10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on the other side of the Atlantic, I’m always encouraged to find that I’m already familiar with many species found over there, even though most of my birding experience has been limited to eastern North America.

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APRIL 1, 2017

79 checklists were contributed for 624 birds during March and bring the running total for 2017 to 1162. So the accolades for March go to Donna while the dirty looks are directed at Mike who has admitted, in print, that he has been birding this month but has come over all faint around the share button. 13 Jan 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Those are the numbers, here come the birds; Alphabetic Taxonomic. 13 Jan 2017. 20 Jan 2017. 20 Jan 2017. 30 Apr 2017. 11 Apr 2017. 05 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017. 28 Mar 2017.

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MAY 6, 2017

Donna is still recovering after a speed-reading accident, but has shared some more wonderful birds from her Cuba trip that will retrospectively be added to the March totals. Thus; As at April 30 th 2017, the collaborative year total stands at 1432 , with 895 species noted this month from 164 shared checklists. 13 Jan 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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MARCH 4, 2017

It is good to see that the westerners have picked up the gauntlet after their humiliation in the first list and are currently out-birding the eastern hemisphere by 771:345. 13 Jan 2017. 20 Jan 2017. 05 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017. 08 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017. 05 Jan 2017. 15 Jan 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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FEBRUARY 4, 2017

For 2017, in keeping with all the top businesses, the list will be refreshed and re-branded. All entries will still appear as links and readers who cannot wait for the monthly (first Saturday) updates may also access the 10,000 Birds interactive profile page. Start a new notebook and every bird counts. How many for 2017?

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JULY 27, 2017

A very public individual who shall remain nameless recently targeted my part of the world in a typical rant , disparaging “…an area that just isn’t working like upper New York state, where people are getting very badly hurt (economically).” Is that supposed to be how upper New York isn’t working?

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New York 2017 Birds 100

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OCTOBER 1, 2017

Most of the birds you see these days, however, won’t be sticking around long, so take advantage while you can! Anytime I see these dapper birds, they are automatically my best birds of the weekend (even if they turn up midweek.) Sadly, the bird did not reappear for the folks on the walk. How about you?

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New York City 2017 New York Birds 133

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MARCH 12, 2017

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was an easy one to choose. He thinks spring starts with his first migratory Eastern Phoebe of the year so for Corey spring started yesterday, though that might be hard to reconcile with blizzard predicted in New York City tonight and into tomorrow! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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New York City 2017 North America New York 139

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

School is not yet in session here in New York, which means we all have one more weekend to whoop it up. Depending on who you are, living life to the hilt may or may not include birding. 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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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Certain seasons demand as much birding time as a person can spare, and sometimes even more than that. But be sure to set aside a minute or two during even the height of migration to share news of your sightings. Birding is one of those activities much improved by the stories told by its enthusiasts. How about you?

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New York City 2017 Philadelphia New York 100

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MARCH 5, 2024

I don’t remember where I first learned about Elizabeth Gould–possibly when I was birding Doi Angkhang, Thailand and saw a stunning little bird named Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird–but I have been fascinated by her story and her art for the past five years. And I’m so happy I did. Twelve years!

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Another weekend, another opportunity to advance your causes, goals, and bird lists. Corey spent Saturday journeying back to New York from the Bahamas and most of Sunday recovering. Fortunately, before he left he saw some great birds on Friday. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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Bahamas 2017 New York Birds 100

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JULY 14, 2017

July has settled like a hot, muggy blanket over my part of New York, offering little more than streaky, young American Robins for entertainment. 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 ! Corey will be kicking it in the NYC area.

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2017 New York Birds 100

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MARCH 19, 2017

Of course, snow and cold still dominate upstate New York, but beautiful, belligerent Blue Jays don’t much care; some have lingered throughout the dark months, but fresh reinforcements have arrived to stake out territory. What was your best bird of the weekend? Maybe they like tennis? How about you?

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2017 New York Birds Breeding 100

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Don’t worry… birds will always be there for you! Corey and I will be managing time carefully in our respective corners of New York state to fit in both work and play. Birds will surely figure into the latter category. Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? How about you?

