10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2012

Wander through my front door and glance upwards and you’ll find at least two watching you, a Tawny Owl and a Barn Owl , both sadly gathered as roadkills. Above our fireplace is a large painting of a Barn Owl. The numbers we have wintering in Britain are certainly bearing that out.

Barn Owls 187

Barn Owls Finland Owls Portugal 187

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Nisqually NWR–Twin Barns Loop. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Nisqually NWR–Twin Barns Loop. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix leucotis.

2019 120

2019 China Battery Jamaica 120

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MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Mountain Scops-Owl – Otus spilocephalus. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas).

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113