10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2019

That fallacious family name seems to have encouraged all manner of knaves, dunderheads, and miscreants when time came to label species. North American warblers, on the other hand, often bear names of, at best, marginal utility. Appropriate appellations should respect the birds, not 19th century naturalists and their friends and family.

Rights 113

Rights Connecticut Tennessee Nashville 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2014

Every spring they totally steal the show in the northeast and you really can’t blame birders for abandoning their jobs, their families, and their sanity as they rush to New York City’s abundant and amazing parks to see the show live and in technicolor. Or the Nashville Warblers like the one at the top of this post?

New York City 172

New York City New York Kentucky Abandon 172

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

This is one of the Mormon Metalmark family, whose members all look alike, so opinions from more informed butterfly enthusiasts are welcome. Probably much more of a serious threat than the bear scat we occasionally spied or the threat of poodle-bush rash. Just, regular old Acorn Woodpeckers , loud and persistent.

Los Angeles 172

Los Angeles Woodpeckers California Birds 172