10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Very similar in size and shape to the very common Turkey Vulture , the Zone-tailed Hawk is quite often found circling on the wind currents with those very vultures. This allows the Zone-tailed Hawk to approach much closer, before swooping in quickly. There is a small population in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina.

Tail Banding 100

Tail Banding Turkey Paraguay Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2012

There are probably more identification guides about raptors than there are for any other bird group. But, before Jerry Liguori’s wonderful photographic guides of Hawks at a Distance (2011) and Hawks from Every Angle (2005) and before Clark and Wheeler’s classic Field Guide to Hawks of North America (2nd ed.,

North America 234

North America Bald Eagle Birds Eagles 234

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Charles Harper’s Birds & Word s is the signature book of this bird and nature artist’s career. Charles Harper’s Birds & Word s is the signature book of this bird and nature artist’s career. White article on bird feeding stations. I just count the wings. A tradition was born.

Betty Crocker 170

Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

Phoebe, Liam and I went down to work (and play) in January 2011 at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival , and it was the highlight of our winter. I don’t get a lot of life birds in North America any more, but this confiding little gent offered himself up to the list: a Florida Scrub-Jay. What a sight.

Florida 145

Florida Tail Banding Ducks Ohio 145

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

I enjoy collecting children’s books about birds and nature that I come across in the expected (book stores) and unexpected (academic library conference reports) places. The Taínos named the birds Iguacas, after their call. Spanish settlers arrived in 1493 and called the birds Coterras. The birds thrive.

Puerto Rico 241

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 241