10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The potpourri covers some interesting bird related science of the last few weeks, and the promise is this: I’ll get to that other stuff soon, I promise! So, here we go… Fighting in Iraq has been affecting starlings. “We may be talking about 50,000 to 100,000 deaths. ” Crows are smart.

Science 153

Science Iraq Oregon Charlotte 153

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

During the decades that preceded the Iraq war there were two schools of view on how to deal with that country and its troublesome leader. I’m not a fan of some of the cuts to science, but National came in in 2008. Conservation conservation science hunting logging' Schools, libraries, roads, hospitals, and the like.

Rhinos 179

Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 179

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

I am not sure about the security situation in Iraq these days but at least some people do ornithological research there – resulting in papers such as one titled “Breeding observations of the Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines , 1789) in Iraq” Impressive. Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai.

Iraq 130

Iraq Birds China Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

government (Johnson had worked in Iraq for USAID, where he learned about his friends and colleagues problems first-hand). This is also where Johnson starts talking about the cost of the theft to the Museum and to science. Simon Baron-Cohen, cousin to the comedian. Seriously, this book is crying out for a movie treatment!).

Collecting 109

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 109

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. The 300 stories enhance the thousands, maybe millions of facts Cocker has compiled, creating a volume that speaks to a collective human experience that is rooted in both poetry and science. Cocker focuses on the love-hate relationship we have with raptors.

Egypt 238

Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 238