10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

He was with some other birders at Jacob Riis Park, out on the barrier beaches of Queens, and they were looking at a Henslow’s Sparrow that Patricia Lindsay had found. We chatted for a bit more and then I hung up and returned to the family. She asked if I wanted to go see the sparrow. Happy Desi and happy Corey.

Sparrows 161

Sparrows New York Abandon Abandoning 161

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Patrol and enforce wildlife-damaging violations, including the taking of endangered native plants, capturing turtles, riding ATV’s on pedestrian trails, and abandoning fishhooks. An identification guide for an overlooked bird family? Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails. And for good reason. More field guides?

New York City 156

New York City New York Birds Breeding 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Hearing and seeing a bluebird bring to his mind the process of tapping trees and boiling the sap collected down to syrup. He is happy the bluebird has returned and he hopes that it will nest by his house in “Downy’s cell,&# that is, the abandoned hole of a Downy Woodpecker. Get yours today!

2011 166

2011 Deer New York Peru 166

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

It’s often considered wasteful that so many nests are abandoned and left to degenerate, but my theory of one of the reasons for this behavior is related to predation. Anaplectes – Red-headed Weaver A male Red-headed Weaver collecting shoots for building his nest. Red-headed Malimbe is the most widespread species in the genus.

Tanzania 232

Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 232

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

I am also writing it on the tails of an excellent review by Corey who, although he termed his post a collection of “impressions,” really did nail down the great content of The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition , by David Allen Sibley, as well as the minor items that need to be improved. (The

North America 247

North America Birds Species America 247