10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2020

I don’t have a proper post ready for you today, meaning there’s no customary Birds and Booze story and review for now. No, I haven’t lost track of the calendar — though that’s quickly becoming a more common experience in our new reality — but occasionally life gets in the way of blogging, which is what happened this week. Usually when this happens, I just don’t post anything at all, and I’m given a few demerits by Mike and Corey (just kidding).

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 13, 2020

Author: Andres Lares, Shapiro Negotiations Institute There is a small truism about connecting with people that anyone in sales can tell you, and they learned it early in their careers. When speaking to somebody on the phone, they can hear the difference when you smile. It’s true. And it demonstrates a tried and true concept that is more critical now than ever before: It’s not just what you say, but how you say it. .

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2020

Stevanove Ravnice ( cover photo ) and the flooded mouth of the Karas River, Labudovo okno. Part of the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland and protected within the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve , this section of the Danube, downriver from Belgrade, Serbia, is unique for its wide shallows, before the river narrows downstream from the village of Ram.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2020

Has your birding routine changed since COVID-19 took over the world? Obviously, something must have changed considering everything else has! However, researchers Piotr Tryjanowski of the University of Poznan and Christoph Randler of the University of Tübingen want to know specifically how your birdwatching activity has changed during the coronavirus crisis.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2020

Birding in the era of COVID-19 can be confusing. You may wonder about crucial details like “How far do I need to stand from other birders?” or “Is that House Sparrow going to give me coronavirus?” While I wouldn’t recommend getting all your medical advice from the American Birding Association, you can and should follow the ABA Guidelines on Birding and Social Distancing , even if you live in a country that has been far more responsible in efforts to flatten the curv

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2020

In Costa Rica, official, enforced quarantine hasn’t happened yet. At the moment, thanks to the government getting serious about this darn thing earlier rather than later, the number of new cases per day in Costa Rica has been very much linear in nature. Thankfully, as of yet, it seems like enough people have stayed home and were careful about social distancing and hand washing to prevent an exponential increase in this awful form of illness.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2020

April weekends always promise but only sometimes deliver. However, a weekend where you can celebrate Easter, Passover, the beginning of migration, or just an excuse to stop sheltering in place for a few hours is bound to be a good time! I’ve been impatient about the arrival of spring, but a long walk revealed shoots, blooms, and buds everywhere, along with my FOY Hermit Thrush.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2020

I’ve always birded from home for as long as I can remember. I remember seeing a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl sitting on our fencepost just after sunset when I was not even ten. I may not have known their correct species names (I thought Tropical Mockingbirds were roadrunners) but I knew they existed. Tropical Mockingbirds on a neighbor’s tree. A Saffron Finch on the same tree.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2020

After being home for just over a month, I’ve been doing two things to keep my birding sanity. Firstly, I’ve been birding the heck out of our backyard, and encouraging people to do the same (both here and elsewhere ). Secondly, I’ve been recounting certain special birding moments – one of which I will share here. A single morning birding the thorny desert of Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley yielded several species at a rate I at times struggled to keep up with.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2020

With their exceptional metabolism, Hummingbirds are almost constantly on the move to find each season’s best feeding grounds. My area of central Mexico is rich in Hummingbird species, but I do not know any places that are year-round sure things for large numbers of Hummers. Still, when a site gets good, it really gets good! Of all my favorite sites, none is as socially distanced as Cerro de Garnica.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2020

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, birding in Michoacán has required that I find most of my own hotspots. As distancing has become more and more important in recent weeks, I have visited the loneliest of these, one by one. But last week, I decided to go exploring once again, in search of new places where I can bird alone. The previous week I had birded along a mountain path called the camino al Ejido Triquillo.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2020

Just over a week ago I received an urgent phone call from a long-time friend and fellow birder. I was washing the dishes at the time, so my wife took the call. The message she relayed made me blurt out a string of words that cannot be repeated on this blog – let’s just say that my priorities immediately shifted. Although my friend’s house is walking distance away, due to the urgency of the situation I jumped into the car and was there under five minutes.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2020

Winter is not the greatest time for birding in Shanghai, and this year, there was no escaping to Southeast Asia due to Covid-19. In fact, if I were to leave China right now, they would not let me back into the country. So, the onset of spring here in Shanghai, particularly at my local spot at Nanhui, was even more highly expected than usual. And in Shanghai, the situation is relatively relaxed now – a big difference from what I hear from my friends in the US and Europe.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2020

The checklist for a basic birding outing has become more complex during the COVID-19 crisis. Along with the usual optics and gear, you have to consider packing masks and antiseptic hand wash. Your choice for birding spot depends equally on the abundance of birds and scarcity of birders. Yes, birding may not be as carefree as usual, but the freedom, fun, and fascination the act elicits matters more now than ever.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2020

At Nanhui, all bird parents are working parents – with all the stress that this brings. This Long-tailed Shrike probably thinks that China`s one-child policy is a really good idea. A Little Grebe that does not have all her ducks in a row (ok, a grebe is not a duck, I know, but still, I happily sacrifice ornithological accuracy for a bad pun). Count the legs, divide by two, subtract one, and you have the number of Kentish Plover chicks.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2020

