10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2014

National Geographic offers a science-driven analysis of the incident , which is apparently just a case of predators being, well, predators. All of which is has animal-rights organizations urging the pontiff to reconsider the practice , reminding him that his namesake, Francis of Assisi, is known as the patron saint of animals.

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JULY 3, 2014

It took partnerships with state and local governments, non-government organizations, and the entire community to turn the population around from a steady decrease. As Secretary Jewell put it, it did not take just the Fish and Wildlife Service to get the stork to breed and produce more young.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2014

Do it for science! Snowy Owl being harassed by an American Crow. Will you put up $20 to make this irruption meaningful in a scientific sense? If 150 of you do that it would already be enough for a transmitter! Donate now to Project SNOWstorm ! Do it for Bill! Do it so Snowy Owls get nice warm beds in a hut in the woods! (OK,

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Interestingly, citizen science isn’t its primary goal. Rather, according to the organizers, “This program aims to give a picture of the power of field work, to help non-counters to improve their counting skills, and to increase the number of counters worldwide.”

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Costa Rica Science Raised Protection 172

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

The web site has a number of other features and organized bits of information. The report itself is a few dozen pages long, and describes how “North America’s birds may respond to future climate change” using citizen science data. Audubon’s Conservation Science team has generated three data products.

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MAY 12, 2020

Organizations : There is a group dedicated to birding, the American Birding Association. However, field guides are primarily purchased by birders but also libraries, universities, and nature-related organizations like museums, wildlife refuges, and Audubon chapters. Binoculars are purchased by many non-birders.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Teetering on the brink of extinction, environmental organizations bought the last remaining parcels of suitable habitat that could still harbor this species, creating the Yunguilla Preserve (currently managed by Fundación Jocotoco as part of their overall preserve network).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Kooyman was there to work at McMurdo Station (a large American research station that we hear about throughout the book) as technical assistant on a science mission involving fish. They are excellent science writers, patiently explaining the physiological processes involved in deep diving in penguins, seals, and human.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

This makes for an attractive looking book, but I do think that the page space could have been put to better use, maybe for a listing of the resources (organizations, field guides, citizen science websites) recommended throughout the book. There are some full-page illustrations that are more decorative than educational.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2011

You may start reading The Atlas of Birds like I did, to find out more about Hornbills or Mousebirds, but you will end up furrowing your brow over massacred Common Quail and championing Important Bird Areas and BirdLife International, the umbrella organization for over 100 bird conservation organizations, including our own National Audubon.(If

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APRIL 4, 2015

Instead, the race organizers organized a special trip before the start of the race to see both of these incredible birds and the teams that decided to participate were not disappointed. A case of mistaken identity, this rare and secretive species, was only officially described to science in the last year.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Costa Rican birders are clearly up to the task, because the Annual Arenal Bird Count stood out as one of the best organized and attended bird counts I’ve ever seen. The festivities kicked off with a pre-count presentation led by organizers Diego and Juan Diego.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They eat only seafood, including fish, squid, krill and other organisms. Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers Science, 330 (6006), 954-957 DOI: 10.1126/science.1193604 People call them “flightless birds&# but they do in fact fly; They just do it underwater. Salas-Gismondi, R.,

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Penguins Seals Peru Leopards 218

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APRIL 7, 2016

Organizations : There is a group dedicated to birding, the American Birding Association. Binoculars are purchased by many non-birders, but field guides are primarily purchased by birders (but also libraries, universities, and nature-related organizations like museums, wildlife refuges, and Audubon chapters).

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Wildlife Portland 2002 2003 189

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The task of wrestling this topic down into something that the human mind can manage, without losing sight of the big picture because it’s snowing in Buffalo, is likely to be the task of a lifetime for many science communicators.

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Netherlands Buffalo Science Penguins 161

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2018

The Lab also acts as the heart and soul for the very popular (and often addictive) citizen science gem known as eBird. Since it can also promote bird tourism, some countries get more organized, competitive, and serious than others about GBD. Costa Rica is one of those places. Next year will be even better.

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Costa Rica 2018 Colombia Collecting 188

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

Or, one of the 145 species of Glass frogs living in the Cental and South American rainforests, I could look through the transparent skin on their undersides and see their internal organs. It is useful as a general introduction as well as for amphibian organization. If you don’t live near a science museum, then read this chapter.

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Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 206

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2024

A paper nicely describes these false claims and correctly summarizes “Despite AiG’s claims of being a legitimate science organization, it does not practice science since it accepts no scientific evidence that contradicts its core tenets of a six-day creation and a young earth” Incidentally, looking at photos of Mr.

