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APRIL 26, 2020

We got out to Lucien Morin during a break in the rain and saw nothing more seasonal than Red-winged Blackbirds claiming their individual patches of marshland. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of April 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. The ridiculous cold afflicting the northeastern U.S.

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2020 ALA Blackbirds Birds 171

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OCTOBER 3, 2020

525 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. 603 Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. 615 Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. 620 Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. 625 Yellow-hooded Blackbird – Chrysomus icterocephalus. 5 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

2020 294

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 294

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AUGUST 1, 2020

There are also the common and conspicuous, the Great-tailed Grackles , Clay-colored Thrushes , and Melodious Blackbirds , Blue-and-White Swallows just out the window, other birds too. The post A Morning of Birding in Costa Rica, July, 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Blue-gray Tanager is one of those other birds.

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Costa Rica 2020 Protest Protesting 230

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MAY 2, 2020

Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula). Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives). The post Collaborative list – April 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus). Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus). Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus).

2020 156

2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 156

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JULY 4, 2020

251 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. 253 Chinese Blackbird – Turdus mandarinus. 281 Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. 284 Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. 286 Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. 251 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula.

2020 162

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 162

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JUNE 6, 2020

This was the month we (in the northern hemisphere) had all been waiting for, but what a strange month May 2020 has been. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula). Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus). Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives). Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus).

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 154

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

77 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. 152 Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. 248 Chinese Blackbird – Turdus mandarinus. 316 Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. 468 Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. 487 Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus.

2020 183

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 183

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

I knew that the 2020-2021 winter would be worse for the lake than the 2016-2017 winter. But here in 2020, the eastern half is also suffering the effects of drought — leaving it shallow enough to keep a fair number of Teals, Pintails, and Shovelers happy. Kind of shows how we have all felt in 2020, doesn’t it?

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Rights 2017 2020 Blackbirds 264

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AUGUST 1, 2020

Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Chinese Blackbird – Turdus mandarinus. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus. Yellow-hooded Blackbird – Chrysomus icterocephalus.

2020 157

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 157

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JANUARY 2, 2021

The idea being that putting December and the 2020 year review in the same post may prove to be listing overload for some. This year you get two listy posts for the price of one. You lucky, lucky birders! So this is the list for the complete year and the December list can be seen here.

2020 230

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 230

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Yellow-hooded Blackbird – Chrysomus icterocephalus. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Chinese Blackbird – Turdus mandarinus. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

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JANUARY 2, 2021

If you wish to see a full list for 2020, you can find it here. . December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). The year list ends on a provisional 1803 species from 1608 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 237

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 237

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

138 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. 362 Chinese Blackbird – Turdus mandarinus. 369 Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. 507 Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. 606 Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. 138 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

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MARCH 31, 2023

Except in the sad year of 2020, when Lake Cuitzeo had almost entirely dried up by January 1st.) For example, these may all technically be Blackbirds, but there are Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds and a Brown-headed Cowbird in this one photo. And in my case, that means heading up to Lake Cuitzeo. So modern of them.

Blackbirds 147

Blackbirds 2020 Ducks Mexico 147

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MARCH 8, 2023

The most recent of those sightings was a backyard twitch during strict lockdown in 2020. From Masked Yellowthroat and Yellow-chinned Spinetail to Yellow-hooded Blackbird and Yellow Oriole , we chuckled consistently at the preponderance of yellow in the marsh. Previously I had only seen this species twice, and both were males.

Trinidad 238

Trinidad Bats 2020 Sanctuary 238

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Doubtless it’s a very old saying and the details can vary according to time and place: sometimes one of the larcenous birds is a blackbird rather than a rook, or a mouse is blamed instead, and in other accounts, it’s the lowly cutworm that’s accused of theft.

2017 162

2017 Nevada California Italy 162

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JANUARY 26, 2020

These include Little Corellas , Red Wattlebirds , Little Wattlebirds , Common Mynas , Common Blackbirds , Galahs , Australian Magpies , Superb Fairy-wrens , Grey Fantails , Crimson Rosellas and Red-browed Finch. There had been quite a few Cattle Egrets in the area until recently and so it was good to see them for the first time in 2020.

Buffalo 166

Buffalo Fish Koalas Cattle 166

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JANUARY 5, 2020

This year our list started off as a joint effort first thing and we started with some common species like Common Blackbird , Common Starling , Common Myna , Galah , Little Corella , Red Wattlebird , Spotted Dove and Magpie-lark.

Fish 139

Fish Australia Ducks Japan 139

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JUNE 6, 2023

Reading this chapter, I thought back to the emotional conversations I, a white Jewish woman, had with birding friends back in May 2020, mostly online (remember, it was still the pandemic). It’s powerful writing. Shockingly, not everybody supported Chris. Some didn’t want to talk about racism and focused on the dog issues.

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Emotional Birds Minneapolis Nepal 228

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MARCH 3, 2020

English-language edition available for purchase from Future Generations University Press for $50; this website also states that Spanish-language edition, Aves de Bolivia , is sold out, and “We expect to have more copies available in April 2020 within Bolivia.”

Bolivia 181

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 181

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JANUARY 4, 2020

A big thank you goes out to The Management and beats for their contributions and may you all have a happy and productive 2020. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus.

2019 179

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 179

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Chinese Blackbird – Turdus mandarinus. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. Tricolored Blackbird – Agelaius tricolor. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. 04 Apr 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113