10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2024

My plan was to do research for this post, so I decided to enter as a common mortal and not use the electronic pass. Wait a minute, it’s very light on the back, almost like a Booted Eagle. Mid-February is an early start for spring – even this far south – but spring is spring, and birds were waiting. Could it be?

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Psychology Portugal Japan Eagles 158

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

I have always assumed that scientific researchers can overlay weather information on checklists for their research, but absent manual entry, that such information would not be available to me. I want to help environmental and research organizations create more useful tools and resources.

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Wyoming Portland Research Oregon 286

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

I remember that when I was still a research chemist developing dental materials, I once gave a presentation at that university, which was followed by my receiving a hideous and very colorful plate as a gift afterward. A Crested Serpent Eagle , looking a bit ridiculous after a rain. Well, it seems such people exist.

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Birds Elephants Rhinoceros Eagles 203

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JULY 2, 2024

I did a little research and found plovers and snipe o n menus and in cookbooks of the time, though I still haven’t found recipes for Dunlin or Dowitchers. They are by Karlson, from his years as a research biologist in Alaska, and Ted Swem, a U.S. Dunne and Karlson live and work in Cape May, N.J.,

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North America America 2006 Delaware 254

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Frankly, if the name of the Bald Eagle was North Korean Eagle ( Haliaeetus coreaseptentrionalis ?), While these birds are very much liked by Chinese birders, the species could unfortunately not be named the National Bird of China as the Latin species name of the bird is Grus Japonicus.

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Eggs Bald Eagle Birds Owls 190

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2017

Disregarding the weather, the research methodology required an observer’s presence in the field every month. I was driving through that relying purely on my knowledge of the research area and my inner sense for orientation. Yet, even the mighty Danube was frozen solid from bank to bank.

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Deer Birds Eagles Research 136

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MARCH 14, 2019

a British expat birder who was living in Belgrade, for a suggestion: “The top species is undoubtedly White-tailed Eagle. White-tailed Eagle breeds along large rivers, wherever water mingles with forest. White-tailed Eagles can be seen above the city, too, in areas closer to rivers. Hence, I asked my friend B.C.,

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Serbia Woodpeckers Albania Eagles 247

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra, the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of the dead was locked up (well, not really for renovation, but for further research at this archeological site, after the height of a tourist season). There cannot possibly be any birds left at the canal by the road.

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Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

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JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). The Species Accounts are the research-at-home section.

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Mexico America North America Falcons 152

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%. Even worse is the situation with Forest Elephants Loxodonta cyclotis of jungles of Central and West Africa. One may say so. I say they were butchered, face-off. Mopane trees can grow up to 18 m / 60 ft and interlock their canopies.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 179

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

A recent study of a multiyear, peer-reviewed research project, conducted in Texas, indicate dove hunters using shotshells loaded with lead pellets enjoy no advantage in effectiveness over those using shotshells firing non-toxic steel pellets of similar or slightly larger size.

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Hunters Hunting North America Game 172

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

The tiercels (young Peregrines) must deal with Golden Eagles, Ravens, adult Peregrines, and foxes; they must also learn to navigate the skies and make their own kills, luckily these skills appear to be innately learned. Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Endangered.

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California Condor Falcons California Coyotes 167

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2019

With that in mind, Ernesto and fellow researchers are working on figuring out which plant species might be most important for Ceruleans and other migrants so areas in and near Las Brisas can be more efficiently recuperated and restored. — Feature image of Cerulean Warbler and researchers at Las Brisas Reserve by Paz Irola.

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Costa Rica Species Belize New Jersey 171

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

But “Hawk”’s active ingredient, a deadly second-generation anticoagulant, bromadialone, has been implicated in the deaths of Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, and other raptors : American Kestrels, Barn Owls, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, and Turkey Vultures.

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Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 253

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JULY 22, 2024

The HBW admires their nest-building capability: “observed to operate with great precision, in perfect collaboration [between the two birds]” Bronzed Drongos are good mimics with a wide repertoire of species they can imitate – the HBW gives Crested Serpent-eagle, Javan Cuckoo-shrike, and Orange-bellied Leafbird as examples.

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Vietnam Fowl Birds Iran 181

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Bald Eagle. Thanks to the Hawk Migration Association of North America for their efforts in conservation, research, migration counts, data, resources, and hundreds of other small and large efforts “to promote and conduct studies of the migratory patterns and behavior of diurnal birds of prey.”. Photo by © Robin Edwards.

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Belize Mississippi Bald Eagle Mexico 209

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. According to the latest research data, the total Brown Bear population in Greece is 475 to 500 and here in the Pindos range there are 350 to 400 animals (Pilidis, 2015, in pub.).

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 265

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JULY 5, 2018

It is a fascinating world of swampy forests of willow and poplar, inhabited by Black Storks , White-tailed Eagles , Eastern Olivaceous and Icterine Warblers (above), among more than 200 other species. Backwaters are a hard place to explore. What else was to be found in that waterworld?

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Beavers Serbia Hungary Eagles 115

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JULY 25, 2013

But some wildlife researchers note that just 40 years ago, less than a dozen Peregrines inhabited California, and the U.S. And they point out that sometimes, endangered species rebound so strongly that they endanger other species (such as Golden Eagles which decimated the population of Island Foxes in California’s Channel Islands).