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Vietnam Fowl Birds Iran 237

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2012

Of course, I’m not busy with that sort of thing every day…most of my day to day duties revolve around telling shadowy organizations like the AOU and ABA what to do. I’ve been sciencing really hard lately. Yup… everyone needs someone to whisper in their ear…George W. But I digress.

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San Diego Mississippi Mexico Malaysia 172

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 1, 2017

According to a 2016 study by Radford, “[ sales] employee turnover is once again at five-year highs across most of the technology and life sciences sectors. Based on our research, we have outlined the top five reasons why your sellers may choose to leave your organization. Offered a better compensation package.

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Animal Person

JUNE 2, 2009

Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science ," thankfully wasn't called Pepper, the stolen dog that changed American science," so that was an encouraging sign. I look forward, with a tad of trepidation, to the part about Pepper being a turning point in science. Pepper was a beloved family pet.

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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 North America Sparrows 264

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In doing so Moss not only elucidates the names themselves, but the evolution of a certain way of looking at and talking about the natural world.

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Science Australia Eagles Birds 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. In what has become the modern-day traditional method of organization, species are listed and described on the left-hand page and illustrative plates are on the right. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 208

Critter News

JANUARY 25, 2010

The booklet has been sponsored by the World Health Organization.

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Sri Lanka Animal Research Research Animal 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2024

It’s a book that counterpoints and combines facts and personal experiences, science-based and eloquent writing styles, textual description and visual information, a history of abundance and an uncertain future. From Part I, “Shorebirds in Winter,” p. 41; © 2024 by Pete Dunne and Kevin T.

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JUNE 3, 2014

Hugh Powell is a science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Many thanks to Rally organizer Manuel Bryce and to sponsors PromPeru , Inkaterra , LAN , Casa Andina , and Cajamarca Travel. This is his first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Come to Peru, they said. The Sunbird/Wings team celebrates with Rally director Manuel Bryce.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

Bird communication is a complex and evolving science. I was surprised, then, to find a Picture Credits page that lumps all credits together in less than one page in tiny print, organized by source (i.e., Shutterstock, Wikipedia Commons) and within source alphabetized by first name or organization or, for Wikipedia Commons, by subject.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 16, 2019

So how can an organization ensure that their omni-channel approach meets buyer expectations? In order to keep up with the shifting sales landscape, organizations must adopt an omni-channel approach focused on transparency and consistency and powered by a comprehensive data management solution. Omni-Channel Fundamentals.

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Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

I responded to a post on animalblog that cited a recent article in the journal "Proceedings" of the National Academy of Sciences. It’s just a question of WILL.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Today, the vast tract of land is protected, managed for science and conservation. At dawn, my feet hit one of the protected beaches with Wendy Allen, the manager of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, one of the science and outreach organizations working within Hobcaw.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

My friend Vickie Henderson , who has some serious long-range vision, looked at the science behind Tennessee’s crane hunting proposal and found it badly wanting. I have always supported our wildlife management organizations for the hard work they do and for their dedication to wildlife protection. Here’s the petition. The reason?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

The excellent Indexes to English Bird Names, Scientific Bird Names, and Subjects were organized by Jennifer W. They did breeding bird counts, breeding bird atlases, Christmas Bird Counts, and became active members of the Linnaean Society of New York and other nature organizations. This is a project that clearly spanned decades.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

There are also countless field guides, birding tour companies, birding festivals, birding books and magazines, and bird-related conservation organizations. Numerous well-funded organizations now provide voluminous high-quality information for birders. And communication among birders is easy and instantaneous.

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UCLA Los Angeles North America 2003 126

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2017

Then, in one of my freshmen science classes, there was a discussion about extinct species, which then lead to the topic of threatened, or endangered species, and what we could do to help out. Well, high school turns in to college, college turns into a job and the need to make a living, and I never found, or helped out the Snowy Plover.

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Oregon Defenders Of Wildlife Endangered Species Mexico 108

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 12, 2017

That’s because the profession is part art, as it’s always been, and part science, thanks to the rise of Big Data, social media targeting and other technology for targeting and nurturing buyers. If it moves, measure it” has become the mantra at many organizations. Don’t Drop Creativity. A combination of factors is responsible.

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Emotional Campaign Science Laws 87

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

This came to light in a recent conversation with Jana Gallus from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management at a Behavioral Science workshop in Philadelphia. When sales managers use rewards, they send signals to their teams and organizations. However, one often overlooked aspect of a reward is the signals that go with them. Online Bonus:?Delving

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