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. Man, I wish they all could be southern California birds… What more could I want? Painted Redstart.

San Marino 107

San Marino California Laws Bats 107

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Great Curassow – Crax rubra.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. California Gnatcatcher – Polioptila californica. California Quail – Callipepla californica. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. As at June 30 th , it stands at 1796.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100