10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

For whatever reason, however, yesterday on my way to work my mind wasn’t with our upcoming spring, but with September’s in California. Visiting this area for the first time after seeing it for month was a crazy experience. I saw a wagtail there once, which was exceptionally cool for California (I’m told).

Whales 157

Whales Whaling Sharks Bats 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

Sullivan, in collaboration with Todd McGrath and Tom Johnson, arrived at my door the day before I was leaving for southern California. Birds of California , the new volume in the ABA series, arrived the day I returned. In a nice moment of serendipity, my review copy of Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast by Steve N.G.

Dolphins 162

Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Boobies ( Sula leucogaster ), Islas Coronado, Baja California © David J. A pair of Brown Boobies ( Sula leucogaster ) tends a chick on Middle Rock, Islas Coronado, Baja California © David J. Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. And, the birds are awesome.

2011 159

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 159

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. We also got great views of a very small mammal, Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat, at Satara. I am a birder, after all.

South Africa 255

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Back in December I was in Orange County, California, enjoying the holidays with my in-laws. In 2012 I got my 500th bird in the ABA area when I twitched a Painted Redstart at Lacy Park in San Marino, California. In 2012 I got my 500th bird in the ABA area when I twitched a Painted Redstart at Lacy Park in San Marino, California.

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San Marino California Laws Bats 112