10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2020

10,000 Birds is having trouble with our website platform. When you are an American expatriate who lives, and birds, in Mexico, it is a topsy-turvy world. One or or two of these cute birds visited me every day throughout the winter. So go ahead and take your summer breeders back. They will return to me soon enough.

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Nashville ALA Louisiana Mexico 136

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. And us, the birders who travel here from March to May to worship the birds as they seek to survive.

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 226

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2013

We New York birders should be awash in migrating wood-warblers, flycatchers, vireos, tanagers, and a host of other birds right now. That is just not right at all. While the winds and weather systems have conspired to keep the bulk of migrating birds west of New York City we have seen many of local breeders show up as expected.

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New York City New York Breeders 2013 187

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2022

36, if my counting is right and there has been no very recent split or lump. Presumably, in the early days of ornithology, some scientists spent most of their time transcribing bird calls. The Black-faced Laughingthrush (Longcanggou, Sichuan) is a real beauty, though this photo does not fully do the bird justice.

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San Diego Malaysia China Zoos 219

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. This is Hannah’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Hannah and Erik ready to see some birds! I love to go on cruises.

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South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

Among birds the Egyptian Vulture uses rocks to crack Ostrich eggs, the New Caledonian Crow and Woodpecker Finch (one of several Darwin Finches of the Galapagos Islands), uses sticks to extract grubs from inside a branch. This is similar to the fact that all birds, even first time breeders within a species build identical nests.

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Fish Woodpeckers Ostriches Eggs 163

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2011

They are the first of our migrant breeders to go, and they are gone by the beginning of August. The Common Swift holds a unique position amongst the birds of Europe, a position that makes it particular and peculiar beyond its astounding adaptations to an aerial life: It defines a season. The birds of summer have gone.

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Elephants Neglecting Europe Birds 169

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2014

But after my epic 22-hour workday last Wednesday I had a couple of days of time off as compensation for making myself a gibbering wreck so I used yesterday, Monday, 07 July, as a day of birding. The last one were breeders also, at Massapequa Preserve. ). I made Arshamomaque Preserve my first stop. And waited. And waited.

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Virginia Breeders New York Fish 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2016

After getting to spend some time with a few of these birds recently, I decided to feature them in my story this week. Like many birders, ever since I was a child, these wonderful, shy birds have been known as the Common Moorhen. That and the fact that I have barely been able to get out in the field for the last three weeks.

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Chile Breeders Asia Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2013

They are described in most texts as “a very small, drab-gray bird with a long tail” but I think they are under appreciated. Probably one of the most interesting things about these little birds is that they are cooperative breeders. References: 1 Birds of North America Online.

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North America Breeders America Breeding 191

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Cook’s Petrel ( Pterodroma cookii ) is another range-restricted breeder that nests on Little Barrier Island. This week it emerged that the island is important for another rare New Zealand bird, the critically endangered New Zealand Petrel. New Zealand Storm-petrel (right) with White-faced Storm-petrel (left).

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New Zealand Rats Cooking 2003 144

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2016

It has been a while since I birded a new area for the first time – I sure missed the feeling. Paljuvi Dam, some 30 miles SW of Belgrade, Serbia, is a known angling, but not so well known birding destination. Or are these birds taking a year off to see the world? As a result, I had 15 species in the first hour. And a puzzle.

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Turtles Serbia Breeding Breeders 118

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2011

While birding this weekend at Mason Farm, I spotted this pair of Gnatcatchers working on their tiny lichen and spiderweb cup in the crook of a broken Black Willow limb. Those birds that seem to serve little other purpose than to distract me with their best warbler impression.

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Breeders Farming Eggs Birds 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

I sort of feel it’s sort of my duty, as the 10,000 Birds beat writer covering the southern tier of the continent, to be the bellwether of goodies to come, the sherpa of spring, if you will (please don’t). Last weekend seemed to be their peak, as the more northern parulas booked out leaving behind our resident breeders.

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North Carolina Breeders Rights Experience 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Of course this is self-evident as you can never have enough gulls on a bird blog, but this blog here is in an especially dire need of more gull posts for the simple reason that I have a few nice pictures of gulls that would make for a few nice posts. As you can see by the brown markings, this bird is not an adult. No, not in this post.

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Europe Spain Italy Ireland 130

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The other day I was exploring a new area for the first time, birding the national park that I’ve watched only in BBC documentaries, the place famous for the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world – more than 1300 pairs! Checking the birds on the stork’s nest, I found both House and Spanish Sparrows. Have you heard of it?

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Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

APRIL 29, 2017

During the winter months, thousands of small wading birds frequent the mud flats of the Gulf of Nicoya as well as estuaries on both coasts. It adds that jackpot flavor to birding at every mud flat at any time so you better be on your toes and ready to recognize the odd bird out of the flock.

