10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946. The National Audubon Society Birds of North America covers all species seen in mainland United States, Canada and Baja California. The press material says it covers over 800 species, so you know I had to do a count.

North America 278

North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I didn’t realize how many new species I would see within the city itself! We had seen a chicken or two so far on our walk, but it was hilarious to see this much larger domestic bird sitting between doves and starlings. Again, they are fairly common in the Southwest and Mexico, but for me they felt brand new!

Austin 108

Austin Texas Birds Non Human 108

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2011

I love South Park , Family Guy , and Robot Chicken , and if you know those shows then they should be more than enough explanation for that last sentence. By October we both had brand spankin’ new Nikon D90s. I now have 10 photos in my Crappy Bird Pics gallery of 9 different species. I do not have an “obsession”.

Birds 169

Birds Delaware Iceland 2006 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

Shockingly, the Ashy-throated Parrotbill apparently is a species heavily hunted for bird fighting in Guizhou Province, China ( source ). The other is to mention that the name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810-1873), who published the first description of the species. However, instead of a tit joke, some wren pornography.

Eggs 164

Eggs China Birds Mammals 164

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. And mosquitos.

Hunters 187

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 187