10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Flashy of look, brash of attitude, and strident of voice, they bomb around announcing every discovery – ripe acorns, sleeping owls, snakes in need of scolding – to the world. 1978, for reference, was the year of my birth. But shifting baseline syndrome doesn’t just apply to things that have become diminished.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Breeding bird surveys appears to show the resplendent Allen’s Hummingbird (like Corey’s capture, above) in decline—but not in Southern California, where examination of eBird data reveals that members of a residential population appear to be faring much better than their migrating brethren. (To sports championships ).
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2019
There’s nothing to be afraid of: Landscape with Grave, Coffin, and Owl by Caspar David Friedrich. The name of this supernatural raven from Denmark makes an unlikely name for a California vintner, but Valravn Wines has been making wines in the heart of the Sonoma County wine country since 2014. An unlikely scene in California.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 28, 2014
Many gringos make their way to Baja California Sur every year, although the majority are probably heading to Cabo San Lucas to party and test the human limit of tequila endurance. They do bear some resemblance to Sage Thrashers , but have a much heavier, more sickle-shaped bill. A male Belding’s Yellowthroat. Hecho en Mexico.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 14, 2014
I’ve tackled Texas, collected in California, fooled around in Florida. I’ve even paid a few calls to Massachusetts in the dead of winter for finches and owls. As we headed down the trail, we were stopped from taking the long route by yellow tape and a sign warning of bears. Birding Destinations Alaska bears'
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Let me introduce my guest blogger, Lisa Owens Viani, co-founder of the California-based group RATS ( Raptors Are The Solution ), which educates people about the dangers of rat poisons. Does the product above strike you as black humor, only not funny? I’ll leave today’s blog in her capable hands.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Japanese Scops-Owl – Otus semitorques. Tropical Screech-Owl – Megascops choliba. African Scops-Owl – Otus senegalensis. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Rough-legged Hawk – Buteo lagopus. 26 Oct 2019.
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