10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
'The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. How birds came to be what they are today — all their dazzling triumphs over time, oblivion, and gravity — is a much more interesting story than most of us had imagined just 20 years ago. ( American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert).
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 28, 2014
'We have a special giveaway today. You might know Susie as the winner of the 2014 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. Susie has a special story, and a movie has been made all about it. We have a DVD … Continue reading → The post Susie’s Hope Movie Giveaway appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
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Sales and Marketing Management
DECEMBER 14, 2014
'Issue Date: 2014-12-15. Author: Micheline Nijmeh. Teaser: Advanced, real-time analytics can reveal a prospect’s engagement not only with email but also with any sales content – down to a very granular level. Using this "digital listening," salespeople can gain the insight they need to time their engagement and deliver the most tailored follow-up.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Few if any species are as emblematic of the Neotropics as Ramphastidae, the family that includes the toucans, toucanets, and aracaris. Even non-birders can appreciate the huge-billed and colorful birds. Costa Rica has more than its fair share of these charismatic creatures to the point where the first edition of The Birds of Costa Rica features an Emerald Toucanet and the second edition, just published, features the subject of this post, the Collared Aracari.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2014
'Many readers of 10,000 Birds are more than the casual birdwatcher…they are hopeless bird junkies. Truly depraved birding addicts. It may not take long for a birder to reach this sad and despicable state…it can take someone 5 months just as easily as it can take someone 5 years. The question for the addict is, how does one keep birding fresh?
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'“Thus, I give up the binoculars!” – Captain Ahab’s last words (paraphrased). I have been relatively fortunate in my birding life in that I don’t have a single nemesis bird that has vexed me. Sure, I didn’t like it in 2007 when I was doing a (not very) big year in New York and Black-backed Woodpecker would not cooperate for me.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2014
'Any birdwatcher who has traveled widely knows that the success of an birding expedition depends far more on who is charge of finding birds than on the birds themselves. Where an average guide makes you feel like you have front row seats to a special show, a truly great birding guide pulls back the curtain and takes you backstage to hobnob with the stars.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 27, 2014
'The Woodpeckers are one of the more popular of the avian families. What’s not to like about woodpeckers? They laugh, they bang their heads against dead trees, poles, and even houses, and they don’t think twice about visiting feeders. Those woodpeckers are some smart-looking birds, and Costa Rica has her fair share with 16 species that head-bang from the dry forests of the northwest to the high-elevation rainforests of the mountains.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2014
'On our first morning at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, Mike and I were making our way to the tower in the pre-dawn light to see what we could find from the level of the canopy. En route, we walked past the open-air restaurant where guests at Luna Nueva take their meals. And were we ever surprised to see a Gray-necked Wood-Rail , the first I had ever seen, cross our path and enter the restaurant!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2014
'The colorful Purple Swamphen ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) lives in wetlands from Portugal and Senegal all the way east to New Zealand and the Samoan Islands, and a feral population is now well established in Florida. It varies in appearance across its enormous range, and a new genetic study — Dispersal and speciation in purple swamphens (Rallidae: Porphyrio) — bolsters the case that this “supertramp” is actually a superspecies that could be split into six different species.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2014
'Talk about ambitious! Noah Strycker, author of The Thing with Feathers and Among Penguins , will be doing a world-wide Big Year in 2015. Rather than the frantic travel of a “normal” Big Year this one will feature one continuous trip covering lots of turf with a particular focus on the tropics because that is where the birds are. Noah announced this ambitious project back in October, saying: It’s true!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 26, 2014
'No, you’re not going crazy. This is the second post on 10,000 Birds about hummingbirds at Catarata del Toro in less than a month. Such are the risks you take reading a blog written by birders who sometimes go birding together. Patrick’s post was excellent and informative and we certainly can’t let that stand! People like you might start thinking that 10,000 Birds is a reputable blog or something.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2014
'“OOOOOOOklahoma where the birds come sweepin’ down the plain…” I know – it’s supposed to be the wind, not the birds. No matter. I recently traveled to Oklahoma to help spread the word of wildlife, finding all kinds of adventure along the way. Since wildlife rehabilitators are in short supply wherever you go, we tend to forge internet friendships; then the fact that our closest compatriots may live thousands of miles away isn’t such a problem.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 24, 2014
'I dreamed of birding the Sundarbans delta – roughly the size of Connecticut or Cyprus – ever since my very dear friends Tim and Hanna Balke told me a story of their visit to these swamps where the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Mehgna rivers converge in the Bengal basin. Due to the Ganges floods, their planned weekend of sailing through the labyrinth of channels turned into a week-long stay among about 270 Tigers , according to the 2011 census – the last population inhabiting mangroves and one of the
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 31, 2014
'What was your first bird of 2015? Hopefully it was as cool as the Short-eared Owl above, which was my first bird of 2014! Let us know in the comments…and, if you wrote a blog post or have a picture of your first bird of the year online somewhere, well, leave a link in the comments too. Happy New Year from all of us at 10,000 Birds! And here’s hoping you see many great birds, including lots of lifers, in 2015!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2014
