10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2015
Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa). Quality time was spent with a friendly Hamar family at their homestead of grass huts surrounding their cattle corral. Yellow-billed Stork.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. Carnivores killed less than 1% of cattle (0.18%) and approximately 3% of sheep produced in the U.S.; • Out of Step with American Values - Americans value wildlife and abhor animal cruelty.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Especially of all the species that had been introduced to the US. And after all, some birds have to expand their range sometimes.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2019
In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. May I extend my thanks to all the beats.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The equanimity occurred as the two totals passed 3560. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 04 Apr 2018.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2018
They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs. Las Vegas – Sunset Park. 04 Apr 2018.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2018
8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them. 01 Jan 2018.
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