10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Talking of gulls, I had a new meeting with an old acquaintance, the Black-headed Gull ringed in 2013 in the north of the country that I already met twice in 2015 and now again – I even recognized its ring because the combination of letters sounds a bit like “Yahoo”. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus.

Owls 106

Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 106

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2013

I wonder how many I’ll be able to add in 2013. Whether it was hawks , terns , seabirds , wood-warblers , shorebirds , geese , falcons , finches , or songbirds and woodpeckers I was there with my camera. Peregrine Falcon. There is no way 2013 will be as good as year for me birding-wise as 2012 was.

2012 144

2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 144

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

In a funny twist of fate, it seems that 2014 will be much the same as 2012 and 2013 have been, with family trips to somewhere in France and business trips to Indonesia and Kazakhstan. Germany: extensive trips comparable to 2013. The overall lay-out and structure of this year list follows the previous 2013 list.

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

This all started way back in 2012 and several of us continued on in 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016. The ephemeral lakes are finally filling up after completely drying out and the arrival of hundreds of Magpie Geese rather than a dozen or so is a welcome surprise. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora- Broome, January 5th.

2017 100

2017 Zebras Ducks Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2014

And, as we talked of Long-billed Murrelets and Pink-footed Geese and Nutting’s Flycatchers, questions came up. What year was the Red-footed Falcon seen in Massachusetts? But, irruptive species like Blue-footed Booby, that may in some years, as we know from the invasion of 2013, show up in numbers greater than five, are included.

North America 258

North America America Birds United States 258