10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2014

Patrick’s Day by doing more than donning green didn’t “celebrate” so much this weekend that you’re suffering today. Hopefully, those of you who observe St.

2014 181

2014 Geese Jamaica Turkey 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2014

After all, I’m sure North America has suffered under the tyrannical grip of a polar vortex before, even though the term seems new to me, just as we survived last year’s Snowpocalypse and Sharknado. In Bierce’s view, “There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.” Who could disagree?

2014 166

2014 North America Birds Suffering 166

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

Only three days later and after torrential rain, but eager to get a start on the 2014 year list we returned to the ephemeral lakes. The list was going to suffer due to the rain and the dispersal of so many of the bird species that we saw only three days earlier. By now the lakes were very full and there were no muddy edges.

Ducks 169

Ducks Zebras Australia 2014 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2014

As part of my commitment to birding excellence in 2014, I signed up for eBird alerts — receiving messages each time a bird not yet on my year list is reported in Missoula County. Though hardly common, Great Gray sightings are a yearly occurrence in Western Montana, and it is one of the twelve species of owl known to breed in the state.

Owls 221

Owls Minnesota Montana 2014 221

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The name of this supernatural raven from Denmark makes an unlikely name for a California vintner, but Valravn Wines has been making wines in the heart of the Sonoma County wine country since 2014. If you suffer from this condition, 10,000 Birds is probably the last place on the Internet you should be visiting.

2015 107

2015 Denmark California Fowl 107

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In a review of Gorman’s book on woodpeckers, the reviewer (Koenig) suggests a woodpecker big year, as he reasons that the chance to encounter a wave of Buff-rumped Woodpeckers in his (presumably North American) backyard is very slim … Not only humans suffer from Harry Potter books.

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 179

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

.’s Birds of New Guinea notes that the species is often seen moving in “high-flying flocks,” and Coates and Bishop’s Bird of Wallacea declares, “this species has suffered greatly from human predation and is now generally scarce to very rare.” Spotted Green Pigeon ( Caloenas maculata ).

Solomon Islands 273

Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius Humane 273