10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2024
Given that according to the HBW, the species prefers dense primary and secondary montane forests, the note that the bird also forages among kitchen waste (in the same HBW entry) seems somewhat incongruous. Note to those readers who do not know Wham!: Congratulations, you are much younger than me and got spared a lot of truly awful music).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2023
It is home to four diverse forest ecosystems (deciduous, mixed, boreal, and lowlands), experiences seasonal weather systems ranging from cold dry Arctic winters to humid, thunder-storm filled summers, and, according to the latest official checklist, hosts four professional sports teams with bird names.* state and Canadian provinces.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2014
Being a resident in an ecosystem certainly has its advantages, as does being a breeder (sometimes), but, every once in a while, you should visit someplace where you’re considered an exotic! Thanks to my new best friends at Proexport Colombia, I’ll be birding this weekend in the birdiest country on Earth. How about you?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2011
The Buller’s Mollymawk is an endemic breeder to New Zealand, although it ranges widely away from the islands to feed, and regularly goes to South America’s Humboldt Current to feed. For size comparison, a scrum of albies. I hope you enjoy the photos. Click any one to enbiggen it. Kaikoura at dawn in winter. …
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2022
Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. This is Hannah’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds. Hannah and Erik ready to see some birds! I love to go on cruises.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Having come back to the blog in whatever form and persistency, the overarching subject of language in birding seemed to be a suitable and deserving theme since bird names were part of my original beat. How have birds infiltrated our everyday language, even of non-birders? No birds required. ” – You have a bird!
10,000 Birds
APRIL 16, 2016
I have been back from Eilat, Israel for more than a week but still find myself dreaming about birding in the desert. Then I wake up, eventually realize that I am back in Costa Rica, and find myself thinking about birding here and birding there. During spring migration in Eilat, every day is like a birding dream.
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