10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. Colonialism and appropriation of knowledge is discussed in Chapter 6, The New World of Science.

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Dissection Birds Europe Eggs 216

10,000 Birds

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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Penguins Seals Leopards Mammals 155

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2022

Quite likely, these birds are also the inspiration for Australian science communicator Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki. Their name refers to their habit of eating nectar and pollen, though most of them also eat insects and/or fruit. The name Miner is not actually a reference to the mining of minerals or coal, which are of limited use to birds.

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Australia Birds Feral Cats Kangaroos 192

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2024

Unfortunately, I cannot judge at all how solid the science of this paper is (instinctively – being a chemist who has robust exposure to all kinds of toxic chemicals in the lab – I tend to think of such studies as likely coming from people permanently wearing aluminum foil hats, but I may well be totally wrong).

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Eggs Birds Japan Myanmar 225

SalesFuel

APRIL 18, 2024

Listen, Learn and React is How to Succeed in Sales Sellers apply the science of emotional intelligence (EI) to gain distinct advantages in knowing their prospects’ needs, wants and aspirations. Verbal cues: Tone of voice refers to the attitude behind the words. When a prospect reveals desires, you can establish trust and close deals.

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Emotional Science Humane Morals 52

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. ” Grade: A. # # # Query: What is a “nemesis bird” in birding?

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United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The more data about bird migration we gather from professional and citizen science efforts, the more each one of us can learn about the comings and goings of our favorite species. The Aircraft Bird Strikes reference. But information wants to be free, so it reaches out to us through a variety of channels.

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North America America Science Birds 166

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2012

In one document, I was referred to as a “self-taught ornithologist.” Another challenge to bird research is that it is woefully underfunded and relies heavily on citizen science. As the company has been introducing me to the rest of the staff and clients, a description of my talents caught my attention.

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Arkansas Science Farming Research 188

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This makes them ideal as reference when you want to check some folk etymology against some facts, but doesn’t lend itself to reading cover-to-cover. Moreau’s Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names is a bit different than earlier efforts I’ve seen in this line.

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Science Australia Eagles Birds 117

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

The only clue that the 58-minute long video comes from a perspective that is any different from any other nature video is a single sentence on the back of the case that refers to “close-up images of some of the Creator God’s most beautiful feeder birds.”

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Science Owls Pennsylvania United States 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

Hauber Hauber’s mini-essays focus on specific behaviors, enhanced by references to recent research yet written in a relaxed, personal way. And there is diversity in charisma–few people can resist an Emperor Penguin or a Secretary Bird, but common birds like Indian Myna and Black-crowned Night Heron also get their due respect.

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Barn Owls Chicago Penguins New Zealand 176

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2022

But that is science in hierarchical institutions). Actually, the Latin species lutea name refers to the yellow throat rather than to the red bill of the English name. Its closest relative – the only other species in the genus Leiothrix – follows a similar color scheme: the Red-billed Leiothrix.

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Litter China Abandoning Abandonment 209

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2015

Karlson and Dale Rosselet in Birding by Impression: A Different Approach to Knowing and Identifying Birds, the latest addition to the Peterson Reference Guide series and a book likely to revive the continuing discussion about the merits of GISS (the term used in the book, as opposed to the popular jizz ) versus traditional bird identification.

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New Jersey Birds Science New York City 169

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. Most importantly, this section provides an entry point to the major Portfolio of Birds section; each fact is followed by a page reference.

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2020 Birds North America Sparrows 263

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2018

According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. References: 1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This is about 35 miles West of my home. over the last 30 years.

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Wildlife Sacramento Shelters Connecticut 102

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The diminutive and flightless rail which lives on Inaccessible Island and, as far as is known, nowhere else in the Atlantic, or for that matter in the whole world, is in fact not even generically allied to the moorhen-like gallinules just referred to. The bird will therefore now be known as. Atlantisia Rogersi.

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Science Transported Shelters South Africa 202

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. So, this is an easy book to browse through, but a difficult book to use for direct reference.

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North America America 2006 Delaware 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2021

Still, to be more realistic, there were 120,000 volunteer fieldworkers from all countries in Europe to collect data on 596 breeding bird species from across 48 countries and 11 million square kilometres in a systematic and standardised manner – one of the biggest citizen science projects on biodiversity ever.

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Europe Denmark Breeding Russia 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. I’m not sure if “the Ugly” refers to the cormorant itself or human reaction (catfish farmers are officially allowed to shoot the birds). “Get a field guide!”

