10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

In the erstwhile sanctuary, common species like Red-billed Pigeon , Blue-black Grassquit , and Rufous-collared Sparrow abound. Recently, I was surprised to have a family of Stripe-headed Sparrows , birds typically associated with dry habitats of the North Pacific slope. It now occurs in various sites in the Central Valley.

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Costa Rica Sparrows Birds Rodents 259

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Snowy Owl account focuses on irruptions. The material on Boreal Owl is a wonderfully condensed account about the species’ sexual dimorphism and its relationship to breeding plus the link between the species’ cyclical abundance and the red-backed vole. Boreal Owl, p. I really like the photographs of Justin S.

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North America Birds Owls America 220

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field.

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Owls 2011 Barn Owls Deer 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Lark Sparrow (photo above), 30 January, Fort Tilden, Queens, New York (self-found, way out of season). Rufous-crowned Sparrow , 26 August, Eaton Canyon, California (2nd sighting and first in over a decade). Eastern Screech-Owl, 22 March, Alley Pond Park, Queens, New York. The lack of owls was a real bummer. What a cutie!

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New York Birds California Owls 260

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

I birded parks, landfills, fields, backyards, skies, oceans, lakes, ponds, and roads in 15 states–some familiar haunts and patches, some as part of family visits, some while passing through, some adventures with friends (three trips with N.J. Snowy Owl, Long Island, NYS. It was, indeed, a Snowy Owl.

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2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

Let’s take a look at some of what lurks inside: Pygmy-owl split. Proposal 2013-A-2 would split the “Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl” ( Glaucidium cobanense ) of southern Mexico and northern Central America from the widespread Northern Pygmy-Owl ( G. Sage Sparrow split. nevadensis ) and California Sage Sparrow ( A.

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2013 Sparrows Owls Stray 191

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

There wasn’t much in the way of birds in the yard, maybe a Cooper’s Hawk winging through from the north, crows calling and House Sparrows chirping. Despite the gull fest down at the river, I rarely went birding on Thanksgiving Day as it was a special time reserved for the treasure of sharing good food and laughs with family.

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Costa Rica Turkey Iceland Eagles 239

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JULY 20, 2019

This does not include the various changes made to Latin names, taxonomic ordering, nor changes to families.: Screech-Owls! The revolution of splitting small owl species has finally caught up to Costa Rica. Rumor has it that Choco Screech-Owl might also make it onto the list. Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow.

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Costa Rica Birds Owls South America 202

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This location is great as it is close to Jeanne’s Family, as well as a very short drive to the Billy Frank Jr. These were my first Fox Sparrows of the year. I ran into a birder on the board walk who asked if I had gotten to see the Northern Saw-whet Owl , back on the road into the refuge. Nisqually NWR.

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Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 131

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2021

Yellow-winged Caciques , showy members of the Blackbird/New World Oriole family, are always conspicuous residents of the region. Those are very unripe Jocote fruits, along with a Stripe-headed Sparrow , in the header photo above.). I’ll throw in an adorable Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl by way of an apology.

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Mexico Blackbirds Sparrows Owls 178

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2019

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. An owl by day? Euphonias, sparrows, warblers, and tanagers. As is typical for urban birding in the Central Valley, we had views of Yellow-throated Euphonia, Rufous-capped Warbler, Rufous-collared Sparrows, and Blue-gray Tanager. Yes and pretty common too! Hummingbirds. Have flowers in Costa Rica?

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots Sparrows 199

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2015

However, our attention soon turned to a pair of fantastic Black-chested Sparrows duetting in the thorn-scrub right by the road. Boldly patterned and full of character, this endemic sparrow was the highlight of my first day in Mexico. Black-chested Sparrow is pretty sharp! Photo by Nathan Pieplow.

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Mexico Birds Owls Sparrows 177

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

That’s right, I, along with my family and some really good friends, was camping. It also had nesting Gray Catbirds , fledgling Chipping Sparrows , singing Red-eyed Vireos , and a patch of jewel weed that attracted Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. It was big, private, right next to the lake, and well-maintained. I like phoebes.

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New York Cooking Chipmunks Owls 175

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2020

Which tours saw the most roosting owls? This odd nocturnal creature is around the same size as a Barred Owl. Where can I see Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow followed by a fantastic meal ? Local guide and birder David Mora Vargas has been spending much of his time at his family’s farm in the Sarapiqui lowlands.

