10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2025

The California Central Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. According to Wikipedia: “On less than 1 percent of the total farmland in the United States, the Central Valley produces 8 percent of the nation’s agricultural output by value.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2025

In this new series, we aim to answer questions that ornithologists and birders tend to get asked. If you have a question you would like to be answered in this series, please contact us or put your question in a comment on this post. To start with, this question implies that tropical birds are on average more colorful than those living in temperate climates.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2025

Going along with the concept of making promises at this time of year, here are 25 of the birdiest resolutions I could come up with. Feel free to add yours in the comments! On my personal blog, the idea to do a photo a week came up when I was doing my end-of-year recap post.

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