10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast opens with the unexpected appearance of a Laysan Albatross. We are all suckers for an albatross, at least in the United States. The author, conservation biologist Caroline Fox, is observing the albatross’s shadow to the side of the boat. Do I need to say anything more?

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Fox Albatross Geese Bald Eagle 100

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There are also entries for “ albatross ,” “ dove ,” “ eagle ,” “ egret ,” “ flycatcher ,” “ gull ,” “ grebe ,” “ hummingbird ,” “ loon ,” “ murrelet ,” “ shearwater ,” “ sparrow ,” “ swallow ,” “ tern ,” “ thrush ,” “ woodpecker ,” “ wren ,” and so forth. Many individual species get an entry too, though they are generally not capitalized.

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Albatross Bears Ducks Bald Eagle 106

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

but I really feel I should nominate an albatross, if only because I love taunting Corey about them. I’ll go for the Black-browed Albatross , in celebration of the fact that conservation efforts have resulted in this species being downgraded from endangered to near threatened this year. He wrote about it in more detail here.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 168

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DECEMBER 20, 2014

shocked everyone with a suggestion that passerines were most closely related not to woodpeckers and kingfishers but to parrots, falcons, and seriemas. So if you need me, I’ll just be over here thinking about doves and flamingos, parrots and falcons, hummingbird brains and our own. Australaves: Songbirds and Their Kin.

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Family Birds Parrots 2014 279

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MARCH 3, 2018

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Royal Albatross – Diomedea epomophora. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. 04 Jan 2018. 04 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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APRIL 7, 2018

Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. Black-browed Albatross – Thalassarche melanophris. Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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MAY 6, 2018

Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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JUNE 2, 2018

Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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JULY 7, 2018

Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 230

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. Taiaroa Head–Royal Albatross Centre. Royal Albatross – Diomedea epomophora. Taiaroa Head–Royal Albatross Centre. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Taiaroa Head–Royal Albatross Centre. 25 Jan 2017. 25 Jun 2017.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Laysan Albatross – Phoebastria immutabilis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Breezy Point Tip. 01 Jan 2020.

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2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 162

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The Life list sum was boosted by sightings of Ural Owl , Whooping Crane, Black-throated Magpie-jay and the proceeds from Duncan’s Albatross Encounter. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

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MARCH 4, 2014

What year was the Red-footed Falcon seen in Massachusetts? Howell has written a number of books, including Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America: A Photographic Guide , the Peterson Reference Guide to Molt in North American Birds, and A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America (with Sophie Webb).

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North America America Birds United States 259

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

. “Ducks, Geese, and Swans” in the front, “Blackbirds” in the back; “Caracaras and Falcons” next to “Old World Parrots,” “Loons” about one-third of the way down the list, after “Tropicbirds” and before “Albatrosses.”

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North America America 2017 Birds 187

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

The guide covers terns and gulls, penguins and phalaropes, but birders will be most interested in its treatment of seabirds like shearwaters, storm-petrels, diving-petrels, albatrosses, and skuas.

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Birds Colombia Collecting Bald Eagle 246

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MARCH 21, 2011

Duncan Mar 21st, 2011 at 2:58 pm I guess it would have to be the New Zealand Falcon I saw at Karori. Carol Holverson Mar 21st, 2011 at 6:37 pm Hands down it was the Laysan albatross(es) and chicks on Ka’ena Point on Oahu. I counted 88 after grabbing the binos from inside the house and that was just the tail end of the flock!!

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2011 Deer Birds Costa Rica 140

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Aplomado Falcon – Falco femoralis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

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MAY 7, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. 01 Jan 2016. 13 Feb 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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JULY 2, 2016

Black Falcon – Falco subniger. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Barbary Falcon – Falco pelegrinoides. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Common Potoo – Nyctibius griseus.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

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AUGUST 6, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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JUNE 4, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Barbary Falcon – Falco pelegrinoides. Clark’s Grebe – Aechmophorus clarkii. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 128

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APRIL 1, 2014

The Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters chapter has increased from 20 to 31 species and Storm-Petrels from 8 to 12 species, Shorebirds from 62 to 76 species. In a huge improvement, Sibley Two includes page references for each species (see Falcons introductory page above).

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North America Birds Species America 247