10,000 Birds

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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10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2022

Predictably, other birds around here with the same first name “Common” include Common Greenshank … … and Common Sandpiper. (If you wonder how such a self-referential and obscure joke survived the editing process for this blog post, the explanation is simple: There is no editing process).

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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. My first California Quail in California, at Point Reyes National Seashore in October 2017.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2023

In 2017 the arrival of the Magpie Geese warned us of the high rainfall ahead and then they bred in the area. This year we have had high numbers of Magpie Geese once again in the Broome area and this last weekend we observed our first family groups for the season. The Magpie Geese bred again in the Broome area during 2018.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

The main attraction for birders here are the hornbills – I have written about them before , so this post will be more on the other birds I saw there in 2017. Anyway, it is a very cute-looking bird if you are big enough not to be among its prey of (mostly) insects. I have written about the hornbills of this area before.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2017

Your first weekend of spring or fall may have been uneventful in terms of birds, but pace yourself. Rochester is still wintry, but bird activity among the common species has picked up quite a bit. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one of the easiest to decide that he can remember. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2017

Remember those lazy days of summer, the doldrums during which you could catch up on family time, work, or less birdy hobbies? Corey and family can be found in the Hudson Valley. 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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AUGUST 3, 2021

There was a time when I thought each bird species had its own individual song. Then I found out that there was this vocalization called a ‘call,’ so I thought each bird species had its own individual song (but just the males) and individual call. Bird communication is a complex and evolving science.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2017

I was fortunate to not only run into some tasty year birds like Pectoral Sandpiper but also some local birders I knew only by name. Corey had a great weekend in his hometown visiting his family and making a couple visits to local birding hotspots. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2017

Summer may be the season that best illustrates the stark difference between being outside and being in position to see interesting birds. Obviously, staying indoors ratchets up the difficulty in bird-spotting quite a bit, but working in your yard on a hot, summer day isn’t much better. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2017

I was so crippled with envy over Corey’s current Neotropical sojourn (with a few family commitments thrown in) that I could barely bring myself to look at birds at all. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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Guatemala 2017 Turkey Birds 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2017

I’ll be heading (but not technically migrating) to NYC for a family visit that will likely be woefully bereft of bird spotting. 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 ! How about you? Share your plans in the comments below.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2017

While the calendar asserts that we in the Northern Hemisphere are merely midway through summer, birds are beginning to feel autumnal breezes blowing. I’ll be hanging around Rochester this weekend, too paralyzed with envy to get any decent birding done. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Why so jealous?

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Belize 2017 Birds Family 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2017

And lots and lots of birds. I have much to celebrate, as my family and I are embarked on a Spring Break sojourn to Panama by way of Canada. Expect my Best Bird of the Weekend to be Neotrop-tastic. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? And chocolate bunnies. And colorful eggs. Celebrate your way!

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Panama 2017 Canada Eggs 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2017

I’ll be entertaining family from out of town this weekend and fear that we’ll never get out where the interesting birds are. Corey will be visiting both sides of Niagara Falls, which will give him a chance to watch Canadian birds on Canada Day. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?

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10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2023

May is a busy month for birds migrating through Shanghai – and of course, last May was completely missed due to the lockdown. So, I spent a lot of time birding this month, and to keep this post at a manageable length, it mostly only covers the first half of May. The video is notable for the bird basically refusing to move at all.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Did you see enough birds this year? Will there be more in 2017–more birds, more places, more friends? I’m heading down to NYC for family festivities, though you won’t find me in Times Square rocking in the New Year. Corey will have to do enough birding for both of us, which he generally does!

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2016 2017 Birds Family 114

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2021

“Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea” by James A. kg could be, do keep in mind that this guide covers 4,400 km / 2,750 mi of the Earth’s circumference, or 11% of the length of the Equator, and describes 13% of global bird diversity. Eaton, Bas van Balen, Nick W. Brickle and Frank E. Rheindt is a big book.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Within 140 ac / 60 ha of Rancho Naturalista’s Reserve, there are 500 bird species – or 55% of the nation’s total! While I already visited Costa Rica once, I do not feel overly-confident with its birds. And Verbena attracts another specialty bird and a regional endemic (from Honduras to Panama), the Snowcap.

