10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And, Ursula Murray Husted’s “Koan” is a lovely graphic story touched with a wry sense of humor, about a visit to Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin to watch the pelican migration, a simple story that is really not simple because it’s all about flying, disappointment, and surprises. Press, 2011).

New York City 194

New York City Birds Owls Fox 194

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

Pink-backed Pelican. Africa has two resident pelican species, the huge and widely distributed Great or Eastern White Pelican and the smaller Pink-backed which is restricted to Africa, the southern Arabian peninsula and Madagascar (where it may now be extinct.) Pink-backed Pelican by Markus Lilje/Rockjumper Birding Tours.

Africa 217

Africa Somalia Pelicans Mozambique 217

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

Several Glossy Ibises , two dozen Gull-billed Terns and Collared Pratincoles , a few Dalmatian Pelicans , Black Terns , Dunlins …. The birds are dying, he told me and continued, we found dead Grey Heron , Little Egret and a threatened Dalmatian Pelican today. This year, we had about 65 dead pelicans. What is killing them?

Greece 194

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 194

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Little was known about oiled bird care at that time and despite the courageous attempts of hundreds of volunteers, only 300 birds survived from the 7,000 collected. Just look at the energy that goes into washing a single pelican. Then we walked over to the aviaries to see the Brown Pelicans.

Bird Rescue 204

Bird Rescue Rescue San Francisco Birds 204

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2016

And even before we had left the car park I had gotten some Bronze Manakins bathing in the water feature at the gate and some Pink-backed Pelicans nesting on the lights of the nearby sports ground. A Grosbeak Weaver collecting nesting material. Some young Egyptian Geese.

South Africa 100

South Africa Africa Vietnam Geese 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus. In my native Serbia, pelicans are only vagrants, although in the under-birded southeast, they may be more common than we think. Dalmatian Pelican by Sebastian Bugariu. (The IUCN/BirdLife International Red List). We, humans, seem to be quite hostile neighbours to other life forms around us.

Serbia 202

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 202

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Grant collected a suitable dead tree branch with lots of small twigs attached to maximise the area the birds could use. I can inform you that the four Australian Pelicans decided to feed after the sunset! We often add a branch to a water body to help birds get to water and on this occasion it was no different.

Zebras 151

Zebras Birds Pelicans Collecting 151

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2015

I watched the Australian Pelican, Chestnut Teal and Silver Gulls in the shallows whilst I had a warm drink. Australian Pelican, Chestnut Teal and Silver Gulls. It represents a captain bringing live birds to add to the bird collection at the Botanical Garden! It appears to be a Major Mitchell Cockatoo in his cage.

Rabbits 157

Rabbits Bats Pelicans 2003 157

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Next to species texts is a QR barcode, a mobile phone readable optical label that in this case links to a relevant Internet Bird Collection website (www.hbw.com/ibc) page, with complementary audiovisual material (dozens of photos, videos and sounds) of the species in question.

Cambodia 157

Cambodia Birds 2001 Groups 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

We collected information on National Parks and there were several that we had not previously heard of. Little Black Cormorants and Australian Pelican. Australian Pelicans soaring in the thermals. On our recent trip to Queensland we travelled inland to avoid the rain on the coast. Mussels at Lake Bindegolly.

Feral 149

Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 149

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2015

Black-fronted Dotterels ran along the muddy edges collecting food and Double-barred Finch , Long-tailed Finch and Crimson Finch came down for a drink. A group of Brolga flew in to find water and surprisingly several Australian Pelicans , which may have been heading to the large water expanse that is Lake Argyle. Glossy Ibis.

Marsupials 155

Marsupials Birds Australia Fur 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

At one occasion, during the hike Tsanakis collected wild mushrooms and in a restaurant, asked the chef to prepare those for us. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. The bear walks are relatively easy and, while possible in sneakers, some light ankle-support hiking shoes might be preferable. Also, trekking poles proved useful.

