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OCTOBER 26, 2018

At last count, there are 25 species of birds named for U.S. But only two states have more than one bird named for them: Hawaii and California, with nine and seven extant and eponymous species, respectively. states, with varying degrees of geographical relevance (sorry, Tennessee Warbler ).

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2015 San Diego Family California Condor 113

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FEBRUARY 7, 2015

January kicks off the high season for birding in Costa Rica. Since January is already over, it’s high time for me to state a few birding goals for the year and give totals for my year list: More eBird : Everyone should be doing the eBird thing, me included. Destinations Costa Rica Year List 2015'

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Costa Rica 2015 Birds Panama 164

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

I certainly can’t wait for 21 January 2015! That will be the opening day of the 18th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida. Who knows what great birds 2015 will bring? Like this past January, I will be leading field trips and spending the rest of my time birding.

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2015 Wildlife Florida Birds 197

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AUGUST 20, 2015

Check out the 14-21 August 2015 Regional Migration Forecast. I’m still too focused on summer to worry about the birds of fall. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! Look for me somewhere hot and sunny. How about you?

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2015 North America Jamaica Birds 154

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Is 10,000 Birds your favorite bird blog? It’s just that Birdwatch Magazine is running its Birders’ Choice Awards 2015 and we are–for the first time in our 12-year history–on the ballot for Blog of the Year. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? How about you?

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2015 Birds Species 150

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JANUARY 15, 2015

How is your 2015 year list looking so far? I don’t expect to gain any ground as far as birds are concerned this weekend, as this bitter cold compels me to stay indoors as much as possible. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend !

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2015 Birds Species 164

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

In our times, it seems foolish to be fearful of birds. But our ancestors weren’t always so lucky to appreciate birds the way we do. With enough imagination and superstition, some birds can be absolutely frightening – as the multitude of spooky fowl haunting the darkest corners of human culture throughout history will attest.

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2015 Denmark California Fowl 108

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JANUARY 7, 2023

Another year of birding in Costa Rica has come to an end, another one begins. I bet some tanager flocks will be in the cards; birding in Costa Rica tends to deliver. It’s 2023 already and I have already started this year of birding. A male American Redstart flashed its Halloween finery and other birds flitted into view.

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Costa Rica Buffalo Birds Endangered Species 258

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FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Valentine’s Day on a Sunday delivers the perfect weekend for everyone who identifies as both a bird lover and a lovebird. I thought for sure that Wild Turkeys on the wing would be the highlight of my birding weekend, but that we before I came upon a Barred Owl in broad daylight perched on a power line in Alma, NY. How about you?

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Lovebirds 2015 2013 Turkey 208

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2023

Dave Gosney’s Finding Birds Series covers mostly the Western Palearctic and describes birding in various regions of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, France, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc., Based on a visit in spring 2014, this guide updates the previous Finding Birds in Greece.

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Greece Bulgaria Macedonia Gambia 194

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JANUARY 31, 2015

The Management at 10,000 Birds are pleased to announce that they almost managed to persuade Redgannet to attempt to compile his year list whilst sober or, where that is not practicable, only mildly hung-over. In a similar way, birds will be admitted to Redgannet’s Year List 2015 by finding 2 birds with a matching prefix.

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2015 Ghana Sanctuary Senegal 157

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Belted Kingfisher (Reno, USA, Jan 2015). Crested Kingfisher (HongAn, China, Jun 2015). Ruddy Kingfisher (Singapore, Nov 2015). Stork-billed Kingfisher (Singapore, Nov 2015 and Taman Negara, Malaysia, Nov 2019). The post A Few Kingfishers appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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South Africa Singapore Malaysia 2015 203

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This, 2022, has been a curious year for books about birds and birding. Mark]: This luscious book, Penguins: The Ultimate Guide , by De Roy, Jones, and Cornthwaite, is the second edition of a book first published in 2015. Other links are to the publishers’ sites.). ==. But this is more than a coffee table book.

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Sri Lanka Malaysia Birds Suriname 225

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OCTOBER 14, 2023

This post is not a twitch, but it is much more fun to read if you first dwell upon the sentiments from the last picture of Corey’s post from East Pond, Jamaica Bay, 2015 It would be a bold birder that calls a Common Ringed Plover , Charadrius hiaticula where Semi-palmated Plover , C. semipalmatus is also an option.

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Iceland Stray Breeders Canada 211

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MAY 13, 2022

The only bird-related activity I can think of is looking at bird photos I took in Singapore in 2015, and adding some irrelevant comments to them. Presumably, birds living in Singapore do not understand German. And I spent my time in Singapore birding, not shopping. “Odd, me?”

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Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 218

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AUGUST 8, 2015

The wet season is still in full effect and that translates to dynamic birding in every habitat. Sometimes, you gotta travel to find the breaks in the rain but when you do, the toucans are calling, and parrots, raptors, and other large birds are trying to dry out in the treetops. If I can do enough birding, I might even get 675.

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Costa Rica 2015 Species West Virginia 154

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JULY 4, 2020

Do you want to help endangered birds? How about helping with conservation of cool tropical birds by listening to innovative electronic music? The brainchild of music producer, bird lover, and environmentalist Robin Perkins, this digital album is his second guide to birdsong.

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Costa Rica Nicaragua Cuba Mexico 232

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2014-2015. Matt reports that Type 10s have been moving around the Great Lakes and Northeast for a few months and Pascal Cote of the Tadoussac Bird Observatory in Quebec reports a small movement of Type 3s. At bird feeders redpolls prefer nyger seeds in silo feeders.

