10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Brewer’s Blackbirds often joined the hordes of Red-winged Blackbirds flitting in and out of the taller grasses and few shrubs. Right past the Pipit, on a rise, was a Grasshopper Sparrow singing on a Purple Coneflower, a flower we surprisingly saw everywhere. (I back to the birds.

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North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 138

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2018

I’ll get right down to it. At the beach there were non stop Magnificent Frigatebirds overhead, Sandwich Terns and Royal Terns working the waves, and Brown Pelicans dropping in regularly. You see, I had multiple mojitos to fortify me. No, you want to hear about the birds! Very well then. And that was about it for birds.

Family 100

Family Monkeys Deer Pelicans 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

all the time pointing with my right hand while holding the steering wheel with my left, and the hardest thing, keeping my eyes on the road. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. I screamed “UralOwlUralOwlUralOwl!!!”, Fortunately, B. managed to see it, his largest owl ever.

Owls 105

Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 105

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

By the last year of the war, the US increased its military aid to the Greek Government and introduced a new weapon: the first napalm attack after World War II took place right here! Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. Blackbird – Turdus merula. Even 70 years later, the elders still do not like to talk about it.

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Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 269

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

You may be happy to have a flock of chickadees visit your backyard, but it is difficult to ignore hundreds of American White Pelicans streaming by. In the case of these Tricolored Blackbirds , they are formed for DEFENSE. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. Other flocks don’t come off as being so homogeneous.

North Dakota 161

North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 161

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

In the meantime, I’m still going to keep a year list and maintain said list right here at this post. Brown Pelican – Pelacanus occidentalis; Arenal, 14-Jan. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus; Silencio wetland, 12-Jan. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan.

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Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2017

As the finches flew from the tree tops down to a small creek for water, they occasionally flew back to the trees right above us giving the best views I have ever had of these cheerful seedeaters.

Wildlife 100

Wildlife Chipmunks Sparrows Blackbirds 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Caspian Terns in the back, large flocks of ducks or all the regular dabbling varieties, American White Pelican s staked out in the center, ibis, herons, and egrets set against the crackling soundtrack of Red-winged Blackbird s and Boat-tailed Grackle s. “Heron high going right! We set up scopes and started tallying.

North Carolina 150

North Carolina Rattlesnake Sparrows Owls 150

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2020

This year our list started off as a joint effort first thing and we started with some common species like Common Blackbird , Common Starling , Common Myna , Galah , Little Corella , Red Wattlebird , Spotted Dove and Magpie-lark. Dam view from the trail- Latham’s Snipe below the two dead tree trunks! Grant noticed the prize bird first!

Fish 136

Fish Australia Ducks Japan 136

10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2012

Another nice find right outside the centre was a Emu, although it was so tame it can hardly be called a find. Even from the road it was easy to identify Australian Pelicans and Australian Darters, and early one morning I saw a crane of some description soaring above the lake. The swamp was certainly worth a visit though.

Geese 167

Geese Ducks Australia Pelicans 167

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 23 Mar 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Chinese Blackbird – Turdus mandarinus. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives. Max A Mandel Golf Course.

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2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 154