10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

Cocker put out a call for people’s personal experiences with birds and people responded, over 600 people, most of who are credited in the Acknowledgements section. I found this use of ‘regular people’s’ stories initially disjointing; it threw my librarian concept of a reference book out of whack.

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Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2012

In one document, I was referred to as a “self-taught ornithologist.” As the company has been introducing me to the rest of the staff and clients, a description of my talents caught my attention. ” I am not an ornithologist. I’ve never claimed to be one. So, how about you, how do you define ornithologist?

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Arkansas Science Farming Woodpeckers 249

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

GISS—general impression, size, shape—is intuitive, the result of an unconscious cognitive process derived from experience in the field. Like other books in the Peterson Reference Guide series, Birding by Impression is a large, well-bound book with a clean, simple design. So say Kevin T. I am not a stranger to the BBI system.

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New Jersey Birds Science New York City 223

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

When we come to Gentoo Penguin again in the South Georgia chapter, for example, we’re referred back to its first appearance in Antarctica, utilizing the outline numbers.). He draws on his personal experiences to inform the history, geography, and especially the travel option sections. Press, 2011).

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Penguins Albatross Georgia New Zealand 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The checklist ends with the references and the index of both English and scientific names (another 9 pages). Still, there should be no problem with larger species that allow for longer observation time (e.g. monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.). Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.

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Mammals Asia Sri Lanka Bhutan 251

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2020

These birds also invite one to sites that are unique within the United States – the climate, vegetation, and landscapes all add context and heighten the experience of seeing one’s first Elegant Trogon or Painted Bunting. North America is home to many amazing bird species, including several which require a special effort to see and appreciate.

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America Arizona North America Texas 264

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2012

My experience of Common Nighthawks had previously been at dusk as they begin hunting for the night. This is a term used in the Far East to describe someone who has been rudely awoken and refers to the half-closed eyes and accompanying grumpiness of one who feels that sleep has been taken from them.

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Miami Florida Hunting Breeding 220

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2011

If you were referred to as “ Bushtit &# wouldn’t you be angry too? Those birds that get to experience northern winters apparently lose their easygoing southern nature and become very very angry. First is a small bird that is almost universally described as cute. This might explain its anger. Yes, yes you would.

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Rodents Birds Owls Game 252

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The guide ends with a glossary, references, and separate indexes to scientific and common bird names. Wheatley calls Kenya “possibly the best overall wildlife experience in Africa and the world”), so, the only competition is practically 3 to 4 decades old and the time was ripe for Ngarachu’s guide.

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Kenya South Africa Africa Penguins 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2024

One recent article , “Hybrid zone or hybrid lineage”, refers to the issue in its subtitle as “Sibley’s classic species conundrum in hybrid Pipilo towhees” The conundrum in question is the affirmation by the ornithologist Charles G.

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Mexico United States 2019 Research 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2012

But, definite interpretation is impossible, as Stevens could just as easily be referring to the changing of the seasons with “lucid, inescapable rhythms” and then the blackbird’s migrations and life cycle would be how the “blackbird is involved / In what I know.”

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Blackbirds 2007 Experiments Experience 235

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2022

Going back to that assumption that birds don’t have a sense of smell, it can be traced to John James Audubon (of course), who performed several experiments with Turkey Vultures and concluded that the vultures used sight, not scent, to find food. 241) that contribute to a bird’s odor.

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Science Research Turkey 2006 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Still, in spite of the thrill we share with each lifer, that is not the rush of blood to the head to which I refer in my title. Rather, I am speaking of what a certain group of birds must experience every day. And yet, the non-birder’s eyes started glazing over at the mere mention of the bird’s call.

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Mexico Horses Groups Species 208

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2011

But high is not one of them unless you’re referring to a large percentage of the population. To adequately experience the environment it is important to bird both the wet and dry paramo (grassland) of the upper Andes. If, like me, you have trouble breathing at sea level, consider bringing an oxygen tank.

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Ecuador Florida Australia Species 257

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2022

They refer to the depression some people experience with shorter hours of daylight, and they are not welcome. Because there ain’t no cure for those springtime blues… You’ve probably heard of the winter blues, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder.

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Nashville Virginia Sparrows Species 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

I found those comments insightful and inspiring, valuable experiences and opinions worthy of sharing to a wider audience than the FB groups where they were initially posted. I think that kind of reference just seems less like bragging and more like sharing.”. It emphasizes the sighting and de-emphasizes who sighted it. A teacher.”.

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Greece Birds Zambia Abandoning 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2020

Far less experience the two in a single morning. Those experiences also served to illustrate a point that was enforced several times during our birding session within the forest that morning. There aren’t many places on the planet where one can mention the words ‘forest’ and ‘flamingo’ together.

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Trinidad Pelicans Humane Fish 264

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

In this article, I will discuss the challenges in the B2B SaaS customer experience and how to tackle these potential barriers upfront – rather than trying to do damage control months into the implementation when the customer is annoyed, disappointed, and on the path to churn. Top Risk Factors in B2B SaaS Customer Success. Covering the Bases.

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Experience Experiments Adoptable Seals 83

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

My father referred to it as a jumbie bird , and I, being a legitimate bird nerd corrected him with “no dad, it is a pygmy owl” I had been gifted with this massive volume and of course had perused the bird section with gusto – so although I was unaware of the exact species, I was sure of it being a pygmy owl!

