10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2015

Egyptian Goose sightings submitted to eBird in 2011-2012. In 2013, California voted to add this tiny estrildid finch to the California state list, and the ABA Checklist Committee also followed suit. Red-masked Parakeet is found in several major cities in California and Florida. They were right!

Los Angeles 154

Los Angeles Miami San Francisco Florida 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The evening of September 7, 2012 was a truly memorable birding experience. Off the coast of northern California, Sooty Shearwater are common and are seen on virtually all pelagic birding trips. Those early trips to Pillar Point (and the photos I took) were an important step to becoming a semi-competent birder.

San Francisco 126

San Francisco Portland Whales Whaling 126

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2012

Sure, I didn’t leave the United States but my first trip to the Pacific Northwest allowed me to see lots of new birds and spending the beginning of the year in southern California didn’t hurt the ol’ year list either. Vermilion Flycatcher in California. The Thayer’s Gull that I spotted in California.

2011 169

2011 Puffins United States New York 169

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

It was apparently all the way back in 2012, when I was first getting back into birding after a 30 year hiatus, that I took a sad little picture, with my sad little camera, of a cute little bird that seemed to not show up anywhere at all in my field guide. It’s a good thing the piece I had written doesn’t depend on images.

Birds 163

Birds Mexico California Spain 163

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

If you are in California, check out Run for the Seals ! The event takes place Saturday, March 10, 2012. Animal lovers, here is a great way to help seals and have fun at the same time! The event is a fun run/walk and fundraiser that supports The Marine Mammal Center. Visit the website for full information and online registration.

Seals 100

Seals 2012 Mammals California 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2021

In 2012 , the NFC revised some of its goals and set forth a new vision of waterfowl management that emphasized a core of hunter and conservationist supporters. Nationally, most birdwatching occurred in California (9%), followed by New York (6%), Texas (5%), Pennsylvania (5%), Florida (5%), and Ohio (4%).

Minnesota 264

Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

This is perhaps the best place in Florida to find a rare gull for the state and though I had no luck picking a vagrant California Gull out of the teeming hordes I did enjoy myself as much as I did back in 2012. But my failure to find a rare species doesn’t mean that I saw nothing of note.

Florida 188

Florida Panama Wildlife 2014 188

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Sure, there were Little Blue Herons , White Ibis , Roseate Spoonbills , and a host of other long-legged waders to see but the antics of Reddish Egrets were far more interesting to this New Yorker who had only ever seen a couple of Reddish Egrets before – and never the white form – at Bolsa Chica in southern California.

United States 158

United States Texas Wildlife 2012 158

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 21, 2012

To celebrate National Dog Day 2012, Best Friends Pet Care will be giving away free doggy ice cream treats to every dog who visits any Best Friends facility across the U.S. on Saturday, August 25. The treats are made of yogurt or soy with dog-preferred flavors like peanut butter and honey.

Dogs 100

Dogs Oklahoma Maryland North Carolina 100

Critter News

JANUARY 25, 2012

To offset yesterday's crappy news about California, here's good news from the EU! Full article on Food Safety News. As of Jan.

Battery Cages 100

Battery Cages Battery Animal Welfare Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

I first encountered Molly Hashimoto’s bird art in California. And, John Laws widely praised The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012) is mysteriously missing. 118-119) was split into two species in 2016–California Scrub-Jay and Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay. (I Western Scrub-Jay (pp.

Birds 145

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 145

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 21, 2012

To the Editor: “ Some in California Skirt a Ban on Foie Gras ” (news article, Aug. 13) might give readers the impression that California chefs are free to serve foie gras as a complimentary side dish and so evade the state ban on sales. PETA urges everyone to avoid this product of cruelty to animals.

Foie Gras 40

Foie Gras New York Times New York Ethical Treatment 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2018

In the four-part ABA Blog series on subspecies , published in 2012, he argued we know too little about subspecies to use the term, and that birders should “show the characters of humility” and adapt alternative ways of articulating geographic differences. In addition, full-page illustrations begin each chapter, even the Index.

Birds 137

Birds North America 2012 America 137

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2011

2011 is about to become 2012 and birders the world over are taking a look at their year lists and reminiscing about the awesome sightings and devastating dips that they have experienced. Rest assured that those 10,000 Beat Writers who did not submit a Best Bird of the Year will see only coal in their stockings and nary a life bird in 2012!

2011 177

2011 Birds South Korea North Dakota 177

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Lewis is Dibner Senior Curator of the History of Science and Technology and Chief Curator of Manuscripts at The Huntington Library in California. Yale University Press, 2012. It’s challenging reading. What bird books did you read during and after Hurricane Sandy? 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 with illustrations. ISBN: 9780300175523?

Collecting 146

Collecting Illinois United States Science 146

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

The new edition adds 11 species, birds such as Zone-tailed Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, and California Condor that are only seen in specific areas of North America. The original Hawks in Flight treated 23 raptors, the major hawks that migrate through North America. by Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton. Hardover, 352p.

