10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2016

But evolving patterns of both weather and species distribution still promise wonder in the weeks and months ahead. I’ve added plenty of new species to my year list, but the bird I appreciated most this weekend was the one closest to home. There’s more to see, so keep at it!

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2016 Baltimore Birds Experience 101

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2013

Not only that, but shortly after I moved to New York City in 2008 the Parks Department ripped out a whole bunch of invasive species, worked hard to prevent them from coming back, and planted a bunch of native species. It is nearby, accessible, and loaded with birds. This is a Yellow Warbler doing the best it could at flycatching.

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Baltimore New York City New York Branding 170

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

It’s among a handful of species — American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee , the unholy trinity of House Sparrow – Rock Pigeon – European Starling , a few others — that have been everywhere I’ve ever lived. We never would have gotten all those extra species of Red Crossbill that way.

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Connecticut Baltimore North America New York City 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Snow has touched down in some places up north, up there on the breeding grounds of Mourning Warblers , Baltimore Orioles , and Sharp-shinned Hawks. Go birding almost anywhere in this snow-less land from now until March and you would be hard-pressed to pass a day without at least hearing the chattering of Baltimore Orioles.

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Costa Rica Baltimore Illinois Honduras 135

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2012

I had to work for the morning so by the time I got to the waterhole at 1 PM there were already tales of Cape May Warblers , Bay-breasted Warblers , and twenty other species spreading among the birding crowd. Add those twenty to the species I saw before work and I totaled 23 species of wood-warbler for the day!

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Nashville Baltimore Suffering Canada 176

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2013

Alas, Atlanta couldn’t seal the deal in the second half, but Baltimore bullied their way to the Big Game. Since there are only nine species of Raven in the world, Corey and I are going to host a quickie for the coolest corvids of all this week. I need your ravens by 6pm EST on Wednesday, January 23.

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Falcons Atlanta Baltimore ALA 150

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2012

My spring has been pretty amazing so far with 146 species spotted since April 1 and Cerulean , Worm-eating , and Yellow-throated Warblers and a host of other species spotted before May even arrived, but the first couple of days in May have been even better. Queens, New York, May 2009 May is the month of migration in North America.

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New York City New York 2009 Litter 156

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2018

This is why the Yellow Warblers and Baltimore Orioles of summer don’t linger to experience October 31st, and even late fall migrants like kinglets and sparrows move to slightly warmer regions. It was tough to pick out just one tanager species, many are downright stunning. Green Honeycreeper. Is it green? Is it blue? Pygmy-Owls.

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Costa Rica Bats Birds Falcons 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2014

When they turn into fledglings feather color plays a part, although the feathers of fledglings differ markedly from those of their parents, which differ from those of their species a year old, two years old, in non-breeding plumage, in winter/summer plumage, etc. Ever rehabbed a Baltimore Oriole ? Hence: Name That Bird.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Georgia Kentucky 222

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

Watching Baltimore Orioles consort with Blue-gray Tanagers as Great Kiskadees throw down their wings and yell is the perfect start to any day. We have nearly 930 species on the official list and with some effort, 700 in a year is a feasible goal. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan.

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2017

The Baltimore Ravens crushed my beloved New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV (2001) to become football’s finest feathered franchise. nationalist, holy person, or some species of pirate has won it all. Avian-themed teams simply don’t do very well in the big game.

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Falcons Atlanta 2001 Game 107

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2013

You may argue that they don’t wreak the same havoc with the indigenous species as do the two aforementioned invasives, but that would be a rather avicentric view. With not a species to spare. . Checked my BirdAlird when I was in Baltimore. Birds chukars introduced species Kazakhstan' But Chukars are okay.

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Kazakhstan Tennessee North America Sparrows 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2016

Today the Muttontown Preserve is a combination of tangled second-growth forest and open fields, suitable breeding habitat for a wide variety of beloved bird species. Another expected, but decidedly less welcome, species was also spotted in abundance that day as well.

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Albania Birds Kentucky Baltimore 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Check the nearest fruiting fig and you would be hard pressed not to find a few Red-eyed Vireos , Summer Tanagers , Baltimore Orioles , Swainson’s Thrushes , and a Scarlet Tanager or two. We might not get the variety of a New Jersey autumn but we do get major numbers of species that winter in South America.

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots Farming 158

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2013

It was fun and I ended up with 124 species. And, amazingly, despite visiting less parks and having to end my day even earlier than last time to go pick up my son, I ended the day with the same exact number of species. How can you not take a picture of a Baltimore Oriole below eye-level? So, this past Friday, I did it again.

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Jamaica Eggs Baltimore Wildlife 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

The prospect of identifying a certain number of species in a given amount of time pushes us to pay more attention to birds no matter what the circumstances (although I suggest keeping the exclamations about species identifications to yourself during such solemn situations as funerals, graduations, and watching episodes of The Sopranos).

