10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2018

Morning at the slopes of Mt. Povlen, a quick stop filled with a song that sounds familiar, but I haven’t heard it since last year. Checking it on my phone – yes, it is an Ortolan Bunting ! Our destination lies further west, along the Drina River, which marks the border between Serbia and Bosnia. We are heading to the 6 km / 4 mi long and 500 m / 1600 ft deep Tresnjica River Gorge, on a small tributary of the Drina originating on the slopes of Povlen – and a Griffon Vulture Sanctuary.

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Serbia Herzegovina Bosnia Sheep 109

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2018

In New York, by the third weekend in April one expects to be awash in wood-warblers, overwhelmed by orioles, and generally boggled by birds newly arrived from the neotropics. Of course, it never works out that way and the steady stream of April arrivals is nothing like the flood of bird-life that courses north in mid-May. Nonetheless, the birding can be good, very good, and there is the lack of foliage to make up for the lack of birds which means that it’s much easier to see what birds are

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Jamaica Birds New York Wildlife 103

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2018

Believe it or not, migration has really arrived. Just about any part of the world in which birds move in response to seasonal signals now bears witness to birds on the move. Perhaps migration has already hit your area hard or, instead, is just entering your airspace. In any case, every weekend during migration can present a precious opportunity to catch favorite species for the first or last time this year.

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2018 New York Bears Birds 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2018

Don’t freak out, but even the most frost-rimed regions in the Northern Hemisphere have noticed subtle signs of spring. Such seasonal signifiers include but are not limited to incipient blossoms, modest budding, children in shorts, and possibly even some new birds. I dropped in at Montezuma NWR before the errant American White Pelican could pull itself away from the carp-filled canal.

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2018 Pelicans Birds Experience 100

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2018

You may know by now that my beat as international birder is being pinched by re-allocation of routes from our DMARDS-dependent fleet to our cost-effective colleagues. Our range of destinations is reduced as required and this week I said a fond farewell to Buenos Aires , Argentina. This post will be a reflection on how much pleasure the city has given me and the posts that it has inspired.

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Argentina Tigers Raised Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2018

After nearly 8 weeks here in New Zealand, the sun is setting on our visit. This amazing group of islands, is without a doubt, enchanting and beautiful. The local New Zealand people, across the board have been the most hospitable, welcoming folks I have ever met. And their birds, are, well simply amazing. To use the word unique, just seems to understated.

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New Zealand 2018 Groups Australia 117