10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Common Nightingales were singing, a squadron of Dalmatian Pelicans was in the air and everything was exactly where it should be, including myself. It was Thursday when we arrived and every Thursday at Chrisochorafa square is a fish-free evening at two fish taverns. Dalmatian Pelican © Dusanka Stokovic-Simic. Or the lake.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2023

Fortunately, late June is the right season for the locally brewed snake-cold Vergina lager in the deepest shade by some gull-filled beach. Dalmatian Pelicans and Eurasian Spoonbills were flying above the beach, sometimes above the hotel garden, while Golden Oriole and Scops Owl could be heard.

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JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “By

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10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2023

There is ample food for many species and you can clearly see the small fish around the culverts. White-necked Heron The Great Egrets , Intermediate Egrets and Little Egrets continue to feed right against the edge of the highway oblivious to the traffic. The station gates ae useful roosts and vantage points for the birds too.

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Australia Fish Pelicans Geese 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2021

We had several birds drop in right in front of us during the afternoon. We had not seen an Australian Pelican on our last visit, but now the water level had dropped there was one lone bird. The Black-necked Storks were busy fishing as were the Gull-billed Terns and White-bellied Sea-Eagles. Little Egret and freshwater crocodile.

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Pelicans Australia Parrots Eagles 223

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2020

Numerous Black Vultures , Snowy Egrets and Brown Pelicans were also present. They all kept an eye or two out for discarded fish from returning fishing vessels. Brown Pelican. Like many other birds we saw that morning, we photographed it and left it right where we found it. Variegated Flycatcher.

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Trinidad Pelicans Humane Fish 238

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Blue Jays called near the boat ramp, and a lone, juvenile Brown Pelican paddled lazily in the lapping waves. We didn’t have any set course; I sat behind the wheel of the center console while Brian used the trolling motor to cast after fish. . – a late start by any measure. To just observe egrets without binoculars.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

In the river there were several Australasian Darters and they appeared to be fishing well with the lower water level. Australian Pelican. Little Corellas , Sulphur-crested Cockatoos were on the other side of the river and Red-tailed Black Cockatoos were active just after the rain hit. Australian White Ibis. White-faced Heron.

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Pelicans Eagles Fish Species 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Driving north along the Ionian seacoast through the city of Igoumenitsa, there is a place where the main artery takes you right, further away from the sea – follow it for 150 metres (500 ft) and then turn left just before a small stadium. A few moored boats with piles of fishing nets, but no people. eBird hotspots of the Kalamas Delta.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2017

My binoculars were on the seat right next to me, so close and yet, so far. A Belted Kingfisher chattered as it dive-bombed fish from the air; Willets and Spotted Sandpipers scurried amidst the mud. I was itching to get out of the car and bird. My husband, our friends, and I drove down the famous Lighthouse Road at St.

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Wildlife Florida Pelicans Fish 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2020

We woke to a New Year in Fish Creek , Victoria and our birding year began. Grant then dropped me twenty kilometres from Fish Creek on the Great Southern Rail Trail and I walked back to Fish Creek. I continued on back to Fish Creek and once Grant finished work we decided to continue our birding day.

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Fish Australia Ducks Japan 138

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

To reach Prespa Lakes, from Niki continue through Florina, from there right for Albania and veer right for the lakes. If heading to the Kerkini, two kilometres after the border take the left turn for Serres and drive until you spot the lake on you right hand side. Head for the sea only when you fully recharge your batteries.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2015

Right off the bat I could watch the two cute birds, unobstructed by anything other than some low sand vegetation. Turns out, it took me almost 30 minutes to leave the parking lot! The dunes beside the lot – roped off – boasted not only Willets and Great Egrets , but also not one but two Wilson’s Plovers.

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South Carolina Bats Pelicans Fish 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Located about 20 miles from Lakeview, Oregon, and sitting at an elevation of 5100 feet, this 208 acre lake is home to many species of fish, including Largemouth Bass, Crappie and Bluegill. There was a small house at the north end of the lake that kept a bit of fishing gear, rented some small boats and had a few snacks.

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Dogs Mules Deer Oregon 104

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Common Kingfisher , Common Hoopoe and the European Bee-eater come from their nesting holes at the high loess-bluff of the opposite, right bank of the river. 2 Baranda fish farm. The fish farm complex that lies about 30 km north from Belgrade, stretching between the villages Baranda and Sakule, is known as the Baranda fish farm.

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Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 164

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

It was a destination I had never experienced so I made a few phone calls and got some information from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife agent who actually runs both the Butte Valley and the Shasta Valley Wildlife Areas, which are about 25 miles apart. A few weeks ago I led a field trip to Butte Valley Wildlife Area.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2018

This Great Blue Heron is sometimes seen fishing right down in the surf, but today, it was out looking for lizards and other such morsels up in the dry scrub. Even the Brown Pelicans soaring out away from the shore just seem to be out of place.

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Seattle Pelicans Mexico California 108

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

At the Domain interchange you are soon veering to your right and you arrive at Albert Park shortly afterwards. I have observed Eurasian Coot with small fish and no doubt the other birds are also feeding on these. Australian Pelican. Little Black Cormorants, Little Pied Cormorants and Silver Gulls. Black-winged Stilt.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2016

The topography looks like it is right out of an early John Wayne movie. We saw lots of Brown Pelicans, Osprey, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Yellow-footed Gulls, Brown and Blue-footed Boobies as well as a some terns that were fishing too far out to get a proper identification. After you pass the mine, things change quite a bit.