North America 217

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 217

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

That is a big difference compared to the 2,000+ singing males detected in 2012, well above the recovery goal for this species set by the U.S. They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. Fish and Wildlife Service. Half Moon Bay, CA.

Albatross 199

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Anyway, how this little quote from a hippie-era Buddhist guru from Southern California found its way into the script for a film about a legendary outlaw of 12 th -century Norman England of dubious historicity is beyond me — but then again, Hollywood is an odd place. “Is that some kind of Eastern thing?” ” “Far from it.”

Connecticut 136

Connecticut India Lamb Lions 136

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2012

In June 2012, I had the great fortune to visit Trinidad and Tobago in a group that included birder and artist Matthew Dodder. He teaches Advanced Birding at the Palo Alto Adult School in California, regularly leads field trips throughout the state, and is a pelagic trip leader out of Monterey Bay and Half Moon Bay. .”

Laws 207

Laws Birds California Nevada 207

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2013

The species descriptions are arranged according to the American Ornithologists Union (AOU) order current for 2012, with the order of individual species occasionally adjusted for the comparisons described above. A detailed index is located at the back of the book, listing scientific and common bird names.

Birds 154

Birds North America Groups Falcons 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2013

In fact, the last one was back on 15 May 2012 when my Queens list stood at 289 and I guessed what my next eleven birds would be that would get me to 300. 3 July 2010 31 October 2010 11 April 2011 15 May 2012. John’s the Divine Cemetery.

2012 158

2012 2013 New York City Jamaica 158

Critter News

APRIL 16, 2009

In addition, back in 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill making foie gras illegal starting in 2012. Tags: animal cruelty california foie gras food. No single effort is insignificant when combined with many others doing the exact same thing.

Foie Gras 100

Foie Gras San Diego Protest Protesting 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. I should mention that I can’t believe I’m picking something other than California’s first Common Cuckoo for Bird Of The Year.

2012 144

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 144

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This is followed by abundance notations, denoting if the bird is abundant, common, uncommon, etc. and where it is most likely to be found–Pacific, Caribbean, specific islands, lowlands, foothills, with altitudes given for the latter.

America 212

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2012

I’d like to see a sight like the photo above, taken by Howell off Bodega Bay, California and featuring Flesh-footed Shearwater (dark bird on the left), Pink-footed Shearwaters, and a Sooty Shearwater (top right). Princeton University Press, 2012, 520 pp. And when you see it, will you be on a boat or on land?

North America 158

North America Albatross America Species 158

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

As 2013 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. The end of the year is nigh and birders the world over are looking over their checklists and reminiscing about their amazing sightings and devastating dips.

2013 167

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2012

This past Saturday, 22 December 2012, was the Christmas present that Daisy gave me. What that means is that for Christmas I got to spend one day, all day, birding, while we are in southern California staying with relatives. Steve needed the bird for his state list, having already seen them in Arizona. I had never seen a Gray Hawk.

California 152

California Arizona 2012 Raised 152

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The ABA series currently lists guides on New Jersey (Rick Wright), Florida (Bill Pranty), Arizona (Rick Wright), Colorado (Ted Floyd), and California (Alvaro Jamarillo). Press, 2012). Bird book gift–$24.95; effect on a boy’s life–hopefully priceless.

Papua New Guinea 178

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 178

Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

I actually read one headline asking whether this was the beginning of the end of commercial farming in California. As early as 2012, public schools would be prohibited from serving fish, poultry or meat that had been routinely treated with antibiotics. Tags: california farm animal welfare us agribusiness.

California 100

California Proposition 2 Farm Animal Farmed Animals 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Back in December I was in Orange County, California, enjoying the holidays with my in-laws. In 2012 I got my 500th bird in the ABA area when I twitched a Painted Redstart at Lacy Park in San Marino, California. Man, I wish they all could be southern California birds… What more could I want? Painted Redstart.

San Marino 105

San Marino California Laws Bats 105

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2012

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one of the three lifers he tracked down in the company of Felonious Jive on Saturday, the California-endemic Yellow-billed Magpie. Yellow-billed Magpie, a California endemic. Happy holidays, friends… we hope you’re getting all the birds you asked for this year!

2012 104

2012 California Geese Canada 104

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Corey is in California, where he has a date with Seagull Steve, biographer of the infamous Felonious Jive. Are you participating in any CBCs this year? I’m headed down to NYC this weekend, where I have a date with a Bronx Barnacle Goose. That bird better be there when I arrive! How about you? Share your plans in the comments below.

2012 134

2012 Eggs Birds California 134

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum. California Towhee – Melozone crissalis. 28 Apr 2018. 28 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum. California Towhee – Melozone crissalis. 28 Apr 2018. 28 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum. California Towhee – Melozone crissalis. 28 Apr 2018. 28 Apr 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica. PN Volcán Irazú. 09 Feb 2018. 12 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica. PN Volcán Irazú. 09 Feb 2018. 12 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113