10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

In 2019 I joint-led my seventeenth safari in twelve years with Capture Africa, we are a good team. The birdlife here is wonderful, a ten-night safari should give you over 200 species, (2018 & 2019 both gave us 242!). The Okavango Delta is also one of the best places to see the endangered African Wild Dog.

Botswana 175

Botswana Africa Elephants Angola 175

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. 2019), and now this book. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret.

Falcons 208

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 208

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DECEMBER 7, 2019

29 Nov 2019. 28 Nov 2019. 28 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 27 Nov 2019. 26 Nov 2019. 26 Nov 2019. 26 Nov 2019. 26 Nov 2019. 26 Nov 2019.

2019 139

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 139

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2019

Red-footed Falcon by BartBotje/Wikimedia Commons. The next specialty is the Red-footed Falcon in the Deliblato Sands Nature Reserve in the east of Serbia: “Two European Rollers await us on the wires, while one Eurasian Hoopoe flies by. (No, they weren’t in raspberry fields.)”. Sombre Tit by Ivan Medenica/Wikimedia Commons.

2018 117

2018 Serbia Falcons Greece 117

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The route Corey and I took in advance of the 2019 African Birding Expo may not be the only optimal way to go, but this approach yielded an absolute bounty of wildlife excitement in just 48 action-packed hours. What makes this destination so magnificent?

Uganda 185

Uganda Senegal Africa Game 185

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

eBird have applied their new taxonomy as of July/August 2019. Today it stands at 2019 , but watch this space! 03 Aug 2019. 15 Aug 2019. 17 Aug 2019. 15 Aug 2019. 12 Aug 2019. 17 Aug 2019. 03 Aug 2019. 03 Aug 2019. 26 Aug 2019. 06 Aug 2019. 08 Aug 2019.

2019 117

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 117

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For oceanic birds he uses the taxonomy that he and Kirk Zufelt developed in Oceanic Birds of the World: A Photo Guide (PUP, 2019). Regardless of whether you think field guide sequences should or should not reflect current evolutionary sequence, it’s comforting and easy to find falcons next to hawks, vireos next to warblers.

Costa Rica 212

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 212

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MAY 5, 2020

When you review the system, it makes perfect sense: falcons are placed with hawks, nightjars are next to owls, and grebes are close to ducks, rather than separated from them by quail and grouse. Then again, try explaining to a new birder why falcons come after woodpeckers and before parrots!

North America 207

North America America Hawaii Birds 207

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2019

Falconry Month at Birds and Booze: I’ve decided to dedicate this month of March 2019 to wines and beers related to the history of falconry – or hawking – for no other reason than that I’ve recently acquired several bottles adorned with mostly medieval European iconography relating to this “sport of kings”. A portrait of Mary (ca.

Hunting 113

Hunting France Falcons Horses 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

29 May 2019. 29 May 2019. 29 May 2019. 29 May 2019. 28 May 2019. 28 May 2019. 28 May 2019. 28 May 2019. 28 May 2019. 27 May 2019. 25 May 2019. 25 May 2019. 25 May 2019. 23 May 2019. 23 May 2019. 22 May 2019. 22 May 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

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MAY 4, 2019

01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2019

Other uncommon birds for our 2019 list have included the likes of Marbled Wood-Quail, Spot-bellied Bobwhite, Barred Forest-Falcon, Lattice-tailed Trogon, White-flanked Antwren, Turquoise and Snowy Cotingas, Bare-crowned Antbird, and the endemic Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow.

Costa Rica 199

Costa Rica Species Birds New York 199

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Whilst the eastern hemisphere still leads the life rankings by 1991 to 1808 , the western hemisphere outbirds by 877 to 705 in the 2019 list and 615 to 385 during March. 03 Jan 2019. 03 Feb 2019. 17 Feb 2019. 08 Feb 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 17 Jan 2019. 03 Jan 2019. 17 Jan 2019. 05 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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MARCH 2, 2019

03 Jan 2019. 03 Feb 2019. 17 Feb 2019. 08 Feb 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 17 Jan 2019. 03 Jan 2019. 17 Jan 2019. 05 Jan 2019. 12 Jan 2019. 23 Feb 2019. 12 Jan 2019. 05 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 12 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

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FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The first sharer of 2019 was Clare who narrowly beat Duncan by 5 hours. 03 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 17 Jan 2019. 03 Jan 2019. 17 Jan 2019. 05 Jan 2019. 12 Jan 2019. 12 Jan 2019. 05 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 12 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

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MARCH 3, 2020

One of these days, Jeopardy will feature a category called “Field Guides” and the first clue will be: “This landlocked South American country finally got its own bird field guide in 2016, but it wasn’t available in the United State until 2019.”

