10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2012

The birders birding on a budget and doing a lower-48 big year, Renee Rubin and Michael Delesantro , are doing nicely at 614 species for the year, amazing considering how little money they have spent. Not only that, but they are doing their big year to raise money for the Houston Audubon Society and the Katy Prairie Conservancy.

South Dakota 195

South Dakota Houston Mammals Birds 195

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2013

Over the last two weeks, we raised our faces and sniffed. Severe fires create snags, they germinate seeds and sprout fungus, and most of all they create food and habitat for insects that in turn feed birds like Black-backed Woodpecker and Olive-sided Flycatcher , and encourage even some generalists like other woodpeckers and wrens.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species South Dakota Woodpeckers Sheep 160

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Self-cleaning pens, never-empty feed buckets,” wrote Angel in South Carolina and Zoe in California. “A A robot that feeds baby birds so I can take a nap,” wrote Jodi in Massachusetts.

Wildlife 241

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 241

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

A new Australian Big Year Record was set by John Weigel, who did his big year to raise money for Tasmanian Devil conservation. The birders who birded on a budget and did a Lower-48 Big Year, Renee Rubin and Michael Delesantro , managed to track down 654 species, amazing considering how little money they have spent.

2012 151

2012 South Dakota Costa Rica Houston 151