10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2021

The first words describing this species in Wikipedia are “poorly-documented” Before 2015, when I first saw it in Paso Ancho, it had only been reported twice on eBird outside of its Sierra Madre Occidental breeding range: once from Taxco, Mexico, and another report from Nicaragua. This fellow, however, was the real deal.

2016 264

2016 2015 Nicaragua Mexico 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The guide covers the all–1194 species in the Species Accounts, including 959 native breeding species, 219 Nearctic migrants, 8 breeding visiting species, and 5 introduced species. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic?

America 214

America El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras 214

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This includes current research (up to about 2016, but mostly earlier) on how climate change and human change are affecting the birds’ ecology and behavior. Two sobering chapters on “Conservation” and “Climate Change” end the text section of the book, followed by a 36-page Bibliography and a detailed Index.

Research 173

Research Birds Hoarding Sweden 173

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. All Americans Should be Full Members of the ABA Family. Adding Puerto Rico and the USVI would largely achieve the goal of bringing all Americans into full membership of the ABA family.

Puerto Rico 160

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

Guide to the Birds of Honduras was self-published in 2015, text by Gallardo and artwork by John Sill, Michael DiGiorgio, and Ian Griffiths. These descriptions are quite helpful, especially if you are not familiar with the family group. Species Accounts. The Species Accounts are arranged in a rough AOS taxonomic order. Conclusion.

Honduras 105

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 105

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Working in an area for which there are few official checklists, no governing taxonomic body, and much new information on species relationships coming in, the authors were faced with a multitude of questions about family sequence, genus arrangements, English common names, and species taxonomy. Co-author Frank E. Species Accounts.

Indonesia 131

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 131

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2016

But, as with many avian families, the more you look, the more complicated it gets. It is the English-language version of Canards, Cygnes et Oies d’Europe, d’Asie et d’Amérique du Nord , published in late 2015 by Delachaux and Niesté. Princeton University Press, March 2016. So much simpler than pinning down those warblers!

North America 157

North America Asia Europe America 157

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

The year 2016 was not a particularly birdy year for me, mostly because I didn’t get to go on business trips to Indonesia or Kazakhstan, as was frequently the case during the last few years. I did not see any lifers whatsoever in 2016, making it my first lifer-free year since around 2010. 1, my best bird of the year… 10.

2016 101

2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Harrison in 1978 (it is now in its second edition, 2015, PUP). The guide covers over 650 species, most of the breeding birds in the United States (minus Hawaii) and Canada (like most guides with ‘North America’ in its title, it does not include Mexico or the Caribbean). Baicich and Colin J. Introductory Material.

Eggs 239

Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 239

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill. And Hybrids: Waterfowl tend to hybridize to a greater degree than most other bird families, and the guide does an excellent job of covering hybrids. Barker and Carrol L.

Ducks 122

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 122