10,000 Birds

AUGUST 27, 2019

The new Lifers are the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Short-tailed Hawk, Mississippi Kites, Juniper Titmouse and Painted Buntings! There is believed to be a very small breeding population of Mississippi Kites that occupy a small area that borders Pima and Cochise Counties.

Arizona 120

Arizona Tucson Mississippi Nashville 120

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2019

Old Crow is a bit harsher than your favorite top-shelf bourbon, but the flaws of this classic brand can be easily hidden in an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan. By my reckoning, 500 miles up the Mississippi River as the steamboat goes only gets you as far as the Mississippi-Louisiana-Arkansas tripoint.

Mississippi 116

Mississippi Kentucky New York Tennessee 116

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Though I have been birding for a few years now, I had only birded west of the Mississippi once before my recent trip to Austin, Texas. Again, they are fairly common in the Southwest and Mexico, but for me they felt brand new! Given how far west I found myself, I was hoping for at least a handful of new birds.

Austin 109

Austin Texas Birds Non Human 109

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. His fascination with birds and nature began at the age of four or five, and he now works full time in conservation of Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River birds and ecosystems. Ringer is exploring the world one bird at a time.

2011 152

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Mississippi Kite, for example. Looks exactly the same at first until you notice brand-new images of the kite in flight. And, this has nothing to do with this comparison, but I’m hoping that the 8th edition will include a note about the breeding Mississippi Kites in Wareham, N.J.,

North America 182

North America America 2017 Birds 182

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. I just live for this stuff! Not to be out-done, the beats have been out doing their thing as well. 23 Aug 2019.

2019 117

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 117