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The state of global biodiversity — it’s worse than you probably think — ConservationBytes.com
Sobering synopsis here by CJA Bradshaw. For those of us who study natural history, such information confronts us every day. It can be easy to forget that we are a tiny minority of the billions of humans on this planet … Continue reading
Posted in bat conservation, birds/nature, deforestation, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, history, IUCN, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, overpopulation, paleontology, population estimates, population monitoring, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged Anthropocene, biodiversity, Conservation Bytes, Diaz et al. 2019, environment, extinction, nature, population, science, Sixth Mass Extinction
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One to watch: Nick Russo’s Ecology of Bird Movement and Dispersal
via Research Follow the link above to the Nick Russo’s website Ecology of Bird Movement and Dispersal. Interesting work and a lot more to come I’d wager!
Kerri J. Smith – beaked whales
via Research I found another bright young scientist to amplify today. This is Kerri J. Smith, who is studying Sowerby’s beaked whale. No, I’d never heard of this species either. #TIL
Posted in academics, animal behavior, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, evolution, history, IUCN, population estimates, population monitoring, professional development, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged environment, Kerri J. Smith, Mesoplodon bidens, nature, Sowerby's beaked whale
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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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Handbook of the Birds of the World newsletter #50
The August newsletter of HBW Birds Alive– a milestone as the 50th in this series – has just been released. I’ve already lost track of how many new things I just learned in a few minutes’ browsing. Highlights:
Posted in animal behavior, bird evolution, birding, birds/nature, environment, evolution, HBW Alive, IUCN, migrants, population estimates, population monitoring, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged biogeography, Golden Masked-owl, HBW Alive, Internet Bird Collection, ornithology, phylogenetics, Rain Quail, Siwa Reed Warbler, Southern Dark Newtonia, systematics, taxonomy, Torrent Tyrannulet
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Violent storms and violet skies on the Oklahoma prairie
Though it’s not easy to orchestrate given my other commitments, a singular joy of mine is to head west each June for a whirlwind investment of about 24 hours in conducting the Lookout, OK Breeding Bird Survey route. … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, life, population monitoring, weather, wildlife, wind power
Tagged birding, Breeding Bird Survey, citizen science, Lookout, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Oklahoma, ornithology
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The Wild Side newsletter – March 2018
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
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HBW Alive – newsletter #45
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
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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 Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan
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
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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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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.
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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The Partners in Flight databases on Population and Species Assessment
The Partners in Flight databases were recently updated, and they represent an outstanding resource in understanding distribution and diversity of North American birds. Maintained by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, the databases summarize information on population estimates and the species … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, life, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring
Tagged birding, Boreal Birds, Celebrate Urban Birds, citizen science, conservation, conservation priority, conservation ranking, Handbook of the Birds of the World, ornithology, Partners in Flight, population estimates, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, wildlife
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Baby black vulture at Tishomingo NWR
Last weekend, I got to travel with one of my students to the Tishomingo NWR, about 3.5 hours due south of Stillwater, but still not into Texas. We were taking part in the annual spring meeting of the Oklahoma Ornithological … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bird evolution, birding, birds/nature, environment, evolution, life, Links, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, population monitoring, vultures, wildlife
Tagged #BlackVulture, #Coragyps, #naturalhistory, #TishomingoNWR, baby black vulture, black vulture, Coragyps atratus, environment, nature, nestling, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Ornithological Society, Tishomingo
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