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10,000 Birds

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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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The Juniper Titmouse ( Baeolophus ridgwayi ) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. You can also see my 10000 Birds post on the Oak Titmouse here. Thanks to my friend Rebecca Carrier for penning this post for 10,000 Birds on my behalf. One of my favorite bird species living by my house is the Juniper Titmouse.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2020

For the last several years, my first out-of-town trip of the summer takes me to the east side of Lake George in northern New York, for a relaxing mid-June weekend with my family at a lakeshore cabin belonging to a family friend. Good birding and happy drinking! Bolton Landing Brewing Company: Paradise Bay IPA.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Birds can be enjoyed in a wide variety of ways. Those of us who chase rare birds for our counties, states, or other human-made geographical distinctions watch birds for more reasons than the twitch. Personally, I enjoy birds in every way. After a bird rich morning at Cope’s.

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Costa Rica Species San Jose Birds 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

It’s never too late or too early to buy a children’s book about birds. It’s been a few years since my last roundup of children’s bird books, and children’s book writers, illustrators and publishers continue to produce picture books that feature avian protagonists. First, the board books.

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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. Regular readers of 10,000 Birds may remember Jochen’s posts about keeping taxonomy out of field guides. It sounds simple, but I wonder how it works in practice.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

A couple of the biggest of bird families are restricted to the Americas. Just about anywhere a birder ventures, the miniscule members of the latter family can be seen, and in most tropical locales, it’s not just one species. Purple and shining beryl adorn the males of this beautiful little bird. The female.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Happy New Year, 10,000 Birds readers and writers! Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. The Bronx also has a special place in birding history.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. This is Hannah’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Hannah and Erik ready to see some birds! I love to go on cruises.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2017

We had high hopes for our first morning’s birding with our main goals being the two hummingbirds that are most easily found in the east, the Antillean Crested Hummingbird and the Green-throated Carib. I shall never grow tired of being in places with Man-O-War Birds. Such awesome creatures. How could I resist? Photo by Mike.).

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2017

I have always considered it a true honor to be allowed to join this amazing team of writers, scientists and bird enthusiasts. It is with that in mind, and given that we are pretty much half way through this year, that I have picked my top twenty images for 2017. They stay here in Mexico despite the heat, and raise their families.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

. “Where they stop and water and get some food before they continue their migration,” the voice continues, and, if you’re not a birder you could be excused from a sense of confusion–is this a film about migrant birds or migrant people? ” and then adds, “The border wall is no barrier to birds.”

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Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 267

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2018

No matter where or when we bird, we have our targets. Our bogey or nemesis species, birds that we would opt to see over others. Back in the early days of birding with optics, I wonder if such wanted species would have been birds that were much more common in present times. This bird does indeed glow.

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Costa Rica Bald Eagle Eagles Birds 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Yet, as I was slowly running out of other bird groups that I knew nothing about, I had no other choice but to start learning what I was always running away from: those abominable shorebirds. The Shorebirds in Action begins with introduction to various families, as a framework for later discussions. Publisher: Whittles Publishing, 2017.

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Botswana 2017 Groups Europe 121

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2017

The birding has been rewarding as always and we have been able to add several birds to the 2017 year list that we may not see around Broome every year. Bush walking in extreme heat has its rewards and not just the bird life! The feature photo shows Marshwort in the track.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2017

Now, those of you familiar with my tendency to chase birds in New York and knowledgeable of the spate of Great Gray Owls we have had in 2017 might question why it took me to nearly the end of March to make a trip upstate to see one. I, on the other hand, enjoy living with my family and would like to keep doing that.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2017

After a very good Wet Season with substantially more rain than normal over the first few months of 2017 the land was flooded and a huge variety of birds arrived in the Broome area to take advantage of the ideal conditions for breeding. Two birds on the right and one on the left-note the bills! Australian Painted Snipe nest.

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Breeding Eggs Raised 2017 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Be careful how you Google ‘bird of paradise’! It’s the bird family that most people don’t know is a bird family. It’s the bird family that most people don’t know is a bird family.

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