10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2022

We made the executive decision to abandon that trail and try another – one which proved incredibly fruitful. Part of the flock of Laughing Gulls , all in fresh breeding plumage. At the start of this new trail we accidentally flushed a White-tailed Nightjar that was sitting on a lone pink egg.

Trinidad 250

Trinidad Woodpeckers Species Ducks 250

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. It holds the large food item at the tip of its bill and throws its head back quickly, swallowing it whole. Now pairs of hornbills feed outside this correspondent’s window”. Unfortunately, the other hornbill species are not nearly as adaptable.

Rhinoceros 131

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 131

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. 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

MARCH 14, 2022

These two islands are about halfway between the tip of South Africa and Antarctica in the Subantarctic Indian Ocean, have had relatively few human visitors, and are primarily inhabited with some of the rarest seabirds in the world and a smaller number of mammals. Salvin’s Prion. Which makes it a haven for seabirds….and and seabirders.

South Africa 264

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

We made our way from our boat’s berth out to and around the tip of Breezy Point, seeing the typical and expected ducks like Long-tailed Duck and Red-breasted Merganser. The islands have long been abandoned and now host heronries in the summer and a horde of gulls in the winter.

New York City 165

New York City New York Jamaica Seals 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

In Sibley Two, the in-flight images literally fly across the page in slight diagonals, with the full-bodied images are presented below in a parallel order (meaning we see the same bird–fresh juvenile, worn juvenile, 1st year, Adult breeding, Adult nonbreeding–in the same part of the page for each species).

North America 247

North America Birds Species America 247

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern South America for the cold half of the year. Hat-tip to Stella. Instead I saw a flash of orange. Not a minute later, I’d scooped up my kid and sprinted back into the house for my binoculars and camera.

North Carolina 140

North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140