10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2020

A Common Quail was calling from a small patch of greenery, across the mostly empty car park. Sitting in a cafe, I open my notebook and wrote it down, then look around for someone I know to share the bird, but I knew no other guests. The only strange thing about this observation, as I realised when I woke up a few seconds later, was that what I mentally transcribed wasn’t its “ wet-my-lips ” (or the Serbian onomatopoeia “puch-pu-rich”) but “whip-poor-will”!

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 26, 2020

Author: Mat Singer, Senior Director of Sales Operations and Excellence, Upland Software Sales teams are often one of the most expensive resources within a company, yet the average frontline sales manager spends only 9% of his or her time developing direct report sellers. . Developing teams of high-performing sales leaders starts with the hiring process, but it really comes to life in the onboarding process.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2020

You know that feeling, when you get up early to go birding at your favorite lake, and when you get there, the lake is gone? I hate it when that happens. Lake Cuitzeo, some 30 km (19 miles) north of Morelia, is Mexico’s second largest lake. It stretches from east to west for around 40 km (25 miles), although for the most part it is only 5 km (3 miles) wide from north to south.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2020

Like most North American birders, I never pay much mind to the European (Common) Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris ). Sure, they’re always a dependable, can’t-miss tick whenever you need them to be there, whether it’s the first day of the year, or the first few minutes of a Big Day or Christmas Bird Count. And, if you care to admit it, they do look rather attractive in their own sweet way, with their bright yellow beaks and their shimmering, purplish iridescence.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2020

I know that June has a poetic reputation for perfect days , but July in upstate New York may offer the ultimate summer nights. Not many owls or nightjars in these parts, though, so we can’t consider them perfect. The last weekend lived up to my meager expectations of delivering only common species, but I did enjoy the Carolina Wrens in my yard chattering away, undoubtedly in delight that their aggressive House cousins were occupied elsewhere.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2020

Following on from the sad loss of our first Pied Oystercatcher chick of 2020 the other eggs are now also hatching. The pair of Pied Oystercatchers that nest to the north of the vehicle beach access were due to hatch this week. I mentioned the disregard to the signage asking for vehicles to not go into the dune system two weeks ago. The vehicles continued to ignore the signage.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 31, 2020

Author: Christopher Croner The current global health crisis and lockdowns are putting most companies under extraordinary stress. Many companies have frozen hiring until they can determine the effects of the lockdown and when the economy will bounce back. And yet, some of the greatest fortunes in history have been made in times of crisis, and a window of opportunity has indeed opened up.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 29, 2020

Author: Gabriel Smith, chief evangelist at Pricefx Scrap the notion that you can keep business as usual. B2B leaders and sales and marketing teams across the globe are finding ways to adapt in this time of crisis. As businesses assess the state of their industries, they are finding ways to move forward in an era where the new normal is anything but.

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