10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2023

First birds came in the form of migrants and resident species that live in an oasis of precious green space near home. 2022 gave me a fair share of wonderful birds and birding experiences. Those kept me below the 700 species threshhold but I won’t complain about 691 species. 48 Hummingbird Species.

Costa Rica 253

Costa Rica Buffalo Birds Endangered Species 253

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2023

Why tediously write blog posts when ChatGPT can do it for me? So, I asked ChatGPT: “Please write a 500-word blog post about birding in Shanghai in the style of Kai Pflug for the website 10,000 birds” This is the result: Greetings, fellow birding enthusiasts!

China 159

China Endangered Species Sanctuary Protection 159

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2015

This endangered species nests all along the south shore of Long Island and Corey was fortunate enough to see six on Friday morning at Rockaway Beach, including two fluffy youngsters. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? How about you?

2015 155

2015 United States Endangered Species New York 155

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2014

Any time you see young of an endangered species it has to be considered your Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a no-brainer. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

2014 172

2014 Endangered Species Birds Experience 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

More than 150 bird species are known to have become extinct over the past 500 years, and many more are estimated to have been driven to extinction before they became known to science. The Gray Crowned-Crane is a new addition to the list of the world’s Endangered species, creeping up a category from Vulnerable.

Endangered Species 183

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 183

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2014

En route they will be “birding in nearly every country in mainland North and South America,” and, as they say on their excellent blog , “Our journey is about collecting valuable data on bird species, their status and distribution, current conservation issues, and more along the way. But at last we were in El Triunfo!

Guatemala 162

Guatemala Mexico San Diego South America 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

If you don’t have a blog either give a 100-word description of your Best Bird of the Year in the comments below or email a description to corey AT 10000birds DOT com by 31 December (you can include an image if you want – just make it a maximum of 630 pixels across). My best bird of the year is based on the sighting rather than the species.

2013 167

2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167