10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2020

Of course, the events are geared to professional ornithologists, so the material can be technical and assume a background in the subject. But I also dabbled in topics such as Snowy Owl eruptions, urban ornithology, window strikes, and eBird (of course). Dr. Tom White of the U.S.

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Puerto Rico Parrots Ecuador Protection 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2021

And many of these species are also strikingly beautiful. Birding there can often be a test of endurance. Of course, Curve-billed Thrashers are some really tough birds. In an already endemic-rich part of the world, this is where the concentration of endemics is highest. The Hot Country is, well… hot. Serious attitude.

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Mexico Blackbirds Sparrows Owls 238

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2013

After you have your scope and your camera adapter, take that equipment to a camera store and test away. I had read Mike McDowell’s blog and got an idea of the camera I wanted and could afford, but kept an open mind while we tested different cameras with the scope. Of course a camera is half the battle.

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Florida 2000 Ducks Canada 247

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent local news article says its current maximum depth is 60 cm/2 feet, although I didn’t test this statement.) And when I got home, photos I had taken of a flock flying overhead revealed Northern Pintails , another previously missing-in-action species. But it was two more species that made my day complete.

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Ducks Pelicans Collecting Species 246

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2014

I recently participated in an “English Report Writing” training, sponsored of course by my employer, and this post will function as a test to see how well I was focussed on the lecture (instead of the sky outside the seminar room which may hold a black stork any day during spring migration). Like … the Tufted Duck !

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Germany Ducks North America America 207

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This skulking species always manages to elude me. A little annoyed at myself for squandering that opportunity, I sat with my coffee and breakfast and made a few test images using a few of the ever-cooperative Bananaquits on show. The Red-crowned Ant-Tanagers never returned, of course. After some time we decided to move on.

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Trinidad Squirrels Species Birds 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2020

Of course, unless you live on Venus, we all know that this year is far from normal and so is the birding news. With around 400 species recorded for the area, yeah, it’s where we might all like to quarantine for a bit! Want to see a high quality video showing 53 species only be found in Costa Rica and adjacent western Panama?

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Costa Rica Birds Thailand Farming 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2015

I had racked up only twenty-odd species, all of which I’d have to be blindfolded to not see if I spent a year in New York City. At least I could test them out. Of course, one must ask – if these guys lacked the one of the primary disadvantage of most 8x42s, did they lack the advantages as well?

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New York City Squirrels Bears Owls 176

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. The rest of the 216 pages long book is devoted to various African bird families and half a dozen individual species. He has authored several other books and many articles, largely on natural history.

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Congo Africa Madagascar Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Covid turned out not to be too much of a hindrance – I had to show a negative PCR test upon arrival on Hainan from Shanghai, and while many Chinese hotels currently do not accept foreigners, I could leave this issue to my guide. This species seems to enjoy being in mixed flocks with the White-shouldered Starling.

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China Pythons Birds Rabbits 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Looking for Northern Shrikes and redpolls was a test for winter gear and wind chill factors but the birds weren’t going to be there in the hot days of summer. As with every new year, a birder can also make resolutions to keep for the next 12 months, these are mine: Identify 700 species in Costa Rica. Promote birding.

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Costa Rica 2019 Birds Litter 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, these goats ate the flora of the island: unique species of Indian paintbrush and woodland star, bushmallow and wirelettuce and morning glory. Also, they were infested by a species of ear mite unknown to science. And so, the goats grew small and nimble, shy and drought-tolerant, through natural selection.

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Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 187

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

Of course, this raptor pattern baldness exists for a good reason, which is another of the distasteful aspects of vulturine biology. The smellier the better, particularly as, unusually for birds, many species can boast a robust sense of smell. Vultures famously feed on carrion. Dead things. Griffon Vulture , photo by Alan Tilmouth.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 233

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2019

Of course it involved subterfuge, and bribery, and Jonathan Franzen at a crossroads at midnight. “But of course you’ll want to tailor your selection for your particular branding needs. “Of course you care, in a sensible, balanced way that doesn’t cut into the bottom line too much.

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Branding Falcons California Condor Broker 211

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2018

Those would be species like the Keel-billed, White-throated, and Toco Toucans , the latter of which has become such an iconic rep. for its kind that even in Costa Rica, images of the Brazilian species have been used for marketing (much to the chagrin and dismay of local birders).

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Costa Rica San Jose Panama Birds 167

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2015

I was still telling the truth when I mentioned the four subspecies, species, taxa, forms, you name it, of the Great Egret: modesta (Asia), alba (Europe, Asia), egretta (Americas) and melanorhynchos (Africa). Absolute field marks between two similar species describe a difference that can be judged definitely by looking at a single bird.

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North America Europe America Asia 198

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant. We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. It was the first of six bustard species I would see over the course of both trips. And then there were the Flamingos.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Even if you don’t live in the summer range of a particular species, you may have opportunities to observe it while it passes through, especailly if you live in an active flyway, like I happen to. Because the ancestor of this species of bird migrated, and the migratory adaptation and all that entails were passed on.

