10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2019

Colombia usually gets the number one spot for GBD (most bird species for any country, no surprise there) but any country with a high total can and does use the results to their advantage. In Costa Rica, we wanted to eBird as many of the resident species as possible, even the super tough ones.

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Costa Rica Species 2019 Owls 199

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2013

An Imposing Great Gray Owl, by Carlos Sanchez. Great Gray Owl , Northern Hawk Owl , Snowy Owl – this trinity captures the imagination of most birders with their imposing presence, unique adaptations, and beauty as among the most desired species of bird to see in the world.

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Minnesota Owls Bald Eagle Hoarding 192

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2017

While I don’t consider myself an inattentive driver, I mean it’s not like I am texting, or looking up a bird species on my phone app. Just the occasional glance to the left or right to see if I can spot something new. They turned out to be juvenile Great Horned Owls , one of which was hiding on the nest until I showed up.

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Owls Eagles Rights Birds 122

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

The official Ontario bird checklist, produced by Ontario Field Ornithologists , June 2022 listed 506 bird species**, putting it in the top tier of U.S. Small Species Accounts: Each species is allotted one page (with certain exceptions) offering basics–bird names and size, one or two photographs, and a one-paragraph description.

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North America Birds Owls America 220

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2013

Inspire me to try a little harder to get that composition just right, to get that jaw-dropping moment. I have a friend in Ontario, who has been excitedly searching for Great Gray Owls during this winter’s irruption. Today she found her owl. Oh yeah, most end up as owl pellets, but surely the odd one escapes a talony death.

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Owls Mice Tethering Chickens 200

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

.” My question that I hope you can help me with is what would be considered a safe distance to photograph Northern Saw-what Owls? Would this be considered a threat to these owls?” First I applaud the photographer for actually asking the question of how close to get to a Saw-whet Owl. Six feet from a saw-whet?

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Owls Barn Owls Agenda Zoos 267

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

all the time pointing with my right hand while holding the steering wheel with my left, and the hardest thing, keeping my eyes on the road. managed to see it, his largest owl ever. How I managed to ID the Ural Owl so easily with such a short observation window, beats me. Ural Owl – Strix uralensis. Fortunately, B.

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Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 106

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

Mike and Corey (the guys that keep us all in line here at 10,000 Birds) are probably reading this and saying, “Yeah right” Well, it really doesn’t matter what my excuse is because what I’m about to share is freakin owlsome! Amazing that they named their restaurants for these lovely owls.

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Owls Florida United States North America 222

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

We’re particularly interested in recognizing bird species that were of significant conservation interest in 2013, but that also had a compelling story and rallied the public around it.” If this bird doesn’t deserve this conservation award, I don’t know what species does. Click on photos for full sized images.

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California Owls 2013 Factory 216

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Most of all, I love showing people birds, species both common and mysteriously evasive. Whether a birder is eager for eyefulls of common species or needs to test the birding Zen and. Although we didn’t start out the birding that way, on the third day, we did find ourselves wondering if we were approaching 300 species.

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Costa Rica Species San Jose Birds 191

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

“Do they have owls?” I immediately phoned the manager and enquired if the property had any Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls. I immediately phoned the manager and enquired if the property had any Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls. He told me that he had never seen the little owls that I was referring to.

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Owls Texas Arizona Pigs 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2024

Tucked away at the extreme eastern end of the Mediterranean, Cyprus is regarded politically as part of Europe, but when it comes to birds it’s very much Middle Eastern in flavour, with a number of species that are hard or even impossible to find in Europe, plus a trio of endemics. The song is highly distinctive.

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Cyprus Breeders Falcons Hunters 225

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2011

When our local driver asked me in Patois, an English-lexified creole language unique to Jamaica, if we would like to go and see Jamaican Owl , I had no idea what he was talking about. Over 20 of the 28 endemic bird species have been recorded within the hotel grounds. But I remember hearing the owl in my sleep.