As I mentioned last week, social distancing is widespread but still voluntary here in Mexico, so there are no limitations on being able to get out and enjoy nature. Still, with my being 61 years old and mildly asthmatic, I want to make sure I keep my distance from other people. This has determined which places I visit, and which I avoid. Most of my favorite sites are lonely anyway, so this has not been a great problem.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2020

Plagues of Biblical proportions can generally be counted on to provide plenty of zoological variety, from droves of frogs and lice to swarms of flies and locusts. Being generally more charming and attractive to us humans, birds aren’t generally included among these unwelcome hordes. But there is one bird in history that has been associated – rather unfairly – with times of pestilence and disaster: the waxwing.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2020

April showers most assuredly bring May flowers in the more temperate portions of the Northern Hemisphere. Alas, these gentle rains may not always speed spring migrants on their way to breeding grounds far from the equator. Any luck this weekend? The ridiculous cold afflicting the northeastern U.S. seems to have chilled the rush of migrants around here.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2020

It has been a difficult week so far. Lady Helen, already house-bound at Boris’s request, came a cropper at the treacherous water jump and turned her fetlock. In the great scheme of things it is not a big problem, but obviously I don’t dare to tell her that. When we were told that the gymkana wouldn’t be going ahead, we set about making a short course in the garden to help keep Lady Helen up to show standard.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2020

Traveling to Delhi for work last spring, I was not very optimistic about birding there. Still, I contacted a local guide and shot for the moon: “Can you show me any owls”? Much to my surprise, he could, all within an hour`s drive of my hotel in Delhi (which after all is a contender for the most populous city in the world, similar to Shanghai, where I live).

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2020

If you haven’t noticed, an epic drama has been playing out over the last two months in community after community in virtually every country on Earth. We hope you and yours have been able to weather this crisis with your health and sanity intact. If you have, please take a moment to appreciate another global phenomenon currently moving untold millions of individuals across the world: zugunruhe.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2020

Last weekend we had completed our 14 days of self-isolation. It is a long time to not leave your property at all, but at least we do have a garden. We were very keen to get back on our bikes and to go and walk along a beach. We were in much more of a rush to get to the beach than the supermarket! I did not get to write last week, because there have been issues with the website and even now it is having a few problems, so I will keep this brief.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2020

As someone who has recorded over 80 episodes and counting on the Tests and the Rest podcast, I’ve learned that hosting interesting guests can be really enjoyable. Thanks to Ed Pullen, I now know how much fun being a guest can be, especially when speaking with a curious, engaging host: On Episode #56 I talk with Mike Bergin, originator and force behind 10,000 Birds, the biggest birding blog on the internet, and a birder who travels extensively to some of the best birding sites on earth.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2020

Lady Helen has often made the point that we get very little opportunity to spend quality time together. The old saying “ be careful what you wish for ” comes to mind. I wonder how many of us will be able to cope with the coming weeks (who knows how many) of quality time with our nearest and dearest? Staying at home saves lives; that has been made clear.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2020

10,000 Birds is having trouble with our website platform. If this post turns up on Wednesday, April 23, it will mean I was successful in uploading text. However, the platform did not allow me to include photos. Since I consider myself a better writer than photographer, I can live with that. When you are an American expatriate who lives, and birds, in Mexico, it is a topsy-turvy world.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 1, 2020

Author: Tom Pisello Many new campaign and product launches fail because sellers don’t understand the new solution or didn’t even know about the launch in the first place. An email outlining the new product, services and messaging is easy to overlook, leaving many sellers unable to fully understand the uniqueness and positioning of the new offering. In order to resonate with customers, your announcement must be seen, messaging absorbed and content leveraged with the sales team.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 6, 2020

Author: Evan Liang You've probably seen me. I'm that guy standing in line looking slightly annoyed. Not that I mind waiting my turn, mind you, but because often I can spot a faster, better process to get everyone through. . I've always wanted to make things more efficient, which is why I studied industrial engineering in college, and why I’ve always thought I would have been a great plant manager during the industrial revolution.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 24, 2020

Author: Jeff Kalter When it comes to building a winning B2B sales strategy, forget about business as usual. Whether you’re managing inside or field sales, gut instinct needs to take a back seat to data-driven insights. In today’s crowded and highly competitive sales environment, your reps need all the insight they can get if they’re going to close sales, meet quota and grow the business.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 21, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan The COVID-19 outbreak has changed the world’s concept of gathering. What does it mean for business events and incentive travel programs? Have things been permanently disrupted? We spoke with Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group, which connects meetings and events businesses with customers through annual tradeshows in Germany and Las Vegas.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 30, 2020

Author: SMM Staff An extended quote about creativity in a crisis is circulating around the internet more in these times. It is most often attributed to Albert Einstein, but there is some debate whether that is accurate. In the end, it doesn’t really matter. The insight is what’s important. The quote states: Let’s not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things.

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