Remove Battery Remove Birds Remove New York Remove Woodpeckers
article thumbnail

Sixth Annual Queens County Bird Club Big Sit An Amazing Success!

10,000 Birds

At five-forty-five Sunday morning I started the eBird checklist while perched atop the Battery Harris Platform at Fort Tilden. It was the sixth year in a row of the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit, my favorite event of the year. One of those birds was new to our cumulative list, a Cape May Warbler !

Pelicans 132
article thumbnail

Welcome to Come@Me Week

10,000 Birds

Controversy and conflict are also nothing new to birders. Both the online world and the birding world are full of disputes, arguments, disagreements, squabbles, and quarrels. You may not agree with some of the things that you read on 10,000 Birds this week. 1PM – Clare: Cameras with AA Batteries are the Best.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Review of iBird Ultimate 7.2

10,000 Birds

Bird vocalizations. If I was going out looking for a rarity or even just for a bird that I hadn’t seen (or heard) in awhile I would play the songs and, especially, the chip notes prior to getting into the field to ensure that if the bird called I would recognize it. Some of the more rare birds are overly mapped.

New York 175
article thumbnail

The Future of Birding Field Guides is Digital

10,000 Birds

In fact, the guide represents such a bold leap forward that reading it makes one wonder what the future of bird guides holds. This is why we asked readers to share their views on the NEXT big step in bird guide design, philosophy, or technology as part of our Fun, Fun, Fun Crossley ID Guide Giveaway. Digital guides (for ipod, etc.)

article thumbnail

Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

10,000 Birds

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic By James • March 1, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share Endemism is special.

Panama 208
article thumbnail

Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

Electric storms closed the new walkway there and he amassed a total list of just 3 birds! It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. Battery Pt.

2016 154
article thumbnail

Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

Duncan has contributed to break through the unspoken target of 2000 birds for 10,000 Birds and on to a running total of 2011 as at August 31st. It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. Battery Pt. Eilat Birding Center. 05 Jan 2016.

2016 101