10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2019

At five-forty-five Sunday morning I started the eBird checklist while perched atop the Battery Harris Platform at Fort Tilden. As always, I was the first to the platform and in the light northwest wind and under a full moon I sipped my coffee and willed birds to make some noise so I could start checking off species.

Pelicans 132

Pelicans New York Whales Whaling 132

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Japanese Scops-Owl – Otus semitorques. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba. African Scops-Owl – Otus senegalensis. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi.

2019 116

2019 China Battery Jamaica 116

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Battery Pt. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Battery Pt. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101