10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

There was one odd reprint in 2018, when the Subalpine Warbler was split into the Eastern and Western species, but the changes in the guide weren’t sufficient to call it a 3rd edition, so it remained the updated reprint of the 2nd edition. I haven’t noticed changes in the few descriptions of harder to ID species that I compared.

Europe 264

Europe Birds Woodpeckers Ireland 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I had just a split-second glimpse of this species – my only second ever – yet immediately knew what is it, but I was driving through a snowbound countryside and had another car behind me, therefore I stopped a good 50 metres later to eBird it. My January 2018 list (4 birds in bold are globally threatened): 1. Fortunately, B.

Owls 111

Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 111

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2018

More than 50 years ago, the Hawaiian Goose (Nene) was one of the first birds listed under the Endangered Species Act, part of the inaugural “ Class of 1967 ”. Under the Endangered Species Act, any listing, uplisting, downlisting, or removal from a list requires a formal “rulemaking” process.

Endangered Species 104

Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 104

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2018

Every single species, even the European Starlings above, count as one bird on the year’s checklist. I’d like to believe that I’ll pay attention to Dark-eyed Juncos again in 2018 but I probably won’t. On January first my year list, just like every other birder’s year list, reverted to zero.

Ducks 102

Ducks Litter Feral 2017 102