10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2017

I saw 425 in 2016, 510 in 2015, 560 in 2014, 517 in 2013, 529 in 2012, 375 in 2011, 601 in 2010, 609 in 2009, 313 in 2008, and 459 in 2007. That I have trips to Puerto Rico, Austria, and the Bahamas planned in the first two months of the year makes me a bit more confident than usual that I can make it again this year.

2017 103

2017 Puerto Rico 2016 Austria 103

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Back in 2009, Tai Haku sent us a fascinating post exploring a question that ecologists worldwide grapple with: can the translocation of rare species into niches left empty by extinction be successful or justified? (For … Conservation Extinction Week Puerto Rico rails' Come back, click through, read, learn.

Puerto Rico 187

Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

According to eBird , I have been an eBirder since December 23, 2009, so today is my 10th eBird anniversary. A pelagic out of Hatteras, North Carolina , the Biggest Week in American Birding in Ohio , and trip to Puerto Rico stand out as well. and Canada. Birding trips to Florida , New Mexico , and Texas are obvious too.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 148

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2018

According to eBird , I have been entering checklists since December 23, 2009, and I find it an incredibly useful way to maintain my lists, plan birding travel, and keep up on my favorite hotspots. On eBird, the District of Columbia is part of the United States but Puerto Rico is not. territories as separate countries.

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District of Columbia Puerto Rico Michigan Colorado 124

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Accounts utilize the “user-friendly” field guide sequence proposed in “The Purpose of Field Guides: Taxonomy vs. Utility” by Howell and five other notable birding authors ( Birding , 2009^). It starts with water and wading birds and ending with meadowlark, blackbird, and bobolink.^ Press, 1995 ^Howell, Steve N.G.,

Costa Rica 216

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 216

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

A 2009-10 survey of Monk Parakeet nests in the greater Chicago area found 42% of the nests were in trees and 58% were in man-made structures. The question is why these natives of rural areas in southern South America (east of the Andes) have been so spectacularly successful in establishing their colonies.

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Chicago New York City New York Illinois 201