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.

Los Angeles 204

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 204

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

To let the birds decide, instead. I told myself that if the bird was still there for me to see on January 1 when I got back, I would go for it. Which would not just involve seeing as many birds as possible, but also thinking and writing about the birds I see and what they’re telling me about this city as an environment.

New York City 223

New York City Transported New York Collecting 223

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

When the bridge opened in 1889, it was the longest bridge in North America and the first bridge to span the Hudson River between Albany and New York City. It became a key transportation hub linking western raw materials to eastern industrial centers until the fire in 1974 closed it.

Transported 157

Transported New York City New York Birds 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. ©2023, Donna L. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.

Connecticut 147

Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147