10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2020

North America is home to many amazing bird species, including several which require a special effort to see and appreciate. These birds also invite one to sites that are unique within the United States – the climate, vegetation, and landscapes all add context and heighten the experience of seeing one’s first Elegant Trogon or Painted Bunting.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

Bird Day is a lovely, little jewel of a book. The idea is to portray one bird for each hour of the day in words and art, presenting the diversity, beauty, and wonder of avian life. Angell’s black-and-white illustrations bring sparks of energy and visual clarity to the fascinating bird behaviors described by Huber.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

It borders the Hudson Bay to the north and four Great Lakes to the south, accessible by car and sometimes feet from the United States over bridges with names like Rainbow, Ambassador, and Seaway Skyway. state and Canadian provinces. state and Canadian provinces. © 2023 by Chris Earley and Scott & Nix, Inc.,

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APRIL 5, 2022

Thank you, goddess of birding luck and text group people).* My inner self felt stuck in an area between disbelief and total joy and the voices near me were echoing this state of mind: “Oh My God,” “I never thought I would see this bird,” “Look at that bill!” “How did that bird get here?”

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10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2021

When the variety was first planted on the West Coast of the United States in the 1970s, American winemakers might have adopted the literal translation “pinot gray” as a linguistic compromise, but perhaps that would risk sacrificing too much invaluable European cachet in those early days of domestic winemaking?

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JULY 5, 2022

In 2007 I was working in a university building that was just begging for bird feeders. This was where I set up my bird feeders, just one at first, then expanding as everyone expressed delight in seeing the Carolina Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Downy Woodpeckers. There were no dead birds for weeks. I hoped it was an anomaly.

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JANUARY 15, 2022

If you are plugged into the birding community, you’ve probably seen photos of this errant eagle, normally found in Russia and Asia but now be-bopping around the United States and Canada. Birding has become a family affair for my relatives. What an incredible way to end the 2021 birding year.

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MARCH 3, 2022

If you think it is rather pretentious to start a birding blog post with a Kafka story, I fully agree with you. Anyway, the story is not quite how I remembered it, to be honest, but fitting enough to describe the almost claustrophobic birding experience in ever-shrinking Nanhui. I just want to point out it could be much worse.

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Raccoons Birds Oregon China 215

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Jeff Gordon resigned as president of the American Birding Association, effective November 30, 2021. In my view, the ABA faces other questions too, including its role in today’s birding community. There are countless field guides and other birding books, websites, blogs, tour companies, and podcasts.

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APRIL 8, 2018

If the cold weather across much of the United States is any indication than T.S. Eliot was correct when he stated that “April is the cruellest month.” On my wanderings I picked up quite a few species that were new for my year list but my Best Bird of the Weekend was one that countered cruelty with happiness.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2018

Of the several FOY birds encountered this weekend, I was most pleased with American Kestrels , which we spotted on power lines along much of our journey while traveling on Easter. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was going to be Brown-headed Nuthatch , that specialty of the southeastern United States. How about you?

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MARCH 22, 2015

Here in the United States, we are gripped by March Madness. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a Common Redpoll at the feeders in Forest Park on Saturday morning. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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JULY 5, 2015

All standard calendars include a 4th day of July, but we in the United States place just a bit more emphasis on recognizing that date. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one he enjoys seeing every summer on New York’s beaches, the Piping Plover. Ellen DeGeneres ?astutely How about you?

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

Unlike most of you, I live in what is currently the second snowiest city in the United States. But we have splendid birds in Western NY all year long. Corey had a pleasing plethora of good birds from which to choose his Best Bird of the Weekend from this week. Not a bad Best Bird of the Weekend by any standard!

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Bald Eagle 2016 United States Birds 134

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JULY 19, 2015

It is truly getting into the dog days of summer here in the northeastern United States. To beat the heat I birded the coast on Sunday morning and was rewarded with expected birds of shore and sea. To beat the heat I birded the coast on Sunday morning and was rewarded with expected birds of shore and sea.

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New York City 2015 United States New York 160

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MARCH 4, 2018

I had to get my birding in early this weekend, so a flyover flock of Tundra Swans up at Braddock Bay took care of business nicely. Corey didn’t see as many birds this weekend as he would have liked because the remnants of the nor’easter that struck the northeastern United States on Friday meant high winds all weekend.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Suffice to say that our experience echoes across the United States and Northern Hemisphere. Perhaps summer still has plenty of air left in it and school in the upper latitudes won’t begin for another month, but birds really will be taking up their autumnal migrations soon. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

This is it, people… your last chance, at least in the United States, to wear white without committing a social faux pas. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was easy to choose as he spotted a Buff-breasted Sandpiper out in the Rockaways, only the third he’s ever seen in Queens. What’s that? How about you?

