10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I moved to Mexico in 1983 (and really should update my bio below). Perhaps the fact that we really enjoy talking to each other had a slight negative impact on the number of species seen (“only” 52). Still, a male Archilochus hummer (of either species) is a rare treat here.

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Laws Mexico Bears Turkey 202

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Bear River MBR (Utah). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). according to eBird , including: Aransas (368 species); Bosque del Apache (360); Parker River (359); Laguna Atascosa (356); Santa Ana (342); Anahuac (329); Pea Island (326); and Edwin B.

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MARCH 30, 2019

It’s also a big time for bird movements, a period punctuated by waves of migrants, first the early ones, then a time of many species, and finally, those last “late” migrants moving north. While our winter residents bulk up to head north, they are joined by other species coming from South America.

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Costa Rica South America Tennessee Philadelphia 138

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Each of them has a story, most of which do not need to be covered in detail, but I will include at least a small statement for support of each species, and it’s place on this semi-prestigious list. 8 Great Kiskadee – Pitangus sulphuratus This bird was the very first bird that I identified when I flew over to Guadalajara, Mexico.

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2016 Grizzly Bear Puffins Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

A half-century ago, this species might have been restricted to Iowa or New Jersey, but now it can be found throughout New England and even south-eastern Canada. This native of Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico is now recognized as a separate species, but the two species will hybridize when they meet.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In all of North America, only one avian species serves as both the beloved mascot of seven states as well as the totem to two professional sports teams (and an infinity of amateur ones!) However, Cardinalis phoeniceus is a South American species. Rather, this icon is extremely adaptable and eye-catching.

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APRIL 5, 2019

And because of the resemblance they bear to their New World cousins in the family Phasianidae , they even look the part of an “authentic” wild bird in North America. Audubon knew the Northern Bobwhite as the “Virginia Partridge” The species has undergone a notable decline in recent decades. What’s in a name?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

Hecho en Mexico. What better way to start the year than with a visit to Mexico? They do bear some resemblance to Sage Thrashers , but have a much heavier, more sickle-shaped bill. Destinations Baja California Sur I Am Birder Mexico' A male Belding’s Yellowthroat. Especially if you can fit in some birding?

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California San Jose Birds Mexico 220

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JUNE 1, 2021

The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946. The grand total is 817 species! SPECIES ACCOUNTS.

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North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2017

Bear in mind, even the plants have to find ways to survive, so virtually every one of them has some form of thorny defense. Members of the genus Pachycereus , there are a couple of species which are quite prevalent here on the southern Baja. Once the fruit is ripe, it becomes a primary source for many species.

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Elephants Woodpeckers Squirrels Shelters 106

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2020

And while Dogwoods and Eastern Redbuds may be great options in Massachusetts, they won’t grow for me in Morelia, Mexico. It doesn’t seem to offer food or shelter for birds; but, being the tallest tree on the block, is an important stopover for lots of species. And it bears for more than half the year!

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MARCH 30, 2022

So here are some numbers: As I write this, on March 24th, my 2022 list includes 239 species, all from within the state of Michoacán. The latest species I picked up is the Spotted Wren , a rather common endemic here that I had somehow managed to not see, until three turned up in my garden this morning.

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Mexico Arizona Horses Texas 188

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. Hummingbird species, on the other hand, number in the hundreds. Jonas D’Abronzo.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Four moments (and species) stand out in my own personal birding renaissance: I put an improvised birdbath in my yard to see if I can get the House Sparrows to stop munching on my lettuce plants, and a stunning Black-vented Oriole arrives to bathe. I start visiting a nearby canyon to see what other species might be around.

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Kansas Wounded ALA Squirrels 193

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2024

Well, my eBird records give me a total of 86 species, so far. At the height of our rainy season, I am likely to see only a dozen or so species here. Our European readers may be unaware that [wood] warblers in the Americas are usually quite colorful, unlike the birds that bear the “warbler” moniker in the Old World.)

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Nashville Virginia Bears Woodpeckers 130

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

They claimed 15 species of bejeweled hummingbirds, 36 wood warblers, a Flame-colored Tanager , Greater Roadrunners (straight from the cartoon), and an oddly perched, metallic green-headed fellow called the ‘elusive’ Elegant Trogon. Pre-Internet, I got all my birding info from print magazines; and WildBird was my go-to back in the day.

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Arizona Tucson Birds North America 141

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States. The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316).

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

For example, Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico is renowned for its winter birding, featuring huge numbers of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese, among others. Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 million in economic activity and 8 jobs.

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JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Reintroduction efforts expanded to Arizona in 1996, and later, to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico.

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California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Interestingly, the eagle featured in Panama’s coat of arms is not the Harpy Eagle, but a representation of an American eagle species, as the United States was the first country to recognize Panama’s independence. A Harpy Eagle. Like Woods, I can’t get over their talons.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

The Mexican Duck, as its name suggests, is native to Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, and unlike the Mallard, the Mexican Duck does not have a showy male breeding plumage; both sexes are brown throughout the year. Do you prefer stability and certainty, or would you rather make changes to our lists early and often?

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Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Now bear in mind, I have never seen a Wood Stork , nor was it ever on my radar, as they have never been in any of the areas that I have birded. Again, all the normal species where there, the Cinnamon Teal , A Great Blue Heron , A white-faced Ibis , a few Western Sandpipers , Long-billed Dowitchers , and a single Greater Yellowlegs.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Mexico border. Several trails wind along the banks of Rio Grande, which constitutes the border between the United States and Mexico. Of course, this proximity to Mexico now threatens the refuge. Of course, this proximity to Mexico now threatens the refuge. There were numerous reminders that the refuge is on the U.S.-Mexico

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Texas United States Mexico Campaign 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2016

I must have keep 400 images in the file of just this one species. This late evening photo of an American Avocet is one of my all time favorites of this species. While in Kodiak Alaska, I did get a few very nice Kodiak Grizzly Bear shots. This large bear was chasing salmon, and paid me little or no attention.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

as to number of species). Aransas NWR (368 species and 42.7% Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%. Coast Guard after the lighthouse there was deactivated. Many of the NWRs that have received the most MBCF support contain hotspots in the eBird Top 100 in the U.S. (as 64 Edwin B.

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