10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Apparently, this winter warrior has hunted the same farm field from the same vantage point for a couple of weeks now. Before Saturday Corey had only seen two in Queens ever, one in 2013 and one in 2015. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

Lovebirds 208

Lovebirds 2015 2013 Turkey 208

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

June 9, 2015 – It’s deja vu all over again. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. Why would you open it up to hunting?

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I certainly can’t wait for 21 January 2015! Who knows what great birds 2015 will bring? Oh, and I’ll make sure to harass Jeff Gordon about why Green Heron wasn’t chosen as the 2015 American Birding Association Bird of the Year. I had a great time back in 2012 and even more fun in 2014.

2015 197

2015 Wildlife Florida Birds 197

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2015

They are a graceful tern and Corey appreciated watching it hunt, feed, and fly over the marshes. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

2015 165

2015 Jamaica Birds Hunting 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

The selections appear to largely reflect Hauber’s personal experiences around the world and he does occasionally bring himself into the essay, reflecting on a European Robin he observes at dusk in northwestern Germany or searching for American Robin nests on a tree farm in the Midwestern United States.

Chicago 178

Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Frigatebirds are known for their piracy, but they actually get most of their food from hunting flying fish far out to sea, a fact determined by studies utilizing GPS trackers, heart-rate monitors, and accelerometers, all attached to the bird. A little disappointing–no parties, no shopping, no love affairs.

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Later, Harry Fuller, President of the Klamath Bird Observatory, led us to an open meadow where we saw a pair of Great Gray Owls hunting in a meadow. The experience, the place, and the bird combine to make this my BBOTY. who knows what 2015 will bring!!! . Larry’s BBOTY – Great Gray Owl.

2014 187

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 187