10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent local news article says its current maximum depth is 60 cm/2 feet, although I didn’t test this statement.) And this remnant lake is very, very birdy: The dominant birds, besides those American White Pelicans seen at the right, were Northern Shovelers — hundreds of them.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

But how birds use these different senses, like the diversity in bill size and shape, varies almost as much from species to species. Chickens come in at around 24, pigeons have around 40-50 and some duck species may have a whopping 400. The longest bird bill relative to body-size.

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Mammals Mozambique Birds Colombia 250

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2021

And many of these species are also strikingly beautiful. Birding there can often be a test of endurance. A tropical tree called Jocote ( Spondias purpurea ) is in full fruit right now, so almost all of these birds’ ivory bills were dyed a light pink color. Unfortunately, there is a downside to visiting Tierra Caliente.

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Mexico Blackbirds Sparrows Owls 209

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2013

Now nearing 50 and duly lost in a mid-life crisis, Dragan Simic took to birding rather late – only half a lifetime ago, after successfully testing his inadequate skills in other life threatening activities, such as rock climbing and vertical caving. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle ! Garraf Natural Park.

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Spain Terrapins Eagles Europe 250

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Looking for Northern Shrikes and redpolls was a test for winter gear and wind chill factors but the birds weren’t going to be there in the hot days of summer. Four very experienced birders walked right past this potentially dangerous living sculpture of a snake during the Arenal Christmas Count. Promote birding.

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Costa Rica 2019 Birds Litter 203

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

We can, of course, count wild, native, species. We can count vagrant species that made it to the area we are in under their own power. We can count introduced species that have met the criteria of the “Bird Police” for the area to which they are introduced. There are lots of birds we can’t count.

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Chickens Florida Feral Eating Eggs 234

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

I like to see birds for a long time and hear their vocalization; even if these are common species. After banging my ribs against one side of the boat every time the boat landed hard after a short jump, we made it to the right area. For someone who wants to tick these species, the nuances of pelagic birding justify the end.

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Peru Birds Albatross Experience 217

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Cross the bridge and immediately turn right at the sign “ observação de aves “ Along the 7 km to Porto Alto there are many entrances but only the first one does not require a keycard. The Skylarks and Northern Wheatears in the barren fields attract all four European species of harrier (but no Montagu’s for Christmas, sorry).

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Portugal Geese Suffering Farming 229

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. The rest of the 216 pages long book is devoted to various African bird families and half a dozen individual species. He has authored several other books and many articles, largely on natural history.

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Congo Africa Madagascar Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

He said (or grunted) “I glimpsed a White-necked Jacobin and a few other things but it’s slow right now. No muddy trails : Muddy trails can’t be helped and you might have to walk on a few to see forest interior species but it’s nice to watch a well-stocked feeder when you get tired of the sticky, tropical mud.

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Costa Rica Birds Arizona Woodpeckers 228

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2014

I recently participated in an “English Report Writing” training, sponsored of course by my employer, and this post will function as a test to see how well I was focussed on the lecture (instead of the sky outside the seminar room which may hold a black stork any day during spring migration). Like … the Tufted Duck !

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Checking for moult limits on a female Band-tailed Manakin to determine her age Imagine learn or improving your mist-netting, bird banding, handling, aging, and Neotropical bird ID skills in one of the most exuberantly natural surroundings ( 599 bird species recorded at Explorer’s Inn and Sachavacayoc Centre!) Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2017

There’s always the chance that your trip might coincide with a tropical storm but that doesn’t happen every year and when it does, it’s only for a few days or maybe a week (and also gives you the chance to put your waterproof optics to the test). Recently, this one was right in front of Carara National Park. .

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Costa Rica 2017 Birds Woodpeckers 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, these goats ate the flora of the island: unique species of Indian paintbrush and woodland star, bushmallow and wirelettuce and morning glory. No wait, they were, but they had experienced so much genetic drift and selective pressure that they now constituted a unique breed in their own right.

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Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 172

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

The smellier the better, particularly as, unusually for birds, many species can boast a robust sense of smell. In any case, our hang-ups with vultures clearly stem from our own issues rather than any inherently bizarre trait of the species themselves. Vultures famously feed on carrion. Dead things. New World Vultures.

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 215

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant. We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. It was the first of six bustard species I would see over the course of both trips. And then there were the Flamingos.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Even more than warbler, shorebird, and sparrow identification, this is a field that tests our endurance (gull watching is too often done in bitter cold, windy conditions), patience (even getting one good photo can take hours as you try to separate the ‘interesting gull’ from the flock), observational skills (so many plumages!)

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North America El Salvador America Nicaragua 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

However, the species sometimes referred to as the Barbary Duck appears very much out of place just about everywhere else. Sandy Hook Sightings About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Ducks 2011 Deer Costa Rica 235

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2019

Bezos has a lot on his plate right now. That species could use a cash infusion right away.” I would be lying if I claimed I didn’t see his face, but I’d rather lie than end up on the next ‘unmanned’ SpaceX test launch. ” A reed-thin, blue-eyed woman chuckled. Well, no more!

