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 151

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

California Gull – Larus californicus. Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus.

2019 161

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 161

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Ladder-backed Woodpecker – Dryobates scalaris. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii.

2019 118

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 118

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Bearded Woodpecker – Chloropicus namaquus. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker – Celeus castaneus. Golden-tailed Woodpecker – Campethera abingoni. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus. Marabou Stork – Leptoptilos crumenifer.

2019 112

2019 China Battery Jamaica 112

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

California Quail – Callipepla californica. Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus. Red-rumped Woodpecker – Dryobates kirkii. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus.

2020 150

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 150

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

Here they are; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens 4 Graylag Goose – Anser anser 5 Brant – Branta bernicla 6 Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis 8 Mute Swan – Cygnus olor 9 Black (..)

Woodpeckers 152

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 152

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

129 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 130 Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. 131 Sunda Woodpecker – Yungipicus moluccensis. 132 Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major. 133 Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens. 141 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2020 156

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 156

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

20 Cinnamon Woodpecker – Celeus loricatus. 30 Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis. 31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 72 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 100 Pileated Woodpecker – Dryocopus pileatus. 127 Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus.

2020 128

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 128

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 205

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 205

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

752 County Road 99W, Willows, California, US (39.43, -122.187). California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens. 05 Jan 2020.

2020 156

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 156

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus. African Gray Woodpecker – Chloropicus goertae. Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Dryobates fumigatus. Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus. Golden-crowned Woodpecker – Chloropicus xantholophus. Brown-eared Woodpecker – Campethera caroli.

2019 137

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 137

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

California Gull – Larus californicus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Golden-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysogenys. Gila Woodpecker – Melanerpes uropygialis. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii.

2019 116

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 116

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

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

Sparrows 179

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 179

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

White-headed Woodpecker – Dryobates albolarvatus. 24898 California 89, Burney, California, US (41.013, -121.65). California Quail – Callipepla californica. Golden-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysogenys. Eurasian Green Woodpecker – Picus viridis. 28 May 2019. PN Cerro de Garnica.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

California Gull – Larus californicus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Puerto Rican Woodpecker – Melanerpes portoricensis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Puerto Rican Woodpecker – Melanerpes portoricensis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens. California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

California Gull – Larus californicus. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Gila Woodpecker – Melanerpes uropygialis.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

There are a number of potential reasons for this, the most likely by far being that Pat has been batting for both teams for a couple of weeks. Blond-crested Woodpecker – Celeus flavescens. Black-backed Woodpecker – Picoides arcticus. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus. Parque do Ibirapuera.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Syrian Woodpecker – Dendrocopos syriacus. White-backed Woodpecker – Dendrocopos leucotos. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker – Celeus castaneus. Blond-crested Woodpecker – Celeus flavescens. Black-backed Woodpecker – Picoides arcticus. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus. Crimson-winged Woodpecker – Picus puniceus. Great Slaty Woodpecker – Mulleripicus pulverulentus. Laced Woodpecker – Picus vittatus. Golden-tailed Woodpecker – Campethera abingoni. Cardinal Woodpecker – Dendropicos fuscescens.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus. Red-rumped Woodpecker – Veniliornis kirkii. Pygmy Woodpecker – Dendrocopos kizuki. ???–?????? Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. White-headed Woodpecker – Picoides albolarvatus. Saladero Lodge. 23 Mar 2018. 23 Mar 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Puerto Rican Woodpecker – Melanerpes portoricensis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Puerto Rican Woodpecker – Melanerpes portoricensis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Gila Woodpecker – Melanerpes uropygialis. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

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.

San Marino 104

San Marino California Laws Bats 104

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Puerto Rican Woodpecker – Melanerpes portoricensis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100