10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2019

That’s where Costa Rica is situated of course and is partly why so many birds live here. It’s par for the course in December, Costa Rica, and unfortunately, often coincides with our annual bird counts. But, keep birding because cold fronts also bring in other stuff. Spectacled Owl from another day.

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Costa Rica Birds Owls Bats 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This last year of the twenty-teens was a monumental birding year for me. I saw 863 species of birds, bringing my life list to 1,820. I birded Uganda, which was my first time on the continent of Africa. Such travel brings a lot of birds and the 863 species I saw this year is the most species I have ever seen.

2019 143

2019 Barbados Uganda Costa Rica 143

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Ivy and I scored some rare vagrants at Montezuma NWR–which has been awful for shorebirds this summer–best of which was her first American White Pelican chilling in the same score view as a Sandhill Crane. What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

2019 125

2019 Costa Rica Pelicans Birds 125

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2020

Having finally found a Black Vulture for my Queens list , an important tick both because it was long overdue and because it was the tenth bird since my last set of predictions, it is time, once again, to look at what might be coming to my Queens list. Either way, the odds of actually getting a Brown Pelican in Queens are pretty low.

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2018 2015 Birds 2019 164

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

And this doesn’t mean you are obsessed or a little bit too much into birds because keeping track of a year list actually comes with some side benefits. Yeah, many of us living the birding life do so anyways because we can’t help it. Go birding! Lifers are in caps and the most outstanding species are in bold.

Costa Rica 263

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

It is not particularly big but has a reported 430 bird species including migrants, though during my short stay it seems I missed most of the key attractions among them. Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? It goes like this: While fishing, the bird tucks its head down and uses its wings to create a shady area.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2019

It was the sixth year in a row of the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit, my favorite event of the year. As always, I was the first to the platform and in the light northwest wind and under a full moon I sipped my coffee and willed birds to make some noise so I could start checking off species. and Lincoln’s Sparrow.

Pelicans 137

Pelicans New York Whales Whaling 137

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

It’s never too late or too early to buy a children’s book about birds. It’s been a few years since my last roundup of children’s bird books, and children’s book writers, illustrators and publishers continue to produce picture books that feature avian protagonists. First, the board books.

New York City 159

New York City Pelicans Birds New York 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. that although her cockatiel is obsessed with her silver feather earrings, the only wild bird ever interested in them was a Brown-headed Cowbird. “My Rehabbers spend a lot of time looking at bird doo, although normally not in search of gemstones.

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Bald Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Vet Birds 233

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Yesterday, Sunday, 20 December, was the 2015 Queens County Christmas Bird Count. With the mild weather we had been experiencing we had high hopes for some good birds and we were not disappointed. I covered the western section of the Rockaways which mostly consists of trying to find birds on the ocean, the beach, and the bays.

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Bald Eagle Birds Sparrows Pelicans 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Many weekends come and go without great birds, but during the Christmas Bird Count, most field ornithologists have reason to beat the bushes. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was actually a bunch of birds, none of which he saw! What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

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Bald Eagle 2015 Nashville Pelicans 101

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2015

This time I was lucky enough to join a fam trip organised by Natural Greece, an ecotourism company from Athens, and spend a few days at my favourite Kerkini Lake, which you already birded through my bins ( April and September ). Picture 5: European Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Picture 6: Little Owl – Athene noctua.

Greece 252

Greece Woodpeckers Eagles Birds 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2012

Few experiences birding get me more excited than adding a new bird to my Queens list. My latest addition, a Parasitic Jaeger off the coast, finally got me to my 289th bird, well over a year since I got my 279th. The first time I did this I accidentally added twelve birds to my list before reviewing it.

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Connecticut 2011 2012 Jamaica 177

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2018

I needed 4 more birds to round it up to 400, and as I said, I had only a few more days left. At home, I may find a new bird, perhaps two, but four? Last evening, Nikos Gallios, the owner and manager of Limneo 3Bs (bed, breakfast & birding) in Chrisochorafa Village asked me what my targets are? The solution? The Kerkini Lake.

Greece 187

Greece 2017 Pelicans Geese 187

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2013

The Spring Wings Festival , held this past weekend, was the perfect way for a birding-festival newbie like me to get into the swing of things. Its small size, laid-back nature, and ample opportunities to get up close and personal with birds make it a good fit for experienced birders, but also for people looking to get their feet wet.

Nevada 183

Nevada Birds Barn Owls Cows 183

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Yet, as a team participating in a bird race, we had our schedule, to appear at the lodge at 6.30 Not many birds, two Ruddy Turnstones , one Willet , a fishing boat in front of the beach with a small flock of Brown Pelicans surrounding it, several Magnificent Frigatebirds above it… and several smaller flocks of noisy Scarlet Macaws above us.

Costa Rica 168

Costa Rica Pelicans Owls Woodpeckers 168

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

We follow the tire tracks in an off-white, salty soil and then, without a word of warning, our guide/driver turns into the bushes, driving left and right… until one and then another Short-eared Owl flushes in front of us. A Common Kestrel at the nearest bush and a Black Drongo at the next. And how can one stay annoyed after that?

