10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 26, 2018
We have escaped the clutches of the Bahamas, and are finally back “home” in Tucson, Texas. All in all, twenty six airplane flights this year, traveled around the world, to 11 countries, and not one single delay, or interruption of service, until the Bahamas. Bahamas Species – 58. The Little Big Year species – 1291.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2012
And, while friends have told that me that I can go to the Bahamas and easily see the warbler in January, it turns out that is not true, the bird is elusive in its winter habitat as well (which is not Jack Pine, by the way). Previously, even researchers had problems getting access to nesting Kirtland’s Warblers.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 16, 2015
And if your life list includes Bahama Woodstar , you might want to get back out into the field. Researchers are planning to ask the American Ornithologists’ Union to make the split official. Rally Parakeet FTW!
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
These categories include family visits; professional research and professional meetings; educational activities; religious activities; and humanitarian projects. Out of the 564 species found in the islands of the West Indies, 106 are endemic to the region. That’s almost 20 percent! We still can’t just buy a plane ticket and go.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 31, 2012
Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station in Toronto had an extremely rare and beautiful Townsend’s Warbler x Black-throated Gray Warbler which was banded in April. Kirtland’s Warblers are rare, apparently fewer than 2,000 in the world, they winter in the Bahamas and summer in Michigan. Make sure to click that link for pictures!)
10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2021
His second book on migration is a tale of many birds and many research studies all connected by the theme of migration and by his thoughtful narrative voice. Even if you have read about these research projects, Weidensaul’s accounts offer fresh angles and updated information. is through the personal and the specific.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2015
I could go on and on, it’s that kind of a book—a comprehensive treatment of a species we respect and adore, based on the most current research, written in a style that, while factual, is from the author’s viewpoint, flavoring facts with a witty, observant personal quality. Mitochondrial DNA analysis strikes again.
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