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Some Hokkaido Winter Passerines

10,000 Birds

” A group of nine researchers published a paper titled “Exploring the fecal microbiome of the Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)” Makes you wonder what they talked about during their lunch breaks. In science speak, this is named the optimal body mass hypothesis.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

10,000 Birds

Myers, a professional birding guide in “real life,” summarizes the etymology and history of all common bird names (of bird families and groups, not all 10,000-plus species). Although I did test them thoroughly later, I knew from that first sight, this pair was made for me.

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Just like in people, yawning is contagious in birds

10,000 Birds

Science is fairly well established that yawning can spread like wildfire among groups of humans, as well as a few other mammals. In one experiment, yawns were observed when birds in neighboring cages could see each other, and again when views of adjacent birds were blocked. Don’t say you weren’t warned!

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The Race for AI-Driven Sales Success Starts Now

Sales and Marketing Management

At its most basic level, AI is the branch of computer science that deals with making computers behave like humans. In one case study, a sales group tested an AI-driven sales technology that recommended accounts, contacts and opportunities to pursue, products to focus on during sales calls and messages tailored to buyers.

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How The Bird Got Its Beak

10,000 Birds

Within species, or closely related groups of species, beaks vary by small amounts that result in important adaptive fine tuning, as we see in the Grand’s studies of the Galapagos Finches; Beak related behavior is at the cutting edge of survival for many bird species. Well, maybe a little better than that but not much.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Billions of Birds from Windows is the summation of Dr. Klem’s expertise, experience, and professional life–what we scientifically know about bird and glass collisions, a handbook on how to prevent them, and, not insignificantly, the story of a remarkable career.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. By twos and fours they arrive and scatter in small groups among the canopy to their favorite perches in iron, cecropia and aguaje palm trees. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

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