10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Though I traveled to NYC this weekend, Ivy and I nailed down our best bird before I left; a Short-eared Owl has been hunting at a local park not 10 minutes from our house, which makes for the easiest owl sighting we’ve snagged in a long time!

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2020 United States Jamaica Birds 167

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Now that Ivy and I have broken the ice on owls this year, we’re eager to add a couple more, so Owl Woods might be in the cards. The post Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of February 2020? If you focus on first of year (FOY) birds, February always has something fresh and fun to offer.

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2020 Jamaica New York Owls 155

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JANUARY 17, 2020

I’ll be working mornings this weekend but hope to hustle up an owl or two if the weather permits. The post Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of January 2020? Try to overcome the urge to wait until the next migration; get outside this weekend! How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding?

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2020 Lamb Lions Birds 175

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Maybe we’ll all score looks at a Superb Owl or two. The post Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of February 2020? Since you won’t be seeing any cardinals, eagles, falcons, ravens, or seahawks in the Super Bowl this weekend, you’ll have to search for them outdoors instead. Hopefully some birds show up this time!

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2020 Game Falcons Birds 163

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JUNE 7, 2020

Near as I can tell, that horrific “huahhh” was coming from a Barred Owl apparently as confused about its evening’s itinerary as I was. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (First of June 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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2020 Breeders Birds Owls 165

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The beginning of March signals the point at which we get serious about Saw-whet Owl sightings along Lake Ontario, but I’m not sure I’m feeling the call yet. The post Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of February 2020? Sounds fun, right? Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday.

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2020 Birds Owls Rights 154

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APRIL 4, 2020

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium brasilianum ). The post Collaborative list – March 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Eurasian Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter nisus ). Broad-winged Hawk ( Buteo platypterus ). Swainson’s Hawk ( Buteo swainsoni ). Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis ). Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo ).

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2020 New Zealand Woodpeckers Blackbirds 152

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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. Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Little Owl (Athene noctua).

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 155

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AUGUST 1, 2020

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. Barred Owl – Strix varia. The post Collaborative List – July 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 159

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 498 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 499 Northern Saw-whet Owl – Aegolius acadicus. 103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 9 Scarlet Macaw – Ara macao.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 189

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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.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 244

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JANUARY 2, 2021

2020, one of the more memorable and infamous tear years of our lives, is finally done. Since I was fortunate to see lots of birds in 2020, I can’t go wrong with seeing more in 2021. Find Some Roosting Owls. I recall how western New York artist Betsy Potter found owls, one Saw-whet after another. See More Birds.

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Costa Rica Liberia 2020 Birds 237

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

With things being what they are in 2020, there’s been no shortage of pundits on cable news and social media, there to proffer opinions on politics, the pandemic, and other pressing topics of our age on the 24-hour news cycle. Whatever the story is, the bottle is adorned with an eye-catching portrait of an owl with gleaming yellow eyes.

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2016 Washington Owls United States 199

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JUNE 25, 2020

Black-tailed Godwit (Nanhui, China, May 2020). Oriental Scops Owl (Nanhui, China, Oct 2019). Reed Parrotbill (Nanhui, China, Jun 2020). Walking back to their beach towels. African Pygmy Kingfisher (Mkuze, South Africa, Nov 2018). Black-and-red Broadbill (Taman Negara, Malaysia, Nov 2019). Hiking up a tree.

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South Africa 2018 2019 China 226

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AUGUST 1, 2023

2020, all also published by Firefly); children’s books and books on bird feeding. The Snowy Owl account focuses on irruptions. Boreal Owl, p. Spendelowe , who contributed several of the shorebird and owl images, amongst others. 2012), and (4) Waterfowl of Eastern North America, 2nd ed. xv, photo by Brian E.

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North America Birds Owls America 231

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

But in 2020 I personally saw thousands of Waxwings in a dozen or so sites, and every one of my birder friends across the country had a similar experience. Certain kinds of birds, such as finches and Snowy Owls , may go for years without travelling outside of their normal ranges. Cedar Waxwings have come back to central Mexico.

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Mexico 2020 2012 Parrots 147

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

At night, the raptor show continued with the cool sounds of Mottled Owl , a distant Black-and-White Owl , and great views of a fantastic, close Middle American Screech-Owl. Good birding in 2020! King Vulture. To learn more about visiting, contact Larry and Ruth at Raptor Ridge.

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Costa Rica Birds Falcons Philadelphia 214

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Now, I am holding the 5th edition (2020) in my hands – what has changed in the meantime, especially in the 9 years since the 4th edition? I particularly like the albatrosses and owls, shrikes and boubous. Beside the paperback, the Sasol app has also been updated in 2020 and is a massive improvement on the previous edition.

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Africa South Africa Swaziland Lesotho 264

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MAY 21, 2020

For 3-4 days, opt for the hills, Tresnjica Griffon Vulture Sanctuary and the nearby Tara Mountain National Park with 140 species (not too much, but with Hazel Grouse , Ural , Pygmy and Tengmalm’s Owls , White-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers among them). Long-eared Owls of Kikinda. Serbia – the big picture.