India 235

India Birds Eagles Boars 235

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. And, the birds are awesome. Ringer Anhingas and darters , cormorants and shags , frigatebirds , gannets and boobies , pelicans , and the tropicbirds all share a characteristic found in no other living bird: Their feet are totipalmate.

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2012

Corey was lucky enough to meet Carlos while birding in Ecuador , where Carlos was dragooned into accompanying the horde of Queens birders for the day, an encounter that somehow didn’t turn him off of all things New York. If you have been out birding in southeast Florida there is a good chance that you have run into him in the field.

Miami 162

Miami Florida Birds Pelicans 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

…we bird, bird, bird, bird, bird, bird, bird in the marsh the whole day thru. My birding list for November totals 15 species. 147 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 181 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 183 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata.

Sparrows 218

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 218

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2014

Yes there are birding sites and there are birds – but hardly much info about them (beside Fat Birder ). Local birding sites are well known – among local birders. Nevertheless, describing where to bird is easy. Nevertheless, describing where to bird is easy. Long-eared Owl – year round.

Serbia 185

Serbia Eagles Birds Sparrows 185

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Wherever you might be birding, please stay safe and keep those around you safe too. 1539 is the year list total so far and the life list has reached 4081 as Northern Pygmy Owl , Emperor Goose and Lined Seedeater swelled its numbers. 174 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 221 Barred Owl – Strix varia.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 248

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Two full days at Hart Mountain Wildlife Refuge, three days at Dog Lake, and a short visit to Upper Cottonwood Lake brought back many great memories, in addition to a nice list of birds. Western Grebes, Clark’s Grebes, Wood Ducks, American White Pelicans, and a few Short-billed Dowitchers made up some of the highlights.

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Oregon Owls Wildlife Barn Owls 115

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

I didn’t really have time to stop, but as I was passing by, I saw hundreds of American White Pelicans fly up and thought I’d better take a drive through and see what else was there. • Explore These Related Posts Another California Bird? Forgotten Owls When Is A Tanager A Spindalis? Get yours today!

Wildlife 156

Wildlife 2011 Sacramento Jordan 156

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 ?

2012 145

2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 145

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

Insects were held back by weird spring weather, but now the warmth returns and the birds are feasting on the late stirring bugs. June saw 8 beats get their birding boots on and share 90 checklists for your pleasure. Flaming June is busting out all over. Between them, they found 389 species in 5 countries.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 256

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Imagine waking up to the call of thousands of ducks, geese, and every kind of marsh bird you can imagine. Not another person for miles, and a pair of friendly, well, almost, Great Horned Owls living in the tree right above us. By the time we left, I had recorded one new Lifer, 12 New Year Birds, and a total of 76 species.

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Blackbirds Mules Beavers Wildlife 123

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Now that I have added ten more birds to my Queens life list we must revisit the list and predict my next ten birds in Queens (and see how my last set of predictions turned out). Birds with asteriks are birds from the first list that I saw by the time I made the second list. Yes, it is that time again! Two in a row!

Jamaica 158

Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 158

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

It’s a wonder that any of the beats managed to get out and wave their binoculars at birds this July. Heatwaves, floods, lockdown, football and Olympics. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 254

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

The pressure is on if you can only get certain species during the first month of the year but if you just want to add any old birds to the year list, everything is fresh! Since I’m in no big hurry to reach any number of species in 2018, my year birding is going to be a fresh one hopefully touched with a good dose of Zen.

Costa Rica 168

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 168

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

8 countries were birded by 11 beats and I am delighted to include Faraaz and Trinidad and Tobago in those stats. 10,000 Birds has yet to take a stance on the developing situation between mainland China and Hong Kong. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Tawny Owl – Strix aluco.

2020 157

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Sitting on a beach under a coconut tree (but not under the very crown, I know that), I am contemplating birding and the meaning of life… Salty breeze comes from the Caribbean, way saltier than any Mediterranean sea breeze. Watching my first Brown Pelicans , I am inhaling deeply and commenting to Sergio Arias how strong the scent is.

Costa Rica 149

Costa Rica Reptiles Farming Mississippi 149

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

7 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 92 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. 111 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 271 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. 307 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 371 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.

Woodpeckers 218

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 218

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

191 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 242 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 243 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. 244 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. 245 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 246 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 193

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Not an urban legend From the time I was a small child, I would flip through the pages of field guides and imagine the stumbling across this or that amazing bird. Unlike the hobbits, space aliens, and vampires in the other books I read, the strange birds tucked away in the Peterson Guide sometimes came to life.

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Pythons Litter Montana 2006 191

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

They birded 7 countries during August and recorded 542 species. They have been waiting for the natural imperative that calls them outside and now the leash has been loosened. I hope that you have made it out too. Stay vigilant and safe. 10 of the beats have submitted 124 checklists which are collated below for your perusal.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 213

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

I remember, several times while motionlessly surveying birds, I found myself being investigated by Striped Field Mice , who would dare to come to sniff me. Europe: The sun is scorching the area, and the birds are nowhere to be seen. No, birds are way too smart for that stupid trick. My first ever Balkan Egyptian Vultures!

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Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 185