10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2012

Sure, the occasional Cattle Egret , Northern Mockingbird , or Red-shouldered Hawk can’t help but cross the path of those with eyes to see them, but the area is surprisingly bird-barren for a Florida zip code. BIRDING SEA WORLD One would expect a marine-themed attraction to deliver some sweet bird species. Not Sea World.

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Florida Birds Alligators Turtles 169

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Expanding that for the year so far gives 795 / 1512. Here they all are; Alphabetic Taxonomic. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. May I extend my thanks to all the beats.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 06 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Who is going to tell the clans? Does Mel Gibson know? These are they… Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113