10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

Author Joshua Hammer, who previously wrote about a different type of real-life-unexpected-caper in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu , read about Lendrum in the Times of London in 2017, realized the possibilities, did the research. 2019), and now this book. The book is structured cinematically. Author Joshua Hammer.

Falcons 206

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 206

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

Fortunately, with a prescience that’s a little scary, David Allen Sibley has created a book perfect for beginning birders (and the rest of us): What It’s Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing–What Birds Are Doing, and Why. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

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2020 Birds North America Sparrows 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. Because, as this book demonstrates so well, it is sometimes important to look back in order to move forward. “Wait!”

New York City 148

New York City New York Birds Breeding 148

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

” The book in question is Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide , edited and written by Sebastian K. The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. The downside of the size (and quality of paper) is that this is a fairly heavy book, about 2.5

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

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. Scott Weidensaul is a nature writer with roots in journalism.

North America 219

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 219

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. The resulting book, 616 pages in length, 6.4 The resulting book, 616 pages in length, 6.4

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Pennsylvania Breeding Sparrows Birds 226

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

And so, I turn to Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field , the new book by George L. This is a very different book from what I expected, less of a handbook and more of a comprehensive identification text on 24 groups of birds, presented in words and photographs. Armistead and Brian L. Authors George L.

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Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Producing a book about birds and nesting is a dangerous business. Some people love books like that. Third, observing and photographing breeding birds and their young have become acts of ethical confusion as birders, photographers, and organizational representatives debate the impact of our human presence on the nesting process.

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Eggs 2006 Family New York 263

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

When was the last time you chose a book by its covers? And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders.

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Congo Africa Madagascar Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

2020, all also published by Firefly); children’s books and books on bird feeding. 2020, all also published by Firefly); children’s books and books on bird feeding. This is an introductory guide, as are all the guides in the ABA series, and it is an excellent one. Bohemian Waxwing, p. 206, photo by Brian E.

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North America Birds Owls Canada 207

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Two books, two authors, two countries bursting with neotropical avian diversity. Since the books share authors and a creation process, I thought I would review them together. There is no reason expertise and talent cannot be shared across field guides when the books are published close together, like these are.

Costa Rica 210

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 210

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2024

Birders flock to this haven, as it is a sanctuary for over 150,000 breeding Northern Gannets , making it the world’s largest colony. We had the foresight to book the Three Islands Seabird Seafari in advance, a thrilling journey where we would see the seabirds around Lamb, Craigleith, and Bass Rock from a small inflatable boat.

Puffins 162

Puffins Sanctuary Lamb Investigation 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The second edition of the National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition has one of the longest book names in bird bookdom: National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition: Now Covering More Than 1,000 Species With the Most-Detailed Information Found in a Single Volume. This volume is no exception.

North America 177

North America America Family Falcons 177

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Steve, another member of our birding group, also had a field guide by Kenefick, Restall, and Hayes, but his was bordered in GREEN, had a slightly different title, and, to my extreme chagrin, was much more recent, showing the recently split Trinidad Motmot instead of the Blue-crowned Motmot on my book’s cover. I was confused.

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Trinidad South America Birds 2011 193

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

Life Along the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Gateway to a Million Shorebirds , by Lawrence Niles, Joanna Burger, and Amanda Dey, is a book with a mission. The numbers, as detailed in this book, are alarming: the horseshoe crab harvest grew from less than 100,000 in 1992 to over 2.5 million in the late 1990’s.

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Delaware New Jersey Eggs Research 178

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The length of each bird species account varies, depending on whether the bird is native or a “visitor” (the book’s term for migrant) or vagrant, breeding or non breeding. The book is entitled South Georgia, but it also covers nearby areas including the South Sandwich Islands, Shag and Clerke Rocks.)

Georgia 173

Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whales 173

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The opening beautifully encapsulates the essence of the book. This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. It’s a small group of 10 to 12 researchers and crew members, and Fox is the sole person responsible for the bird surveys.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The breeding ecology of the Yellow-bellied Warbler was actually studied exactly here at Nonggang in 2019 by 3 Chinese researchers. Some Thai researchers looked at the breeding ecology of the Buff-breasted Babbler and published their findings in the somewhat unsuitable-sounding journal “Agriculture and Natural Resources”.

China 224

China Birds Pythons Eagles 224

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Three books will have been published about the Passenger Pigeon by the end of 2014: A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction by Joel Greenberg, The Passenger Pigeon by Errol Fuller, and A Message From Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery.

