10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

In the English translation, the story is titled “Little Fable”: “Alas,” said the mouse, “the whole world is growing smaller every day. Anyway, the story is not quite how I remembered it, to be honest, but fitting enough to describe the almost claustrophobic birding experience in ever-shrinking Nanhui.

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Raccoons Birds Oregon China 221

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Lesser Roadrunner is another spectacular species of the thorn forest scrub of the Aguan Valley, which we observed at length right along the main road! Alas, the trip was over too soon but I left with a very positive impression of Honduras with its interesting biogeography, beautiful preserves, rich biodiversity, and hospitable people.

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Honduras Monkeys Birds America 163

Animal Person

APRIL 24, 2009

mikey, my stance can be seen in the posts about Project Treadstone (and if you type Project Treadstone into the Google Search box just below my half-blind, diabetic greyhound, Violet Rays, on the right, you'll get a dozen more posts). Yes, sterilizing someone--anyone--without their consent is an act of dominance. Hence, it's a Gray Matter.)

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Project Treadstone Feral Cats Spay Spaying 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

I might have to add the Dallas airport staff to the list of things Buffon was right about. Alas, those sightings will be for another time as the weather had thrown a spanner in the works: half a meter of snow had closed off our intended destination. I flew into Denver from Mexico. We stopped at Rosie’s Diner.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 171

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2022

My first experiments involved rooting cuttings of several of Michoacán’s dozens of Salvia species. And the rootballs are at just the right point. The melon seedling on the upper right is an inevitable product of using homemade compost.). These days, money is not so much of an issue. I’m really excited about these.

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Mexico Collecting ALA Sparrows 235

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Hornbills are spectacular under any circumstances, but when a pair lands in a bush beside you at eye-level and begin mutual preening , it makes for a spectacular experience. It was easily one of the best birding experiences I’ve ever had, even impressing my nonbirder fiance. You can read more about his experience here.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2012

In fact, experience proved that the process is actually way more cumbersome and time-consuming than it should be. The IOC has been on a mission to remove all grammatically incorrect hyphens from common names , but eBird required me to manually return every one to its rightful place. Worst of all were all the hyphen issues.

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Arizona Belize Adoptable ALA 176

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2017

The open, dry habitat was perfect for it and the experience was so real, it was almost painful to wake up but alas, no Loggerhead Shrike, just a vivid dream of a migrant bird that could make a mega appearance in Costa Rica. The guy on the right is Sergio Arias, check out his Costa Rica Birding Hotspot Stand at Birdfair.

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Costa Rica San Jose Falcons Nicaragua 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2013

Alas, I only heard this super cool caprimulgid, but did get buzzed by a swift Malaysian Eared Nightjar. If you can parse the subtle differences in his photo below, you’ll see the bird on the left is a dark morph Oriental Honey Buzzard, but the bird on the right is a pale morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle. Bats under a rocky overhang.

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Malaysia Singapore Monkeys Birds 177

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. Yes, that’s Panama City to the right. TRANSPORTATION. BIRDING NOTES.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Corey definitely treated himself right this weekend, taking down his life Mountain Plover at Bolsa Chica in Southern California. Alas, I’m still stranded in the Northeast U.S., If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2019 ALA Birds California 140