10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2012

My best birds of the weekend were all part of a huge swarm of Chimney Swifts circling around what I surmise was their chimney dwelling. No bird says summer to me like those flying cigars. What was your best bird of the weekend? Corey experienced what he described as one of the best sea watches he ever experienced.

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Cape Verde 2012 New York Birds 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2012

On Friday night Seth Ausubel, my frequent birding buddy, and I discussed our birding options for Saturday morning. A little after 6 AM we had both checked the weather radar and decided that the rain had stopped and that I would pick him up at 6:30 and we would go birding somewhere on the coast. In the meantime, sooties!

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Cape Verde New York New York City North America 167

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

This week, a new study was published about Sparrows in Nebraska, that in some ways resembles the study by Bumpus and may well be a better example of Natural Selection in birds. House Sparrows ( Passer domesticus ) are introduced birds over most of their very large range. As you know, a lot of birds are killed in the U.S.

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Killing South Africa Nebraska Collecting 210

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

It is good to see that the westerners have picked up the gauntlet after their humiliation in the first list and are currently out-birding the eastern hemisphere by 771:345. Ota Ward–Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park). fantastic birding tour dock area. Ota Ward–Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park). El Tapir hummingbird garden.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100