10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2012

Sure, I’m likely omitting some other far more important factors involving family, friends, and professional success, but the little things mean a lot. Note that I only condone this treatment for the highly localized Atlanta Falcon. Not a bad bird at all! What was your best bird of the weekend? Don’t you agree?

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Debeaking Atlanta 2011 United States 164

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2011

Mike was in Costa Rica this weekend after what felt like an interminable delay at the airport in Atlanta where he had to change planes. He lost nearly a day off of his trip but I am sure that he managed to see some birds once he arrived. No, not bitter at all, thanks for asking!

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Costa Rica New York City Atlanta 2011 176

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Those bigger birds of prey command respect, but it’s not like falcons are unknown. Even outside of Atlanta , Peregrine Falcons spend their breeding seasons smiling for the ( web ) camera from atop edifices all across the country. If you don’t know what these birds are, we’re happy to tell you all about kestrels.

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2011 Bald Eagle Atlanta Falcons 160

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Instead, we’ve got other bird news to cheer us up (or at least take our minds off avian’s inexplicable inability to capture U.S. This lucky youngster from Massachusetts has almost 300 ticks, but just added his favorite— a Great Gray Owl his supportive family drove hundreds of miles to glimpse. sports championships ).

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Massachusetts Eggs Falcons Rights 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I recently asked whether Puerto Rico should be part of the American Birding Association’s ABA Area. Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. Although different territories, they are nearby and share many of the same birds.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 155