10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Stories enhance his 2014 history of modern ornithology, Ten Thousand Birds ( co-written with Jo Wimpenny and Bob Montgomerie). His musings on falconry in Medieval times begin with the Bayeux Tapestry, which tells the story of the Norman Conquest and is full of birds, including hawks and falcons on the wrists of the main contenders.

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 242

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JANUARY 6, 2015

I reviewed the New Jersey volume in May 2014 and, being in Florida at the moment, I thought this was a good time to take a closer look at both the Florida volume, published just last month, and the Colorado volume, published in June 2014. (I December 2014. Scott & Nix, Inc., 320 pages; 0.8 Scott & Nix, Inc.,December

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Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 253

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JUNE 2, 2015

Peregrine Falcon nests. So, the 49 subject species include birds with interesting family behaviors that we might not see every day (Cedar Waxwing, Great Blue Heron, Peregrine Falcon), migrant songbirds (Tree and Barn Swallows, House Wren), and common, everyday birds (Northern Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, and, yes, Rock Pigeon).

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

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APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2014 we stumbled upon a juvenile Double-toothed Kite and that was the first and only time I have ever seen that species well. I spun around just in time to catch a hulking Peregrine Falcon rocketing by. When Nariva Swamp delivers though, you better be ready!

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Trinidad Falcons Primates Monkeys 29

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FEBRUARY 5, 2017

I was able to maintain the new structure in the 2014 list , and this was a mighty fine birding year in all aspects. Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus – Heidelberg/Leimen BW, Germany – 02 Jan. Therefore, I greatly expanded the structure of my year list in 2013 to include maps, statistics and a diary. This was fun.

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2017 Germany 2012 2013 100

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

There are 28 chapters—“Waders,” “Large Waterside Birds,” “Owls and nightjars,” “Birds of prey” (pulling together vultures, hawks and falcons), “Aerial feeders” (swifts, swallows, martins), etc.—plus So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet?

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 155

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

The Woodchat Shrike, Boljetin, June 2014. The highest section of the Forgotten Road lies at 500 m / 1600 ft a.s.l, where there is a Y junction, right for the Somrda Reserve (dirt road), left for the Boljetin Village – keep left.

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Serbia Turtles Birds Eagles 203

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MAY 7, 2019

Finches, for example, are “especially prone to nomadism,” and Falcons, as many experienced birders know, are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than to hawks and eagles. The Checklist is more than a taxonomic listing of species and chapter number and title; it also contains useful notes on each bird family.

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Birds North America Breeding America 116

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AUGUST 6, 2019

From the moment Eva leans out the window to ask Ruby if she wants to go to the park, birds appear–a House Finch, a Peregrine Falcon, a Black-crowned Night-Heron, and more, the birds one expects and does not expect in the middle of New York City. Beach Lane Books, 2014. Age Range: 2 – 5 years. Mama Built a Little Nest.

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New York City Pelicans Birds New York 165

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

This third edition features 15 “entirely new” plates (Falcons, Doves, Whistlers, Swallows and Martins, Wren Babblers, Warblers, Thrushes, Shamas, Forktails, Sunbirds, Ground-Cuckoo) and 16 “upgraded” plates with additional or replacement drawings. Press, March 2014; UK: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd; 2014. 372 pages, 8.3

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Brunei Birds Asia China 182

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DECEMBER 20, 2014

2014), presents an authoritative framework for our understanding of and future work on bird phylogeny. Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. Open Jarvis et al.’s Jarvis et al.

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

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MARCH 3, 2020

The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 187

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JANUARY 6, 2014

But, like everyone else, my 2014 year list started at zero and I couldn’t wait to get it going! Sooner or later I will borrow a card reader and get those pictures downloaded but in the meantime I think I have some pretty decent shots, like the Peregrine Falcon at Jones Beach that led off this blog post. Click to embiggen.).

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2014 Fox Birds Owls 165

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JULY 7, 2021

A brief personal digression: I moved back into the house I grew up in back in 2014, my parents vacated at the end of 2016. In a couple weeks I’ll be keeping my ears alert for the flight calls of incoming shorebirds, they shall definitely be followed by a Peregrine Falcon. One of my main projects has been our yard here at home.

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Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264

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JUNE 20, 2019

When I came here for the first time in 2014, I stayed at the Limneo B&B in the Chrisochorafa Village and met its owner, Nikos Gallios. Nikos managed to show us the incubating Cattle Egrets, of which only 2 or 3 pairs breed in this enormous heronry, counting up to 9000 pairs back in 2014. What should I expect?

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 202

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JANUARY 5, 2014

Brown Falcon- Falco berigora- Broome, January 1st. Birding 2014 listing year list' Swamp Harrier- Circus approximans -Broome, January 4th. Wedge-tailed Eagle - Aquila audax -Broome, January 5th. Nankeen Kestrel- Falco cenchroides- Broome, January 1st. Australian Hobby- Falco longipennis -Broome, January 4th.

