10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Signaling theory comes up frequently in bird literature (one example I can think of off-hand is Nick Davies’ Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature, Bloomsbury, 2015), but if you’re not familiar with its basic ideas you must read the Introduction. I do wish there was more about research on female bird song. And, that’s it.

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MAY 21, 2013

The results of this research paper appear in the Journal of Zoology. To me, this an interesting fact wrapped in language about a somewhat esoteric research program involving malaria and stuff. Birds mate selection parasites parus major research' Here’s the part that I find interesting. The paper is: Krams, et al.

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MAY 11, 2021

For example, the panel (see below) included three members of the pro-change Bird Names for Birds group (more representation than the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , the National Audubon Society , and the U.S. For example, Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark Expedition fame, has been honored with the names of multiple U.S.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2022

Other of Higgins’ examples are not so familiar but make perfect sense, pun intended, and make for fascinating reading. That innate sense of direction is, according to recent research, a result of the ability to detect the earth’s magnetic field. Scientists estimate there are twenty or thirty separately identifiable human senses.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2019

These hurricanes prompted a personal interest in the impact of hurricanes on birds, so I did some research, which ultimately led to an article in the April 2018 issue of Birding magazine. For example, hummingbirds must find patches where there are still flowers. For example, most nectivore numbers continued to be low.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2013

This is an idea that has been around for more than a century, to which recent research has given considerable support. For example,this may be a case of non-linear evolution. The fossil record has a number of examples of two-steps. Birds may have evolved from an ancestor with four wings. Only kidding.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2021

Devoted internet observers may recognize this beer’s name from a humorous fad that emerged several years ago in the wake (pardon the pun) of the Boaty McBoatface controversy , when that dubious name won what had been intended as a serious online poll to name a scientific research vessel.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here are ten titles (it could have been more) selected for their uniqueness, excellence in writing and research, and giftability. For example, many photos are shot in poor light, obscuring the true colours. Whittaker’s research aims to disprove the centuries-old assumption that birds do not have a sense of smell.

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JULY 19, 2011

Take the Club-winged Manakin for example. The best explanation comes from observations of slowed-down high speed video by researcher Kimberly Bostwick. Yet another of the fascinating and mind-blowing examples of the wonders of the avian world. A further example of the stunning and enchanting world of manakins.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

I want to talk about this research but if you really want to know more about it, don’t rely on me; one of the co-authors of this important paper is Darren Naish, who happens to be a stupendous blogger, and he has written the research up here. So, for example, humans are apes. Meanwhile I have a few random thoughts.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

The HBW entry for the Downy Woodpecker (Reno, USA) illustrates a common phenomenon – apparently, the more a species is known, the more subjects for further research pop up. For example, the Northern Flicker (Reno, USA) is always interested in discussing the nutritional merits of different ant species.

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AUGUST 9, 2012

Unfortunately, no one knows for sure, despite constant research. Chickadees for example, primarily eat seeds, if the bill is misshapen to the extent that they cannot open up the seeds, they cannot eat. So far, they have discovered 2000+ cases of chickadees as well as other birds that have a beak deformity.

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APRIL 5, 2022

Vagrancy in Birds is organized into two major parts: (1) A detailed, 62-page synthesis of research and theory and (2) “Family Accounts,” 259 pages covering bird families from Struthionidae/Ostriches) to Thraupidae/Tanagers and allies (Clements is the taxonomic authority). Copyright © 2022 Alexander Lees and James Gilroy.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

As one topic example, Marconi Campos-Cerqueira presented a paper entitled “Past, Current and Future Distributions of Puerto Rican Fauna: Implications from Climate Change.” For example, palms are generally more resistant to storms and over the long term, they may predominate, deferentially impacting many bird species. by Eliza M.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

For example, the survey (of eBirders) found: “Nearly all respondents (99%) indicated they participate in birdwatching or birding.”. For example, (all quoted passages are lightly edited for readability): A large majority of respondents indicated their birding activities include 6 of the 7 activities asked about in the survey. “A

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MARCH 17, 2016

And now, researchers from Japan, Germany and Sweden confirmed what I knew all the time, like if I needed them to tell me so. Conservation research tits They shamelessly commented on the way I moved to the impressions I made and didn’t like me one bit! Japanese Great Tit, credit: Toshitaka Suzuki.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

These researchers preferred this property for their research due to its close proximity to the Arenal Volcano and resplendent natural environment. When the researchers returned home during their time off, they would tell their friends and family about the magic of this place, and year after year more and more people began arriving.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

For example, the standard QWERTY keyboard is arguably inefficient and there are likely better alternatives. In practice, this means that proposals to the NACC advocating a change to a long-established English name must present a strongly compelling, well-researched, and balanced rationale. Even the app example is ambiguous.

