10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The next five chapters focus more specifically on Galápagos creatures: huge tortoises; iguanas; birds (two chapters–one on seabirds and coastal birds, another on land birds, including the famous finches); water creatures–sea lions, crabs, fish, sea turtles, whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Porpoises 279

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

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. Looking for turtle tracks (but also birds and shells). Allen’s turtle transect was 2.5

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South Carolina Turtles Costa Rica Belize 100

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JULY 5, 2018

Asking myself that question quarter of a century ago, I snooped through a collection of research papers in the Natural History Museum in Belgrade (before the Internet, I really had to go through papers) and found the “Ornithological Notes from the Pancevo Wetlands 1909-1917” by dr Jeno Nagy. What else was to be found in that waterworld?

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Beavers Serbia Hungary Eagles 168

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

A little longer than its predecessor (by eight pages to be exact), the East Coast guide is your handy dandy, pocket-sized, all-in-one guide to the seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, fish, and other creatures you are likely to encounter on pelagics or whale watching trips, from Bar Harbor, Maine to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida.

Pennsylvania 189

Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 189

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2011

And, certain restrictions should apply, like no pythons or snapping turtles, or similar. Dr. James Serpell of the Companion Research Group in Cambridge, says dogs have the same effect on people just by being in a room. Management should check if anyone has allergies before instituting a policy of taking your pets to work.

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Dogs Lovebirds Pythons Pets 100

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JUNE 17, 2015

It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. The 900 acre Maquam bog is designated as a Research Natural Area and the refuge was designated as an Important Bird Area in partnership with the Audubon Society.

Fish 159

Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 159

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MARCH 7, 2014

Do your research. 62 Oriental Turtle-Dove. Plus, taxis are cheaper than you’d expect. So don’t be afraid! And even though transportation is so easy and inexpensive, prepare to walk a lot. Hong Kong offers amazing birding all year long, but you should know what to expect and where to find it. Many spotted at Mai Po.

2014 252

2014 Eagles Asia China 252

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Turtles are the reptile everybody loves. Birders are always happy to see a turtle or tortoise, and there are times of the year when my social media feeds are sprinkled with photos of turtles beings removed from roads or crawling to land to lay eggs. Or that tortoises and terrapins are considered part of the turtle family.

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Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 259

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And, he places current research within a framework of paleontological history of intrigue, backstabbing, and name-calling feuds. (No, The drawings and painting by artists such as Luis Rey and Lida Xing look more like science fiction/fantasy images than scientific illustration, though they are carefully researched and thought out.

Mongolia 231

Mongolia Reptiles Science Indiana 231

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APRIL 17, 2012

Officials reported 48 marine mammals, mostly dolphins, and 87 dead sea turtles during the first two months alone. We documented the relocation of several turtle nests. April 14, 2012 Liquid oil still seeps from some Louisiana marshes and ongoing research of toxicity levels is being conducted by LSU researchers.

2010 269

2010 Louisiana 2012 2011 269

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra , the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of the dead was locked up (well, not really for renovation, but for further research and digging at this archeological site). There cannot possibly be any birds left at the canal by the road. Circaetus gallicus.

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Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 240

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Perhaps their next product will be named “Gills”—or “Turtle” or “Trout” or Salmon?” Researchers have also found that bobcats and mountain lions exposed to diphacinone and other first generation anticoagulants have an increased susceptibility to mange —to the point where it has caused serious illness and death.

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Mountain Lions Rats Rodents Lions 269

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

And, in a very lovely section in the middle of the book, she describes the life cycle of the cahow, informing evocative passages about their nocturnal courtship and flight with recent research findings about how seabirds are able to function—eat, sleep, navigate home.

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Rats Breeding Birds 2012 207

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Patrol and enforce wildlife-damaging violations, including the taking of endangered native plants, capturing turtles, riding ATV’s on pedestrian trails, and abandoning fishhooks. They wrote books and published research. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails. Mow grasslands only once a year to arrest succession.

New York City 205

New York City New York Birds Breeding 205

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

We made several stops along the way, hoping our eBird research would give us local hotspots that might turn up a few gems. It is the location that I found it in that make this photo so special, well, maybe not for the turtle. I mean really, what 1200 miles (one way) if you might get another 30 birds or so? eBird Submissions – 417.

Texas 174

Texas Tucson San Antonio Owls 174

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra, the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of the dead was locked up (well, not really for renovation, but for further research at this archeological site, after the height of a tourist season). There cannot possibly be any birds left at the canal by the road.

Greece 162

Greece Serbia Hunters Cows 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

This email was flagging up the activities of a ‘sporting agency’ in Britain who were offering trips/holidays to Morocco to shoot Turtle Doves. Further research revealed two more companies in Britain and several others across Europe all engaged in the same shooting tourism.

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Morocco Turtles Protesters Protest 194

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2023

At some point, a Chinese researcher had a brilliant idea: Let’s prepare a paper on the complete mitochondrial genome of the Grey-backed Shrike! Ditto Oriental Turtle Dove. I still like the short species descriptions of eBird much better than the longer ones of the HBW or the dry ones of Wikipedia. Force of habit, I guess.

Hamburgers 246

Hamburgers China Science Birds 246

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MARCH 6, 2011

For a researcher to get from Broome to Beijing it would take over 30 hours, as you would be required to fly south first! There is a tendency for some people to drive onto the beach “just because we can&# and have little regard for the nesting turtles and birds. It was observed sleeping after the 6400kms trip.

2011 163

2011 Deer Australia New York 163

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MAY 15, 2023

For example, a researcher and presumed ornithologist set out with two hypotheses related to the Ashy Drongo (and another drongo species) and wrote a paper about it. ” I wonder if the rules of the European Song Contest could also be adapted, with the worst performers being turned into birds or maybe turtles.

China 247

China 2017 Birds Indonesia 247

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Two Turtle Doves The Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia turtur ) is a common summer visitor to England. However, in this case, a bit of research paid off. The plump, hen-like bird perched precariously in the pear tree is probably a Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ).

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Turtles United Kingdom 2004 Geese 279

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–??????? Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. forests above socorro.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). North coast Rd.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). North coast Rd.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 26 Jul 2018.

2018 107

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 107

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JANUARY 5, 2019

European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 26 Feb 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 26 Feb 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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MAY 6, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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JULY 7, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

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JUNE 2, 2018

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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APRIL 7, 2018

Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). (Kamakura–Kamakura Central Park). 19 Mar 2018. –??????

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. ?apljin Dusky Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia lugens. 04 Aug 2016. 26 Mar 2016. 04 Aug 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

Of the dozen gifts mentioned in the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” seven are birds: the seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and – of course – a partridge in a pear tree. This is a book that will be read with pleasure and amazement by both birders and nonbirders.

Colombia 246

Colombia Birds Bald Eagle Guyana 246

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–?????? Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). North coast Rd.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Given the complexity of the research, the result feels like a bit of a letdown – “northern populations start migration earlier than southern populations, especially in autumn” The species name of the Chestnut-eared Bunting is fucata , from the Latin “fucare”, to paint red.

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Eggs Birds Bangladesh China 263