10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2016

Year list totals at the end of each chapter are now followed by John Vanderpoel’s comparable bird count (Vanderpoel’s 2011 Big Year totaled 743 birds and his bird list supplied inspiration and a partial blueprint for Hayward). He is clinically depressed, and his description of how that disease altered his life is affecting and courageous.

2013 109

2013 Arizona Birds San Diego 109

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Duncan has contributed to break through the unspoken target of 2000 birds for 10,000 Birds and on to a running total of 2011 as at August 31st. California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica. Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden.

2016 102

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 102

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica. California Gnatcatcher – Polioptila californica. California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum. Helmeted Guineafowl – Numida meleagris. 26 Aug 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154