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JUNE 22, 2017

As the season changes, birding changes. I’m traveling through Central New York this weekend but doubt the opportunity to spy anything different from what I can spot in my yard. 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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2017 New York Birds 100

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JULY 19, 2021

Jim Wright is an author and birding columnist. Jim’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds was A Rare Caribbean Parrot on the Brink. He noted that this new bird had longer bills and “darker loral and auricular regions” than the mainland Brown-headed Nuthatch, and collected two of them for science.

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Bahamas Philadelphia 2004 United States 344

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JANUARY 8, 2017

Don’t think we’ve noticed that most of you don’t play along with this game of sharing the best–meaning the coolest, rarest, fanciest, or dearest–bird species you’ve spotted in a given weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend? Your year will be much better for it! How about you?

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2016 2017 New York Birds 100

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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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North America Research Birds Groups 279

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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 261

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

I opened the year in California and even though I flew out in the evening on New Year’s Day I did see some species out there that I would otherwise not have seen for the year. Winter birding around New York City was just so-so but I did add one species to my Queens list. Aaaarrrgghhhh!

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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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New York 2017 Adoptable Family 156

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JANUARY 2, 2018

I had an amazing birding year in 2017 with tons of travel , lots of amazing birds , and some truly memorable experiences. But 2018 is a whole new year and calls for all new goals. I have similar goals to last year’s but with some new twists. Do you have birding goals for 2018? What are they?

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2018 Birds 2017 New York 127

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 1, 2021

You get three or four books in one with Jonathan Meiburg’s A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey. Meiburg doesn’t say it in so many words, but it’s almost as if he believes he and the birds are in telepathic converse. Knopf, New York, $30 (U.S.); $40 (Canada).

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Birding in Mexico is not like birding in the United States… especially when it comes to interpreting unusual sightings. Quite a bit of birding has been done here since your publication in 1995!). The post The Importance of Citizen Science in Mexico appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

In October of 2017, I took what was my first trip to California as a birder. It was our first real vacation away from New York together and we were really looking forward to it. We’d arrived in San Francisco just in time for the very beginning of the record-breaking 2017 Northern California wildfires.

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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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New York City Pelicans Birds New York 153

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JULY 8, 2017

It’s 2017 and we have reached the halfway point. If you are doing any sort of year list, you know what I’m talking about and also know that now is the time to take a moment, count up the species, and go over strategies to reach those birding goals for 2017.

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Costa Rica 2017 Birds Tigers 101

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JANUARY 2, 2018

Happy Second Day of the New Year, 10,000 Birds friends! I came late to bird feeding. Jim Carpenter is the founder of Wild Birds Unlimited, the popular bird feeder and seed franchise. There is a lot of information out there about feeding birds—web pages, pamphlets from bird feed retail stores and Audubon centers.

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Birds New York City Squirrels New York 178

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APRIL 13, 2021

The survey also sought to identify “the key attributes important to birding experiences” and learn more about “decisions to participate in birdwatching and level of identity as birdwatcher.”. For example, the survey (of eBirders) found: “Nearly all respondents (99%) indicated they participate in birdwatching or birding.”.

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Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Nevertheless, if you have not spent much time birding in the area, it is difficult not to find lifers. I have been to refuges across the United States, but I never thought that I would have a deadline to visit any particular refuge.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2017

On February 28th, 2017, Donald Trump rescinded the “ Waters of the United States ” rule. As stated in a recent New York Times article. The proposed region-wide lease sale scheduled for August 16, 2017 would include all available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsfAIgP22p0.

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JUNE 6, 2017

The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America by Nathan Pieplow is innovative, fascinating, and challenging. The guide covers 520 species of birds regularly found in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, including, interestingly, a number of exotic species. But, first the basics.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. Any dedicated birder visiting Panama City should first consider the Canopy Tower , one of the most important and beloved birding lodges in the Americas. Despite the golf course, this place host all manner of birds and mammals.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Happy New Year, 10,000 Birds readers and writers, listers and photographers, friends and fellow travelers near and far! Writing a post scheduled for January 1st for a birding blog is a big responsibility. On the first of the year, every bird is a new bird! Audubon, one with the Queens County Bird Club).

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