10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This is followed by tales of birds like Barn Owls and Rockhopper Penguins, whose over-reproductive habits practically guarantee that some nestlings will die. I confess, I knew that all the tanagers were in the tropics, but it never occurred to me that there was a possibility of finding answers.

Science 239

Science Albatross Research Birds 239

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

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. 181 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

Sparrows 234

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 234

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JANUARY 2, 2021

December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). Most species-prolific was Patrick in Costa Rica, followed by Paul from Mexico. If you wish to see a full list for 2020, you can find it here. .

2020 251

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 251

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MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 242 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

Woodpeckers 207

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 207

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Well, the park is New York City’s Central Park, and Eva, who wears binoculars around her neck, is a birder, and she introduces Ruby to the magic of birding when she spots a bird she knows from her native Costa Rica, a Golden-winged Warbler.

New York City 171

New York City Pelicans Birds New York 171

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JUNE 6, 2020

7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Little Owl (Athene noctua).

2020 157

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 157

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JANUARY 1, 2022

8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

Sparrows 256

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 256

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

When I first saw it I thought it might be a snowy or a barn owl because it was almost white. Pat ODonnell Mar 9th, 2011 at 10:09 am My Bbest bird for the weekend was a Long-tailed Woodcreeper seen at Carara National Park in Costa Rica. On Saturday at Flushing Meadows Corona Park I saw a male northern harrier.

2011 159

2011 New York Deer Birds 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

However, 10 beats from 7 countries were able to submit some 127 checklists containing 597 birds from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica). 11 Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. 103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 196

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 196

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JULY 4, 2020

But in bigger news, could this be the month that UK outbirds Costa Rica? Costa Rica has also submitted 63. Costa Rica v UK is bino a bino and UK has never before beaten The Man. Costa Rica v UK is bino a bino and UK has never before beaten The Man. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 168

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 168

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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 166

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 166

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Flammulated Owl – Psiloscops flammeolus. They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year.

2019 124

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 124

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 159

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 159

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. 02 Jun 2019.

2019 126

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 126

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

7 countries (Costa Rica, China, USA, UK, Mexico, New Zealand and Serbia) were birded by 11 beats during October. 168 Costa Rican Swift – Chaetura fumosa. 231 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 320 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 363 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 133

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 133

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NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). Barn Owl – Tyto alba. has reached 54. Rough-legged Hawk – Buteo lagopus. Ash Creek Wildlife Area (LAS Co.). 26 Oct 2019. 26 Oct 2019. 26 Oct 2019.

2019 128

2019 China Battery Jamaica 128

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MAY 25, 2019

This happens in Peru, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and other major birdy places because GBD isn’t just viewed as a day to watch birds. In Costa Rica, we wanted to eBird as many of the resident species as possible, even the super tough ones. Not an easy bird in Costa Rica, this was one of our best birds of the day.

Costa Rica 203

Costa Rica Species 2019 Owls 203

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FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. This is where they come in January while there is still nothing to do on the naughty and nice list.

Sparrows 212

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 212

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 04 Jan 2020.

2020 168

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 168

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FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba. All will be revealed in good time. 01 Jan 2019. 08 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

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APRIL 6, 2019

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Mountain Scops-Owl – Otus spilocephalus. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Baranda–restoran Belorepan.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

The two most prolific contributors, Pat and Tom, have been sharing their birding space in Costa Rica. During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 09 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. In an unusual turnaround during September, more birds were seen in USA than in Costa Rica. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Eurasian Scops-Owl – Otus scops.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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APRIL 7, 2018

During March, 11 beats shared 122 checklists to accumulate 680 species from 8 countries; USA, Costa Rica, Serbia, India, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. The year list has progressed by 127 to reach 1257. Fieldfare – Turdus pilaris. 09 Jan 2018. Western Australia. 09 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

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. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Make the best use of your binoculars and view from a distance. Back to numbers. 10 Jan 2019. 10 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

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JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Here they are; Alphabetic Taxonomic. 10 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

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MAY 6, 2018

April’s number are below; 11 countries were visited by 9 beats; Australia, USA, UK, India, Serbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Whiskered Screech-Owl – Megascops trichopsis. 28 Apr 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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MAY 6, 2017

9 countries/territories/special administrative areas/principalities/kingdoms were represented in April’s statistics; Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, Panama, Kuwait and UK. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio. Who fancies a trip to Siberia?

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Indian Cuckoo – Cuculus micropterus. Bukit Tinggi. 05 May 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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MAY 7, 2016

During last month, beat lists have been shared from Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Russia, UK, Canada and USA. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Conquista Agraria. 17 Apr 2016. 16 Feb 2016. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. African Scops-Owl – Otus senegalensis. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154