10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

I love reading children’s books, even though my child is well over the age when she asks to have them read at bedtime and my nephews fall asleep all too easily after playing lacrosse all day. Here are three excellent but very different children’s books I enjoyed this year (two were published in 2013, one in 2011).

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Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 247

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MARCH 25, 2021

And ten years later, I found my name among the data providers in this magnificent book – possibly the most important ornithological publication in Europe in the 21st century, so far. This book has an imposing presence on every desk: a 24 × 31 cm / 9.4 Original artwork illustrates all species with a full account.

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Europe Breeding Denmark Russia 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

For endangered species, red and gray tabs at the top of the page indicate level of threatened status from the IUCN and the Libro Rogo de los Vertebrados Cubanos (Red Data Book for Cuban Vertebrates). The book includes lots of space for Notes. This means that it has some interesting features, which may or may not work in practice.

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Cuba Birds 2000 United States 244

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JUNE 2, 2015

Producing a book about birds and nesting is a dangerous business. Some people love books like that. I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

This is the birding adventure book supreme. Gooddie gets the book off to a quick start by describing his love affair with pittas (“the ultimate forest prize”), and detailing his decision to give up a good career as sales director of an audio manufacturing company (“my life was out of whack”). (He This is a travel adventure book.

Hunters 248

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 248

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The Nature of The Meadowlands , a photographic book by Jim Wright, presents the tale, and though you may be thinking that you live in Ohio, so this book is not for you, it is worth paying attention. Fortunately, the book starts with an introduction to the places that comprise the 30.4 square mile area along the Hackensack River.

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New Jersey Legislation Mammals Pigs 201

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MARCH 3, 2020

” The book in question is Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide , edited and written by Sebastian K. The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. 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 250

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, Pygmy leaf-folding frogs, Afrixalus brachycnemis, from Tanzania, tiny climbing frogs who lay their eggs in leaves and then fold the leaves over them for protection, sealing the nest with secretions. This is what happens when you read a book like Frogs and Toads of the World , by Chris Mattison.

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Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 244

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The book is chiefly about how people have conceptualized and studied birds, but there is an underlying theme, the changing ways in which our Western culture has viewed animals, nature and God. It’s a huge scope for a 338-page book. Common Guillemot research at Skomer Island, Wales.

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Dissection Birds Europe Eggs 264

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The descriptions of the territory’s birds, seals, whales, introduced mammals, invertebrates, and plants are written within the framework of the conversationist, so it is more than a field guide, it is a record of endangered wildlife and the efforts being made to protect it. The temptation will be to jump to the Wildlife sections.

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Georgia Penguins Wildlife Whaling 210

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DECEMBER 22, 2018

Fun fact: only three species in the lower 48 states are not protected by that statute – the House Sparrow, Rock Pigeon, and Common Starling.). The book, handsome and hefty, is meant to “commemorate and amplify” the Year of the Bird initiative –but it’s a self-celebration of sorts, too. As happy as, well, larks.

Minnesota 176

Minnesota Protest Protesting Protesters 176

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

This is a very good thing; it means they publish a lot of books about birds (probably more at this point than U.S. This is a hefty book, 560 pages long and dimensions of 6.3 The book’s organization reflects the authors’ goal of making this a guide accessible to birders of all levels and skill.

Ireland 203

Ireland Birds Falcons Turtles 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2014

Nearly wiped out by human heedlessness, development, and pesticide use, under the protection of the Endangered Species Act this handsome fish eagle has made a stunning comeback, rebounding in numbers and recolonizing areas where many thought they were gone forever. As an experiment, I also ran this book by a non-birding friend.

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Bald Eagle Eagles Endangered Species Washington 252

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MARCH 25, 2024

Several where-to-find-birds books have been published, including ones by Steve Mills, Dave Gosney (both covering northern Greece), Steve Dudley (Lesvos), etc., This book is sure to become an essential companion on my future birding trips in Greece. What’s not to love!” Do the maps right, and you are the leader of the pack.

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Greece Spain India Europe 279

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MAY 3, 2021

Jim Wright’s latest book is The Real James Bond , the biography of the ornithologist whose name Ian Fleming stole for his secret agent 007. He writes “The Bird Watcher” column for the USA today newspapers in N.J. He is a deputy Marsh Warden for the Celery Farm Natural Area in Allendale, N.J.

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Parrots Dominica Philadelphia illegal 350

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Every now and then you read a book which you believe should be read by everyone on the planet. Nature’s Best Hope by American entomologist and conservationist, Doug Tallamy, is such a book. The book is simply yet persuasively written, filled with scientific and historical evidence to make his case.

North America 264

North America Wildlife Mammals Breeding 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The first twenty-nine pages of the book, after the acknowledgements, table of contents, and other prefatory materials, are devoted to the Pantanal and Cerrado and the need to conserve these two endangered biomes. The one major drawback to this book is actually an intended feature and not a glitch.

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 253

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). How did you come up with the idea for the book? The book is darkly funny. photo by John Huba.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 279

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In this captivating book, Thompson explores the motivation behind hunters who shot birds to sell feathers for women’s hats at the turn of the nineteenth century. All in all, I liked Thompson’s book, and am delighted to recommend it to birders and non-birders, alike. Fin hadn’t the talent that Aiden had to put it properly into words.

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Hunters Oregon San Francisco Portland 252

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MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. There are large avian handbooks and small ‘how-to bird’ guides, and quite a few excellent books of both types have been published. And, each essay tells a story.