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JULY 3, 2012

” The interlocking wheels of crabs, migration, birds, tides, marsh, beach, fishermen and researchers are described in an unhurried pace in ten chapters. Once used as fertilizer, the crabs are now harvested as bait for common whelk and bled for an extract used in medical research. Ah, the photographs!

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in. Baicich, Margaret A.

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MAY 12, 2014

A little research revealed that these are old names of birds that have been split into different species. Blackpoll Warbler, for example, is listed as Dendroica striata , not Setophaga striata. A good example is the second edition of Hawks in Flight by Pete Dunne, Clay Sutton and David Sibley.)

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Penguins are cartoons, emoticons, animated films, children’s books (though owls really take first place here), sports teams, a book publisher, and a Batman villain (a rare example of penguin negativity, though Burgess Meredith did bring an endearing attitude to his 1960’s TV portrayal). Press, 2011).

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JUNE 24, 2014

For example, some people want their blogs to be really photo-heavy and light on the wordage; this works best if you are a gifted photographer. For example, lets say you wanted to discuss the finer points of alternate plumage Long-billed Dowitcher. Research never hurts, right? Most of us are not. Original or educational?

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

Where predators are rare, turning more attention to feeding might produce a Darwinian benefit, for example. The most famous example of this is probably the Galapagos Islands. In fact, let’s take a moment to look at that particular example because most people have it wrong. My research in the Congo supports this idea.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Some years ago, I was doing research of waterbird migrations with a young ornithologist friend of mine. For example, when I’m birding alone, I rarely carry snacks – being outdoors, I am satisfied with air alone, it seems. A knowledgeable birder and great company, he was able to forget just about everything.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2015

He now runs the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute out of Estes Park. Young Scott put in yeoman’s work first identifying, then attempting to photograph the birds he stumbled across while hunting rabbits with a friend, and apparently his drive has stayed with him from that day to this.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Why, for example is it ok to count White-winged Parakeets in Miami but Yellow-chevroned Parakeets , which are more numerous, are off limits? I suspect that way more research and documentation is conducted on indigenous bird species. It is with regard to number 8 that the word “reluctance” comes into play.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

It seems there is not much research done specifically on Blue-naped Parrots – the only paper I could find featuring the species was from 1981 and had the somewhat unappealing title “A Preliminary Study Comparing the Pharmacokinetics of Ampicillin Given Orally and Intramuscularly to Psittacines: Amazon Parrots (Amazond spp.)

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2024

Until recently, I had only seen a few examples of this. But my research for this post has shown me that this problem may be much more complicated. To make things even more complicated, our possibly hybrid Olive-backed Spotted Towhees can hybridize even further with the Collared Towhee.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

I was doing my thesis research at the time, and it even affected what I was doing, as the wild world was being reconceptualized in terms of tannins and alkaloids, seed edators and dispersers, and so on. Some bird species, for example, bring fresh plants to the nest, which contain volatile compounds that repel parasites.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2013

For example, there are detailed instructions on how to make a birdhouse from old vinyl record covers for springtime. Each season has fifty checklist “to-dos” and fifty challenge items to keep kids outdoors on every single day of the year. And there is even a supplemental video on how to do this on the book’s website.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Some time ago, I was doing research of waterbird migrations with a friend of mine, a young ornithologist currently busy writing his Ph.D. For example, when I’m birding alone, I rarely carry snacks – being outdoors, I am satisfied with air alone, it seems. Trust me – he was capable of forgetting his head.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

When I began to research this phenomenon, I discovered that sapsuckers create elaborate systems of sap wells and maintain this resource throughout the day to ensure sap production. Because of this large investment in maintenance, sapsuckers defend wells from other sapsuckers, as well as from other species 1.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2017

For example, binoculars and field guides have a cost that can be measured in dollars. Birders who submit their checklists to Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird likely know that their data may be used to conduct scientific research on subjects such as migration, changes in range, or assessment of populations.

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APRIL 20, 2012

One of the admirable things about Montana is how it contains prime examples of not one, but two iconic North American landscapes. In the winters the snow lies heavy and researchers travel in and out by small plane. The tussocks are badgers, the stones are grouse until they fails to fly away.

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APRIL 1, 2024

A few changes happen in March – for example, many European countries and the USA switch to daylight savings time. As I am sure I have mentioned before, a lot of science work seems to aim to prove the obvious – though the researchers still phrase their results very carefully. But anyway, Shanghai in March.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2016

Research done quite a while back suggests that this is adaptive. Researchers have been studying song learning in birds for some time. What’s more, the researchers found that juvenile birds pay more attention to this “baby talk” compared to other songs. More on this here , as well as some audio examples for you to listen to.

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