10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Plenty of other species stopped by, of course, but they were sorely outnumbered. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Songs of turtledoves and swans a’swimming are not far off, but we in the U.S. have our minds on turkeys right about now. How about you?

Soreing 210

Soreing Turkey Falcons Birds 210

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2021

I have it on good authority that many of you have already ridden the roller coaster of this season’s migration madness and are now recovering from strained eyes, sore necks, and bloated lists. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

Soreing 155

Soreing Jamaica Birds Collecting 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Alison Vilag’s “Extralimital” started out as an exceptional personal blog post about spotting a Common Swift while guiding birders on St. Though all are well-written, there are several that standout for excellence of the writing, challenge of topic, or stylistic daring.

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 194

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2011

The sun was shining, the grounds are beautiful, and I know a little bit more about art now so I could appreciate what we were looking at as something other than a jungle gym, though I was still sorely tempted to see if I could still climb those giant orange doohickeys. We also observed some evidence of other species breeding.

New York City 160

New York City Soreing New York Breeding 160

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When I look at all these changes condensed into one mesmerizing blog post, the differences seem staggering. Email lists, blogs, websites, forums, Facebook groups, and of course eBird (see below) has completely revolutionized the way birders get their business handled. Let’s get to it then. 2) The internet has changed everything.

San Diego 172

San Diego California Condor California Bald Eagle 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Birders know that the light’s not always perfect or even particularly good when you’re trying to tell one species from another. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. It may be as simple as trying to hit the big white one. The big white one. It flies on.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243