2014 160

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

A lovely looking and distinctive sounding bird (so they say, I sadly have not seen one…yet), the Kirtland’s Warbler can only be found during its breeding season in Jack Pine forests 5 to 20 years old in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Previously, even researchers had problems getting access to nesting Kirtland’s Warblers.

Michigan 226

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 226

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. I should have known that birding High Island meant I would be 20 minutes away from a place where hundreds of thousands of shorebirds and waterbirds rest, feed, breed, and generally have a good time. Clapper Rail.

Houston 208

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 208

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2024

Then it’s a matter of doing a little research on the internet to find who rang the bird you saw, and then emailing the details of your sighting. Black-tailed godwits winter in large numbers on the estuaries of both Norfolk and Suffolk, and we know that nearly all these birds breed in Iceland.

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Lithuania Morocco Iceland Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The Pough & Eckelberry guides (add in artist Earl L Poole who did black-and-white drawings for the later titles) were notable for Pough’s discursive text and Eckelberry’s lovely painted portraits, and many older birders have stories about how they were inspired by these books. This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

North America 278

North America America California Condor Birds 278

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I remember I once read in a book – probably by an ornithologist – that he stated that he was going to write a postcard to his wife or girlfriend in order to “strengthen their pair bond” Sorry, forgot the exact source). It is not quite clear why they do this as it apparently does not affect breeding success.

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Eggs Bald Eagle Birds Owls 199

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The guide covers the all–1194 species in the Species Accounts, including 959 native breeding species, 219 Nearctic migrants, 8 breeding visiting species, and 5 introduced species. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic? (Can

America 213

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 213

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2021

Rheindt is a big book. Or should I say a great book? They cover all species and distinctive subspecies, non-passerines in flight, males and females, immatures and non-breeding plumages. “Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea” by James A. Eaton, Bas van Balen, Nick W. Brickle and Frank E.

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Indonesia Timor Brunei Guinea 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

Long story short, the only way I could figure out securing a cabin for myself and my husband, Erik, was to book a trip with Rockjumper, a birding tour company based in South Africa and a supporter of Birdlife South Africa. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows. and seabirders.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birders often play a vital role in monitoring bird populations, contributing data to scientific research, and participating in citizen science initiatives that help track bird distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behaviors. Analysis : This is a fine summary and it even cites the book and the movie.

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United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

It isn’t in your book of seabirds? (It But, to Elizabeth Gehrman, the author of Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man who Brought it Back from Extinction, and to David Wingate, the man who Gehrman profiles in this excellent book, the Bermuda Petrel is always the cahow. You’ve never heard of the cahow?

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Rats Breeding Birds 2012 166

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

His work in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remains inspirational to researchers throughout the region. The book starts with, oddly, a black and white physical map of the country, showing main towns, bays and peninsulas, mountains and forests. The book ends with References, the Checklist as noted above and the Index.

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Cyprus Saudi Arabia Europe Birds 249

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

These guides are sequels, updates, and complements to Wheeler’s previous classic books, Raptors of Eastern North America and Raptors of Western North America (PUP, 2003), now out-of-print and fetching prices in three figures on used-book sites. Bald Eagle, Head Portraits, Birds of Prey of the East.

North America 189

North America Mississippi Bald Eagle Falcons 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Type it in and you’ll find articles about a showy South African plant, trailers for two films (one of which was pre-Code and apparently created a sensation), eleven novels, a romance novel series, an animated children’s film, socks, and no less than nine coloring books. Like Antpittas and Gnateaters by Harold F. Introduction.

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Guinea Papua New Guinea Birds Family 262

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

I can’t imagine they were expecting anyone to research the line as much as I now regret doing! The brewery also notes that the American Robin is the state bird of Connecticut – not a particularly inspired choice, perhaps, but better than going with a certain skulking warbler named for the state that breeds nowhere near it.

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Connecticut India Lamb Lions 137

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

And while its focus is narrow in the sense that it is a book about birds, it is nevertheless wide-ranging in its consideration of the implications of changes to weather patterns, land use, and the phenology of the food webs birds depend upon.

Netherlands 158

Netherlands Buffalo Science Penguins 158

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

Side note: Indeed, if you follow the titles of newly published books, you will see that there is a constant flow of “Reverse harem” publications. According to the HBW, when breeding, male birds do most of the incubation and parenting while females often leave the nest up to one week before the eggs hatch. End of side note.

Birds 162

Birds South Korea Japan Abandon 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Apparently, when breeding, the two parents divide incubation duties, with one bird taking over the daytime duties and another one the nighttime. The book “Raptors of the World” describes it as a “sluggish-looking” bird, which strikes me as a bit weird for a raptor. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact.

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Birds Elephants Eagles Rhinoceros 213