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2017 United States Birds Experience 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

March Madness is on everyone’s mind right now, at least in the United States. Because of said snow, the smart birds are refraining from returning to Rochester; we’re dealing with a lot of confused robins and smug starlings. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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DECEMBER 8, 2013

The weather outside is frightful, but winter birds are so delightful… guess that’s as good a reason as any to brave the cold. Alas, I had no time outdoors this weekend, which leaves House Sparrows sheltering a giant wreath as my Best Bird of the Weekend. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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JUNE 18, 2017

While we in the United States celebrated Father’s Day this weekend, the rest of the world just celebrated the weekend. I enjoyed my special day in the company of my special ones, though their limited energy for hiking meant that we missed the special birds at Powder Mill Park. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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JULY 3, 2019

One of the things I love about birding around Morelia, in central Mexico, is the wide variety of habitats I have nearby. Now, something odd happens when you go really high in central Mexico: the countryside begins to look more and more like the United States’ Pacific Northwest.

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APRIL 14, 2013

Here in the United States, April 15 is Tax Day, which means that countless Americans have toiled through the last 48 hours to prepare their taxes. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a total surprise. You can imagine Corey’s shock when he got a better look at the bird and it was, indeed, a Yellow-breasted Chat.

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AUGUST 4, 2013

I know that families in the United States are already fretting/anticipating September’s arrival. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a Least Tern that flew over his apartment, only the second he ever saw from the comfort of his balcony. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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OCTOBER 13, 2013

The long Columbus Day weekend still sails on here in the United States, so if you haven’t found a worthy bird to report for the weekend yet, you may still have time… This weekend also marks the point in the year where I stop taking Turkey Vultures for granted, which made me enjoy the many spotted soaring overhead.

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Columbus 2013 United States Turkey 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2017

The third weekend in April, when we birders in the northeastern United States start to go stir crazy, convinced that the wood-warblers should all be back by now and lamenting the species that we have not yet seen. Of those migrating birds my best was actually one that doesn’t generally winter in the neotropics.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2012

I found the experience of authentically aggressive heat rather refreshing, but much prefer my moderate New York summers! My best bird of the weekend was Western Wood-Pewee … actually, no, that was Nate’s best bird for reasons that may never be adequately explained. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2012 United States New York Birds 169

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

If you like birds on posts, if seeing “little brown jobs” posing nicely in the distance as you drive or walk along a dirt road only to have it fly away as you approach makes you deliriously happy, then North Dakota is the place for you. I wanted to see prairie birds and I wanted to experience a new state.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Sports lovers enjoyed a veritable smorgasbord of superior athletic entertainment this weekend, at least in the United States. Then again, birding culture offered a surprising slate of events as well. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

At the end of 2022, let us celebrate the local field guide, a sub-genre that many of us feared would die, the victim of technology, development, and globalization, but which still shines bright, fewer in number but brilliant in quality, thanks to birders and birding organizations that believe in knowing your patch and your state.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

The summer span of school-free days from late June to early September always seemed to me to be an experience all United States students held in common. Thus, I was surprised and a little saddened to learn from my Kentucky family that kids in the Bluegrass State go back to school next week. Maybe Kentucky has it right.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I was wishing I had a birding buddy with me as a mixed flock overwhelmed my abilities. Suddenly, a large bird, which seemed to have a bright yellow breast and black head, flew overhead to a point behind multiple branches. And then the bird was gone. There are many reasons to take bird photos. They may even fear you.

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APRIL 15, 2012

The second weekend of April holds special meaning for citizens of the United States, and by special, I really mean dire. Corey had a hard time choosing his Best Bird of the Weekend, but picked his first New York Blue-gray Gnatcatchers of the year, which he saw in Alley Pond Park in Queens.

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MAY 27, 2012

Here in the United States, we’re in the midst of the Memorial Day weekend. This means that if you see any amazing birds today, you can count them as your best birds of the weekend. The best birds of my undistinguished weekend must be American Goldfinches in their full canary finery.

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

When citizens of the United States tout the superiority of our country, we tend to focus on debatable issues of culture, economy, and government. In fact, we lead the world in these ubiquitous red birds, a fact that undoubtedly chafes terrorists and freedom haters everywhere. Birding best bird weekend'

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2012

As thrilling as this time is in the United States for fans of both America’s Pasttime and America’s favorite sport (football, obviously), this month matters even more to sports fans fond of birds. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The Best Bird of my weekend was a partially leucistic House Sparrow that added some flavor to an otherwise drab feeding flock. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend looked particularly nice as he was watching it through his new toy, a Swarovski STX Modular Spotting Scope. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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