10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

15 Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 16 Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. 33 Brewer’s Sparrow – Spizella breweri. 65 Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri. 71 White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis. 148 Rusty Sparrow – Aimophila rufescens.

Woodpeckers 212

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 212

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 207

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 207

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 231

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 231

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2016

We ate dinner and did the whole Bourbon Street thing, and I have to admit I saw little other than House Sparrows and Rock Pigeons. However, I did love the Chimney Swifts that dotted the dimming sky; or, as my cousin called them, “those bat-looking things.” Bird graffiti near Magazine St.

Austin 100

Austin Birds Mississippi Parrots 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 159

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

296 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 510 House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. 511 Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. 552 Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 553 Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. 554 Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina.

Woodpeckers 188

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 188

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans; Tirimbina, 9-Jan.

Costa Rica 163

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 163

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

This is where Gila Woodpecker and Yellow-breasted Chat meet Squirrel Cuckoo , Bat Falcon , and Black-throated Magpie-Jay. As the sun began to set, a flock of Mexican Parrotlets alighted in a tree with brilliant red bark, and we all noticed a Bat Falcon watching silently from a high perch above all the action down below.

Mexico 197

Mexico Costa Rica Arizona Birds 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Curu, 4-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda; Curu, 4-Jan. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan.

Costa Rica 262

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 262

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 31, 2018

We took their advice, a leap of faith, and got a yearly membership right off the bat. 2 House Sparrow. 4 White-crowned Sparrow. Several people had told us that you cannot see this whole thing in one day, and to consider getting a membership so you can go as often as you like. We have set up work stations, complete with a view.

Tucson 113

Tucson Costa Rica Arizona Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This was the only place in my Arizona sojourn where I saw Pyrrhuloxia, a Calliope, Scott’s Oriole, and Crissal Thrasher, as well as Lark Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Painted Bunting, Hooded Oriole, Bridled Titmouse, and many more species, including the Barn Swallows nesting on the back porch. And, Montezuma Quail.

Arizona 103

Arizona Lovebirds Phoenix New Jersey 103

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2014

But be it a mouse, bird, bat, gecko, kitten … it’s a very bad way to go, and no creature should have to suffer death by torture. “My My very first rescue was a House Sparrow caught in a glue trap,” says Donna Osburn, a wildlife rehabilitator in Kentucky.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 279

Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Rodents Rescue 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Birds came fast during the first few hours, including a wide array of classic Neotropical species such as Keel-billed Toucan , Bat Falcon , Bright-rumped Attila , Buff-throated Saltator , and Boat-billed Flycatcher. The following morning, we explored an area of secondary growth and edge near a recently tilled field.

Honduras 221

Honduras Costa Rica El Salvador Arizona 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I know these winds had a lot of the birds all settled in, and not moving much, but right off the bat, I got a new Lifer, in a pair of Nuttall’s Woodpeckers. On my way back to the RV Park, I was able to photograph my first Gold-crowned Sparrows , since my trip to Kodiak Alaska, 3 years ago.

Woodpeckers 100

Woodpeckers Oregon California Geese 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

It’s almost a bucolic place; sea turtles nest on the beaches, Humpback Whales and bat rays frolic just offshore, and you can buy the freshest fish from the panga fisherman at Punta Lobos every afternoon. Judging by the number of people I know who have been there at one time or another, you might find yourself there some day.

California 227

California San Jose Birds Mexico 227

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

whose occupants have already left for Africa, but a clump of elaborate closed nests of Spanish Sparrows hang underneath it. Checking the birds on the stork’s nest, I found both House and Spanish Sparrows. Finally, a large White Stork’s nest (at 850 m a.s.l!) At the end of the causeway and up Mt. Other taxa. Maps and guides.

Greece 252

Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris; El Tapir, 1-Jan. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Prevost’s (Cabanis’s) Ground-Sparrow – Melozone biarcuata; San Joaquin, 12-Jan.

Costa Rica 163

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 163

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2017

In Costa Rica, instead of seed feeders attended by chickadees, sparrows, and other small, hardy species, we have tanagers, woodpeckers, chachalacas, euphonias, saltators, toucans, and more that come to wooden platforms with papaya and other tropical fruits. Red-headed Barbet at the Cafe Colibri, Cinchona, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 118

Costa Rica 2017 Birds West Virginia 118

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Carara, 3-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; Santa Barbara, 1-Jan. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris; Carara, 3-Jan. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus; Carara, 3-Jan. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris; Cano Negro, 15-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. 09 Jul 2019.

2019 120

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 120

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Northern Gray-headed Sparrow – Passer griseus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Lake Mburo NP. 04 Dec 2019.

2019 174

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The next morning was our travel day, but we spent a couple of hours with Franklin again, tracking down a Ferruginous Pygmy-owl, Striped-headed Sparrows, a pair of Bat Falcons, Laughing falcons, Dusky-caped Flycatchers, Panama Flycatcher, Striped Cuckoo, Rufous-napped Wrens , and a bird that was high on my target list, the Double-striped Thick-knee.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica Falcons Mexico Groups 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza maritima. Saltmarsh Sparrow – Ammospiza caudacuta. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2019 121

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 121

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix leucotis. Southern Gray-headed Sparrow – Passer diffusus. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Billy Frank Jr.

2019 118

2019 China Battery Jamaica 118

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

We also got great views of a very small mammal, Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat, at Satara. Both trips combined, I was away for 22 days, my longest birding trip ever. This one was in the parking lot of the Satara Rest Camp, where we stopped for lunch on the Northern Satara field trip. And, there were birds.

South Africa 254

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 254

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 155

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis. Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza maritima. Savannah Sparrow – Passerculus sandwichensis.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

11 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 17 Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. 31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 98 Golden-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia atricapilla. 117 Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. 118 Lark Sparrow – Chondestes grammacus.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

141 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 260 House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. 261 Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. 274 Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina. 275 Field Sparrow – Spizella pusilla. 276 Savannah Sparrow – Passerculus sandwichensis.

2020 160

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 160

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Our methods have changed over time — Linneaus, for example, chose not to classify bats among birds — but now, detailed molecular analyses can confound even the most comprehensive and rigorous morphology-based hypotheses, not to mention “obvious&# groupings.

2011 154

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2018

What did find right off the bat, was an amazing group of people, all willing to help out in so many ways. Olive Sparrow. Cassin’s Sparrow. Our first three days were spent bouncing around from area to area, looking to find the species on my wish list. Tom and Connie, and John Y. Clapper Rail. Magnolia Warbler. Gray Catbird.

Texas 133

Texas Tucson San Antonio Owls 133

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In the light of the moon I did see a bat and I was also surprised to see a firefly, which seemed really odd considering it is already October. But once Lisa and I packed up and headed out we found a Song Sparrow in the same spot. the Big Sit checklist, minus a Song Sparrow (The messy handwriting is mine).

Birds 111

Birds Dolphins Canada Sparrows 111

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver – Plocepasser mahali. Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow – Passer shelleyi. Golden-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia atricapilla. Northern Gray-headed Sparrow – Passer griseus. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida.

2019 141

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 141

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 224

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 224

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

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

Sparrows 192

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Rufous-winged Sparrow – Peucaea carpalis. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. calle jocote. 16 Aug 2019.

2019 118

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 118

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 23 Jan 2020. 01 Jan 2020.

2020 160

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 160