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2014 2015 Alaska New Hampshire 236

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Bird Day is a lovely, little jewel of a book. The idea is to portray one bird for each hour of the day in words and art, presenting the diversity, beauty, and wonder of avian life. Angell’s black-and-white illustrations bring sparks of energy and visual clarity to the fascinating bird behaviors described by Huber.

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Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 178

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2023

As usual, my experience with such boardwalks was somewhat underwhelming, as was Eshowe as a whole, but there were still a few birds worth mentioning at the forest and in the area surrounding Eshowe. There are actually much nicer photos of the Purple-crested Turaco in another blog post of mine, Birding Mkuze. It must be frustrating.

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South Africa Africa Birds 2018 147

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

He had posted it to “What’s This Bird?” ” a popular group in Facebook where novice birders can post photos of the birds they see and hope others will identify the birds for them. A new bird for Queens! Also, I wasn’t seeing the bird at all. And I couldn’t find the bird.

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Birds Collecting 2015 Species 234

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Everyone loves baby birds; 10,000 Birds even had a Baby Bird Week once upon a time! Baby birds are cuteness personified, possibly even more so than other baby animals, including human babies, and pose interesting questions of survival and development. Aren’t they usually in their nest with their parents?”

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Family Collecting 255

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JANUARY 2, 2015

No matter how many phenomenal birds you spotted or how many glorious ecosystems you explored in 2014, your year list is now reset to zero (though most of you probably rectified that matter on New Year’s Day!) Make your mark and see some birds. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? How about you?

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2015 Baltimore 2014 Birds 234

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JANUARY 17, 2015

Dragging salutations for the New Year half way through January may be stretching the point just a little too far, but I was otherwise engaged during my last post where best wishes for 2015 would best have been wished. In fact, 2015 dawned without me (I am ashamed to admit). Have a great 2015. Birds Lesser Moorhen'

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2015 Ghana Soreing Campaign 158

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Birds of Belize by Steve N. Howell and Dale Dyer and Birds of Costa Rica by Dale Dyer and Steve N. Dale Dyer put in years working on his paintings for Birds of Central America , both in the field and in the museum. Howell utilizes the IOC World Bird List (v.11.2, Why are these issues? © 2023 by Steve N.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 212

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MARCH 23, 2020

Having finally found a Black Vulture for my Queens list , an important tick both because it was long overdue and because it was the tenth bird since my last set of predictions, it is time, once again, to look at what might be coming to my Queens list. Black Vulture – The bird that has been reported the most in Queens that I have never seen.

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2018 2015 Birds 2019 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2015

Nearly everywhere in the world, birds are on the wing, not just traveling to and from their daily haunts but returning to their ancestral circuit. Instead of enjoying early migrants, I can appreciate the spring songs of my local winter birds. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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2015 Birds Woodpeckers Experience 204

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

If you want to write a bird guide, you should have guided people yourself. Howell and Fabrice Schmitt: both of them are international bird tour leaders with WINGS. Birds of Chile – A Photo Guide has 240 pages and more than 1,000 photos accompanied by a brief text to make bird ID easy. And that is what recommends Steve N.

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Chile Birds South America North America 199

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2014

The 18th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is less than a month away and while we don’t have snow down yet here in New York City I am pretty sick of cold weather and could use some warmth and Florida sunshine! Last year we had an amazing array of great birds and also were lucky enough to see an otter up close.

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Wildlife 2015 Bald Eagle New York City 157

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DECEMBER 26, 2015

The year is nearly over and that’s always a good excuse to talk about our best birds from the past 12 months. I caught up with my country bird at a small wetland near San Ramon during a Big Day attempt. As far as my worst birds go, I suppose those are the ones I missed. That Lanceolated Monklet also posed for pictures.

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Costa Rica 2015 Eagles Birds 100

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MARCH 13, 2021

My birding buddy Meryl actually spotted it first and she might have been mildly taken aback by the enthusiasm I showed for my first phoebe of the year. The bird was relatively distant but I did manage to poorly digiscope a few shots, the best of which is above. 2015 – 28 March. For me, it is now officially spring! Enjoy spring!

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2019 2017 2016 2015 224

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APRIL 9, 2020

Avoid windy days – the birds will be looking for cover. Protected in 2015 as a part of the Karas-Nera Reserve, it consists of grassland on rolling sand dunes along the eastern bank of the DTD Canal. Birds of prey include European Honey-buzzard , Long-legged Buzzard , Short-toed Eagle , Booted Eagle , Montagu’s Harrier , etc.

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Mali Serbia Eagles Birds 264

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APRIL 5, 2022

Thank you, goddess of birding luck and text group people).* My inner self felt stuck in an area between disbelief and total joy and the voices near me were echoing this state of mind: “Oh My God,” “I never thought I would see this bird,” “Look at that bill!” “How did that bird get here?”

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Birds Compassion Eagles Science 259

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

So many sexy snow birds pop up this time of year: Snow Buntings , Snow Geese , Snowy Owls … But if you’re like me, you couldn’t get out to see them this weekend. Between work and shoveling, I had no chance to get out birding. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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2015 Geese Birds Owls 190

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2015

Corey had quite a few species to choose from this weekend but decided that his Best Bird of the Weekend was the simple Tree Swallow. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. Birding best bird weekend' Spring is here!

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2015 Jamaica New York Birds 183

10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2015

And also birds, also cool! Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was his first Black-and-White Warbler of the year, carefully searching every crevice in the bark of a large oak tree in Forest Park. What was your best bird of the weekend? What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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2015 Birds Experience Experiments 176

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2015

Get excited, bird lovers… a team with an avian appellation is headed to the Super Bowl! For the second year in a row, the Seattle Seahawks will represent the NFC, the Pacific Northwest, and bird lovers everywhere in pursuit of the NFL championship. What was your best bird of the weekend? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2015 Seattle Birds Experience 179