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Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 260

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2015

I’d seen nine warbler species, Baltimore Orioles , a brilliant Scarlet Tanager , and what seemed like dozens of catbirds when an odd warbler caught my eye. It was birdy this morning on the banks of the Hudson River in lower Manhattan.

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Minnesota New York City New York Baltimore 180

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

The old runway in particular is excellent shorebird habitat, and the open wet woodlands growing up from, for lack of a better word, fields, elsewhere on the property shelter nesting Warbling Vireos , Orchard and Baltimore Orioles , Yellow Warblers , Common Yellowthroats , Tree Swallows , Song Sparrows , and other species.

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New York City New York Birds Homelessness 153

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

Between them they shared 63 checklists, spanning 5 countries and noted 231 species of birds. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula). Other sightings have been included from legitimate outings for work and exercise (at all times maintaining a respectable distance). 7 beats contributed this month. Graylag Goose (Anser anser).

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2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern South America for the cold half of the year. The truth is, wintering Baltimore Orioles are unusual, but not unheard of, in the southeast. Instead I saw a flash of orange. But how does the apply to Orioles?

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North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2012

Most bird species cannot live by black oil sunflower seed alone. I defy someone to look out the window and see a neon orange Baltimore Oriole accented by bright American Goldfinches and not acknowledge how cool that is. How could you not want to attract that to your yard?

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Blackbirds Birds Baltimore Breeding 224

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2012

Despite the dogs, leaf blowers, golf carts, and other disturbances, I still find this to be one of the most exciting and reliable places in suburban Miami-Dade to see a varied subset of birds (143 species recorded by myself in just over four years of birding here) with the occassional rarity thrown in.

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Miami Florida Birds Pelicans 161

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Yes, that would be Golden-winged Warbler , a species seen more easily during a Costa Rican winter than anywhere during migration up north. It seems like the species can show up one year at certain spots and be absent the next. This is a really tough bird to see in Costa Rica, even during the peak of migration.

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Costa Rica Morals Birds Mississippi 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2024

And the Baltimore Oriole is an iconic eastern bird, which winters along Mexico’s east coast, but never in the west. This was only my fourth encounter with the species (all on the east side). He should have visited my home last month, when both species were visiting my birdbath almost daily. And yet, there it was.

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Mexico Birds Raccoons Baltimore 194

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

In the following year, American telegraph pioneer Samuel Morse encountered such difficulty in his original plan to lay underground telegraph cable between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. But history doesn’t seem to have recorded which species of bird first dared to land on an electrical wire.

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United States Game North America New York City 117

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. It’s a wonder that any of the beats managed to get out and wave their binoculars at birds this July.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 243

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

And they were the ones who, at the end of the conference, decided to get together and talk about the possibility of breeding Peregrines in captivity as a way of at least saving the species from extinction.” Fidelity And Guaranty home office building in Baltimore, Maryland. By 1999, the Peregrine Falcon was removed from the U.S.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 178

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

Between them, they found 389 species in 5 countries. Insects were held back by weird spring weather, but now the warmth returns and the birds are feasting on the late stirring bugs. June saw 8 beats get their birding boots on and share 90 checklists for your pleasure.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

He quickly starts pointing our different species that are all around us, with exceptional and obvious knowledge. Even with what I consider to be two completely lost days, the numbers are as follows: Little Big Year species – 1141. Costa Rica species – 273. eBird submissions – 347.

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Costa Rica Falcons Mexico Groups 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

My birding list for November totals 15 species. Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

On the other side of the weather coin, now that I live in Costa Rica, the first month of the year also means warm sunny days punctuated by windy weather, and migrants like Yellow Warblers and Baltimore Orioles sharing green space with Blue-gray Tanagers and other avian locals. White-eyed Vireo! .

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Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

They birded 7 countries during August and recorded 542 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. Stay vigilant and safe. 10 of the beats have submitted 124 checklists which are collated below for your perusal.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 198

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula). I know that we are all looking forward to a time when we might return to the old normal, but until then, please stay safe and keep your distance. The total for the year has been pushed to 1478 , whilst the life list has reached 4009.

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 152

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

The 83 checklists submitted during July contained 459 species. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. In case you were worried, Our Man in Shanghai is still flying the flag. He is currently safe and well and watching, with his cats, from the window. The year list now stands at 1613. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

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2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

To surpass a challenging number of species, the planning, the conniving for major birding should have begun back in the past, in 2018. Every day counts and to seriously maximize the species total, a birder needs to maximize time in the field at the most productive places during the most productive times and then some.

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Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2020

For, in birder lingo, a split occurs when subspecies are determined to be, in fact, entirely separate species. If you happen to have seen both species, your life list can increase without you even leaving the house. Two former species can also be joined into one, the same way. This Bullock’s Oriole migrated from up north.

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San Diego San Francisco Mexico Baltimore 175

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional 1803 species from 1608 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Most species-prolific was Patrick in Costa Rica, followed by Paul from Mexico. December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia).

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 222