10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

She lived on a stretch of the Mississippi River near a power plant that keeps the river open all winter long (even when it’s below zero). She started feeding the ducks and geese that used the open water in the 1980s. A great example was the Swan Lady in Monticello, MN Sheila Lawrence. She added more corn.

Bald Eagle 253

Bald Eagle Birds Deer Minnesota 253

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Plus other Diving Ducks and Dabbling Ducks, as well as Swans, Geese, Cormorants and Anhingas, Loons, a couple of Grebes, Alcids (this is where my heart starts to go pit-a-pat), Tubenoses (love that term), one species of Frigatebird, a Gannet and two Boobies, Pelicans, Skuas and Jaegers (more pit-a-patting), Gulls, Black Skimmer, and Terns.

Ducks 240

Ducks Groups Species North America 240

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings. According to the authors of the Mississippi and Atlantic Flyway Council’s joint management plan, there are many problems with the current survey count methods and further studies are needed. Isn’t that neat?

2011 255

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 255

10,000 Birds

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.” Mississippi Kite, for example.

North America 187

North America America 2017 Birds 187