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Costa Rica Birds Thailand Family 223

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2020

They portray the nesting cycles of Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Robin, illustrating the various ways in which birds create families. Do they have families too and do they take care of them? Some of the chapters focus on a specific bird, most are about bird families like hawks, tanagers, wrens, etc.,

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2020 Birds Groups North America 264

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AUGUST 10, 2015

Just like we did last year my family spent this past weekend camping at North Lake State Park, up in New York’s gorgeous Catskill Mountains. After all, having fledgling Blackburnian Warblers , Red-eyed Vireos (like the one above), Chipping Sparrows , and Black-throated Green Warblers in the trees around the tent was awesome!

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Birds New York Family Sparrows 162

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2019

Snowcap and White-tipped Sicklebill – Choice hummingbirds in a speciose, fantastic family of birds. Owls and Other Creatures of the Night. and several owls. We hope to get a few more birds of the night, notably Striped and Unspotted Saw-whet Owls. San Vito and Buenos Aires. One of the Great Potoos we saw.

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Costa Rica Species Birds New York 202

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2019

Zebra Doves , Tree Sparrows , Pacific Swallows , Pink-necked Pigeons , Yellow-vented Bulbuls , Asian Koel , Spotted Dove , Rock Dove , Red Junglefowl , Oriental White Eyes and Black-naped Orioles were soon on our list. We were very lucky to find the Sunda Scops Owl on our last visit the day we left Singapore. Sunda Scops Owl.

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Singapore Otters Owls Zebras 115

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Marybeth learns as she birds, embraces listing goals as a means of engaging with community, unabashedly enjoys a little competition, struggles to balance her absolute joy in birding with unexpected, life-and-death family obligations. The book focuses on two listing events: her 2012 Louisiana Big Year and her 2016 Louisiana 300 Year.

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Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are charismatic birds like Barrow’s Goldeneye, Evening Grosbeak, Red and White-winged Crossbills; mysterious seabirds like Leach’s Storm-Petrel; ‘little brown jobs’ like Winter Wren and Nelson’s Sparrow; a treasury of warbler species, 27 in all, many state breeders.

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 205

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Or These Blasts From The Past Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? Wicked, right?

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2011 Deer Utah Cows 140

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

For example, we might just enjoy the calls and antics of those White-throated Sparrows while searching for a Harris’s. After seeing the rare, endemic, and major target Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow on the first afternoon, the coast was clear to look for lots more birds. Some lowland and foothill birding.

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Costa Rica Species San Jose Birds 191

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Eastern Screech-Owl – There are many just outside of Queens in Nassau County. Say’s Phoebe – A self-found rarity at Edgemere while accompanied by my family made my day back on 05 October 2014. I definitely did not think I would get a sixth Ammodramus sparrow in Queens. Long-eared Owl, 3 Jul 2010, 25 Mar 2013.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

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2011 145

2011 Deer Fish Cows 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

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Cats 2011 Deer New York Times 172

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. The Snowy Owl invasion and everything that came with it. Not only that, but I learned that Snowy Owls can fly !

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2013 New York City New York Trinidad 177

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

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2011 150

2011 Deer New York Birds 150

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Cory’s Shearwater* Snowy Owl * Purple Martin* Cory’s Shearwater*. Eurasian Wigeon* Short-eared Owl* Eurasian Wigeon* Greater Shearwater. Yellow-breasted Chat* Long-eared Owl* Cory’s Shearwater* White Ibis.

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2012 2013 New York City Jamaica 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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Experience Experiments Deer 2011 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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2011 159

2011 Deer New York Cats 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

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2011 Deer New York Cats 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

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2011 155

2011 Deer New York Owls 155

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family. Family sections start with a brief description of the characteristics shared by the species in the family, followed by a description of the sounds made by those species and how they obtain their song/call knowledge. Or, maybe that is good news too?

North America 175

North America America Birds New York 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

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2011 Deer New York Birds 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

Nonetheless, I thought it might be interesting and informative to review a DVD put out by Crowe’s Nest Media , a family owned and operated company, which is how I found a copy of Your Backyard: A young beginner’s guide to identifying 18 common feeder birds by sight & sound in my mailbox earlier this week.

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Science Owls Pennsylvania United States 177

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

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2011 Deer New York Owls 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

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Brazil Deer 2011 Peru 140