10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I love sparrows, so seeing a feather-worn Vesper Sparrow this past July filled my heart with joy. We saw sparrows–a total of 14 species–and we saw many other great prairie birds, and we often saw them perched on posts. Baird’s Sparrow was one of those elusive creatures.

North Dakota 147

North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2024

A group of about 15 Least Sandpipers was feeding in the shallows. We checked out the shrubs for songbirds while returning to the car and were rewarded with a displaying Red-winged Blackbird. We spotted a Black-throated Sparrow … … and then our guides heard Cassin’s Sparrow calling. We stopped.

Ducks 162

Ducks Emotional Cattle Owls 162

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

The roadmap out of lockdown here in the UK has allowed us to meet up in small groups to indulge in outdoor activities, so birders have been gathering in loose flocks to greet the migrants as they head north.

Woodpeckers 156

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 156

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The Five Valleys Audubon Society is one of the most congenial groups of birders I have ever gone on a field trip with. A vast congregation of Bald Eagles kept watch over a herd of cattle about to calve, up to seven in a single tree — no doubt awaiting delicious placentas. It was truly a fantastic bird-of-prey day.

Bald Eagle 178

Bald Eagle Falcons Geese Montana 178

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Lassen Volcanic NP–Lost Creek Group Campground. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Rufous-winged Sparrow – Peucaea carpalis. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

The Pacific is divided through the Behring Strait, leaving St Lawrence and The Aleutian Islands to the east and embracing all the south Pacific island groups into the Australasian Realm. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

The biggest surprise is a small group of 4 Snow Buntings, very unusual for the Mediterranean coast but apparently not unheard of in the Camargue. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis : Camargue, Provence, France, 2 Jan. Common Blackbird Turdus merula : Heidelberg, BW, Germany, 6 Jan. Birding 2014 listing year list'

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145