10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

Dissection 209

Dissection Birds Research Europe 209

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The Achiever’s survey voyages took place from 2005 to 2008; the goal was to collect baseline data on sea mammals and marine birds. Fox does an excellent job balancing these three elements, keeping the emphasis on the birds. Fox relates her voyages according to the seasons, starting with her first survey in the spring.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2015

The adult Pied Oystercatchers were still at their non-breeding site at Gantheaume Point and will no doubt lay their first eggs for 2015 in the first week of July. Once again for my Australian birds I will use the “Christidis and Boles 2008 key to species names” and list them in the order that they come on that list.

2015 177

2015 2014 Ducks Ponies 177

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Rusty-margined Guan – Penelope superciliaris.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Rusty-margined Guan – Penelope superciliaris.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Rusty-margined Guan – Penelope superciliaris.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113