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Costa Rica Morals Breeders Sparrows 101

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Petrel Paradise Petrel Paradise By Duncan • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 176

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. Further to the east, Asian Openbill displays the same special feature but is mostly a white plumaged bird.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Like manky mallards, ganky geese display remarkable variety due to both the methodical manipulations of breeders and the variable volatility of the more natural kind of breeding. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network.

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Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2012

It also used to be a rather common bird in the South of Germany, but the German population has crashed and collapsed (almost?) You can also position a marker to point out where exactly a certain bird is within the grid cell, but this requires a few extra clicks and most observers don’t bother. For more than an hour.

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Cattle Germany Iran Breeders 120

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 22, 2024

When not climbing, he collected species, and thus a number of birds are named after him. Three of them can be found on Mount Kinabalu, and local bird guides speak admiringly of colleagues who have seen all three of them on one day (we only managed two). Like the broadbill, Whitehead’s Spiderhunter is a Borneo endemic.

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Birds Indonesia Breeding Charlotte 236

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Having come back to the blog in whatever form and persistency, the overarching subject of language in birding seemed to be a suitable and deserving theme since bird names were part of my original beat. How have birds infiltrated our everyday language, even of non-birders? No birds required. ” – You have a bird!

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Germany Birds Hunters Owls 195

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2020

As a result, all of the birding I have done has been in my back yard, or from my roof. As our long-time readers know, one 10,000 Birds tradition is for each writer to write in December about their Best Birds of the Year. I do not like these friends right now.). This tiny bird also has a sweet song that I love.

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Birds Breeders Species Mexico 168

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Well, they mainly feed on birds, which may explain their low popularity. For the White-throated Rock Thrush , Wikipedia gives the slightly puzzling statement “The bird’s population is unknown, but is not increasing or declining.” Even if they look as charming as this Northern Boobook. Unfortunately, it is true though.

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Birds China Eggs Owls 209

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2019

I consider myself fortunate that I learned to love summer birding before I ever knew what the summer doldrums are, if only because summer was the very first season I began birding. And what do the birds say? Good birding and happy drinking! Birds and Booze News. Hermit Thrush Brewery: Po Tweet.

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Detroit New York New York City Vermont 148

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

The proprietor of our ecolodge guides my small group of birders up a steep slope where we see, just at the point where a scope view deteriorates into pixels, a huge bird—a Chaco Eagle, also known as a Crowned Eagle—on a huge nest. The post The Falcon Thief: A Book Review appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2013

Smooth-billed Ani ( Crotophaga ani ) is a widespread and ubiquitous bird in disturbed grassy areas throughout much of the neotropics, including most of the Caribbean Islands. Incredibly social, Smooth-billed Anis form monogamous pairs that build a communal nest where all birds share in the responsibilities of feeding and tending to the young.

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Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 202

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

The lawn seems bare of birds, except for a single female Flicker. Or was I, like so many birders, doomed to eternal restlessness, always investing somewhere else with the glamor of new birds and new experiences? Like right now, for instance. I don’t need any more glamour than that right now. Could I ever readjust to land?

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San Diego Sparrows Breeders 2009 177

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 221

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2016

In the realm of birding, it might also be the season for Big Days. With all of those birds singing and showing off their breeding colors, it’s no surprise that we see major bird races like Champions of the Flyway and The World Series of Birding , along with other main birding events like the Global Big Day.

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Costa Rica Birds Species 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

We’ve only recently begun to completely piece it together, using fossils and scientific analysis, but what is shows is that, once upon a time, the rail family was one of the most, if not the most, species rich family of birds in the world. we are hosting Extinction Week here on 10,000 Birds from 7 September to 13 September.

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Hawaii Mammals Guam Fiji 214

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In this post, we’ll share the most positive of the positives, at least for those who write for 10,000 Birds who decided to share. Of all the birds that make the list for a given year one of those birds must be the Best Bird of the Year. We are always content bird-watching around Broome anyway!

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2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 245

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2012

It was something like his fifth attempt at the bird. Birders are confused – is Anthony doing a big year or is he just a birding machine? I started birding locally because I had the time, and started keeping the year list to keep things interesting in the absence of any possible life birds.

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New York Stray Vermont Marine Life 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2024

I was thinking of inventing a background story about a Chinese poet mentioning starlings (and other bird species) in one of his poems, and a rich Chinese fan of these poems pursuing the ambition of introducing all bird species mentioned therein to China, explaining the occasional occurrence of the starling in Shanghai.

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Birds Research Science Europe 205

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Without ever meaning to I’m afraid a similar base article is being written by me right now for you, so please, send the children away, this isn’t suitable for them. Common Moorhens are, like most birds, monogamous breeders, and may bond for a number of years in the same territory.

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Pythons Guinea Breeders Australia 165

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Sepilok is one of the best places I ever spent time birding at – I did so for a week and could have easily spent more time there. So, in order to economize a bit, the Sepilok birds are described in three separate posts. Maybe the HBW should be administered by a university with a stronger interest in birds than Cornell.

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Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 223