10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Yours truly counting birds in the Pastures of Great Bustard from the Russian made UAZ 4×4 in February 2008. In breeding season grazing cattle may walk through the nest, breaking the eggs, while wild and domestic pigs may eat both eggs and chicks. What treats do they face?

Serbia 103

Serbia Romania Hungary Hunting 103

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

I’m not sure why all the birds scattered at its approach, Frigatebirds are known for stealing the catch of other birds, not for killing elegant, cinnamon-chested Avocets, but scatter they did and only a couple of hundred came back down. Behrstock, and Seth Davidson, with maps by Cindy Lippincott, Texas A&M University Press, 2008.

Houston 201

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 201

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 28 May 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113