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Compassion Humane Research Egypt 245

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

Since he first started walking his property, he’s located a slew of species so exciting that birders are starting to turn up at his doorstep. Nonetheless, a birder’s initial experience in Honduras sets him or her on an inexorable course towards the only species currently named for this gem of a country.

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Honduras Birds Farming America 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Driving along ice-choked inlets off Lake Ontario, admiring Mute Swans and scaup species, my commitment to nail this nemesis never wavered. Of course, encountering a bird that’s eluded you over the years requires an abundance of both skill and luck. As far as the former went, I had a plan. Enjoy the details and proof here.

2011 203

2011 Deer Owls New York 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

That kicked off our One-Eyed Project – we fly and test all one-eyed raptors, and it continues to this day.”. “I’ve Of course there are some that have been so miserable in captivity that I couldn’t wait for them to be gone.”. Last year he came back to our area with a female. They stayed all winter, then left again.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 252

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Even more than warbler, shorebird, and sparrow identification, this is a field that tests our endurance (gull watching is too often done in bitter cold, windy conditions), patience (even getting one good photo can take hours as you try to separate the ‘interesting gull’ from the flock), observational skills (so many plumages!)

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North America El Salvador America Nicaragua 214

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” The authors trace the creation of swamps, wetlands, and meadows by farmers, and then the destruction of wetlands by the building of golf courses, the loss of meadows by the construction of train tracks. It’s a very mixed chapter.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 209

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2017

” But, of course, I am. There is satisfaction in seeing well-loved migrants again, familiar birds in unfamiliar places, and, of course, Life Birds, each beautiful or exceptional in its own way. This is a male bird, of course. I like to add, “But I’m not a lister!” 3) Greater Adjutant. 7) Piping Plover.

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2016 India Ducks Costa Rica 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I tried to get a better idea of what exactly the definition of cuckoo-dove is but am still not very clear about it – Wikipedia only offers the rather formal definition “any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia , Reinwardtoena, and Turacoena of the pigeon family.” But I may well be wrong.

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Geese Birds Fish Sparrows 147

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond.

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Wolves Fox Dogs Apes 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This non-technical book is a development from a series of lectures, tried and tested in numerous adult education courses given to non-specialists. Cactus finch, Geospiza species. Galapagos cactus finch, Geospiza species. Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla. Black-headed gull, Larus ridibundus. Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix.

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Animal Bears Stray Dog Blackbirds 122

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2016

If you live in the northern hemisphere, of course there isn’t! When we scuff our knees and test the resiliency of our joints to peer into a bush at a Swainson’s Warbler in an urban park? It will be birding on the sly at its best and if the birds are singing, I might even break 100 species.

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Costa Rica 2001 2016 Battery 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

There’s a lot more, of course, and it all makes you wonder if we should have bird feeders or urban green spaces or fountains or windows.

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New York City Illinois Science Killing 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Here is a little test-there are 6 species of shorebird in the photo-can you identify them? But then of course, ducks can be easily aroused and you never know what this will cause them to do… Entire cities are known to have vanished from the face of the earth along duck flyways. It is well done and witty.

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2011 Australia Deer China 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

For Corey, this was a weekend without a single standout species but with many birds that were pretty darn neat. A Preview… About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Enjoy the details and proof here.

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2011 Deer Owls Birds 133

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Of course, as a result, "ethical meat" becomes an option unless one realizes that killing when you don't need to is killing when you don't need to, no matter if it occurs in a slaughterhouse or in a mobile slaughter operation or in a backyard. It's about not fetishizing one species while making an industry of torturing others.

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Vegan Factory Farm Factory Farming Slaughter 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The vast majority of the 10,000+ living species of birds are passerines, and the vast majority of those have a similar system of breeding: Mom and dad bird make a nest and share parental responsibilities roughly equally, if not identically. There are variations on that theme, of course. They looked at fairy-wrens and cuckoos.

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Breeders Breeding Science Raised 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2022

Like many other species, the Chinese Nuthatch is expected to be affected by climate change. For this and a few other species, a 2003 paper tries to estimate this effect and concludes that depending on which of two scenarios will occur, the range reduction will be 79.8-80.4% Third note: no more notes. Let’s move to the birds).

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Mongolia Hedgehogs Russia Morals 256

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This is a rather photographer-friendly species, staying on the same branch for quite a while and even returning to it after catching some insects – you can see this on video here and here. Azure-winged Magpies fail to pass the mirror test, a test commonly used to determine self-recognition. But then, who can be sure?

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Finland Birds McDonalds Israel 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

Many gringos make their way to Baja California Sur every year, although the majority are probably heading to Cabo San Lucas to party and test the human limit of tequila endurance. Of course, the town also boasts some very fun birding. Of course, many charming desert residents can be found in and around Todos Santos.

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California San Jose Whaling Whales 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2020

In the marshes of the estancia , he discovers what he comes to believe is a new species of rail – one of the “accidentals” of the title. Two days after September 11, 2001 (of course) on a day in the mountains when she sees, for the first time in her life, Bald Eagles (of course) Alejandra becomes pregnant.

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Uruguay 2001 Bald Eagle Science 181