10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

We’re passing the Dasada village where shop owners and artisans are opening their doors, collecting rubbish in the street and burning it, while standing around those small fires and warming themselves up. Rao Travel, and the post-conference bird tour by Arpit Deomurari. and another thermophile species, the Long-legged Buzzard.

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India Birds Boars Eagles 213

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Happy New Year, 10,000 Birds readers and writers! Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. The Bronx also has a special place in birding history.

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 144

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2013

Two-thousand-twelve was a pretty darn good year for me birding-wise and otherwise. Seeing 525 species was nice, as was the fact that I birded in four countries, nine of the fifty states in the United States, and fifty-one counties. I went to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida. Mottled Duck ?

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2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 142

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2012

The oldest division in the great avian tree lies between the ratites and tinamous (the paleognaths) and all other living birds (the neognaths). The neognaths, in turn, divide into the Galloanseres (waterfowl and galliform birds) and the Neoaves. That much we know. Sunbittern ( Eurypyga helias ) cc-by Tambako the Jaguar Until now?

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Parrots Falcons South America 2008 135

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MAY 8, 2012

Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. Further to the east, Asian Openbill displays the same special feature but is mostly a white plumaged bird.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 231

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JUNE 20, 2019

Common Nightingales were singing, a squadron of Dalmatian Pelicans was in the air and everything was exactly where it should be, including myself. At mid-day, we took a boat tour of the heronries and the pelican islands with Nikos. Dalmatian Pelican © Dusanka Stokovic-Simic. In that count, my wife and I passed for locals.

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Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 186

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

At one occasion, during the hike Tsanakis collected wild mushrooms and in a restaurant, asked the chef to prepare those for us. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. The bear walks are relatively easy and, while possible in sneakers, some light ankle-support hiking shoes might be preferable. Also, trekking poles proved useful.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 265

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The NYC owls have little to do with the book in front of me except that it too is about birds and people. The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American.

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New York City Fox Owls California Condor 177

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Since I go birding every Monday, I decided that perhaps it was a sign, and asked if I could participate. This is more than clear from the data they wish to collect, which emphasizes waterfowl over shorebirds, and seems to completely ignore the other birds that occur around bodies of water. (It

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Pelicans Blackbirds Ducks Hunting 203

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge : Open to migratory bird hunting (youth only). The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. This is an Urban Refuge ! Why would you open it up to hunting?

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Fish Wildlife Hunting Louisiana 142

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Little was known about oiled bird care at that time and despite the courageous attempts of hundreds of volunteers, only 300 birds survived from the 7,000 collected. Birds are brought to the pre-wash care team for warmth, food, fluids, and medical care.

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Bird Rescue Rescue San Francisco Pelicans 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2012

As 10,000 Birds’ New Zealand beat writer, I sometimes should write about New Zealand birds, but today I thought I’d talk about a bird that people thought was one but almost certainly wasn’t. This is the story of the pelicans of New Zealand. So what were these Australian birds doing in New Zealand?

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New Zealand Pelicans Solomon Islands Palau 176

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

The trend at this time of year is a downturn in shared lists and birds reported, nevertheless, 12 (is this a record?) Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. 02 Jun 2019. 02 Jun 2019.

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2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 118

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Last week I told you of the amazing birding at Ellendale dam and you may have noticed I shared a lot of colourful birds, but only mentioned the huge variety of honeyeaters that were present. We often add a branch to a water body to help birds get to water and on this occasion it was no different.

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Zebras Birds Pelicans Collecting 151

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. Some of them were always uncommon in the region, others are highly localised, some are hard to notice among thousands of similar birds, but others were abundant recently and one of them still is, despite the decrease in numbers.

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Montenegro Serbia Greece Bulgaria 197

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

This, I am told, is seawatching , a birding activity in which one stands in one place, sometimes for hours, and watches for birds of the sea and lake and river. It is acceptable to point out other sea creatures–dolphins or whales or dragonflies–but the main goal is the observation and identification of the birds.

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Ducks Groups North America North Dakota 222

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2015

Last Saturday Grant had to go to Geelong for the day and so I took the chance to go birding for the day while he was hard at work. I watched the Australian Pelican, Chestnut Teal and Silver Gulls in the shallows whilst I had a warm drink. Australian Pelican, Chestnut Teal and Silver Gulls. Bird collector bollard.

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Rabbits Bats Pelicans 2003 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2015

Our recent birding and camping trip along the Duncan Road included some extended exploring at the Behn River, which is 63 kilometres down the Duncan Road from the Victoria Highway in the Northern Territory. So, any birds we saw at the Behn River are in Western Australia! Glossy Ibis. Little Corella.

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Marsupials Australia Birds Fur 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Lake Corella was formed in 1959 when the Clem Walton Dam was built to collect water for the mining town of Mary Kathleen and is now a popular camping area, especially in the height of tourist season in the cooler months. Australian Pelican. Australian Pelican and White-necked Heron. Straw-necked Ibis.

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Pelicans Zebras Fish Collecting 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

We collected information on National Parks and there were several that we had not previously heard of. Most people have heard of Lake Eyre , which is well-known for the variety of bird life on years that it floods. We carried ample water and spent 4 hours walking and birding. Little Black Cormorants and Australian Pelican.

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Feral Pelicans Pigs Ducks 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2015

Well, a New Year has arrived and of course that means a new list for birds! It makes you aware of how a “common bird” can elude you for days or weeks! Now, a Common Redshank is just not a “common” bird at all here in Broome and it had in fact been several years since we had seen one.

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2015 2014 Ducks Ponies 175

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Whenever possible we have used our Christmas Day to see how many bird species we can get in our local area and this year was no different. It is a great way to spend the day together, especially if work commitments have prevented birding trips together for a few weeks. Target set! We rarely see them so close to town.

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Feral Cats Zebras Feral Ducks 116

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Redgannet added another splash of colour to the collective profile by falling asleep on a boat and waking up in Uruguay , the 44th country to feature in the list. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Australian Pelican – Pelecanus conspicillatus.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Donna is still recovering after a speed-reading accident, but has shared some more wonderful birds from her Cuba trip that will retrospectively be added to the March totals. Redgannet collects up all the data and reports back on the first Saturday of each month. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Panama 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. The UK has been birded clean by Tom as he ends his Little Big Year (Part 1). 9 beats visited 8 countries, submitting 102 checklists along the way, accounting for 609 birds. Malbup Creek Bird Hide.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. Thus, a combined list of current beat writers will be compiled to see how many birds, weird and wonderful, common or unusual we can find between us. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.

2016 116

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 116

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Use the “add picture” facility to post a photo of the site where you have been birding. It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Electric storms closed the new walkway there and he amassed a total list of just 3 birds! It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2019

With 600+ bird species and a two-week trip with possibly a 250 species-list (the best sites are in the northwest and west of the country), my answer is a definitive “yes”. Yet, by its very concept – main text tucked in the back of the book, no maps but textual descriptions of bird ranges – this book belongs to another era.

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Cambodia Birds 2001 Asia 139

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

The same can be said of 10,000 Birds beat writers, but we are not as sensitive on the whole. Next month, there will be a sweepstake open to all 10,000 Birds readers. It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. He is up late most nights, so call any time.

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2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. Thus, a combined list of current beat writers will be compiled to see how many birds, weird and wonderful, common or unusual we can find between us. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.

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2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Duncan has contributed to break through the unspoken target of 2000 birds for 10,000 Birds and on to a running total of 2011 as at August 31st. It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. Thus, a combined list of current beat writers will be compiled to see how many birds, weird and wonderful, common or unusual we can find between us. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100