10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2024

They apparently meet the criteria for inclusion in that they are regular migrants or annual visitors to specific areas of Alaska. They are by Karlson, from his years as a research biologist in Alaska, and Ted Swem, a U.S. There is a freedom in the writing that we don’t often see in formal identification or field guides.

North America 264

North America America 2006 Delaware 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The other sub-species, Calidris canutus roselaari , migrates along the Pacific Coast and breeds in Alaska and the Wrangel Island in Russia. For example, in the Delaware Bay, warming coastal waters can cause horseshoe crabs to lay their eggs earlier than normal; conversely, more intense and frequent coastal storms can cause late spawning.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2016

When I picture state birds, I picture the gorgeous Scissor-tailed Flycatcher of Oklahoma, the pristine white feathers of Alaska’s Willow Ptarmigan , or the haunting call of Minnesota’s Common Loon. ” Best of all, they lay between 150 and 200 eggs per year. I don’t picture chickens.

Rhode Island 108

Rhode Island Oklahoma Chickens Minnesota 108

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The lengthy Introduction gives both a personal history and a global history of birds and art, including brief profiles of John James Audubon and the far lesser known Genevieve Estelle Jones, who conceived of a book eventually called Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio in the late 19th century. Western Scrub-Jay (pp.

Birds 199

Birds Eggs Laws Oregon 199

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The team explored Nevada and Utah, with Ridgway collecting thousands of bird specimen, plus nests and eggs for the Smithsonian. By the age of 16, thanks to Baird, Ridgway was part of the team of the Fortieth Parallel Survey, one of the great surveys of the western frontier.

Illinois 192

Illinois Collecting Alaska United States 192

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

They cut down the trees the parrots used for nesting and brought black rats, who ate their eggs, and honeybees who swarmed into their nests, and by 1937 there were only about 2,000 Puerto Rican Parrots left. Spanish settlers arrived in 1493 and called the birds Coterras. Other Europeans came. Africans were brought over as slaves.

Puerto Rico 247

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 247

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2022

It also seems the species is good at keeping its nest hidden – while the bird was named in 1821, its nest and eggs were only discovered in 1958 ( source ). The Pacific Golden Plover gets the rare honor of its HBW entry starting with a quote from a 1950s Alaska bird guide: “The Golden Plover is an aristocrat among birds.

Cattle 147

Cattle Portugal Buffalo Alaska 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves. Glad that’s not the case.

Montana 170

Montana 2011 Bahamas Deer 170

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

My current criteria for a dedicated birding trip are having a good probability of seeing several new birds or seeing a birding spectacle ( e.g. , Red Knots and other shorebirds feasting on horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay). Nome, Alaska. A direct flight from Portland is also a plus, as is seeing new parts of America.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

In recent years, the prevalence of disease-causing bacteria in meat, poultry, and eggs has risen sharply, which is why health authorities insist that these products be carefully handled and thoroughly cooked, if they are used at all. [My emphasis] There are other reasons why families are looking more favorably at plant-based choices.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

In this system, females mate and lay eggs with multiple males over the course of a breeding season, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. A single female often lays a clutch of eggs sired by multiple males, and multiple males will in turn help care for the chicks once they hatch (Briskie 1992, 2009, Briskie et al.

2002 205

2002 North America 2000 2009 205

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Holt also travels up to Utqiavik, Alaska every June, and has been for over 30 years, to study Snowy Owls and Brown Lemmings. “Well, that’s great,” you may be saying, “but what does that have to do with owls?

Owls 246

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Birds are raised from the egg to follow a certain migration timing, but that timing shifts when the egg hatches later or earlier due to changes in conditions. This year, the prospect of the initial birds having four wings instead of two came into greater focus. With global warming, this has meant earlier hatching.

Science 230

Science 2013 Elephants Ducks 230

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jason broke new ground in Alaska, adding Marbled Murrulet and bringing the Upper 1 to 1. 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. Still all mainland though. Any trips to the islands planned, I wonder?

2018 108

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 108

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2023

To be honest, both the robin and the flycatchers shown above remind me of the easter eggs I hunted for as a child – the same strong colors in front of a green background, same time of the year (feel free to insert your own Proust Madeleine reference here) … Bluethroats apparently are good at imitating other birds.

Monkeys 147

Monkeys Birds South Korea Owls 147