10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

That more rehab centers would accept non-natives, like pigeons house sparrows, and starlings,” wrote Charis in Oregon. wrote Heilke in Colorado. A hot tub for my sore muscles,” wrote Sigrid in Colorado. “A Change in Government Attitude. Personal Things. “A

Wildlife 250

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 250

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Not only did I see that little, straw-colored sparrow that had migrated from the remote wetlands of Ontario, I shared the unique experience with people who would rather explore the real world than say mean things on social media.

Birds 157

Birds Costa Rica Chickens Goats 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Virginia (122), New Mexico (112); Texas (106); Colorado (106), and Pennsylvania (102). Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island.

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2016

The Cornell team is no doubt having a fantastic day of birding up there in beautiful spring Colorado while they identify Cassin’s Sparrow, Prairie Falcon, Lazuli Bunting , and other western birds in some of the same places I surveyed in 1997 and 2001.

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Costa Rica 2016 2001 Battery 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The landscape and birds along the road continued to change, and I felt like we were traveling through Colorado rather than Mexico at this point — the various tropical species were almost all gone, replaced by Chipping Sparrow , Common Raven , Killdeer , and others.

Mexico 198

Mexico Costa Rica Arizona Birds 198

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

But, I didn’t expect that Henslow’s Sparrow would have a page-full repertory of sounds: Song (3 different types), Whine series, Seet series, Seet and Tseew night calls, Tink calls and Tsit calls. It includes sounds made by American Goldfinch, Bachman’s Sparrow, Hooded Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, and Red-winged Blackbird.

North America 175

North America America Birds New York 175

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2014

Many of the photos offer hints of habitat and behavior—a Short-billed Dowitcher takes a step in shallow water, two Red-shouldered Hawks perch back-to-front on a snow-covered snag, a White-throated Sparrow sings to the heavens, his mouth agape. Species are organized in American Ornithologists’ Union taxonomic order.

New Jersey 248

New Jersey Birds 2014 Species 248

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2011

B) the struggle to survive is savage, as survivors of both the Colorado sparrow shakedown and Tandayapa nectar wars can attest. (C) C) it’s hard to soar with the hawks at a distance when you’re surrounded by turkeys. (D)

Costa Rica 172

Costa Rica Birds Colorado ALA 172

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. Both trips combined, I was away for 22 days, my longest birding trip ever. I’m sure there are states that I missed, but you get the idea.

South Africa 254

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

But it happened at that moment that a lot of what I was looking at was avian in nature: a few crows, some sparrows, blackbirds, and other run of the mill inner-ring suburb fliers and flitterers. Tropical Forest Ecology: a view from Barro Colorado Island. A squirrel skittered by … a squirrel is not a bird. Sources Laden, Greg.

Mammals 177

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 177

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Trinidad Lake Watchable Wildlike Trail and Hides, Colorado. Sagebrush Sparrow – Artemisiospiza nevadensis. LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii. Henslow’s Sparrow – Centronyx henslowii. 28 Sep 2018. 27 Sep 2018. 25 Sep 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Living in Colorado, I was practically next door neighbors to a Spix’s Macaw, “Presley,” who was discovered in an Evergreen living room—the only known Spix’s Macaw in the United States—and who was repatriated to Brazil before I even knew he existed. Ellen Kessler, like many birders the world over, would like to see a Spix’s Macaw.

Brazil 212

Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 212