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2014 Ducks Barn Owls Eagles 149

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

The following year, 2014, I elected to join a different group birding the lowland seasonal forest at the opposite end of the CBC radius from where I had that wonderful experience the year before. This hulking Peregrine Falcon was very accommodating to say the least. Trinidad Lancehead , or Fer-de-lance. Pinnated Bittern.

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Trinidad Livestock 2015 Groups 187

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MAY 22, 2022

If you look at this post that I did in December 2014 you will see how different the track looked then. A variety of raptors including White-bellied Sea-Eagles , Brown Falcons , Nankeen Kestrels , Brown Goshawks , Black-breasted Buzzards , Collared Sparrowhawks , Swamp Harriers , Black Kites and Whistling Kites visit the area.

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Geese Ducks Breeding 2015 219

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

They range from encyclopedic listings of facts to loving portraits, like the Falcon essay, which sets its tone with its definition of falcons as “the jet fighters of the bird world.” National Geographic Society, October 2014. This is where the photograph appears, a representative member of the family.

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North America America Birds Family 179

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MAY 29, 2016

Adding Peregrine Falcons and Australian Hobby to your year list around the Kimberley is not too hard and as you can see the birds of prey are well represented around Broome. They returned in 2014 and 2015 and now there is one back in that tree! 94 south and 122 31 51.

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Rodents Eagles 2015 2014 110

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APRIL 27, 2014

Various raptors were present including Swamp Harriers, Spotted Harriers, Nankeen Kestrel, Australian Hobby, Peregrine Falcon and Brown Falcon. It was nice to add 5 new birds to my 2014 year list , which had been stuck at the same number for some time! Birding Australia Broome herons and egrets ibis night herons'

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Birds Geese Falcons 2014 165

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JANUARY 19, 2014

Outlook and goals for 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. What about the competitive element in my 2014 year list? A very good start into 2014. See more than 20 lifers.

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2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Previous years had given us some idea of what to expect: in 2014, our inaugural year, we netted 72 species ; in 2015, we topped that with 76 species ; but in 2016 we had horrific weather and were washed out before the day was halfway done and only had 35 species. No grackles!)

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Birds Dolphins Canada Sparrows 114

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JANUARY 4, 2015

Of course I then had to continue and so once again in 2013 I joined others in listing for the year and have just completed the third year in 2014. Firstly I would like to just do a little update on the Pied Oystercatcher family that were a large part of my life for the last few weeks of 2014.

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2015 2014 Ducks Ponies 196

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I wish the flight images for the hawks, falcons, parakeets, and parrots were larger. Press, 2014); and Guide to the Birds of Honduras by Robert J. Images on the same plate are drawn to scale, and the scale percentage is indicated on the upper right-hand corner. Angehr, and Dean, Robert (Cornell Univ. Gallardo (2015).

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America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

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JANUARY 6, 2019

This all started way back in 2012 and several of us continued on in 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016, 2017 and 2018. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora- Broome, January 1st. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus calidus -Broome, January 1st. Nankeen Kestrel – Falco cenchroides- Broome, January 2nd.

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2019 Ducks Parrots Falcons 113

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JANUARY 7, 2018

This all started way back in 2012 and several of us continued on in 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora- Broome, January 1st. Peregrine Falcon- Falco peregrinus -Broome, January 5th. Well, another New Year crept up on us once again and once again I will commit to listing on the website!

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2018 Ducks Barn Owls Falcons 100

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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. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora- Broome, January 5th. Well, another New Year crept up on us once again and once again I will commit to listing on the website! Rainbow Bee-eater- Merops ornatus -Broome, January 1st.

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2017 Zebras Ducks Australia 100

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JANUARY 10, 2016

This all started way back in 2012 and several of us continued on in 2013 , 2014 and 2015. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora- Broome, January 1st. Well, another New Year crept up on us once again and once again I will commit to listing on the website! Red-backed Kingfisher- Todiramphus pyrrhopygius -Fitzroy Crossing, January 9th.

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2016 Ducks Australia Eagles 102

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 102

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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JANUARY 15, 2014

FALCONIDAE (FALCONS). Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 7 January. Orange-backed Woodpecker ( Reinwardtipicus validus ); Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 8 January. Buff-necked Woodpecker ( Meiglyptes tukki ); Poring Hot Springs, Borneo, 8 January. STRIGOPIDAE (NEW ZEALAND PARROTS).

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2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Bloomsbury USA, August 2014. Birdwatching history starts in 45,000BP with the Arnhemland rock painting, a Paleolithic painting found in Australia’s Northern Territory that depicts “two Emu-like ratites in red ochre” (though the text does caution that the dating is not certain). ———————-.

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Collecting Mauritius Egypt Cyprus 173

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MARCH 4, 2014

What year was the Red-footed Falcon seen in Massachusetts? My friends had many more years of birding on me and had many stories to tell. And, as we talked of Long-billed Murrelets and Pink-footed Geese and Nutting’s Flycatchers, questions came up. What are the chances of finding a Redwing amidst flocks of robins? by Steve N.

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North America America Birds United States 261