10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2016

My bird feeding array has been set up outside the window of my study. This is the male Greater Spotted Woodpecker (note, it is the woodpecker that is greater, not the spots). There is also a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Compare the two as one might compare the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Birds 131

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece is the very best birding area in the Balkan Peninsula and definitely among the top ten hotspots of Europe. Some 320 species have been recorded here, and in springtime it is possible to observe more than 150 bird species in a week. The lake lies at a mere 35 m / 115 ft a.s.l.

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Greece Pelicans Birds Stray Dog 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Birds of a specific place with an unpronounceable name that you have never heard of? Well, this post is more specific than that – it is about the birds of Fliederweg 7, 27374 Visselhövede, Germany. The garden benefits from benign neglect, and a variety of bird feed is on offer. Eurasian Tree Sparrow. House Sparrow.

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Germany Neglecting Birds Blackbirds 246

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In July 2011 a Henslow’s Sparrow was found in Ames, N.Y., I’m not quite sure where I was at the time, probably working, and it was six more years till I got my state Henslow’s Sparrow at Shawangunk NWR (a shorter drive and a more cooperative bird). a rural area in the eastern-central part of the state.

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Birds Sparrows Connecticut New York 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

When I heard back on 12 November that a Harris’s Sparrow was frequenting a feeder in Loudonville, New York, up where I learned to be a birder, in Albany County, I really wanted to go on the twitch. I picked up Rich Guthrie, Albany-area birding legend, on my way, and we headed to the spot, the wonderfully named Bacon Lane in Loudonville.

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New York Sparrows New York City Woodpeckers 106

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2024

This is not a birding trip; we are trying to deal with many logistical life issues that have accumulated over the past several years. But will I bird? A pair of ladies seemed to know more about plants and butterflies than about birds, which I enjoyed. Finally, a birder up front cried out, “A Pileated Woodpecker !”,

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San Francisco California Woodpeckers Experience 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2024

During our recent California trip, I enjoyed some excellent birding. Believe me, Staphylococcus aurea is not the kind of species I would choose to write about on 10,000 Birds. Believe me, Staphylococcus aurea is not the kind of species I would choose to write about on 10,000 Birds. onto my eBird report.

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Pelicans Suffering California Woodpeckers 231

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Just look at your favourite bird blog, 10,000 Birds : throughout this spring migration period, there were only around 4 posts on warblers – the North American ones. Our eyes and brains were spared the usual onslaught of colours and hyperbole that makes bird blogging in May such a burden on all decent birders.

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Sparrows New York City New York 2011 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

In response to the decline last year saw the first ever World Sparrow Day and tomorrow, 20 March, is the second annual World Sparrow Day. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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Sparrows 2011 Deer New York 238

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. 203 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 204 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Can’t think why.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 259

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Of course, I was going – birding, so the view of the fog (certainly not through the fog) has drawn several comments which I will not share here with you… While the Lada 4×4 is bumping along the dirt track (road??) Large birds flying through silver fog… buzzards? No, they are Common Ravens. I hate fog.

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Serbia Birds Deer Woodpeckers 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2024

By Hannah Buschert Hannah Buschert started birding in college thanks to a required Biology of Birds course and a professor who included Sir David Attenborough’s Life of Birds to punctuate lessons. Next step: find a bird guide. It was on a whim that our most recent adventure took us to Oaxaca.

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Mexico Birds Oregon Groups 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Fortunately, China still has lots of interesting birding locations left for me. But of course, it is also nice to remember past birding trips. One in November 2018 included a one-day birding trip in the Drakensberg area, a mountain range in the border area between South Africa and Lesotho. That does not make much sense, I know.

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South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2012

so, while everyone else in the world was hanging out with the Kirtland’s Warbler ( Setophaga kirtlandii ) on the beach at Magee Marsh last week, I was off on a Biggest Week tour through the beautiful Oak Openings Metropark Preserve looking for Lark Sparrows, Blue Grosbeak, Red-headed Woodpecker and other great local birds.

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Sparrows Ohio Woodpeckers Rights 219

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Wherever you might be birding, please stay safe and keep those around you safe too. 240 Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. 241 Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 242 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 243 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is home to four diverse forest ecosystems (deciduous, mixed, boreal, and lowlands), experiences seasonal weather systems ranging from cold dry Arctic winters to humid, thunder-storm filled summers, and, according to the latest official checklist, hosts four professional sports teams with bird names.* state and Canadian provinces.

