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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. shocked everyone with a suggestion that passerines were most closely related not to woodpeckers and kingfishers but to parrots, falcons, and seriemas. In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. titled Avian relationships – What do we know?

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Family Parrots 2014 Birds

Urban Birding in San Diego

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

There are beautiful beaches, a plethora of amazing food and drinks, a multitude of family fun locations, a world-renowned zoo, and one of the biggest birding festivals in the US. My family visited San Diego every year as part of a Disneyland-SoCal Road trip to escape the rainy Christmases at home near Portland, Oregon.

San Diego

San Diego Sea Lions Lions Birds

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10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

Thankfully, they now have a home here where they can court, build their nest, and raise their young. In a couple weeks I’ll be keeping my ears alert for the flight calls of incoming shorebirds, they shall definitely be followed by a Peregrine Falcon.

Opossums

Opossums Barn Owls Reptiles Hunting

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Urban Renewal: Is It Safer for Songbirds in the City?

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2016

This may help songbirds successfully raise their families without worrying about invaders. This part of the theory doesn’t entirely jibe with the growing numbers of, say, Peregrine Falcons that make skyscrapers and urban bridges their home, but it’s interesting to contemplate nonetheless.

China

China Europe Falcons Eggs

Grouse in PA, Grouse in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2021

Groups them by family too and by their shape” His extra long arm extended and passed me that precious book. Competing with well adapted tinamous would have always been tough, the same goes for a related yet separate family of very grouse-like birds; the New World Quails. “Check it out!”

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Chickens Pennsylvania Litter

Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

His musings on falconry in Medieval times begin with the Bayeux Tapestry, which tells the story of the Norman Conquest and is full of birds, including hawks and falcons on the wrists of the main contenders.

Dissection

Dissection Birds Europe Eggs

The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

The Peru Birding Rally Challenge is a joint initiative between PromPeru and the Inkaterra Family of hotels. Raise global awareness of Peru’s potential as a top-notch birding destination whilst highlighting the need to conserve bird habitat across the country. the Forest Falcons – UK. The Ararajubas – Brazil.

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Peru 2012 Bears Falcons

The the mid year winners are….

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2017

I happen to think the Crested Cara cara is one of the most beautiful birds in the falcon family. They stay here in Mexico despite the heat, and raise their families. With that massive bill, it makes for a wonderful profile! We always have a few American Avocets that do not migrate back north.

Seattle

Seattle Mexico 2017 Falcons

But…It’s a Canada Goose?

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2020

Luis Gonzalez is a Miami resident and IT major who was originally born and raised in Cuba. The bird family that got his attention was originally the herons, egrets and other wading birds, but as time went on New World warblers, woodpeckers and ducks fueled the passion further.

Canada

Canada Cuba Miami Florida

What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families. Do they have families too and do they take care of them? Some of the chapters focus on a specific bird, most are about bird families like hawks, tanagers, wrens, etc.,

2020

2020 Birds North America Sparrows

Highs and Lows from the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race in Eilat, Israel

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

Raising $67,000 plus for conservation! : The real reason for the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race is to raise money for desperately needed conservation efforts in the Mediterranean. A small sampling of the many young birders who participated in the event. And yes, the need is desperate.

Israel

Israel Costa Rica Eagles Raised

Birding Fallon: Well Worth the Trip

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2013

Speaking of hawks, two talented and extremely knowledgeable falconers, Marie Gaspari Crawford and Chloe Bowen, shared with us their birds and their experiences. Also on hand were an Aplomado Falcon and a Red-tailed Hawk who was so mellow that he allowed Bowen to stroke him on the back, a gesture which we were told raptors ordinarily detest.

Nevada

Nevada Barn Owls Cows Lamb

Plugging Kids Into Birding

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2011

Astounding because she picked up birding before she could speak and surprising because this ability was definitely not inherited from anyone in my family, myself included. Thankfully there are several really excellent family board games that you can play as a whole family. Her natural talent was astounding and surprising.

Birds

Birds Game South Africa Wildlife

Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Jon Fjeldså’s contributions include many of the ducks, yellow-finches, and many other families where his images of Birds of the High Andes could be used. And, it has to be added that all of these artists and the additional seven artists contributed images that filled out plates of most of the bird families.

Bolivia

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland

Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

There are 28 chapters—“Waders,” “Large Waterside Birds,” “Owls and nightjars,” “Birds of prey” (pulling together vultures, hawks and falcons), “Aerial feeders” (swifts, swallows, martins), etc.—plus So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet?

Ireland

Ireland Birds Falcons Turtles

Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Peregrine Falcon nests. Yellow Warbler fledgling. But special. Familiar is not necessarily common.

Eggs

Eggs 2006 Family New York

Birds and streetlights

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2022

Nowadays we don’t see Crested Pigeons in our garden very often at all, but there is a new family that have recently nested in Brolga Park. Our weather is starting to change and the Torresian Crows that have been silly enough to raise Channel-billed Cuckoos over recent months are now free of their responsibilities.

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Birds 2010 Falcons Raised

Week four: We wrap up our stay in the US.

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This location is great as it is close to Jeanne’s Family, as well as a very short drive to the Billy Frank Jr. A beautiful series of raised boardwalks have been constructed, allowing year round access to the area, thru the marsh area, all the way out nearly a half mile into the tidal flats. Nisqually NWR.

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Fox Washington Bald Eagle Geese

Panama Trip Report: April 2017

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

Can a family-focused trip—even to one of the world’s most biodiverse countries—deliver enough opportunities for avian observation to satisfy this serious world birder? With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. If you have kids, you’re probably as curious as I was.

Panama

Panama 2017 Monkeys Family

Shades of the Sunshine State

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The thing about Florida is that it’s truly the best of both worlds for those of us birders who are saddled with the unfortunate reality of “non-birding family”, a condition that affects many of us and impacts our ability to fully give ourselves to the birds. I raised my binoculars, confirmed the ID, and the bird bolted.

Florida

Florida North Carolina Miami Family

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

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Urban Renewal: Is It Safer for Songbirds in the City?

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

The the mid year winners are….

But…It’s a Canada Goose?

What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

Highs and Lows from the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race in Eilat, Israel

Birding Fallon: Well Worth the Trip

Plugging Kids Into Birding

Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland–A Book Review

Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

Birds and streetlights

Week four: We wrap up our stay in the US.

Panama Trip Report: April 2017

Shades of the Sunshine State

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