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Branding Falcons California Condor Broker 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

That kicked off our One-Eyed Project – we fly and test all one-eyed raptors, and it continues to this day.”. “I’ve But lets see … I’d say one of my most memorable releases is that of a Purple Martin , a species of special concern in California. Last year he came back to our area with a female. So gorgeous!

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 250

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The field site I am assigned to is located in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world and home to a particularly rich avifauna that numbers well over 500 species. That’s right – birds eating clay. Each bird, regardless of species, seems perfectly content to wait for the other to make the first move toward the colpa.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Deer 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). The order is roughly taxonomic, with the priority showing similar species together.

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Mexico America North America Falcons 188

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Driving along ice-choked inlets off Lake Ontario, admiring Mute Swans and scaup species, my commitment to nail this nemesis never wavered. Fortunately, favor smiled upon me this day because I entered Owl Woods right behind a group from the Rochester Birding Association. Wicked, right? As far as the former went, I had a plan.

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2011 Deer Owls New York 196

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2023

These Hadada Ibis were right in the garden of the place where we stayed. The White-eared Barbet is another bird species with an annoyingly sensible Latin species name, leucotis (white-eared). In 1964, two researchers described a new species, the White-chested Tinkerbird, and brought a specimen back to the UK.

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South Africa Africa 2018 Birds 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Even if you don’t live in the summer range of a particular species, you may have opportunities to observe it while it passes through, especailly if you live in an active flyway, like I happen to. All of this leads to a longer life list, which is, after all, the entire point of bridwatching, right? Well, not really.

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Compassion Humane Research Egypt 225

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

Since he first started walking his property, he’s located a slew of species so exciting that birders are starting to turn up at his doorstep. Nonetheless, a birder’s initial experience in Honduras sets him or her on an inexorable course towards the only species currently named for this gem of a country. White-necked Puffbird © José A.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond.

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Wolves Fox Dogs Apes 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2018

That would have tested out rental insurance policy! The Gray Heron flying in from the right, then there is the African Sacred Ibis, The Little Egret , another Sacred Ibis , then a Black-winged Stilt , and at the far left is an Egyptian Goose. I will try to get everything tallied as far as bird species goes tonight.

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Lions Buffalo United States Zebras 131

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

We were at Big John’s pond and a red tailed hawk came out of nowhere and we thought he was going to fly right into the blind. On Sunday at Kissena Park I saw five species of sparrows. A mixed species flock of sparrows (american tree, field and chipping) was by the bike track parking lot. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Do I pursue the sporadic, maybe-not-really-a-species Common Teal ? And, even as the ducks brighten their plumage and the Black-capped Chickadees test out their spring songs, it’s still so cold. The seemingly-now-annual-but-you-can’t-exactly-count-on-that Snowy Owl? American Wigeon by Gary Kramer, courtesy of USFWS.

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Iceland Owls Ducks Montana 170

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2016

But as the re-introduced population around the Great Lakes begins to pick up steam, it’s a species that has been discovered more regularly in North Carolina, and has been annual the last three years. The next day I came upon two swans right where they were supposed to be. But that didn’t happen as you can see form my photo.

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North Carolina Wounded Hunting Geese 132

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now. About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Turkeys, 3 or 4 species of woodpeckers, all kinds of song birds grace our view constantly. Wicked, right?

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2011 Deer South Dakota Costa Rica 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

We are entering the mixed colony of 11 species ( Grey , Squacco , Purple and Black-crowned Night Herons ; Great , Little and, recently, Cattle Egrets ; Eurasian Spoonbill (below) and Glossy Ibis ; Pygmy and Great Cormorant ). I do have experience with this species from Bodrum, Turkey; it is daring, bold and cocky, and is impossible to forget.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Wicked, right? To that end, the principals have created a terrific site called Conserving the Future: Refuges and the Next Generation to elicit votes and comments. You may even have some profound insights that need to be shared in this public forum. • Explore These Related Posts Greenough – Green Enough.Or Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Deer Wildlife Birds 140

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This non-technical book is a development from a series of lectures, tried and tested in numerous adult education courses given to non-specialists. Not sure that I impressed them, I chose to bluff them and looked left and right for a suitable tree branch to pick. Cactus finch, Geospiza species. Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla.

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Animal Bears Stray Dog Blackbirds 117

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2017

The answer was right in front of me, a bit to the right, an adult keeping an eye on oblivious tourists, the nest deep within the tree. (2) I tested the waters before my California pelagic, with a brief Atlantic Ocean voyage, a whale watching trip from Montauk, N.Y. 2) Plum-headed Parakeet. 7) Piping Plover. But, I saw the bird!

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2016 India Ducks Costa Rica 127

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

For Corey, this was a weekend without a single standout species but with many birds that were pretty darn neat. A Preview… About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Water levels are right but the waders are still very scarce.

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