10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis.

2020 156

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 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.

Woodpeckers 208

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 208

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 232

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 232

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

11 Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. 103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 178 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 183 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 308 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis.

2020 180

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 180

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively. 9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 155

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Muscovy Duck (Domestic type): 322. Mottled Duck: 19. Ring-necked Duck: 19. Cattle Egret: 133. Barn Owl: 3. Eastern Screech-Owl: 5. Great Horned Owl: 3. Burrowing Owl: 3. Barred Owl: 1. Without further adieu, here is the total list: Egyptian Goose: 57. Gadwall: 3. Lesser Scaup: 9.

Miami 168

Miami 2015 United States Birds 168

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The life list reached 4052 this month. The life list reached 4052 this month.

Sparrows 193

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 193

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 159

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 159

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2013

On the way back to the headquarters we passed a barn that was the roost of an Eastern Barn Owl. Big flocks of Australian Shoverlers had Grey Teal, Grey Duck, Dusky Moorhens and H ardheads mixed in. And as I drove off, some Australian Wood Ducks and a Restless Flycatcher. Another time.

Parrots 145

Parrots Barn Owls Eagles Australia 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 225

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 225

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

158 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 159 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 231 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 233 Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. 312 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 320 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

It could mean venturing outdoors on January First accompanied by a storm of gulls picking through frozen garbage, or meditating on the calls of ducks, geese, and finches during a cold, misty dawn. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Carara, 3-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata; Turrucares, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Hawaiian Duck – Anas wyvilliana. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha.

2020 161

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 161

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

A gathering of the beats at the “Hot Duck” barbeque. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ????–????????????? Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Cerro Lodge.

2019 120

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 120

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Western Australia.

2016 126

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 126

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 121

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 121

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ???–?????? Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Long-eared Owl – Asio otus. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca. 20 Mar 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Barn Owl – Tyto alba. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. 26 Oct 2019.

2019 118

2019 China Battery Jamaica 118

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Harlequin Duck – Histrionicus histrionicus. White-winged Duck – Cairina scutulata. Dusky Eagle-Owl – Bubo coromandus.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ????–????????????? Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. West Indian Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arborea. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Knob-billed Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Knob-billed Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113