10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas , noting a need for further research on the subject. The post stimulated some great discussions but not really any additional commentary on the science behind these proposed relationships. Ringer Suh et al.

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Parrots Falcons Indonesia Rodents 221

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. She never finds her long days observing her falcons, crows, and condors boring. Endangered.

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California Condor Falcons California Coyotes 180

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. At the same time, a Peregrine Falcon flies across the valley. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Adult male bears in Greece usually weight about 150 kg and up to 200 kg, he explains further.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 271

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). Here’s a sample of Plate 30, Bat Falcon and Orange-Breasted Falcon (pp.

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Mexico America North America Falcons 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2012

Falcons split from hawks to join parrots and songbirds Unanimously, the committee voted to remove falcons (Falconiformes) and parrots (Psittaciformes) from their current positions in the list and place them before the songbirds (Passeriformes), more closely to reflect the relationships between these three great orders.

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Falcons Parrots California Hawaii 183

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The Florida Keys Hawk-watch broke the world record for number of Peregrine Falcons recorded in a single day – a stunning 651 birds! This research station is located on Key Biscayne and is providing interesting data on migration over the eastern Florida coast, an area with high human population density.

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Florida Philadelphia 2002 2005 229

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Several recent studies have found that tinamous are embedded within the ratites, which means that either they regained the ability to fly or (as many researchers feel is more likely) that flightlessness and large body size arose multiple times within the paleognaths, a topic discussed in detail at Tetrapod Zoology. Jarvis et al.

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2012

The newest bird on the brink to capture her fertile imagination is the California Condor, on which she graciously shares her research and ruminations: Sometimes as a writer you recognize there’s been something overlooked in your midst—something quietly abiding.

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California Condor California Idaho Utah 252

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

These coveys usually range is size from 27 to 73 individuals but researchers have suggested that in arid areas, larger groups are drawn to the same water source, thereby producing large, stable coveys 2. California Quail will chose to run from danger rather than fly but they will flush if forced and take flight to the nearest cover.

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California Gophers Rattlesnake Eggs 259

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2012

I took a ride up to the Fall River Valley back in October and spotted both morphs in the large grasslands where we also usually see Rough-legged Hawks and Prairie Falcons. Obviously more research needs to be done on this magnificent raptor. This is the light morph. And this is what the dark morph looks like.

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Squirrels Prairie Dogs North America Rabbits 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2024

I did a little research and found plovers and snipe o n menus and in cookbooks of the time, though I still haven’t found recipes for Dunlin or Dowitchers. They are by Karlson, from his years as a research biologist in Alaska, and Ted Swem, a U.S. Dunne and Karlson live and work in Cape May, N.J.,

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North America America 2006 Delaware 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

the development of field-based ornithological research in Europe and Great Britain; a quick step back through the history to look at bird protection, conservation, and our precarious future, with a focus on Birkhead’s long-term (50 years!) Common Guillemot research at Skomer Island, Wales. Beagle , pt.

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Dissection Birds Europe Eggs 263

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors. Species Accounts.

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North America Mississippi Bald Eagle Birds 203

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2014

They range from encyclopedic listings of facts to loving portraits, like the Falcon essay, which sets its tone with its definition of falcons as “the jet fighters of the bird world.” If there is an aspect of the book that reflects author personality, it is these family accounts.

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North America America Family Falcons 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

She does, and her narrative serves as a role model for how to write about birds simply and knowledgeably; informing birds’ family stories with scientific facts and research findings. Peregrine Falcon nests. Both authors marvel at the diversity of birding reproductive and parenting behavior. Familiar is not necessarily common.

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2016

That’s what a group of researchers suggest in a paper recently published in Behavioral Ecology. Further, the researchers add, just as cuckoos (like the Common Cuckoo above photographed by Redgannet) display a tendency toward skittishness around humans, so too do songbird predators such as raptors.

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China Europe Falcons Eggs 105

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2015

I have 10,000 Birds contributor Adam Riley to thank for telling me I had to add it to my list, and a quick bit of research showed that he was right on. And watching this from above was a Lanner Falcon. Amur Falcons are ubiquitous. A Pied Starling. The star attraction here is a tiny LBJ, a mouselike-lark called Rudd’s Lark.

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South Africa Africa Falcons Family 145

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2012

Likely he’d sacrificed those feathers escaping an attack; Sage Grouse have numerous predators on the high plains, including coyotes, badgers, and Prairie Falcons. The rest of his plumage seemed fine. This fellow’s chances of being a daddy this year were pretty well shot.

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Ferrets Badgers Coyotes Ducks 229

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

Participating teams include the E-Birders from Cornell University, the Tigrisomas from Louisiana State University, the Forest Falcons from Great Britain, the Zululanders from South Africa, Team Tramuntana from Spain, and the Ararajubas from Brazil.

