Category Archives: population monitoring

Historical data – shorebirds and a sea turtle on the Virginia Coast Reserve

Posted on 18 June 2018 by Tim O'Connell

Long ago my life was quite different. I spent a lot more time outside and I traveled to some pretty wild places. I did not, however, carry a camera with me. Back in those days, you might have a compact … Continue reading →

Posted in animal behavior, birding, birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, history, IUCN, life, Links, migrants, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, sea turtle, wildlife | Tagged Atlantic Ocean, barrier island, citizen science, Eastern Shore, eBird, iNaturalist, Leatherback Sea Turtle, LTER, Northampton County, Piping Plover, shorebird survey, The Nature Conservancy, Virginina Coast Reserve, William and Mary | Leave a comment

The Wild Side newsletter – March 2018

Posted on 22 March 2018 by Tim O'Connell

The Wildlife Diversity Program of our Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation publishes a great little e-newsletter: The Wild Side. This month’s issue hearkens to the extraordinary ecosystem diversity our state packs into its relatively modest area: mixed-grass prairie, Ozark caves, … Continue reading →

Posted in bat conservation, bird banding, birding, birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, life, migrants, population estimates, population monitoring, wildlife | Tagged Banded Darter, citizen science, environment, migration, nature, ODWC, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, The Nature Conservancy, The Wild Side, Wildlife Diversity Program | Leave a comment

HBW Alive – newsletter #45

Posted on 21 March 2018 by Tim O'Connell

I’m always excited when I see the notice in my inbox of a new newsletter from Handbook of the Birds of the World. Here’s the first thing that caught my eye in this one: Okay. First, I am going to … Continue reading →

Posted in animal behavior, bird evolution, birding, birds/nature, environment, HBW Alive, hummingbirds, IUCN, life, population estimates, population monitoring, wildlife | Tagged biodiversity, Black-chinned Whistler, Gould's Inca, HBW Alive, Internet Bird Collection, natural history, ornithology, Rusty-breasted Whistler, Western Quail-thrush, Western Shrike-tit | Leave a comment

Some perspective on peak abundance of Passenger Pigeon

Posted on 13 November 2017 by Tim O'Connell

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, RMBO, 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 | Leave a comment

2016 Christmas Bird Count – Stillwater, Oklahoma

Posted on 1 January 2017 by Tim O'Connell

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, Payne County Audubon Society, population monitoring, wildlife | Tagged Christmas Bird Count, environment, Lake Carl Blackwell, National Audubon Society, nature, Oklahoma State University, science, Stillwater OK | Leave a comment

2016 Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan

Posted on 27 August 2016 by Tim O'Connell

The updated Landbird Conservation Plan from Partners in Flight has just been released. As with previous iterations, the emphasis is on applying objective criteria to determine those species in most need of conservation, delineating the habitats within ecoregions important for … Continue reading →

Posted in birds/nature, deforestation, Endangered Species Act, environment, migrants, monarch butterfly, overpopulation, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, skepticism and science, wildlife | Tagged biodiversity, birding, conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird, ESA, Grassland Restoration Incentive Plan, GRIP, Landbird Conservation Plan, Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture, ornithology, Partners in Flight, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, USDA Farm Bill | Leave a comment

2016 State of the Birds

Posted on 21 May 2016 by Tim O'Connell

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 | Leave a comment