Breeders Europe Family Species 
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2024
Personally, I wish the species the best of luck in this endeavor. (Of However, the fact that there are 30 subspecies seems to indicate that the species has a slightly overblown estimation of its own importance. This species has a relatively large number of calls – 12, to be specific, compared to the average of 7.6
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on the other side of the Atlantic, I’m always encouraged to find that I’m already familiar with many species found over there, even though most of my birding experience has been limited to eastern North America.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2020
are up next, with a wonderful Australian species: It is very hard to choose a Best Bird of the Year any year. The male of this species has a royal blue throat, a white chest and rump, and a long v-shaped tail with intermittent white patches that makes it looks like part of it are floating in space. Clare (and Grant!) Preposterous!
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
Africa has more than its fair share of storks, with 8 of the world’s 19 species gracing the continent. Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. It is also related to Wood Stork of the Americas and Milky Stork of Asia.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2020
The simple answer is monetary gain, there is a global black market for these items, regardless of the species’ vulnerability for extinction. He interviews breeders about rumors of raptor trafficking and egg smuggling, activities that have supposedly been stopped. He describes how white Gyrfalcons are prized for their beauty and power.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2013
There is a Linnet at Kissena Corridor Park in Queens, and though I bird this park regularly, the Linnet, a bird regularly found in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and also named in a sweet song by Stephen Sondheim (Green Finch and Linnet Bird from Sweeny Todd) has eluded me. I needed a book showing a Linnet. A miscellaneous pot indeed!
10,000 Birds
JUNE 9, 2016
I used the family summer cottage as a base camp, placed in an old orchard where no branches are ever cut off, even when old or rotten – only supported from below. As a result, I had 15 species in the first hour. And now I am about to explore a dam, not far from the village where my mother was born.
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