Bolivia 172

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 172

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

Finches, for example, are “especially prone to nomadism,” and Falcons, as many experienced birders know, are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than to hawks and eagles. National Geographic, March 2019, 304 pages, 6.3 How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding. by Ted Floyd.

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2022

But I’ll trade Red-taileds any day for a Northern Harrier , a lovely pair of Peregrine Falcons , and the surprising presence of a pair of Crested Caracaras , normally seen at much lower elevations. A wonderfully close Peregrine Falcon. Believe it or not, Caracaras (in spite of their 4-foot wingspan) are falcons, not hawks.

Falcons 182

Falcons Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 182

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

From the moment Eva leans out the window to ask Ruby if she wants to go to the park, birds appear–a House Finch, a Peregrine Falcon, a Black-crowned Night-Heron, and more, the birds one expects and does not expect in the middle of New York City. Cornell Lab Publishing Group, Wundermill Books, March 2019. Ruby’s Birds.

New York City 147

New York City Pelicans Birds New York 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2020

A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia by Dorj Ganbold and Chris Smith (2019) offers more than 500 species in one neat edition. Chris has spent several years conducting bird research in Mongolia, including with the Saker Falcon project. comm.): “I wish they skipped the Altai Saker Falcon part. cherrug x F. rusticollis.”

Mongolia 272

Mongolia Falcons Birds 2019 272

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JANUARY 6, 2019

This list was last updated January 6th 2019. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora- Broome, January 1st. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus calidus -Broome, January 1st. The post Clare M’s 2019 Year List appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni -Broome, January 1st.

2019 113

2019 Ducks Parrots Falcons 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

We are 140 ticks behind our August 2019 figures and 340 behind on the year as a whole. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. have changed their format and have included a few exciting features for us list watchers. Any volunteers?

2020 150

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2019

Falconry Month at Birds and Booze: I’ve decided to dedicate this month of March 2019 to wines and beers related to the history of falconry – or hawking – for no other reason than that I’ve recently acquired several bottles adorned with mostly medieval European iconography relating to this “sport of kings”.

2016 114

2016 Hunting Collecting Killing 114

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2019

Falconry Month at Birds and Booze: I’ve decided to dedicate this month of March 2019 to wines and beers related to the history of falconry – or hawking – for no other reason than that I’ve recently acquired several bottles adorned with mostly medieval European iconography relating to this “sport of kings”.

2015 113

2015 Italy Falcons Europe 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Best wishes to you all for 2019, keep safe and keep birding. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2020

He became the social media hit of the day: “A Peregrine Falcon in Forest Hills!” ” I was puzzled by what seemed like a universal lack of knowledge about hawks and falcons. These are reflected here, with again the exception of most recent changes, including the 2019 split of the warbler genus Oreothypis.

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North America America 2020 Hawaii 226

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

Howell and Kirk Zufelt’s 2019 photographic guide, Oceanic Birds of the World , to offer the most up-to-date thinking on the topic and on the often tricky identifications.

Birds 242

Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 242

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2021

Alongside the Black Kites and Whistling Kites we observed a Brown Falcon and a soaring Black Breasted Buzzard. Brown Falcon. There has not been one observed in the Broome area since May 2019, so this was a nice find. Swamp Harrier soaring just to the right of the “depth” sign. Black-breasted Buzzard.

Australia 155

Australia Falcons 2016 2019 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2020

A very rare vagrant to Costa Rica from the Humboldt Current, this beautiful gull has been seen in the Osa, on Cocos Island and at Punta Morales on other occasions, including GBD 2019. My partner Marilen and I seriously lucked out by arriving shortly after it was found.

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Costa Rica 2020 Birds Morals 206

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Lanner Falcon – Falco biarmicus.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 05 Jul 2018. 05 Jul 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100