observed.

Pennsylvania 258

Pennsylvania Breeding Sparrows Birds 258

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2022

While females hatch from larger eggs and are initially heavier than their brothers, after ten days, the male chicks weigh almost 50% more than their sisters, as they receive a higher quantity and quality of prey from their parents ( source ). Apparently, King Parrot are an Australian grindcore band formed in Melbourne in 2010.

Australia 147

Australia Parrots Birds Memphis 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

These fossils are seen as proof that some dinosaurs brooded over its eggs. “Feathery forearms would have allowed these emu-sized dinosaurs to shade their eggs from the head of the midday sun 80 million years ago” (right, Dinoguy2/Wikimedia). Like birds. The book begins with the discovery of Archaeopteryx in Germany in 1861.

Mongolia 234

Mongolia Reptiles Science Indiana 234

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Considering the bird survived a season in an area saturated with hunters and birds of prey, this facemelting rarity deserves our respect. And, no, I am not kidding.

2012 200

2012 Guatemala Birds Florida 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113