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Owls Jamaica Cats Rights 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2013

On my amazingly slow slog to 300 species in Queens there are some birds that I just can’t believe that I had never seen in my home borough. Long-eared Owl was not one of them. Enigmatic, reclusive, and camouflaged are three adjectives that work especially well with Long-eared Owl. Finally, my chance! Number 298 in Queens

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Owls New York City New York Species 166

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I think everyone can readily admit that owls are cool. Yet, these very qualities are what make them so difficult to see as birders, and in my years of birding I had managed to spot just two: the Snowy Owl (which is active during the daytime) and the Barred Owl. One particular family of owls had particularly evaded me.

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Owls Florida Family Raised 150

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2013

Sunday morning dawned clear and cool, perfect weather in which to find some owls. Sunrise found me in a car with Rich Kelly and Seth Ausubel, on our way to Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx where we would be joined by Bob Dieterich and Gene Herskovics for an owl prowl. One owl down, two to go! We still needed Barred Owl !

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Owls Skunks Hunting New York City 170

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Costa Rica’s winning combination of small size and distinct habitats makes it possible to connect with species as different as Snowcap, Crested Owl, White-throated Magpie-Jay , and glittering tanagers in a matter of thirty-six short hours, even quicker if you push your luck (and your vehicle). aka Tiny Cool Kingfisher.

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Costa Rica Owls Birds Eagles 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2016

As I opined in my post back in 2010 (and continue to preach) the Western Burrowing Owl needs a conservation plan. A pair of Burrowing Owls fledged six young! After all, the Western Burrowing Owl is listed as “ Climate Endangered ” by the Audubon Society. In the summer of 2015 our investment paid off.

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Owls California 2010 Colorado 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Just yesterday I learned that the Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ) is the only breeding bird found in New York that has been documented nesting in every month of the year. Barn Owls will nest year round and are apparently just as happy to use brick ruins as barns, if this 18th-century painting is to be believed. Barn Owls with their Brood (c.

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2017 Barn Owls Rodents Owls 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2024

This post starts like every birding blog post should start – by showcasing some bulbul species. Most likely, both parties are right. The HBW entry on the Collared Scops Owl is disappointingly short, given that this is an extremely cute and attractive bird and that the entry is attributed to 9 (!) Yes, I am joking.

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Birds Owls China Research 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2017

”) that we drive up to the Adirondacks so I could finally connect with a Great Gray Owl. With much trepidation I told her the owl was in Keene, about four-and-a-half hours away and I could call my folks and see if they would put us up for the night at their house, half-way back from the long-range twitch.

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New York Owls Beavers Puerto Rico 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Lynford also boasts an arboretum, with 200 different species of trees. So though I visited Lynford, I didn’t see a Hawfinch on this occasion as I wasn’t there at the right time, though I did meet a number of hopeful Hawfinch hunters (HHHs), none of whom reported a sighting.

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Barn Owls Rats Japan Owls 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The commonest owls are Eurasian Scops Owl and Tawny Owl , while rare ones include Ural Owl and Eurasian Eagle Owl. About 120 species have been recorded so far. About 180 species have been recorded so far. Almost 230 species have been recorded so far. The rest is grazing pasture and steppe.

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Serbia Woodpeckers Owls Eagles 263

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Julius Caesar apparently once said “I love treason but hate a traitor” My feelings with regard to a birding-related topic are similar – I love owls but hate owling. Obviously, for watching owls, this is a problem. At Danzhou Bay on Hainan, there are several nocturnal owls that are worth seeing.

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Lemurs China Owls Birds 227

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Go to Hispaniola and a birder has the pleasure of admiring two species of tody for the price of one, checking out the odd, mono familiar Palmchat , and listening to the parrotish calls of the White-necked Crow. Watch the streams for fish, we saw a few, unidentified yet cool looking tropical species! Want to see a roosting potoo?

