10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The Life list sum was boosted by sightings of Ural Owl , Whooping Crane, Black-throated Magpie-jay and the proceeds from Duncan’s Albatross Encounter. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 20 Jan 2018. 05 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 13 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

30 Aug 2018. 29 Aug 2018. 29 Aug 2018. 29 Aug 2018. 26 Aug 2018. 26 Aug 2018. 26 Aug 2018. 26 Aug 2018. 25 Aug 2018. 24 Aug 2018. 23 Aug 2018. 22 Aug 2018. 20 Aug 2018. 20 Aug 2018. 18 Aug 2018. 17 Aug 2018. 16 Aug 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 20 Jan 2018. 13 Apr 2018. 13 Apr 2018. 04 Apr 2018. 19 Jan 2018. 13 Mar 2018. 03 Apr 2018. 05 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 03 Apr 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 13 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

31 Mar 2018. 30 Mar 2018. 28 Mar 2018. 28 Mar 2018. 26 Mar 2018. 25 Mar 2018. 25 Mar 2018. 25 Mar 2018. 25 Mar 2018. 24 Mar 2018. 24 Mar 2018. 24 Mar 2018. 24 Mar 2018. 24 Mar 2018. 24 Mar 2018. 24 Mar 2018. 24 Mar 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

23 May 2018. 12 Jun 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 20 Jan 2018. 13 Apr 2018. 04 Apr 2018. 19 Jan 2018. 13 Mar 2018. 03 Apr 2018. 05 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 03 Apr 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 13 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 20 Jan 2018. 05 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 13 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018. 02 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

managed to see it, his largest owl ever. How I managed to ID the Ural Owl so easily with such a short observation window, beats me. How I managed to ID the Ural Owl so easily with such a short observation window, beats me. Cover photo: Ural Owl Strix uralensis by Serge Serebro / Wikimedia Commons. Fortunately, B.

Owls 107

Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 107

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Then I pulled out my bluetooth speaker and started broadcasting a Northern Saw-Whet Owl call only to have the battery die after about thirty seconds. Matthieu managed to photograph some blackbirds as they went past and we were surprised when he examined the photos that some were Rusty Blackbirds ! Osprey are awesome.

2018 210

2018 Bald Eagle Battery Birds 210

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Tolkien’s The Hobbit , the cantankerous Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco ) Old Brown from the Peter Rabbit tales by Beatrix Potter, and Kehaar, a Black-headed Gull ( Chroicocephalus ridibundus ) who was one of the few non-leporine characters in Watership Down by Richard Adams. I remember the talking (Song?)

2017 118

2017 Portugal Rabbits Europe 118

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

That bunch of noise marked the official beginning of 2018 and although I was annoyed at knowing that I had to get up in four short hours, I couldn’t help but feel a smidgeon of excitement. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Striped Owl – Pseudoscops clamator; La Fortuna, 12-Jan.

Costa Rica 167

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Nonetheless, I was out on the platform before six in the morning, well before sunrise, hoping to get nocturnal migrants or maybe an owl. Red-winged Blackbird and Brown-headed Cowbird were no problem but we didn’t add a single other icterid all day long. (No ” Yeah, that’s a Great Horned Owl. No grackles!)

Birds 112

Birds Dolphins Canada Sparrows 112

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

Vidoz’s flycatchers, for example, tend to have a plumpish look and deeply inked color patches, while Tofte’s meticulously drawn hawks and owls show off their detailed patterns and his hummingbirds are often accompanied by the flowers from which they feed. Tintaya’s woodpeckers also nicely feature tree (and cactus!)

Bolivia 181

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

To surpass a challenging number of species, the planning, the conniving for major birding should have begun back in the past, in 2018. Barn-Owl – Tyto alba; San Juan, 8-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Carara, 3-Jan. Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata; San Juan, 8-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. African Scops-Owl – Otus senegalensis. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba. Vermiculated Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154