10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Birding can be enjoyed at various levels of intensity, from casual birdwatching in one’s backyard to more dedicated pursuits that involve keeping birding lists, participating in birding competitions, or contributing to citizen science projects. According to the U.S.

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United States North America Birds America 147

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

Thus, my role as editor of this magazine for more than 15 years has been finding sales and marketing professionals who will share their insights with our readers, whether that’s through an article they write themselves or an interview with me. In this issue, however, our cover story focuses on something I do have firsthand knowledge of.

Denver 48

Denver Rabbits Science Research 48

Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

When you read stories in major newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek, be wary of simplification, bias, and a tendency to support traditional views indifferent to animals’ interests. There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. Check it out at www.jhsph.edu/~altweb.

Animal 100

Animal Animal Research Medical Research Research 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

I would be more apt to accept the science of BBI if the science of hemispheric brain functions was not subject to so much misconceptions and simplification.* Wayne Miller, Time Magazine, Nov. I wish Karlson and Rosselet had cited scientific articles explaining the basics of brain psychobiology to support their ideas.

New Jersey 169

New Jersey Birds Science New York City 169

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2012

He writes about how experienced birders think, and how they draw on the sciences of weather, geography, and ecology to analyze where the birds will be. There are other resources that do this better, he says, and, in fact, spends 10 pages recommending field and advanced bird guides, web sites, magazines, and listservs.

New Jersey 232

New Jersey Science United States 2012 232

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2016

There is no end-of-book list of resources, which reflects, I think, an assumption that the birder using this book is already familiar with the more general birding books and magazines. Sullivan are birders as well as writers, researchers, and organizational administrators, and this makes a big difference. Authors George L.

Birds 190

Birds Groups 2015 North America 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

He has also educated, criticized, and prodded the birding community in articles, print and online, and letters mostly published in the American Birding Association’s Birding magazine. However, articulated in a short introductory chapter, they shortchange the ornithological community and science in general. 16, below).”

North America 140

North America Birds 2012 America 140

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This bit of science is a nice final counterpoint to an account that has emphasized art, history, and literature. He effectively brings his point across by presenting facts and images and a little bit of hard science. The imaginary scenario is clearly taken from eyewitness accounts, but sources are not footnoted.

2014 160

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

There are over 5,000 species of frogs in existence (5,858 at the time the book was written, the exact number changes as research dictates re-arrangements of taxonomy and new species are discovered). This exhibit has been making the rounds of science museums, and if comes to your area I highly recommend it, not just for kids.

Reptiles 184

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 184

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2023

The latter paper makes me glad not to be involved in ornithological research, as it casually mentions that “Munias proved difficult to maintain in captivity, would not eat, and generally died within a day or two.”

Zebras 196

Zebras Thailand Philippines Dissection 196

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

It was very touching to read a comment from Mayr to a more non-scientific article by Liebers & Helbig in a German birdwatching magazine about the Herring Gull not being a ring species, where Mayr applauded them and was happy not only over but beyond the moon about the research.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Deer Breeding 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

2011 244

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 244

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2015

New research on bluebirds helps address this question. Here it is in graphic form: Original Caption from Science Magazine: Duckworth et al. (4) The researchers demonstrate that maternal effects can determine the competitive attributes of the birds. Science 347(6224):875-877. Photo of Western Bluebird from HERE.

Species 206

Species Eggs Science Research 206

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And, he places current research within a framework of paleontological history of intrigue, backstabbing, and name-calling feuds. (No, Pickrell, an Australian science writer who grew up in Great Britain and studied for his master’s degree at London’s Natural History Museum, is clearly engaged with his subject.

Mongolia 181

Mongolia Reptiles Science Indiana 181