'And that’s a wrap. The calendar year 2014 has just about run its course. It’s all over but the year bird counting, so take stock of any species you’ve added this weekend. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was New York State’s first Couch’s Kingbird in the incongruous location of the West Village in Manhattan. A more unlikely spot for the first record of a tyrant flycatcher could scarce be imagined but there it was, hawking insects and delighting birders and pa
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2014
'Floyd Bennett Field, the old airport in Brooklyn with lots of acreage that serves multiple purposes, from an NYPD training facility to a community garden, to athletic fields to a campground, has long been a place that birders appreciate. Most recently it hosted a Cassin’s Kingbird , New York State’s second record. But for some intrepid Brooklyn birders, Cassin’s Kingbird isn’t enough of a prize for one fall.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2014
'The danger of reviewing a field guide to the birds of an exotic country you’ve never been to is that you become obsessed with visiting that country, no matter how far away and how expensive it may be. So, when Redgannet asked me if I was interested in reviewing Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan, Third Edition , by Quentin Phillipps and Karen Phillipps, a book he had acquired at Birdfair, I hesitated.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2014
'Well, this time next week I’ll be winging my way to Cape Town via Auckland and Singapore (air transport is weird sometimes), so this is my last beat post of the year. As New Zealand’s beat writer I think I’ve done an okay job of discussing the birding of an entirely different island for most of the year, so it’s only fair that I keep that winning streak going by talking about my target for the trip.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
'Most of you will not have heard of Otham. Neither had I until I bought a tree there. Mature living trees are not usually sold in The UK and I knew that there would be some resistance from Mrs Gannet, but I overcame her doubts by pointing out that it came with a house. As far as she, Her Majesty’s Land Registry and the mortgage company are concerned, we have bought a house in the pretty village of Otham, Kent, but let there be no mistaking my motivation, the beautiful English Oak in the fr
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'If birding is life, I haven’t been living much lately. Various projects and the day to day grind of being the father of two young children have sapped my time in the field. This fall was a total wash and, aside from an upcoming Christmas Bird Count and a bird club meeting, this winter might be too. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been seeing new birds in my county, however.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2014
'So many people devoted serious time this weekend to acquiring gifts for family, friends, and strategic acquaintances. Hopefully, each of you found time to give yourselves the gift of a decent bird sighting or two. I tried to rustle up some Short-eared Owls down at Nations Road, a notorious haunt for these magnificent beasts. Curse my rotten owl luck, I didn’t see a single one, but did manage a pale Rough-legged Hawk.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2014
'An itinerant lifestyle, while wonderful in some regards, does not lend itself to forming certain connections. While I enjoy birding with others, I’ve never really been part of the warp and weft of a birding community. In particular, since I generally travel in late December, I had never participated in a Christmas Bird Count until Corey kindly invited me to take part this year.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'Pigeons get no respect. More reviled than perhaps any other species for the mess they make, their copious poop, and their general ubiquity, they are disliked, cursed, and stuck with monikers like “rat with wings.” But the Feral Pigeon has much about it that should be admired. They are survivors, able to exist in urban centers, farm fields, and almost anywhere in between.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
'There’s been some interesting bird research lately, having to do with the origin of birds ( new analysis of new and old fossils ) and the overarching taxonomy ( using DNA analysis ) but I’ve not had a chance to absorb this weighty new knowledge so I’ll probably write about it next month. Meantime, I wanted to point you to some current conversations about climate change and birds.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 15, 2014
'The Parrot Garden is a special spot at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Pet birds often end up losing their homes, just like dogs and cats. Many of them have special needs, especially because of their long life spans. Luckily, the … Continue reading → The post Rescue Spotlight: Best Friends Parrot Garden appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 12, 2014
'It was Bryant Park that got me thinking. Everyone knows about Bryant Park… but what if you didn’t? Who would think to look for Ovenbird and American Woodcock there? Or even Hermit Thrush for that matter? It’s not an original thought that there must be other parks out there that hide treasures. Every western dove and flycatcher that turns up along our wind-swept coast came there from somewhere; every alcid that somehow makes it to Wisconsin likewise, but in reverse.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2014
'A campaign was launched this week to vote for Britain’s National bird. The incumbent Robin (for anyone living to the west of the Atlantic, this is a European Robin, but it is such a popular and well known bird here, it needs no introduction), was enthroned during the 60’s and although it is (in my opinion) an excellent choice, it was not chosen by an open vote, so the British public now has the opportunity to express their preference in a campaign spearheaded by David Lindo, AKA T
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2014
'It must suck to be called “ Brown Prinia “ Try as I might, I can’t think of a name that implies more boredom and more unattractiveness, and is less apt at attracting the interest of birders. From a birder’s perspective however, this is both a shame and a blessing, as I will show below based on my observations of the species on the island of Java in November.
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