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North America Birds Prairie Dogs Barn Owls 115

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As I frequently mention, science is quite wonderful. In contrast, Tristram’s Bunting seems to be a bit more discerning in building its nest – the HBW points out that it often uses horsehair for lining the nest, and that an important factor for its nest-site selection is the presence of herbs.

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China Birds Reptiles Killing 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Apparently (Wikipedia), the name “ vanellus ” is Latin for “little fan”, vanellus being the diminutive of vannus (“winnowing fan” a reference to the sound lapwings’ wings make in flight. Can’t say I heard this though. Great Cormorants are also very good at just loafing around.

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Birds Japan Germany Ducks 231

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

However, articulated in a short introductory chapter, they shortchange the ornithological community and science in general. Species are useful handles (p. ” Furthermore, the American Ornithological Society is defined as “a club of ornithologists, and like many clubs it has various committees (p.16, 16, below).”

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North America Birds 2012 America 140

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2015

This species is also called Dickey’s Jay in reference to Donald Dickey who had a life-long fascination with the birds of north-west Mexico. They are listed by the IUCN as near-threatened and their scarcity and localized distribution is indicated by the fact that they were only discovered by science in 1935.

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Mexico Ecuador Peru Science 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The photographs are from VIREO, the ornithological image collection associated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, which licenses bird photographs to many guides and reference books. They expand the definition of this book from identification guide to avian reference book. ” These are all great.

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North America America California Condor Birds 278

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2014

But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today. Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, co-authored Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability 5.

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Wildlife Coyotes Wolves Hunters 237

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

How to choose bird feeders; how to make nutritious bird food; how to create a backyard environment that will attract birds; how to survey your feeder birds for citizen science projects; how to prevent squirrels from gobbling up all your black oil sunflower seed (sorry, none of that works). million people in the U.S. in 2011*) came about.

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America Squirrels Industry Birds 227

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

I found this use of ‘regular people’s’ stories initially disjointing; it threw my librarian concept of a reference book out of whack. Reference books are supposed to be full of documentable facts, not stories from people without a PhD next to their name. But, this is not a reference book in the classic sense.

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Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 211

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2013

It is referred to as grail bird on the first page of chapter one — before the main character is called by name, before any other character is introduced at all. The fact of this grail bird is vital to the whole story. As the title suggests, these issues are forced to the very crux.

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Florida Science Woodpeckers Protection 201

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2014

But, until recently this has not been confirmed by science. The story I saw on my Twitter feed referred to scientists from North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa, working in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa. The Tigerfish eating bird thing does not have the hallmarks of a fantastic thing.

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South Africa Botswana Africa Zimbabwe 205

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2016

Working my way thru college towards a wildlife sciences degree, and ever since, rarely has there not been a bird book close at hand. About the second posting there, I got what I refer to as a “nasty-gram” about one of my observation.

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Mexico Science America Wildlife 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Latin species name vermiculatus (worm-like) refers to the markings on the upperparts. To put it in the language of science: “Males did not prefer conspecific females whenever they were given a choice of a larger heterospecific female” Bigger is always better?

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Zimbabwe Benin South Africa Birds 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2012

Her compositions were remarkable for a blend of science with the craftsmanship of an accomplished writer and tended to reveal little-known facts, such as in her story of the chimney swift. Educated at Pennsylvania College for Women and Johns Hopkins University, she went on to become a marine biologist and eventually worked for the U.S.

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Pennsylvania Massachusetts Sanctuary 2009 232

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

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

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Parrots Falcons Indonesia Rodents 189

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2013

This just doesn’t seem like rocket science to me. References: 1 U.S. Our National Wildlife Refuges need our help to remain a viable entity promoting wildlife conservation. We have a simple solution to raise more money for the National Wildlife Refuge System. A lot more money! Let’s look at some facts. million hunters.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 176

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

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Fur Pets Protection Science 100

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

SMM: One of your five pillars of purposeful meetings is behavioral science, something that has become an area of interest for a lot of people. We’re seeing more cognitive science brought into other professions. What did you learn about how the brain works that should change the way people design meetings? Can you expand on that.

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Agenda Science Indiana Wisconsin 76

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2011

I was happy to see that there is a Sources section with references to major bird conservation web sites. Here is a sample of a chapter, “Ratites & Tinamous”, from the Birds in Order section. The Atlas of Birds: Diversity, Behavior, and Conservation, by Mike Unwin. Princeton University Press, 2011.

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Albatross Campaign Protection Birds 195