10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Brown Pelicans in non-breeding plumage. The Brown Pelican occurs in both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America and northern South America. Both are the only Pelican in their non-overlapping breeding grounds. Peruvian Pelican in non-breeding plumage. Brown Pelican in Breeding Plumage.

Pelicans 157

Pelicans North America Peru Fish 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2013

Especially the bird breeding season, which passes by at the blink of an eye. Most troubling for me, because I think of them as my birds, is the abandoned nesting attempt by a pair of Pacific Loons. This pair first appeared four years ago, and are amongst the most northerly known breeding Pacific Loons in North America.

Abandon 169

Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Eggs 169

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). One White-eyed Buzzard has turned its back to us. It is too early to show.

Tigers 245

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The Andean Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus andinus ) is one of the three flamingos occurring in the high Andes of South America. Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile. It is the largest and easiest to identify in all age stages.

Chile 155

Chile Endangered Species Eggs Argentina 155

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In most of North America, winter is finch time. The Gray-crowned Rosy Finch , when she abandons her breeding grounds, prefers to forage on the ground, similar to (and sometimes in company with) Snow Buntings, Horned Larks , and Longspurs.

Badgers 180

Badgers Montana North America Abandon 180

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve seen Yellow Warblers in the low shrubs of Western New York pastures, the river valleys of Missoula, and the trees of abandoned industrial sites in New York City. In North America, that is. They are not shy, not given to skulking in dense underbrush or retreating to the crowns of great trees.

Connecticut 183

Connecticut Baltimore North America New York City 183

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

While the native apple snail continued declining, another species of apple snail native to South America began to appear in canals and ponds in South Florida. Snail Kites now favor these ponds and breed around them. The baseball-sized “Island apple snail”, as this exotic snail is known, spreaded through South Florida.

Florida 230

Florida South America Eggs Bolivia 230