10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

In 2023 I attempted to keep a year list of mammal encounters: the list barely exceeded 20 species, while it became complicated by seeing bats and voles that I was unable to name specifically. Keeping fox numbers down certainly benefits our local ground-nesting birds, especially Stone Curlews and Grey Partridges.) in the evening.

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Fur Bulgaria Otters Estonia 199

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2020

A narrow forest road takes us to the chain blocking the entrance, with a sign “Area closed – bear danger”. A Red Fox walks through the remaining intestines at the feeding station, while I spread the torch light, notebook and the camera in front of me. Now would be the biggest chance for a bear… or maybe not?

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Serbia Bears Birds Mammals 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank.

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2019 China Battery Jamaica 120

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. ( And, where’s there is flora diversity (prickly-pear cactus at the bottom and Douglas fir at the top), there is fauna diversity. Peregrine Falcon. Photo by © Mark Schraad.

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Arizona Tucson Birds North America 151

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MAY 4, 2019

Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

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2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 22 Apr 2019.

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2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas). Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. University of Ghana Botanical Gardens. 01 Feb 2019. Australian Hobby – Falco longipennis. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2019. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

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