Birds Experience Feral Turkey 
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
This is the time of year that we rightfully contemplate the noble Turkey. I don’t believe, but this is subject to correction, that the wild and domestic Turkey were ever called by different binomials. Photograph of a Wild Turkey at Flatrock Brook Nature Center, in Englewood, New Jersey, by Corey.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura).
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2023
My book of choice for this time of year is Jerry Liguori’s Hawks At A Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors, a brilliant tutorial on how to recognize raptors by shape and flight style, distilling years of experience and expertise into 216 pages. This was remedied in 2012, when I reviewed the second edition. And video resources.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. And, there are the non-field guide hawk books, the narratives that read like love songs to raptors and the huge coffee table books, gifts from non-birding friends. There are 2 plates for Turkey Vulture and 13 plates for Red-tailed Hawk.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2011
Of all the dangerous sports birders risk their necks in in the pursuit of birds, birding while driving is perhaps the most common threat to the life of a birder of all. So, inspired by a similar article on road birding in Thailand, I present road birding in New Zealand.
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