10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Known as a warbler haven, 30+ species visit this bi-state park near the Kentucky and Virginia southern border. Considered ‘undeveloped’ as a park, the habitat diversity here is some of the best in North America. There are 2,037 acres to explore, including miles of abandoned logging roads and hiking trails. American Kestrel.

West Virginia 190

West Virginia Virginia Kentucky South Carolina 190

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. Ruffed Grouse.

North Carolina 159

North Carolina Birds North America Woodpeckers 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

After all, if the much smaller North Carolina Audubon could weather the off road vehicle (ORV) extremists who flooded the North Carolina Audubon Facebook page in the wake of the new ORV policy for Cape Hatteras then the national could certainly handle a week or so of crazy cat people. Pretty standard.

Feral Cats 272

Feral Cats Trap Neuter Return Tnr Extremist 272

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. A trip to the coastal plain may net you up to seven species of warblers, from the omnipresent Yellow-rumps to Chats and Cape Mays.

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. After that we visited a small remote site of an abandoned resort that is going back to the jungle quickly, and a water front location for shorebirds and gulls.

Bahamas 131

Bahamas Costa Rica Abandon Abandoning 131

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. From a recent article in Nature , “This bird acts like it has four sexes,” says Christopher Balakrishnan, an evolutionary biologist at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, who worked with Tuttle and Gonser.

Rats 109

Rats Sparrows Birds North Carolina 109