10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2019
More than 5,000 bird species in the world make some kind of seasonal movement. The harshest law of all, one more draconian than any human legislature could enact, is the law of unintended consequences. As Kaufman shows, however, to birds and bats, they can be death machines.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
The majority are clearly Mallards , followed by Garganeys , with one and possibly more Green-winged Teals , also Ferruginous Ducks … Surprises among them are one Common Shelduck , a species that most likely breeds some 15 mi from here (and my first shelduck of the year) and an even greater surprise: two Eurasian Wigeons.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Back in December I was in Orange County, California, enjoying the holidays with my in-laws. Fortunately, a Painted Redstart was frequenting Irvine Lake, a mere fifteen minutes from my in-laws house, in December. (In In 2012 I got my 500th bird in the ABA area when I twitched a Painted Redstart at Lacy Park in San Marino, California.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. 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. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. The beats have now contributed more checklists than birds.
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. Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. 29 Jan 2016.
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