10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

The oldest Laysan albatross was last seen raising a chick on Midway Atoll in 2016, at age 66. It is a documented fact that many predatory criminals begin young and focus on the animals who can’t escape them. They are docile and devoted parents who will not leave their nests. What about people who are kind and decent and obey the law?

Albatross 214

Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Appendices list all vagrant species; “hypothetical species”—20 species reported by reliable observers but not well documented; and “more species to watch for in NCA”—20 species that should be showing up based on historical records, birds of neighboring countries and migratory patterns. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, November 2016, 448 pages, 4.5

El Salvador 227

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 227

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Birds of Kruger National Park covers the 259 species most frequently seen in the park, about half of the total number of birds documented there. Barnes, a native of South Africa, also wrote the companion book to this one, Animals of Kruger National Park (2016), and The Important Bird Areas of South Africa (1998).

Ecuador 161

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 161

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

So, Yellow Rail is included (2 dead birds and one live one are documented for the study area), but Ash-throated Flycatcher, a vagrant found in areas nearby as well as in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Long Island, but not in the study area, is not. . Norse was a Wall Street broker; John Kieran was a sports reporter and radio panelist.

New York City 144

New York City New York Birds Breeding 144

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Dates of documented sightings are given for review species with five or fewer records and also for exceptional records of nonreview species. January 2016. The species accounts address distribution in terms of the nine major “natural areas” of Texas (a map keys counties to the natural areas in the Introduction). by George L.

Pennsylvania 154

Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2023

Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. The ABA also plays a role in verifying and documenting rare bird sightings and maintaining birding records. According to the U.S.

United States 147

United States North America Birds America 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Overall, Wheeler follows the 2016 AOU/American Ornithologists’ Union (now AOS/American Ornithologists’ Society) Checklist (7th edition, 57th supplement), but there are exceptions. Both volumes only cover areas north of Mexico (though the distribution maps for some species in the Western book do go across the border).

North America 181

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 181

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.

2016 257

2016 2015 Nicaragua Mexico 257

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2017

The explanation begins with looking carefully at a legal document, which can be more interesting than it sounds. Note that this is a document drafted by the plaintiffs (ABC and BSBO): it is designed to state the case factually but persuasively. miles from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge” in an “area of documented bird concentration.”

Ohio 104

Ohio Endangered Species 2016 Birds 104

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Holt and his staff, several of which are also ‘characters’ in the book, do hard-core field work, finding owls, owl nests, documenting them and working with concerned and unconcerned organizations to inform public policy decision-making. Humans were drawing owls 36,000 years ago, as Ackerman points out!

Owls 195

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 195

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2019

Nevertheless, the 2017 CBC tallied 1,934 birds of 82 species, both of which were low counts for past CBCs ( e.g., the 2016 CBC had 2,579 birds, 97 species). Moreover, the recovery appears to be largely consistent with those of earlier well-documented hurricanes, such as Hugo in 1989.

Puerto Rico 253

Puerto Rico 2017 2018 Virgin Islands 253

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The HBW has a helpful editor’s note dating from 2016 stating that the species account is still being edited. For morning and evening work we were compelled to use only the lawn and backyard premises of the household. During our walk we have interacted with 35 species of birds. But maybe this will concern some Floridians less.

Birds 164

Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 164

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

It gives species accounts for 761 birds (I counted, but I could have missed a couple) out of the 763-770 species documented in the country (eBird lists 763 and Gallardo says there were 770 at the time of publication). habitat); Voice; Range of species beyond Honduras; and Where to see–places where you are most likely to see the species.

Honduras 103

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If the beginning birders in your life live in other states, you can always give them IOUs for guides to be published in 2016. Though, keep in mind that the regional East and West editions are promised for March 2016.). This is also a good time to catch up on supplementary titles, such as guides to bird families.

Papua New Guinea 174

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 174

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

There is also a third element, only hinted at in the opening–the environmental and scientific necessity of gathering this data to document the importance of keeping the Pacific Northwest waters healthy and uncontaminated by human elements. Rocky Mountain Books, July 2016. At Sea with the Marine Birds of the Raincoast.

Fox 100

Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Now for my top ten species identified by moi over the course of 2016 and not in any real order: 1 Jabiru. After a 100 years of not being documented in Costa Rica, one finally had the common sense to show up right at the birding hot spot of Rancho Naturalista! I saw two foraging in a rice field near Playa Panama. 8 Great Green Macaw.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica 2016 Species Birds 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The 7th edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America covers 1,023 species that reside, migrate, or have been documented as accidentals or exotics in North America. The description includes distinguishing features and documentation dates or specimen records.

North America 175

North America America 2017 Birds 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2015

As 2015 comes to a close and birders the world over start thinking about what 2016 will bring we here at 10,000 Birds would like to take a moment to celebrate our best birds of 2015. 2015 was great and here’s hoping 2016 will be even better. Hope your 2016 is as good as our (except for Mike’s) 2015 was!

2015 178

2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 178