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Serbia Sanctuary Birds Bosnia 317

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APRIL 7, 2021

Influence in high places helps, too, such as when, to his delight, McMullan, a mere corporal at the time, discovers that his Brigadier (the boss of McMullan’s boss) is avid to see a Tengmalm’s Owl that McMullan had photographed (in Germany), and gets McMullan to guide him. Pathfinder UK, 2020, 220 pp., By Geoffrey McMullan. UK, $18.99

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Fox Kuwait Bosnia Afghanistan 193

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2020

If I am ever reborn as a bird, I wish it will be as an owl – but somehow, reincarnation as a Grey Nightjar seems more likely (Nanhui, October 2019). And cheating again, here is a bird I saw at Nanhui in the first few days of 2020, a Common Kestrel. But I digress). In early 2019, we had about 20 Oriental Storks wintering at Nanhui.

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2019 China Industry Birds 157

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JULY 4, 2023

How much do you know about owls? I’ve been fortunate to encounter many owls in my birding life, sometimes because I’m looking for them, sometimes happily by happenstance. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read. I don’t think so.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 231

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MAY 9, 2020

and listening for owls just before dawn. But, as with so many other 2020 endeavors, this GBD will take place within the parameters of the pandemic. Maybe I will catch the faint notes of that Upland Sandpiper , maybe find a Barn Owl. Today, May 9th is when we would have been immersed in birds, likely from dusk to dawn.

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Costa Rica Barn Owls Farming Owls 226

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MAY 4, 2021

(The checklist of the Louisiana Ornithological Society was at 485 as of August 2020.) Smith’s Longspurs, Vermillion Flycatchers, Burrowing Owls, Long-billed Curlews, Virginia Rails, Black Terns, Crested Caracaras–there’s a bird here for every taste.

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Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The “Owls and Albatrosses” chapter, for example, begins with Doug’s personal experiences observing of the nesting strategies of Malleefowl and a Moluccan Megapode, Australasian “chickens who lay their eggs in unusual ways and do not parent. that’s three birds). This is a book that requires attention.

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Science Albatross Research Birds 234

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

251 Oriental Scops-Owl – Otus sunia. 252 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 253 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 254 Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. 255 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 251 Oriental Scops-Owl – Otus sunia. 252 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 297

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Listening for birds on Poas Volcano and other high mountain areas would require cool weather clothing but it would be much more quiet and peaceful and could also come with the side benefits of Dusky Nightjars, Bare-shanked Screech-Owls , and maybe even Unspotted Saw-whet Owl. Common Nighthawks.

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Costa Rica South America Colombia Paraguay 277

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Other than these missing items, the book is well-designed and I love the cover, a silhouette of Dorian cycling, his four panniers visible in the outline, against the image of a giant Snowy Owl against a sky-blue background. Nate Swick, Frank Izaguirre, and I discussed Big Year books on the ABA Podcast in 2020.*

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Birds Los Angeles Massachusetts New York City 234

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OCTOBER 16, 2021

Similar to 2020, more than 32,000 people participated, 78,000 checklists were submitted, and more than 7,200 bird species were identified. Another October Big Day has come and gone and thus made its way into the sacred birding archives. Nothing like getting as many people to bird at the same time as possible and see what they find!

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Costa Rica Species 2020 Falcons 263

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

For 2020, the list will only contain the relevant month’s sightings to avoid huge, bulky posts as the year progresses. These are the opening stats for 2020. 17 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020. 28 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020. 10 Jan 2020. 01 Jan 2020. 25 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020.

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2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 165

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MAY 2, 2023

banding station, 2020. And she is very conscious of the ethics involved in the scientific processes she describes, even interviewing an ethics specialist on whether we should be burdening tiny birds with our scientific apparatus. Warblers caught in mist nets and placed in net bags, waiting, some impatiently, to be weighed and banded.

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Science Illinois Investigation Research 207

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JUNE 9, 2021

After a good introduction called “The Miracle of Migration,” the substance of the book is organized not by strict taxonomy, but by “loose association” into six sections: Wildfowl and Diving Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds and Waders, Songbirds, Raptors and Owls, and “Other Bird Migrations.”. By Mike Unwin and David Tipling. 9 ¼ x 11 3/8, $40.

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Alaska Breeding Kenya Africa 230

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AUGUST 17, 2020

After a week of lectures, symposia, and poster presentations, I can report that NAOC 2020 was well worth the price of admission. But I also dabbled in topics such as Snowy Owl eruptions, urban ornithology, window strikes, and eBird (of course).

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Puerto Rico Parrots Protection Ecuador 262

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Barking Owl – Ninox connivens. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. The post Collaborative list – August 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina. Savannah Sparrow – Passerculus sandwichensis.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 152

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

231 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 320 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 363 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 372 Oriental Scops-Owl – Otus sunia. 231 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 1 Common Shelduck – Tadorna tadorna. 2 Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 132

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2019

On a twenty-four hour birding bender that had already netted me two state birds, including an amazing Burrowing Owl in Queens , I took a stop at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to see what was around. Here’s hoping that 2020 is even close to as good a birding year as 2019 has been. How could this bird not make my top ten?

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2019 Barbados Uganda Costa Rica 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? My understanding is that since March 2020, the HBW is integrated into eBird ( source ). It is not particularly big but has a reported 430 bird species including migrants, though during my short stay it seems I missed most of the key attractions among them. “I am big, and I am small.

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South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147