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Can An Early Arriving Spring Bird Survive Late Snow?

March 20, 2013 by Birdchick 2 Comments

It’s that special time of year when birds begin to move north and people see a migrant during a snow storm and ask, “Can...

Birds

World Sparrow Day 2013

by Mike No Comments

North Americans may find this hard to believe, but the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is beloved around the world yet slowly declining throughout the...

Politics

Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

March 19, 2013 by Corey 53 Comments

On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem...

Birds

It may be hard to swallow, but Bumpus could get bumped to the back burner

by Greg 4 Comments

In 1898, Hermon Bumpus published a paper about change in the morphology in a population of House Sparrows that he proposed was an example...

Inspiration

The Grackle

by Mike 44 Comments

The grackle is the ultimate American bird, adaptable, intrepid, and obstreperous. Ten species of these iridescent ebon irritants, most in the genus Quiscalus, are...

Blogging

Say Hello to Our New Nature News Beat Writer!

March 18, 2013 by Corey 3 Comments

It’s been awhile since we added a new Beat Writer here at 10,000 Birds and I am pleased to announce that the long drought...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2013)

by Mike 14 Comments

After a weekend that felt far more like a last blast of winter than a runway to spring, I’m ready for an equinox and...

Birds

2013 AOU North American checklist proposals

March 17, 2013 by David 2 Comments

The first batch of proposals for the 2013 American Ornithologists’ Union North American checklist supplement has hit the ‘tubes. Let’s take a look at...

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