10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

The prospect of identifying a certain number of species in a given amount of time pushes us to pay more attention to birds no matter what the circumstances (although I suggest keeping the exclamations about species identifications to yourself during such solemn situations as funerals, graduations, and watching episodes of The Sopranos).

Costa Rica 262

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 262

10,000 Birds

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. 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). The post Collaborative List – May 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea).

2020 153

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Perhaps those people have never had to personally experience increasingly erratic climate patterns. Our 2020 drought taught me that any body of water, no matter how small, might host these “drought refugees” in dry years. There were plenty of other birds in the area, with 72 species around the reservoir for the day.

Ducks 130

Ducks Mexico California Fish 130