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Peru 2013 Louisiana South Africa 216

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

They start out in New York City, climbing a skyscraper to see a Peregrine Falcon, the world’s fastest-moving bird, diving at almost 200 miles an hour after a pigeon. Eggbert side notes that the most famous bird in New York City is not a falcon, it is a Red-tailed Hawk named Pale Male.

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Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 247

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Let us no more speak of this week’s extraordinary failure by a cast of Falcons to finish off their prey. If you’re a cuckoo or cowbird hoping to pawn off your parenting duties on another species, new brood parasitism research shows you’ll have better luck if the eggs you deposit in their nest are blue-green instead of brown.

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Massachusetts Eggs Falcons Bears 100

10,000 Birds

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 North America Sparrows 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

I thought it would be interesting to look at selections of the Stokes’ description of the falcon, which is listed in both guides: Shape in Flight: Very large, heavy-bodied, broad-necked falcon, tail very broad and moderately long, wings fairly long and broad-based for a falcon; outer wings taper to blunt tip.

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North America Birds Falcons Los Angeles 202

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Keep in mind that the special nature reserves (dark green on the park map) enjoy the highest level of protection and are off limits to visitors (possible only with research permits issued by the park authorities).

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Serbia Turtles Romania Eagles 232

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Listing will indirectly enhance national and international cooperation and coordination of conservation efforts, enhance research programs, and encourage the development of conservation measures that could help slow habitat loss and population declines.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

And Sandwich Tern is Sandwich Tern, Howell finding the DNA research for splitting it “weak.” Regardless of whether you think field guide sequences should or should not reflect current evolutionary sequence, it’s comforting and easy to find falcons next to hawks, vireos next to warblers.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In my case, I had one easy and three more difficult ( Syrian Woodpecker , Imperial Eagle , Great Bustard and Saker Falcon ). research papers). Thanks to my research on eBird, I was expecting to find them there, but it was still a great surprise to see so many and hear them so well! Search for my target species (i.e.

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Serbia Switzerland Farming Montenegro 176

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2018

We made several stops along the way, hoping our eBird research would give us local hotspots that might turn up a few gems. Aplomado Falcon. I mean really, what 1200 miles (one way) if you might get another 30 birds or so? We left Tucson on Monday, and drove to Alpine, Texas for our first night. McCown’s longspur. Great Scaup.

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Texas Tucson San Antonio Owls 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

It can take a bit of research to figure these notes out, especially when they are citing taxonomic differences (Riparian [Blackish] Antbird, for example, is treated differently in three of the four taxonomic systems), but it is tremendously helpful just to know that there is an issue to be researched.

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 221

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The book is designed with quick searching and researching in mind, with colored blocks indicating bird family in upper right and left corners, common bird names in large, bold print, and a highly readable font. It’s designed for carrying about in the field, sized 4.5 by 1 by 7.5

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North America Birds Owls Canada 246

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The next morning was our travel day, but we spent a couple of hours with Franklin again, tracking down a Ferruginous Pygmy-owl, Striped-headed Sparrows, a pair of Bat Falcons, Laughing falcons, Dusky-caped Flycatchers, Panama Flycatcher, Striped Cuckoo, Rufous-napped Wrens , and a bird that was high on my target list, the Double-striped Thick-knee.

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Costa Rica Falcons Mexico Baltimore 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Clearly, author Phyllis Limbacher Tildes, the author of 24, soon to be 25, children’s books, is also a birder (and a little research brings up a presentation she gave at Ogeechee Audubon, Georgia with the biographical information and she and her family “love watching birds and wildlife seen near their lagoon on Skidaway Island.”

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New York City Pelicans Penguins New York 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. It’s a small group of 10 to 12 researchers and crew members, and Fox is the sole person responsible for the bird surveys. Northern Fulmar, image courtesy of Peter Hodum.

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. Panama inflicts usurious car insurance policies on visitors, so do your research. Collared Forest-Falcon. Collared Forest-Falcon.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I wish the flight images for the hawks, falcons, parakeets, and parrots were larger. The Bibliography lists 677 articles and books, mostly articles, from ornithological literature, a record of the research that went into this volume. Exceptions are images of birds in flight and behavioral vignettes, which are smaller.

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America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

But a falconer did legally trap a snowy, I saw the picture on his Facebook page before he deleted it after a firestorm of controversy exploded. When I looked at lists of birds allowed for falconry in Minnesota years ago, I asked some of my falconer friends, “Really, owls?” I learned that I knew nothing of falconry.

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Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 260

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2020

While at the National University of Mongolia, he conducted research on illustrating birds in the field, including at bird-ringing stations. He has served as a field ornithologist and expert on a number of research projects including Birds of the World and Migratory Birds of Prey. cherrug milvipes or hybrid between F. cherrug x F.

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Mongolia Falcons 2019 Birds 279