10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2014

What follows will not be elegant artspeak about how certain photographers can capture not only the beauty but the spirit of wild birds, although my friend Russ Cusick , who took these photos, has certainly produced some of my favorite avian images. He showed no signs of soreness. I had so many birds. I was sooo busy.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 182

Wildlife Rehabilitation Soreing Wildlife Morals 182

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I’ve been birding for nearly 2/3 of my life and, until this past weekend, I’d never even sniffed a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. For a long time my inability to find one of the most common members of the devious genus Empidonax was a sore spot with me. The bird popped up again. Here’s the sticky part though.

Birds 154

Birds Soreing North America America 154

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I travel for birding. I’m about to head out to the Hula Valley Bird Festival and as I’m packing, I thought I would share with you some essentials I think any birder should plan to have in their suitcase–no matter where they are visiting. I was at a birding festival in North Dakota in June and it was a chilly morning.

Birds 258

Birds North Dakota Florida Soreing 258

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2011

. … The delicious mojito that I gulped down with lunch had sufficiently numbed my poor, sore butt enough that getting back on the bike caused no pain. We three insane Swarovski Triathlon Hawks made our way back through downtown Cape May to our first post-kayak birding location, the 2nd Avenue Jetty, where we found bupkis.

Soreing 165

Soreing Birds Suffering Woodpeckers 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

I was birding one of my favorite places yesterday, Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Palm Beach County, Florida, and, as generally happens, people were asking me about the birds they were admiring. This latest addition to the ABA State Field Guide series is sorely needed in places like Wakodahatchee. “Great Egret.”

Colorado 228

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 228

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

I had all morning this past Saturday to look for birds. I really didn’t have anything in particular I wanted to see but I was sorely tempted to head out to Heckscher Park in Suffolk County to check out the trio of Hudsonian Godwits that had been seen there regularly for a couple of days. Thanks for the photobomb, godwit!

Soreing 100

Soreing Jamaica Wildlife Birds 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

The upside of rehabbing Turkey Vultures is they’re smart, funny, cool, fascinating birds. There was nothing broken, he was just very sore. The downside is sometimes they’ll bite you and throw up on you. It’s a small price to pay. This gorgeous guy was hit by a car, I’m guessing, in a town south of me. He won’t be gone for long!”

Wildlife Rehabilitation 191

Wildlife Rehabilitation Soreing Turkey Suffering 191

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2013

She had wanted one for a long time, but I was convinced I would end up taking care of it, plus there were carnivorous birds in my house. I thought he might be sore from banging into something, plus he was thin, so I simply planned to let him rest and gain weight in a large crate in our screened-in porch. How long do rabbits live?”

Rabbits 225

Rabbits Wildlife Rehabilitation Rabbit Rescue Rescue 225

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

There are some birds I have not seen in North Carolina because they are very rare. There are some birds I have not seen in North Carolina because I have lousy luck. And there are some birds I have not seen in North Carolina because I am kind of a lazy lister. The birds popped out to some trees over the road.

North Carolina 159

North Carolina Kentucky Soreing 2000 159

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. A robot that feeds baby birds so I can take a nap,” wrote Jodi in Massachusetts. “A A hot tub for my sore muscles,” wrote Sigrid in Colorado. “A It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber.

Wildlife 241

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 241

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2011

The sun was shining, the grounds are beautiful, and I know a little bit more about art now so I could appreciate what we were looking at as something other than a jungle gym, though I was still sorely tempted to see if I could still climb those giant orange doohickeys. We also observed some evidence of other species breeding.

New York City 160

New York City Soreing New York Breeding 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2011

Outside of hardcore twitchers looking for specialty birds and after speaking to thousands and thousands of birders, I have concluded that most people really do not put much emphasis on our prairies. They often build their nests in open savannas where it sticks out like a sore thumb. Good birding and love our prairies!

Prairie Dogs 162

Prairie Dogs Colorado North Dakota Soreing 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Hello my birding sons and daughters. Not since the advent of the field guide (thanks Roger) have we seen such rapid change in the world of birding. 1) Rare bird reporting has come a long way. I saw the bird the next day, where it was reported to other birders via text messages, cellular phone calls, and more listserv messages.

San Diego 168

San Diego California Condor California Bald Eagle 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2021

I have it on good authority that many of you have already ridden the roller coaster of this season’s migration madness and are now recovering from strained eyes, sore necks, and bloated lists. How can a goatsucker not be Best Bird of the Weekend? What was your best bird of the weekend? How about you?

Soreing 152

Soreing Jamaica Birds Collecting 152

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.

New York City 180

New York City Birds Owls Fox 180

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Interestingly, one study found that Nonggang Babbler nests frequently visited by bird photographers had a higher hatching success rate than those not photographed. ”, in which the Red-whiskered Bulbul is named as one of the two most heavily targeted bird species. and bulbuls ( Pycnonotus spp.)”,

China 147

China Vietnam Birds Monkeys 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2016

It’s been nearly three weeks since the family and I left Breckenridge but I’m still thinking about all the birds that we enjoyed from my aunt and uncle’s backyard deck at 10,500 feet above sea level. Cassin’s Finches made me much more familiar with them as they are a bird I have seldom seen.

Birds 100

Birds New York Fox New York City 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Everywhere on Facebook I see friends and acquaintance posting photos of Snowy Owls , and or status updates on how they’ve succeeded or failed in their search for reported birds. Now as most everyone knows Snowy Owls are birds of the Arctic. They are a bit of a nemesis bird for me, but only because I’m somewhat lazy.

Owls 226

Owls Fox Oklahoma Soreing 226

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

My parrots have nailed me harder than any wild bird,” said Jodi Swenson. My vets wanted to send me to the ER immediately, but I said ‘Forget it, I’ve got the damned bird restrained so I’m not letting go now!’ It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”. Even worse, we have… (shudder)… June bugs!”. “My

Wildlife Rehabilitation 159

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 159

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

If Loos thinks that animal agribusiness will win the argument on ethical grounds, he is sorely mistaken. These birds do not have to have access to the outdoors and are housed in such overcrowded sheds that they can barely move around, and yet, they are deceptively marketed as "free roaming" to conscientious compassionate consumers.

Factory 40

Factory Factory Farm Factory Farming Gestation Crates 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? photo by JZ When a population of birds numbers only 400 in the wild, there can be no such thing as a “nonessential” individual. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. It flies on.

2011 239

2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 239

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

A mundane weekend makes for mundane birds, so I had to settle for watching House Sparrows chew through my feeders. Plenty of other species stopped by, of course, but they were sorely outnumbered. So sad, in fact, that Corey decided to honor that pigeon’s memory by making it his Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you?

Soreing 192

Soreing Turkey Falcons Birds 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

But I wouldn’t be able to go on posting another routine Birds and Booze review at 10,000 Birds this week without mentioning that Katherine, my fiancée and partner for the last seven last years, passed away two weeks ago from a very brief and unexpected illness. Birds and Booze will return next Friday with our usual weekly review.

New York 231

New York New York City Soreing Litter 231

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2016

He will be sorely missed by his loving wife of over fifty years, myself and my sister and of course his two grandsons. You will now realise that we were not on a birding holiday in the UK after twenty two years , but visiting my parents. It really has not changed a great deal other than the birding!

Iceland 134

Iceland Netherlands France Kuwait 134