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Zebras Birds Sparrows Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

One lake has had a lone Australian Pelican in for several weeks and in the last few weeks there has been the arrival of Magpie Geese and numerous Radjah Shelducks. Australian Pelican. There are fish present and the Great Egrets and Intermediate Egrets take advantage of the food. Australasian Darter and Green Pygmy-geese.

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Geese Pelicans Sanctuary Asia 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2011

Chum can be a variety of substances, from fish oil to popcorn. Stale bread, vomit, suet, bait-fish, and slurry are some of the things I have seen used for chum and that list is by no means exhaustive. Shearwaters and storm-petrels seem to do the same, though reports abound of both coming in and feeding on fish-oil.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Anhingas and darters , cormorants and shags , frigatebirds , gannets and boobies , pelicans , and the tropicbirds all share a characteristic found in no other living bird: Their feet are totipalmate.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service. Alaska’s long-lining fleet now must have bird-deterrent measures in place, which means a lot more Laysan, Black-footed and Short-tailed Albatross are not being injured or drowned in fishing gear. Brown Pelicans are not an unusual sight on the California coast. Half Moon Bay, CA. What a horror!

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 211

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Some birds are essentially just cooler than others and raptors are cool: an Osprey with a fish, a Northern Goshawk , Peregrine Falcons , Golden Eagles , feisty little Merlins , all these impressive birds make hawkwatching fun and exciting. Identifying hawks in flight isn’t easy, that’s why there are any number of books dedicated solely to it.

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Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Unless those non-birding folks happen to be duck hunters or love to go fishing, they tend to stay away from the marshes, the riparian zones, the bottom lands. However, much to our pleasant surprise, recent grading had transformed the moonscape on the entrance road to a smooth, if dusty, ride right on in to Cano Negro village.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2014

By the end of a day, the best bird was the White-tailed Eagle that caught and ate a fish right in front of us – a species they have seen in the UK only once. Yet, my best bird was a Common Kingfisher in a quick and low fight above a wheat field – I have never seen anything like it.

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Serbia Eagles Birds Sparrows 182

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MAY 3, 2022

It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. Multitudes, hundreds of Brown Pelicans and Terns–Least, Common, Foster’s, Sandwich, Royal, and Caspian.

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Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 220

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MAY 8, 2012

It is predominantly a wetland bird and most productive larger wetlands and lakes of Africa will support a population of these large, hulking birds that hang around the shallows searching for fish, waterbird nestlings and anything else remotely edible. They also prey on frogs and crabs.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Karumba is a small town on the Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland with a population of about 500 people, but during the cooler months it is a popular fishing destination and can become very busy. Silver Gulls , Crested Terns, Caspian Terns, Gull-billed Terns, Pelicans and a White-bellied Sea-Eagle were observed in this area.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Sometimes it was just a matter of looking harder — walking a little further into the woods to get my first glimpse of a Blackburnian Warbler or being in just the right place at the right time to spot an elusive Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Wood Stork and White Pelican. Fish and Wildlife Service. Well, eventually.

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Pythons Litter Montana 2006 188

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

As for nice clothing … right! Speaking of which, Michele Wellard had an imprinted young Fish Crow she was teaching to be an education bird, part of which entailed getting him used to wearing leather anklets so he wouldn’t fly away during outdoor programs. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes?

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Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Vet Birds 229

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

I didn’t really have time to stop, but as I was passing by, I saw hundreds of American White Pelicans fly up and thought I’d better take a drive through and see what else was there. I spotted a Eurasian Wigeon amongst the American Wigeon right out of the gate, but that wasn’t the best sighting of the day.

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APRIL 19, 2015

It doesn’t take long and you are right on the coast and I have walked north in the past to follow the trail to Westgate Park , but on this occasion I once again set off to the south. Going around the next point I could see huge flocks of terns and gulls far out at sea feeding frantically and moving as the fish moved below the surface.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Caspian Terns in the back, large flocks of ducks or all the regular dabbling varieties, American White Pelican s staked out in the center, ibis, herons, and egrets set against the crackling soundtrack of Red-winged Blackbird s and Boat-tailed Grackle s. “Heron high going right! We set up scopes and started tallying.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Watching my first Brown Pelicans , I am inhaling deeply and commenting to Sergio Arias how strong the scent is. From there, we head to a local restaurant to join the rest of the team for lunch, an excellent fish spiced by a reggae/calypso band in the background. In the off season, at least.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2014

Off to the nearest kaiki (traditional Greek fishing boat) followed by a flock of shearwaters and gulls. On our way back, three Common Bottlenose Dolphins show right next to the boat and, some time later, a Painted Lady ( Vanessa cardui ) butterfly appears some 300 metres downwind from the shore. diomedea ).

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MARCH 31, 2014

In her free time she travels near and far to find birds to continue building her life list, though many of her favorites can still be found right in her own backyard. As we looked closer, we saw the Sooty Terns nesting right on the ground itself, calling back and forth to each other as they sat on their speckled eggs.

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