10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2012

Once upon a time, people and especially children felt free to interact with wild birds in any way that would satisfy their curiousity — watching and learning, yes, but also harassing and chasing, collecting eggs and nests, stealing nestlings as “pets”, and killing birds for amateur taxidermy efforts.

Montana 179

Montana Geese Blackbirds Canada 179

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

My best bird of the year was without a doubt the Montana Baikal Teal , a bird that combined rarity, beauty, and the good grace to stick around long enough for me to actually see it. Montana’s Baikal Teal by suneko. Making it just under two years old when it came back to the High Arctic to continue the cycle.

2013 170

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 170

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus.

2018 106

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 106

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113