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North America Birds Prairie Dogs Barn Owls 138

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

The checklist continues with the 11-pages guide where to watch mammals in Madagascar, consisting of a map and the table of 52 protected areas, their dominant habitat type and the list of mammals for which the parks are known. Finally, it ends with a checklist (above) and the alphabetical index of both English and scientific names.

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Madagascar Mammals Lemurs Seychelles 264

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MARCH 19, 2015

Still, six years ago I nominated that central Belgrade zone for an Important Bird Area – some parts of it should become protected any time soon and all the data that can further strengthen that protection is welcome. In summary, eBird seems like the best idea ever since Peterson started to think of some new kind of books.

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Serbia ALA Protection Collecting 250

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MAY 2, 2017

Once again thanks to the good folks at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt we here at 10,000 Birds are giving away books! Carrie reviewed the book here and, like me, she has a soft spot for Pete Dunne’s prose. But enough about the book! One of our email subscribers chosen at random will win one of the copies of the book.

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North America Falcons Eagles Birds 189

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MARCH 2, 2011

Time to give away a wonderful book on 10,000 Birds! Because this field guide is so darn good ( read my review here ) AND signed by two of those responsible for bringing the book to completion, we need to make this giveaway a little more involved than usual. Birders Library Mar 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm Great book.

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Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 240

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2019

Focusing on an often under-appreciated portion of the continent, the book showcases forty species found in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio – but perhaps not for long. The result is a book that invites and doesn’t exhaust the reader. I honestly found it in many ways quite hopeful.

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Indiana Downers Iowa Illinois 187

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MARCH 10, 2017

Once he was a black child, and he grew up on a farm in Edgefield County, South Carolina, surrounded by protected woodlands and troubled human history. Though not a polemic, this book refuses to be shy about race and its practical implications. This unity lets the book rise above its format as a series of short essays and sketches.

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South Carolina Stray Cows Blackbirds 184

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2019

But I insisted he try the blood and violence guy, and he humored me, only to send me, later, a longish email, pointing out the flaws in my judgment and in the book and the author, and closing with this: “Since I didn’t care for any of his characters, I really didn’t care who killed whom.”. Fair enough.

2018 187

2018 Humane Laws Suffering 187

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AUGUST 29, 2017

If there was a bird book available for that country I’ll bet that it was, in fact, written only in English. It’s no big secret that major publishers rarely, if ever, print these bird books in a country’s native language. The goal is to print as many books as possible and put them into public schools FREE of charge.

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Honduras Missouri Panama Birds 188

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APRIL 23, 2020

Bikram Grewal is the author of over ten books on birds of the subcontinent and also acts as a consultant on eco-tourism. Yet, with larger protected areas things get more complicated. moderate size and weight, allowing the traveller to carry the book en route. Published in February 2020, this is the first edition.

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India Lions 2020 Groups 264

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JULY 4, 2019

Birds of Ecuador” is a heavy book, but only marginally more than e.g. Helm Birds of East Africa. Yes, you can always opt for an eBook, but to me, the only book is the real book.). To be honest, that is a hard work with any book, as the way a bird is moving through the foliage is often telling more that its shades of brown.

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Ecuador South America 2006 Venezuela 201

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AUGUST 20, 2022

while simultaneously working to educate locals about the importance of protecting this top bird of prey. Lots of Booking for the High Season. The winter may seen far away but high season bookings for Costa Rica are taking place in earnest. For some dates, some of the most popular hotels are already booked.

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Costa Rica Eagles West Virginia Albatross 260

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JULY 26, 2023

It is hosted by the National Wildlife Refuge Association , a non-profit that supports programs that protect, promote, and enhance the National Wildlife Refuge System. Recent topics have included the creation of the “Bird City Network,” information regarding bird-safe architecture, updates regarding important bird areas (IBAs), and book notes.

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United States Birds Wildlife Protection 187

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FEBRUARY 20, 2021

I developed a new idea of a sustainable tourism company which rather than complaining about unsustainable practices in the industry, could promote education and research in the field, contributing positively to the protection and conservation of the cultural and biological diversity in Colombia.

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Colombia Industry 2000 Birds 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2012

This is no mere functional protection of the nesting area from injurious invasion. BirdLife International lists them as a Species of Least Concern because of their enormous range and population of approximately 13,000,000 individuals, though the population does seem to be decreasing slightly.

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Kittens Hunting South America United States 248

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2024

The peregrine’s comeback was due to protection and the birds’ own powers of recovery. The author Derek Ratcliffe, whose book The Peregrine Falcon is a classic study of the bird, noted that the pleasure of “seeing these fine birds and learning their ways” was that it took him to “a country endlessly varied and magnetically beautiful”.

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Falcons Feral Tenant Eggs 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Ants guard and tend the caterpillars, offering protection against predators and herding them in the evenings to the warmth of the ground, even ‘tucking them in’ if the soil is loose enough to cover them over. Many ‘blue’ chrysalises are found within ant nests, enjoying the warmth and protection until they emerge as adults.

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Rabbits Ireland Sheep 2002 178

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The opening beautifully encapsulates the essence of the book. The book, like the opening scene, is a deft combination of her personal observations of birds most of us rarely see, in a wild place very few people have visited, and of the natural histories of these birds. Do I need to say anything more? And, this was badly needed.

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