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10000birds.com /3 days ago

Ask a Bird Guide: What is the hardest bird you regularly try to show—and why?

We sent out another list of questions to bird guides who have already been profiled on 10,000 Birds. In the third edition of this second series, we ask What is the hardest bird you...

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10000birds.com /1 week ago

Ask a Bird Guide: What is the least obvious trick that actually works when finding birds?

We sent out another list of questions to bird guides who have already been profiled on 10,000 Birds. In the second edition of this second series, we ask What is the least obvious t...

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10000birds.com /2 weeks ago

Ask a Bird Guide: Which bird book has been most useful to you in real life—and why?

We sent out another list of questions to bird guides who have already been profiled on 10,000 Birds. In the first edition of this second series, we ask Which bird book has been the...

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birdnote.org /1 month ago

Finding the Links Between Plants and Birds

There are many great tools for identifying birds, some of them right on your phone. If you’re stumped on an unfamiliar plant species, iNaturalist is a great resource. When you uplo...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: Do Birds Get Bored?

Do birds get bored? Probably — though ornithologists hesitate to use that word, wary of anthropomorphizing.For a wild bird, boredom would be a luxury. Every moment demands attentio...

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10000birds.com /2 weeks ago

Let’s Get Birdy – Spark Birds and Birding with Apps

By Jess Costa A storyteller on the Wings & Whistles team who believes genuine connection and a slightly silly point of view can cut through the noise. With ten years in film pr...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: Do Birds Have Personalities?

Apparently, yes — although scientists tend to avoid the word personality and prefer something more grantworthy like “consistent individual behavioral differences.”For a long time,...

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10000birds.com /3 weeks ago

Ask a Birder: Why Are Forest Birds So Much More Colorful Than Mediterranean Birds?

The short answer is that they’re not always more colorful, but it is correct as a trend statement. And the main hypothesis explaining why is mostly about visibility, or more accura...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: How Many Bird Species Ever Existed?

This is one of those questions serious ornithologists prefer to avoid. The fossil record is patchy, the assumptions are fragile, and the margin for error is vast.Still, people have...

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reflectionsofthenaturalworld.com /2 weeks ago

The Spark That Catches: How a Birder Is Born

From a hawk in the yard to a fallen magpie‑jay in Chiapas, it was a roadrunner in Del Puerto Canyon that ultimately lit the spark that made me a birder.

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: Why are Passerines so Successful?

When you flip through most bird guides, it sometimes seems like there are two basic categories of birds: passerines and non-passerines (sometimes the two categories are even split...

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birdnote.org /1 week ago

Voices and Vocabularies – Eastern Bluebirds

A male Eastern Bluebird stands on a wooden nestbox attached to a fence post. The bluebird’s song – and his alert presence - assert his claim to this territory. In the mid-20th Cent...

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birdnote.org /4 days ago

Banding Birds in South Baltimore

Masonville Cove in South Baltimore is a special place to study birds. Once a dumping ground for sediment dredged from the Baltimore Harbor, the Cove is now a popular urban wildlife...

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birdnote.org /6 days ago

Urban Birding with Deja Perkins

In this episode, urban ecologist Deja Perkins talks about how many bird species live right within bustling cities. Whether you’re on your porch, at your local park, or the parking...

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10000birds.com /1 day ago

Interviews with 10,000 Birds Writers: David Tomlinson

I’ve been interested in wildlife in general, and birds in particular, for as long as I can recall. At the age of five, I acquired my first bird book, The Observers’ Book of Birds,...

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10000birds.com /2 weeks ago

Bird Guides of the World: Irshad Mobarak, Langkawi, Malaysia

What is your favorite bird species? I have many favourite species such as Kingfishers, Trogons, and Hornbills. But if I were to choose one of them, it has to be the Hornbills. Amon...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: Which Bird Species Are Shown Most Frequently in Movies?

Short answer: nobody knows.There is no global database tracking avian screen time across cinema history. This list is therefore based on cultural frequency — a reasonable estimate...

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birdnote.org /1 month ago

Nest Boxes For All Sorts Of Birds

Birds that historically nested in the cavities of dead trees are finding natural nest holes harder to come by — but people can help. Many of these species will make use of a nest b...

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audubon.org /3 weeks ago

A Handsome Woodpecker Named for its Dashing Plumage

It is spring, and with the turning of the seasons comes longer days, fragrant blossoms, and, of course, migratory birds. Mixed in with the Southwest’s hummingbirds, warblers, and f...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

10 Birds Highly Appreciated By Expert Birders

A gauntlet was thrown down. An inner voice said to let it lie. I ignored the voice. What would make an expert birder appreciate a bird? Appreciate it highly, no less. The bird shou...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

10 Birds highly appreciated by Expert and Beginner Birders

Ask a beginning birder and an expert birder for their favorite birds, and you may wonder if they have the same hobby when comparing these two lists. 10 Birds Most Appreciated by Be...

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askamanager.org /1 week ago

my window has become the bird-watching window

A reader writes: I have an odd dilemma that I have no idea what to do about. I started a new job recently and my cubicle has a really nice large window that looks out into the side...

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10000birds.com /1 week ago

Bird Guides of the World: Kyle Gebhart, Lafayette, IN, USA

What is your favorite bird species? Ever since I first saw it at the Sax Zim Bog years ago, the Great Gray Owl has been my absolute favorite bird. Owls have always fascinated me, a...

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birdnote.org /3 weeks ago

Spark Bird: Dara Wilson and the Blue-gray Tanager

While Dara Wilson was working at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C., she introduced visitors to the Amazonia exhibit. She would describe the song of a bird she’d never had the...

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