Pressing On
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2022
One of the reasons that I usually start each year’s species list with a visit to the wetlands of Lake Cuitzeo is that the site offers so many species that I can find nowhere else.
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AVMA News
APRIL 25, 2023
Nearly 120 veterinarians and veterinary students attended the 2023 AVMA annual legislative fly-in, held April 17-19 in Washington, D.C.
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AVMA News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
More than 140 veterinary professionals and veterinary students were on Capitol Hill as part of the AVMA’s annual legislative fly-in this February, pressing lawmakers to pass legislation concerning healthy dog importation and rural veterinary shortages.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
It received 52.4% “yes” votes, with 72% of the vote tallied as of November 6, per the Associated Press. Colorado voters have approved a new veterinary midlevel practitioner position known as a veterinary professional associate via a ballot measure called Proposition 129.
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In response to demand for this option, the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) has developed a new fellowship program designed to advance veterinary expertise in fields of study that are narrower in scope than ACVIM specialties, as announced in a September 7 press release.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
I thought I should press on with this article and catch up, especially as it’s relevant to what’s happening in the bird world in the Iberian Peninsula at the moment. My apologies for the late posting this week.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2024
Every summer the British press delights in stories about giant seagulls (they’re never ordinary-size… Source It was encouraging to discover that it’s not just in Britain that these feathered urban terrorists swoop down on unsuspecting tourists to relieve them of their crêpes, ice cream or chips.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 4, 2013
You can see a slide show of the winning photographs of these endangered birds on the Princeton University Press Blog. 10000 Birds will be reviewing the book, available from Princeton University Press in the United States, in the near future. photograph used courtesy of Princeton University Press. Asides photography rarities'
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2021
It’s a big subject that has been embraced by biologists Barbara Ballentine and Jeremy Hyman in Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication, a largish, book recently published by Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press. The Bright Press is a British company. Press; May 2021.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Serge told me: The same publisher, Princeton University Press, is working on the new Costa Rica guide. While it may be the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Central America, it is still big and uncomfortably hefty to carry around, and while illustrations are beautiful, the colours are somewhat washed out.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2021
So many different factors contribute to the quality and quantity of a birding adventure that one would be hard-pressed to predict the very best time to watch birds in a particular area beyond a vague three or four week window.
10,000 Birds
JULY 29, 2013
Princeton University Press graciously made the Companion available for review. This is a good moment to point out that the authors and Princeton University Press have added some nice goodies to the free offerings supporting The Warbler Guide. It turned out it was relatively simple process, once I ceased being scared of zip files.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
copyright © 2022 by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin; copyright © 2006 by Princeton University Press. There is even a new species of tortoise that was announced as the book was going to press, although it’s been identified from fossil remains and is apparently no longer with us. Press, Nov. 2022 Pages: 496; Size: 5.88
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2016
Marra and Chris Santella, authors of Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, 212 pp., Princeton University Press, 212 pp., Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P. They argue for the elimination of free-range cats entirely.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2011
And lo and behold, our friends at Princeton University Press are giving a copy away. All you have to do to enter is “ like ” Princeton University Press on facebook. All fans of the Facebook site are automatically entered into this drawing and all upcoming weekly giveaways. Good luck!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
But that may be an exercise in closing the barn door after the horse is out, if the Associate Press story linked to above is any indication: ”… the wind energy industry has pushed for, and the White House is currently evaluating, giving companies permission to kill a set number of eagles for 30 years.
Sales and Marketing Management
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The post Media Outreach Is Just Marketing to the Press appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Media outreach is just another form of marketing. The marketing professional needs to make it clear to the stakeholder that It may not produce results for weeks or months.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2013
Janice Dunlap, author of the Birder Murder Mysteries, wanted to make sure everyone knows that North Star Press is offering her first Birder Murder, The Boreal Owl Murder , as a FREE Kindle edition for the next 5 days. This might be as close as you get to a Boreal Owl this year, so move quickly!
