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Category Archives: National Audubon Society
Bird Names For Birds
It’s long past time to consider, learn, care about, and correct a problem in our nomenclature for birds. via Historical Bios
Posted in academics, animal behavior, bird banding, bird evolution, birding, birds/nature, career, environment, evolution, history, IUCN, mentoring, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, ornithological newsletter, professional development, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged #AOS, #BirdNamesForBirds, #nomenclature, EDI, environment, history, ornithology, science, URM
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The Wild Side for April 2019
Check out the latest newsletter of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Wildlife Diversity Program. Note: Only do this if you want to learn cool stuff about wildlife in the Sooner State and how to support them through your education … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bat conservation, bird banding, birding, birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, IUCN, life, Links, migrants, monarch butterfly, National Audubon Society, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, professional development, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged chestnut-collared longspur, citizen science, gray treefrog, herps, non-game, ODWC, Oklahoma, pollinators, The Wild Side, Wildlife Diversity Program, wildscaping
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The nightjars are returning! — A Feathered Reptile
The world needs to better appreciate the unique style of of Gretchen Newberry and her use of art in her #SciComm! This just in! The last of the migrants are on their way back, as evidenced by this announcement by … Continue reading
Posted in academics, animal behavior, bat conservation, bird evolution, birding, birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged A Feathered Reptile, Caprimulgiformes, environment, Gretchen Newberry, migration, nature, nightjar, science, writing
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Binocular advice for birders
I’m frequently asked about my recommendations for binoculars. My first recommendation is yes, you should get a pair. Sure, you can do a lot of birding without binoculars – and 90% or more of the birds I encounter I detect … Continue reading
Posted in BIRDATHON, birding, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, editorial, environment, life, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, wildlife
Tagged #binocs, #binoculars, #Bird Watchers' Digest, #bird watching, #British Trust for Ornithology, #European Breeding Bird Atlas, American Birding Association, birding, BirdWatch Ireland, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Countryside Bird Survey, National Audubon Society, nature, ornithology
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Audubon’s The Birds of America at the University of Michigan
Since touring the natural history collections at the University of Michigan a few years ago, I have included an abridged version of this tale in my classes when trying to impress upon them the significance of John James Audubon and … Continue reading
Posted in academics, animal behavior, birding, birds/nature, editorial, environment, history, National Audubon Society, wildlife
Tagged Black and Yellow Warbler, James Tobin, John James Audubon, John Syme, Magnolia Warbler, The Birds of America, The Heritage Project, University of Michigan, Zina Pitcher
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Some perspective on peak abundance of Passenger Pigeon
You’ve heard the story before, and it’s sobering: Once perhaps the most abundant vertebrate on the planet, a combination of unremitting exploitation and habitat loss reduced the Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) from billions to none in a few short decades … Continue reading
Posted in bird evolution, birds/nature, deforestation, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, history, IUCN, life, Links, National Audubon Society, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged abundance, billions to none, conservation, environment, exploitation, extinction, habitat loss, nature, Partners in Flight, Passenger Pigeon, population, population estimates, science
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2016 Christmas Bird Count – Stillwater, Oklahoma
The brainchild of ornithologist Frank Chapman at the American Museum of Natural History in 1900, the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count was among the first true citizen science endeavors. Today, with more than a century of data under … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, environment, life, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, population monitoring, wildlife
Tagged Christmas Bird Count, environment, Lake Carl Blackwell, National Audubon Society, nature, Oklahoma State University, science, Stillwater OK
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2016 State of the Birds
It ain’t much better than the last one. Check out the press release for the 2016 State of the Birds Report to see the gains and losses in conservation, and consider options for the future. (Complete and well-organized overview here.) … Continue reading
Posted in birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, IUCN, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, Partners in Flight, population monitoring, weather, wildlife
Tagged American Birding Association, biodiversity, BirdLife International, citizen science, conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird, migratory bird program, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, migratory connectivity, NABCI, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, State of the Birds 2016, USFWS
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Birding Community E-Bulletin: March 2016
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and scopes, … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird Education Network, BIRDATHON, birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, IUCN, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, Partners in Flight, wildlife
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, biodiversity, birding, birding community e-bulletin, conservation, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, ProAves
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eBird News – March 2016
Team eBird has announced a Global Big Day on May 14th, 2016. I can hardly wait – I love stuff like this! Program description and additional information are available at eBird News.
Waterthrush Podcast #24: FOY Season
There’s a new episode of The Waterthrush Podcast available. Check it out to learn about 4 big ideas to advance science, the biggest big year ever, and what this FOY stuff is all about.
Posted in Bird Education Network, BIRDATHON, birding, birds/nature, environment, evolution, IUCN, life, Links, migrants, National Audubon Society, skepticism and science, The Waterthrush Podcast, wildlife
Tagged big year, biodiversity, birding, birding record, Black Sea Biosphere Reserve, cat predation, conservation, Corn Crake, FOY, IUCN, Noah Strycker, ornithology, Sandy Mole-Rat, science
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Bird Education Network – BEN Bulletin for January 2016
BEN – Bird Education Network Some Lessons from the Jr. Audubon Clubs by Paul J. Baicich From the very start of the anti-feather-trade bird-protection movement of the late 1800s, there was an interest in winning over the sympathies of children. … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird Education Network, birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, wildlife
Tagged BEN Bulletin, Bird Education Network
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Birding Community E-Bulletin, January 2016
Welcome to the first Birding Community E-Bulletin for 2016! There’s a lot going on, so read on and enjoy. The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, IUCN, Links, migrants, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, wildlife
Tagged birding community e-bulletin, Kelp Gull, Painted Bunting, trap-neuter-release
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Birding, and the biggest year ever
Of the estimated 20 million (at least!) bird-watchers in the US, a relatively small percentage consider themselves to be serious birders, i.e., the kind of people who actually travel around to try to see as many birds as they can, … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bird evolution, BIRDATHON, birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, editorial, environment, evolution, history, IUCN, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, ornithological newsletter, wildlife
Tagged 6000 species!, American Bird Conservancy, big year, birding, conservation, Noah Strycker, ornithology, The Big Year
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2015 Birdathon Big Day – Payne County, OK
On Saturday, 25 April, the Payne County Audubon Society hosted its annual Big Day competition as part of our two-month effort in April and May to raise the operating funds we’ll use in the coming year. Ideally, teams of birders … Continue reading
Posted in BIRDATHON, birding, birds/nature, life, National Audubon Society
Tagged ABA, American Bird Conservancy, American Birding Association, big day, biodiversity, bird calls, BIRDATHON, birding, BirdLife International, chestboard cam, conservation, fundraiser, National Audubon Society, NREM 4464, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, ornithology, outside classroom, Payne County Audubon Society, redneck Go-Pro, students outside, The Big Year
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Audubon’s Online Guide to North American Birds
The National Audubon Society has published a new Online Guide to North American Birds, and it’s worth a look. At a glance, the guide contains similar content to what birders expect in field guides: images (photographs) of birds, descriptions … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Education Network, BIRDATHON, birding, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, environment, evolution, HBW Alive, IUCN, migrants, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, wildlife
Tagged All About Birds, Audubon Online Guide to North American Birds, birding, field guide, National Audubon Society, ornithology
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