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California Endangered Species Falcons Jordan 177

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.

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North America Mississippi Bald Eagle Falcons 182

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I did a little research, and came across good birding reports on Gulf Park, so to Gulf Park I went. We were only a few miles from shore, so watching Ospreys and Bald Eagles return with fish from the Gulf was fascinating, as were the Double-crested Cormorants and Brown Pelicans that periodically flew overhead. Red-headed Woodpecker.

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Alabama Bald Eagle North Carolina Woodpeckers 150

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MARCH 19, 2013

Over the course of 30 years, the researchers collected all the road-killed swallows they encountered while doing their other research. The research on these swallows involved mist netting, a technique for safely collecting wild birds for measurement or banding and release. Please go visit: Golden Eagles and Free Coffee!

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South Africa Killing Nebraska Cape Verde 188

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Keep in mind that the special nature reserves (dark green on the park map) enjoy the highest level of protection and are off limits to visitors (possible only with research permits issued by the park authorities). The highest section of the Forgotten Road lies at 500 m / 1600 ft a.s.l, The Woodchat Shrike, Boljetin, June 2014.

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Serbia Turtles Romania Eagles 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.” It includes stunning photographs by Tipling of eagle hunters (as in Kazakhs who hunt with eagles), Stellar Sea Eagles in Hokkaido, Japan, and Black Kites at the dump near New Delhi, India. Eagles are national symbols of the U.S.,

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Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 202

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Two days earlier, on Wednesday I used a different approach, searching by canoe after my grebe and five miles later, I had Common Goldeneyes , Pygmy Cormorants , Black-necked (Eared) Grebes , Great Crested Grebes , even a White-tailed Eagle , but no Slav Grebe. Which costed me a lifer. Which I’ve seen, but, technically, haven’t seen.

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Serbia Norway France Japan 156

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Fortunately for the honor of the species, the researchers found that kleptoparasitism was practiced at a low rate (4% of observations) while much more often, drongos captured insects disturbed by other species (41% of observations). It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner.

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Sri Lanka Taiwan Birds Cats 199

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MAY 6, 2016

Such bristles, small hairlike feathers around the base of a bird’s beak, are found on most flycatchers as well as a wide range of other species from eagles to nightjars. In this case, it refers to the bird’s lack of rictal bristles. Please do not yell at me.

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Costa Rica 2014 Family Collecting 102

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MAY 20, 2016

Yes, it’s physically massive, exhaustively researched, rich with appendices and notes and maps and illustrations, and in every way the sort of thing that you look at and think “Wow, this author really, really cares about John James Audubon. Yes, even the title is bulky.

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Fox Washington Emotional Sparrows 129

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. Eagle-eyed Pat spotted a Lesser Black-backed Gull in nonbreeding plumage and other birders that week noted a Thayer’s Gull (which we may have seen too–I mean, who expects Iceland Gull in April?).

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 198

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra , the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of the dead was locked up (well, not really for renovation, but for further research and digging at this archeological site). Short-toed Snake-eagle. Circaetus gallicus. Trips Greece wetlands'

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Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 182

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2013

I also pulled three species of tailorbird along with Asian Glossy Starling , Black-naped Oriole , and White-bellied Sea-Eagle en route. Birdlife International has classified the Chinese Egret as Vulnerable, with researchers pegging the total population somewhere around 3,000. Welcome to Sungei Buloh! Common Redshanks and more.

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Singapore Zebras Zoos Owls 132

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

It is not an encyclopedia, though it does summarize research, explain basic concepts, and ends with a section on bird statistics. It is a fascinating book that teaches while it entertains, that offers research-informed arguments for bird protection and conservation in the guise of vibrant design.

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Albatross Campaign Protection Birds 190

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JUNE 23, 2022

It seems that this is another species for which the standard phrase of scientists anywhere, “more research needed”, applies. The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. ” The Common Green Magpie fortunately does not look common at all.

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Myanmar Birds China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Two White Storks awaited us there, choosing to stay for the winter instead of wasting all those calories to fly down to South Africa and back, and above us, seven young White-tailed Eagles were thermaling. The aim was to ring as many gulls as we could, to provide some reading material for birders all around Europe.

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Serbia Ukraine Europe Birds 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2011

SNIPE: CRYPTIC (A) eagle : hidden (B) warbler : yellow (C) bunting : up-close (D) plover : piping (E) gyrfalcon : cool How did you do? In this case, clearly eagles aren’t always hidden, warblers aren’t always yellow, buntings aren’t always close-up (alas), and plovers aren’t always piping.

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Costa Rica Birds Colorado ALA 164

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2011

The SACC will have to determine whether they believe there’s strong enough evidence to make these changes now, or whether to wait for additional published research before making such significant sequence changes. Interestingly, Proposal 491 didn’t initially present any new information, citing studies from 2006 and 2008.

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Parrots Falcons Costa Rica South America 217

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2017

This morning I drove to the Kapela (“a chapel”) research area of mine, a small geological reserve 15 km / 9 mi upriver from Belgrade, whose management is interested to know whether there is more than just 620,000 years of sediments exposing the ancient glaciations in a high loess bluff. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla.

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Serbia Breeding Feral Woodpeckers 113