10,000 Birds
MAY 12, 2014
I do hope that Noble Proctor and Cool Springs Press will re-visit this book and update it with 2014 taxonomy, species names, and distribution. Cool Springs Press, March 2014, 224 pages, 8.2 But, that technology is for another article.) —————— North American Songbirds. by Noble Proctor.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2011
by Princeton University Press. Princeton University Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780691149493 All photographs used in this article are courtesy of Princeton University Press. Lewis also responsible for the maps and graphics, and I think they deserve as much credit as Mike Unwin for the book’s appeal. This is a fun book to read.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
He talks about how he approaches bird illustration in an article on the Princeton University Press web site, and it’s worth reading to get a sense of how much work has gone into these images. I thought they were too light; I continually had the urge to press a computer key to darken the tone, as one does in Photoshop. x 9 inches.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 10, 2015
You licked your thumb, press it into the palm of your other hand followed by a “stamp” with the bottom of your fist. .” Several years later, in 2012, we got a comment from someone named Fred Jacob that said the following: When I was a boy growing up in Iowa some sixty years ago, we would “stamp” the first robins in spring.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
Our dear friends at Princeton University Press , home of so many indispensable and inspired birding books, has graciously offered three copies of the new Crossley ID Guide for 10,000 Birds readers. I for one couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book, loved it at first sight, and appreciate it even more after a month’s study.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 2, 2024
of Chicago Press, 2014). The book is listed in the University of Chicago Press as the first in an “Earth Day” series , described as a series of short books offering “twenty-four chapters, corresponding to twenty-four hour-long windows to witness the diversity of life.” I do wish he had included Fairywrens!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 13, 2012
Press, 2003). published by Princeton University Press. Princeton University Press, 2011. Hardcover: $55.00 (retail); ISBN-10: 0691144095 Paperback: $24.95 (retail); ISBN-10: 0691144109 All photographs used in this article are courtesy of Princeton University Press. The Birds of New Jersey: Status and Distribution.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Egyptian tomb painting depicting duck hunting in the marshes, from the eBook version of Birds and Us, © 2022, Tim Birkhead and Princeton University Press. 61: dissection showing upper mandible, lower mandible, and tongue, photo by Tim Birkhead, © Tim Birkhead; text © 2022, Tim Birkhead and Princeton University Press. by Tim Birkhead.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
This brings us to the second point of this blog post, which is to announce the winner of The Warbler Guide , which Princeton University Press graciously agreed to send to the person who correctly guessed what my 300th bird in Queens would be. Finally, my 300th bird in Queens ! The problem is that no one guessed Western Kingbird. No problem!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 28, 2021
Corey had his hands full this weekend with more pressing concerns than adding Black Vulture to his county list for the year, so we’ll give him a consolation Rock Pigeon. I found the opportunity to chip away at my county list this weekend, filling an odd Blue-winged Teal -shaped hole while enjoying an array of snappy waterfowl.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2012
Individuals will also press their chest against ground in the shade in order to cool off from the heat of the day. Ammospermophilus leucurus manages the trick of staying active during the heat of the desert day via both physical and behavioral adaptations.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
One morning, I stood breathing slowly, eyes pressed to my binoculars and I heard a soft croaking from above. Each year there are also a few sightings of wandering Glossy Ibis. Some migrants are also fairly loyal to this hotspot – such as Yellow Warbler (above) and Northern Waterthrush (below).
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2014
The Mincing Mockingbird Guide to Troubled Birds will be available in June from Blue Rider Press. On the plus side, if you keep it near your toilet, undesirably sunny types will use your bathroom once and never darken your door again. Reviews art book review Mincing Mockingbird'
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2011
I received a press release last week amidst all the Christmas Bird Counts stating that 3000 fewer birds were observed during the Christmas Bird Count in Central Park, NY and I thought the headline was a bit alarmist, but then again that’s what the headline on a press release is supposed to do to get your attention.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Press, 2000), and updated in terms of taxonomy, status, and distribution. Actually, I thought I could press it and hear a bird call, till I remembered that this was a book not a web page.). Press in 2003. The information here is more extensive than what is offered in Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba by Orlando H.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2013
Crossley and Sullivan are the co-authors of The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors , published this week by Princeton University Press. Well, Princeton University Press has also been offering an ultimate Sweepstakes prize (enter NOW!), You may remember Mike’s post What is a Black Hawk? and this live happy hour web event.
10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2013
Hot off the presses is a study that conducted molecular analyses between the Pacific and Atlantic populations of Northern Fulmar. But don’t you worry, the “L” word will not be used again today. ” There are visible differences between the two populations, such as Atlantic birds having lighter tails and heavier bills.
10,000 Birds
JULY 27, 2011
Sadly, I think that our “objective press is unable to handle this basic truth and will continue to present “both sides of the issue. The only ones left saying climate change isn’t happening or isn’t because of people are essentially crazy (or shills for big business).
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2014
Amazon had a brilliant press release on Cyber Monday 2013 about using drones as a possible delivery service for their products in the near future. ” Based on the press release date, I assumed it was just big talk and way to drive people to Amazon to shop on Cyber Monday.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2020
Corey has a head start on me down in NYC, so expect him to press the advantage by hitting coastal Queens. Weather conditions should be improving over the weekend, which means I’ll be up at the lake looking for my first local warblers of the year. How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 24, 2013
Photo of a Golden Eagle at a Wyoming wind farm by Dina Cappiello/Associated Press. In what is apparently the first case of its kind, a U.S. wind-energy company has admitted that its farms have killed birds, and has settled with prosecutors.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Press, 2011). A scientific analysis of the bird family was written by Lloyd S. Davis and Martin Renner in 2003, appropriately titled Penguin s (Yale Univ. Noah Stryker wrote about his experiences doing research with penguins in Among Penguins: A Bird Man in Antarctica (Oregon State Univ.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2013
But, every so often, the call is sounded, and the sharpest eyes and ears on the planet are pressed into service. Birding tends to be an extremely freeform activity, demanding only we pursue our bliss to the best of our means and ability.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2011
Dr. Mayr’s institution also put out a press release with an overview of the paper. The amazingly prolific and always thorough Darren Naish at Tetrapod Zoology covered the story when it broke last week, and I recommend his post if you’d like to explore this story further (which of course you do!):
10,000 Birds
JULY 2, 2013
Fortunately, the folks at Princeton University Press agreed, and the person who correctly guesses my 300th species of bird in Queens will get a free copy of The Warbler Guide ( which Donna reviewed ). Many thanks to Princeton University Press for agreeing to give the lucky winner a copy of The Warbler Guide ! How do you enter?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 7, 2012
The University of Michigan Press, 2012. Photograph Credits: Book cover courtesy of University of Michigan Press. Photograph of the author courtesy of Julia Rapai and University of Michigan Press. By William Rapai. Hardcover, $24.95 ISBN-10: 047211803, ISBN-13: 978-0472118038 Kindle edition, $15.49.
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