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North America Birds Owls America 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

2021 is already well underway, are you birding? During anxious times, birding is therapeutic, it brings us back to center, can wipe away the worries and act as a source of mental fortitude. Watch some birds today and see where it takes you. Watch some birds all year long and enjoy the journey, keep a list.

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 196

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 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

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Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2024

And if you like birding, it’s a good place to spend time before or after meetings and explore. Late autumn 2022, I decided flying in a day early to do some weekend birding. It was David’s first time birding. Now it was a bit lighter, diurnal birds became vocal. A weekday would be better for timid birds.

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Parrots Woodpeckers Industry Fast Food 212

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 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

An expanse of habitat as vast as Murchison Falls NP in Uganda, as excessively generous in beauty and biodiversity, permits endless ways to experience both its birds and animals. The Masindi Hotel holds the distinction of being the oldest and most historic hotel in Uganda and has some terrific birds on premises. Mind boggling, I answer!

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Uganda Senegal Africa Game 241

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

8 Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus. 15 Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 16 Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. 33 Brewer’s Sparrow – Spizella breweri. 65 Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri. 106 Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 259

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2019

Lots of birds, a lot of really cool birds! Some local populations of birds and animals couldn’t adapt to the radical ecosystem-wide changes and just died out but a fair percentage did survive and continue to persist where green space lingers. This is one heck of a sweet urban bird. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker.

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots Sparrows 203

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2020

One of the ways I could describe the unique mix of birds I can see here in southwestern Mexico, would be to divide our species into five categories. These are birds that are more related with the far north, but that somehow have resident populations here in Michoacán, farther south than Puerto Vallarta or Cancun.

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Mexico Birds Honduras United States 252

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 256

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2020

And I love making my little garden (some 1400 square feet) more attractive to birds. But I would never have imagined how important it would be to my emotional well-being to have a bird-friendly garden during lockdown. In recent years, I have moved much more in the direction of plants that attract birds. It keeps my wife happy.

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Birds Woodpeckers Madagascar Nashville 180

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2020

That could certainly change at any time but for the moment, the distancing is paying off and although there are some driving curfews and restrictions, members of the birding community could still head out to watch birds. Based on eBird and Facebook reports, it looks like most local birders are sticking to yard birding.

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Costa Rica Birds Mississippi Woodpeckers 264

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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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 244

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2022

While birding, one of course hopes to watch the birds without attracting their attention. This is, however, rarely possible, and on this particular trip the birds seemed quite interested in me. An Acorn Woodpecker , looking elsewhere. Michoacan’s birds seem not to have gotten the memo. Perhaps it was right.

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Sparrows California Woodpeckers Species 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2020

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, birding in Michoacán has required that I find most of my own hotspots. But last week, I decided to go exploring once again, in search of new places where I can bird alone. The previous week I had birded along a mountain path called the camino al Ejido Triquillo.

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Mexico Woodpeckers Zebras Sparrows 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

Lock downs and restrictions have curbed our birding, so if you can summon any blessings to mind, count them instead. December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia).

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Who remembers birding parties? With some of the beats locked down still, or again, the birding has been patchy. However, 10 beats from 7 countries were able to submit some 127 checklists containing 597 birds from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica). Nice distancing.

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2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 227

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In a Thanksgiving note to all the members, he used that phrase, and I agree, the birding options here are pretty numerous. This amazing area has a widely varied habitat range, and the variety of birds observed here, in nearly 20 different eBird.org hotspots average almost 200 species each.

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Tucson Arizona Costa Rica Birds 198

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

Between them they shared 63 checklists, spanning 5 countries and noted 231 species of birds. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii). Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons). Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major). woodpecker sp.

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2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2018

I hope everyone participated in at least one day of the four day Great Backyard Bird Count of 2018. As I walked out on my back porch on Friday morning, the first day of the count, it was a cool, clear day and the birds were very active at the feeders. I submitted five checklists from four different locations yielding 44 species.

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2018 Bald Eagle Woodpeckers Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

273 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 274 Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus. 275 Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. 276 Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons. 277 Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus.

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Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 240