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Trinidad Owls Barn Owls Abandoning 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 18, 2014

Violet-green Swallows will nest solitarily or in colonies and in my experience seem much more mellow than other swallow species. References: 1 Birds of North America Online. The featured image above shows a female incubating eggs from my first resident breeding pair back in 2007. Click on photos for full sized images.

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Eggs North America 2007 Woodpeckers 200

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

Less and Gilroy sort through the exogenous (external) and endogenous (internal) factors thought to cause vagrancy and the scientific experiments that have sought to prove their significance with patience and plain language as well as charts and photographs. It’s not always easy reading.

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Compassion Birds Eagles Science 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

During the very late 15th century and early 16th century, there are about five or so references to one Spanish explorer or another finding a “Turkey” and maybe or maybe not bringing it back to Europe. Another from the King of Spain dated 30 september 1512 refers to two turkeys which had arrived in Spain from Hispaniola. Thornton, E.,

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 260

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

Sure, the official name, and associated behavioral verb, refer mostly to the Old World Kites, which look more harrier-ish than most of ours in the New World. The bird came first, just in case you were wondering. This is a bird that does not mess around.

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Mississippi North Carolina Raleigh Africa 204

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

And yet, we birders know it refers ot a particular shade of purplish red, as used to describe a duck, or a ground-dove, or a turnstone. Take, for instance, the word “ruddy” Outside of birding, when was the last time you used it?

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North Carolina Agenda Ducks Groups 204

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2015

Most interesting is that one’s knowledge of important things like where to find food (or danger) was based on experience not on general principles. So an Efe off his trail, or another trail he knew about, was not much better than, say, me (after a couple of years gaining my own experience) at having a clue. So remember.

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Minnesota Detroit Congo Laws 237

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The following year, 2014, I elected to join a different group birding the lowland seasonal forest at the opposite end of the CBC radius from where I had that wonderful experience the year before. Access is restricted, and the livestock referred to are highly temperamental water buffalo. Trinidad Lancehead , or Fer-de-lance.

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Trinidad Livestock 2015 Buffalo 250

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The unique American experiment in balancing the public freedom and good with private interests will be forever shattered, while a new kind of inequality soars, not just inequality of economics and economic opportunity, but of life experience, the chance to experience liberty itself. References: 1 $3.3

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Extremist Hunters Utah Nevada 185

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. I’m not saying this is right, I’m saying, as someone experienced in using reference books with people seeking a specific answer, there is a limit in how much preparatory time they’re willing to put in.)

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 246

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

What may look like a cheesy title is a way of pointing out that the bird of this post is usually called Red-fronted Serin , yet BirdLife somehow refers to it as being Fire-fronted. They are much brighter and make for some sunny finch experiences. And beyond common and scientific names, we are talking about an extraordinary bird.

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Kazakhstan Africa Groups Experiments 171

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2014

and provides diverse nature experiences for visitors from around the world. References: 1 US Fish & Wildlife Service , 2 US Fish & Wildlife Service , 3 US Fish & Wildlife Service , 4 US Fish & Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge system is one of America’s greatest treasures.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunting Hunters 263

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Let’s take a closer look at the challenges in the B2B SaaS customer experience and how to tackle these potential barriers upfront rather than trying to do damage control months into the implementation, when the customer is annoyed, disappointed and on the path to churn. Top Risk Factors In B2B SaaS Customer Success. Covering the bases.

Experience 71

Experience Experiments Adoptable Seals 71

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

It’s an experience I can’t recommend highly enough. All those references to “lime trees” in Jane Austen (and Nick Cave)? In that context, what I’m about to say will probably not be that surprising or groundbreaking, but nevertheless: guys, trees are really really cool.

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Kentucky Bears Experiments Experience 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2012

We know of no more enchanting experience than to watch the sun set behind a jagged sky line of snow-clad peaks to the accompaniment of their ethereal songs. Surely then, if ever, one listens to the music of the stars. Gabrielson and Stanley G.

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New York United States Oregon Compassion 235

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2015

This film is condensed from about a three hour fledging experience of Western Bluebirds being coaxed from their nest box. References: 1 Eastern Bluebird History. A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to record the Western Bluebird nestlings fledge from the nest box. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxsnESZ2Z6U. v=qxsnESZ2Z6U.

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Tenant Farming Illinois North America 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2012

Working with field guides and without background knowledge was a horrible experience. Again, this means you are losing time when you try to cross-reference an identification. It does not matter much in such a situation whether the Leafbird is more closely related to a Flowerpecker than the leaves are to a Leafbird.

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Indonesia Family Asia Groups 259

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2012

The chapter “Vagrants” promotes the joys and difficulties of finding that mega-rarity on your own, giving Lovitch’s own experiences using habitat, geography, and weather to make rarity predictions that unfortunately don’t come true. The book is full of references to recommended books , articles, and web sites.

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New Jersey Science United States 2012 263

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2023

Sounds a bit like some weird Nazi eugenics experiment to me, but I guess it is just science. Dull brown …” Given that some other bush warblers such as the Manchurian Bush Warbler have a similar appearance, I am not sure what the “aberrant” (“departing from an accepted standard”) refers to.

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Birds Science Humane Species 241