10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

I move to Greensboro, NC, in the summer of 2013 with a county list of 60. March 31, 2015 – I get word from a friend that a non-birder has reported a large white pelican at a lake not more than 5 minutes from my door. Lo and behold, there’s the Mute Swan, with an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN swimming along beside it.

2016 141

2016 North Carolina 2015 Raleigh 141

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. There is no way 2013 will be as good as year for me birding-wise as 2012 was. I went a bit crazy while Desi was gone.

2012 145

2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 145

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”. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus.

Owls 107

Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 107

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Plus other Diving Ducks and Dabbling Ducks, as well as Swans, Geese, Cormorants and Anhingas, Loons, a couple of Grebes, Alcids (this is where my heart starts to go pit-a-pat), Tubenoses (love that term), one species of Frigatebird, a Gannet and two Boobies, Pelicans, Skuas and Jaegers (more pit-a-patting), Gulls, Black Skimmer, and Terns.

Ducks 240

Ducks Groups Species North America 240

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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. Australian Pelican- Pelecanus conspicillatus- Broome, January 1st.

2017 100

2017 Zebras Ducks Australia 100