10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Mississippi Kite. Super Hot-spot: Hawk Ridge, Duluth, MN – Mississippi Flyway. Bald Eagle. Super Hot-spot: Hawk Ridge, Duluth, MN – Mississippi Flyway. The STK families will be departing the panhandle of Florida, with flights possibly hugging the Gulf coastline. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Fall count to date: 12,928.

Belize 211

Belize Mississippi Bald Eagle Mexico 211

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.

North America 186

North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name? It’s free!

2011 241

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 241

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Harns Marsh. 24 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113