10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2015

I hoped to see warblers, warblers, warblers, plus classic northeastern species I had had no opportunity to look for while living in North Carolina. Swarming around my neck, ears, and hair, they forced me to abandon birding altogether as I swatted them away as best I could. Kennebago Lake.

Birds 158

Birds North Carolina North America Woodpeckers 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

The thought of an Oriole foraging in bare winter branches is as foreign as a Petrel on a pool and yet, there it was in my yard picking through an abandoned squirrel’s nest for what appeared to be spiders. The truth is, wintering Baltimore Orioles are unusual, but not unheard of, in the southeast.

North Carolina 140

North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The return home included a total of 5 ½ hours of flight delays, one missed flight, and we subsequently missed the entire town of Charlotte, North Carolina. We also got an extra stop in Dallas, Texas (Hey wasn’t I just here) but again no birds could be added, unless I count the House Sparrow flying around inside the terminal.

Bahamas 125

Bahamas Costa Rica Abandon Abandoning 125

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2016

They form and have lots of genes on them, but over time, all the non sex-related genes abandon the chromosome. And this brings us to Zonotrichia albicollis , the White-Throated Sparrow. The result is that sparrows with this gene have different mating preferences than other sparrows. Two things, really.

Rats 106

Rats Sparrows Birds North Carolina 106