Bears 270

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 270

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2013

Along the way we witnessed a Great Blue Heron rookery with a fly-by Bullock’s Oriole , a pod of American White Pelicans just chilling, a pair of Red-tailed Hawks making goo-goo eyes at each other, Cliff Swallows swarming like mosquitoes, and Long-billed Curlews that nearly blended into their scrubby surroundings.

Nevada 178

Nevada Birds Barn Owls Cows 178

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2012

The latest of these, “ A phylogeny of birds based on over 1,500 loci collected by target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing ” by John E. McCormack et al., Tropicbird-Sunbittern relationship Tropicbirds are highly aerial birds of remote islands and warm seas, mysterious for their habits as well as their relationships.

Parrots 142

Parrots Falcons South America 2008 142

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2015

Australian Pelicans roost along with Royal Spoonbills and White Ibis and on the rock walls and you may even spot a Swinhoe’s Snipe in the grass if you are lucky! In fact one pair has collected mud from recent rains and they have built a nest on the bottom of the ladder of the pylon in the car-park! Magpie-lark nest on a ladder!

2015 188

2015 2014 Ducks Ponies 188

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

We’re passing the Dasada village where shop owners and artisans are opening their doors, collecting rubbish in the street and burning it, while standing around those small fires and warming themselves up. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus. Winter mornings are pretty cold, even without the wind-chill effect of an open Maruti Gypsy.

India 231

India Birds Eagles Boars 231

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

This colossal bird is now placed in its own family Balaenicipitidae and it forms an ancient link between storks and pelicans. Due to disturbance by fishermen, habitat destruction and nest robbing for zoos and bird collections, the Shoebill is now classified as vulnerable.

Africa 244

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 244

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2012

We collected several more species before we got to Cable Beach and then we had the usual suspects-a pair of Pied Oystercatchers , Sanderling, Red-capped Plovers , Common Sandpiper , Greater Sand Plovers and Red-necked Stint. We rarely see them so close to town. The Swinhoe’s Snipe we had seen earlier in the week eluded us!

Feral Cats 118

Feral Cats Zebras Feral Ducks 118

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2013

A rundown of my year is below, broken down into the integral parts which, collectively, allowed me to see what I saw. Then I slowed down a bit but still found an insanely good bird for Queens , chased a rare duck , went out to Montauk , saw a pelican , and nabbed a good goose in the Bronx. But how did I see so many species this year?

2012 144

2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 144

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Plus other Diving Ducks and Dabbling Ducks, as well as Swans, Geese, Cormorants and Anhingas, Loons, a couple of Grebes, Alcids (this is where my heart starts to go pit-a-pat), Tubenoses (love that term), one species of Frigatebird, a Gannet and two Boobies, Pelicans, Skuas and Jaegers (more pit-a-patting), Gulls, Black Skimmer, and Terns.

Ducks 238

Ducks Groups Species North America 238

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

” I’m down as the observer of a White Pelican at the Whitestone Bridge on Dec. I actually had no idea I was in this book till I stumbled over my name in one of the Appendixes, “Names of All Observers Appearing Anywhere in the Body of this Book.” Which is true.

New York City 154

New York City New York Birds Breeding 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. The only answer I can come up with is that they collect fees from those users and view them as their only source of revenue.

Fish 144

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 144

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 06 Jan 2016.

2016 126

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 126

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. To get as close as I can to a true reflection of species collaboratively collected by the beats, I update the post just before kissing my family goodbye and heading to the airport. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger.

2019 121

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 121

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 06 Jan 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Redgannet added another splash of colour to the collective profile by falling asleep on a boat and waking up in Uruguay , the 44th country to feature in the list. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Australian Pelican – Pelecanus conspicillatus.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis. Great White Pelican – Pelecanus onocrotalus. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Western Australia. 06 Jan 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Redgannet collects up all the data and reports back on the first Saturday of each month. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Australian Pelican – Pelecanus conspicillatus. Australasian Darter – Anhinga novaehollandiae. Western Australia.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Australian Pelican – Pelecanus conspicillatus.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101