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Costa Rica Puerto Rico Birds Owls 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2023

This park protects the largest remaining tract of dry deciduous forest in the west of India, offering visitors 37 species of reptiles, 38 species of mammals and, not to be forgotten – almost 300 bird species. It belongs to the same species as those in Europe, but a smaller subspecies ( Sus scrofa davidi ).

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India Lions Boars Mammals 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A cuckoo (don`t ask me about the species) sat in a daze on the ground, having apparently been attacked. Owls begin migrating through Nanhui in the second half of September. My favorite species is the Oriental Scops Owl , a small owl that can be almost invisible if given the right motivation (e.g.,

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Birds Owls Rights Species 237

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Oh, cheeky me left out another alternative for both cases, which brings us right to the origin of these sayings: the devil. You see, in German we have three distinct words for different groups of owls. The eagle-owls of the genus Bubo are all called “Uhu“. Yupp, you read that correctly. “Du hast einen Vogel!

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Germany Birds Hunters Owls 190

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2015

Each year, I hope to identify at least 600 species. That 600th species was a Streaked Xenops , an especially uncommon bird in Costa Rica usually seen at Tapanti National Park. That 600th species was a Streaked Xenops , an especially uncommon bird in Costa Rica usually seen at Tapanti National Park. Speaking of owls. :

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Costa Rica 2015 Species West Virginia 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many years have passed by now and I have visited the Forgotten Road 2 to 3 times in most years, enough to find most of the birds Bratislav mentioned, but a few of the mostly nocturnal, such as an Ural Owl or a Corncrake (I always visited in the morning). Other species include Grey Wagtail and Marsh Tit. Somrda Peak (810 m a.s.l.)

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Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Romania 250

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2022

With 85 species in 6 hours, I’d like to think it was well repaid. That’s me on the right. He seems to be my Northern (Mountain) Pygmy-Owl whisperer. But how can you complain about an owl that wants to check you out in broad daylight? In case you were wondering. Feast your eyes.

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San Diego Turtles Mexico Sparrows 256

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

This is not a species that loves to be seen, but one helpfully posed on a fencepost for me (although it was early, and a hurricane off the coast was giving us dense clouds with intermittent rains, so the light was bad). I hardly ever see owls, except for Ferruginous Pygmy Owls , so this was another big draw for me.

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Barn Owls Owls Mexico Leopards 261

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Whatever the story is, the bottle is adorned with an eye-catching portrait of an owl with gleaming yellow eyes. It looks like a small, eared owl, perhaps a screech or a scops. I can’t say whether one of these species is more prone to punditry than the other.

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2016 Washington Owls United States 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2022

But it wasn’t until 2021 that I figured out where they are most common: right around our church! I had only seen this species once here, in 2018. Virginia Warbler: The Virginia Warbler is a common species in the thorn forest of the Balsas River Basin, so I had seen it often. I have seen them fairly often over the years.

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Mexico Birds Virginia Barn Owls 229

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

That time when if you were keeping track of the bird species you had identified, and wanted to reach a certain number, you better come up with some strict birding strategies. As of today, with my year list standing at 664 species, I suppose I still do have a chance but only if I get moving! It’s getting to be that time of year.

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Costa Rica Chile Birds Species 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2021

Which is why the past two weeks’ outings have been more about native plant propagation than finding new species. I only saw 32 species for the day, which is quite a low number for me down here, even on a short outing. And, for only the second time this year, this excusion yielded no FOY species. (Of I feel brilliant!

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Owls Investigation Mexico Collecting 174

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Four-thirty and even five can work but to be comfortable with time to look for owls and other nocturnal wonders, I would go with a four a.m. resulted in just about every possible owl. The “Choco Screech-Owl” from Costa Rica, this picture is from the La Gamba area and is shown on the Costa Rica Birds Field Guide app.

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Costa Rica Owls Birds Protection 209