10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

Proposal 2013-A-5 would remove the Hawaiian honeycreepers out of their own subfamily (Drepanidinae) and place them in the subfamily Carduelinae near the rosefinches, which a 2011 study showed to be their closest relatives. This change has been needed and tracks with our best understanding of finch relationships. Shearwater split.

2013 193

2013 Sparrows Owls Stray 193

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Here’s hoping this bird makes it back to its home turf to breed and comes back to spend another winter in New York State! Corey Mar 22nd, 2011 at 5:38 am I agree. I disapprove.

New York 204

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 204

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2013

It is one of three species of ani ( Groove-billed and Greater Anis are the other two) and together form a unique branch in the cuckoo family. According to the Florida Breeding Bird Atlas, the first confirmed breeding record was in Miami in July of 1938.

Florida 202

Florida Virgin Islands Miami Breeders 202

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2018

Tomorrow is Saint Patrick’s Day, a holiday that offers plenty of excuses for drinking, but few prospects for straying from the well-worn celebratory routines. Three members of the family Ramphastidae : a versatile mascot for everything from Irish dry stout to fruit-flavored breakfast cereals. What’s the eBird breeding code for that?

Blackbirds 107

Blackbirds Wounded Stray 2013 107