10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2016

Blackbirds, as a family, often have those simple descriptive names that are easy to mock ( Yellow-rumped Warbler , ugh) until a non-birder comes describing such a species to you and asking for an ID. Which is not to say that the creeping hand of ornithological nepotism has never touched the blackbirds.

Blackbirds 190

Blackbirds Boston Science Sparrows 190

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2020

This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. Jon Fjeldså’s contributions include many of the ducks, yellow-finches, and many other families where his images of Birds of the High Andes could be used. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

Bolivia 194

Bolivia Birds Brazil Switzerland 194

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

In The Warbler Guide , Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle drew on science to create sonograms, visual depictions of bird song that showed just how a Pine Warbler trill really was different from a Chipping Sparrow trill. And, while my initial reaction to that buffy-yellow Grasshopper Sparrow’s breast was “too yellow!”,

North America 255

North America Birds Species America 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii. Henslow’s Sparrow – Centronyx henslowii. Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. Bravo if you have.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100