10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Eight Owls Make a heart.’ Jenkins has written and illustrated a number of science-based books for children, many with his wife, Robin Page. I particularly love the two-page spread of Emperor Penguins looking down at the dad’s feet, each penguin filling its page as a long vertical oval that loops down at the top.

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New York City Pelicans Birds New York 143

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. Sister to this group is the Strisores : the “night birds” (excluding owls), swifts, and hummingbirds. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert).

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

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JULY 7, 2020

This is a delightful book, large (8-1/2 by 11 inches), filled with Sibley’s distinctive artwork and an organized potpourri of research-based stories about the science behind bird’s lives. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. As Sibley tells us in the Preface, he originally intended to write a children’s book.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 263

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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APRIL 7, 2018

Vermiculated Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Barking Owl – Ninox connivens. 24 Mar 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Eurasian Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Cano Negro/Rio Frio flooded fields. 25 Oct 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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MAY 6, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. 07 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100