10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

To be fair, I could and should have also grabbed The Shorebird Guide for the Greenshank and Collin’s Bird Guide, 2nd edition for both birds, but the Nat Geo was right there next to me, where your favorite field guides should be.). Most of the species are described in the Species Accounts, arranged taxonomically into 86 family chapters.

North America 186

North America America 2017 Birds 186

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Swallow-tailed Kite : I had a hard time deciding between this species and Mississippi Kite. I just have to be at the right place at the right time. And then I went and saw six new species so I should have managed to predict at least half of them, right? So, why not go for the gusto and choose Swallow-tailed ?

New York City 152

New York City Birds New York Blackbirds 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2020

Great Shearwater – At this point, seabirds are my weakest family in Queens with the most species having reported in the borough that I have not seen. Western Tanager – Pretty unlikely but a guy can dream, right? Swallow-tailed Kite : I had a hard time deciding between this species and Mississippi Kite. Sandwich Tern : Why not?

2018 162

2018 2015 Birds 2019 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

We see a closer shot of the river itself, hawks flying across the span, and then we see that brown line again, close up, a wall of brown panels filling the right side of the screen, continuing into the distance, no end in sight, while a white pick-up truck drives parallel to it at the far left of the screen.

Advocacy 268

Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 268

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Feeding birds is generally regarded as a harmless past-time, a wholesome way for people to share nature and enjoy wildlife with the family. She lived on a stretch of the Mississippi River near a power plant that keeps the river open all winter long (even when it’s below zero). The amount spent on feed? She added more corn.

Bald Eagle 250

Bald Eagle Birds Deer Minnesota 250

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I didn’t travel much this year, with a June family trip to California and Nevada and a four-day trip in July to Trinidad and Tobago being my only opportunities to get birds not in the northeastern United States. Seriously, go to Trinidad and Tobago right now and see the ibis. But what were my top ten birding moments of 2013?

2013 177

2013 New York City New York Trinidad 177

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2011

My family also farms so that limits places we are able to go throughout the year. We were walking through a field of dry grass in a Hamilton County park, looking for sparrows and pursuing three Bobolinks when we flushed a Yellow Rail , literally right at our feet.

2011 162

2011 Birds Ohio North Dakota 162