10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2022

Virginia Warbler: The Virginia Warbler is a common species in the thorn forest of the Balsas River Basin, so I had seen it often. This is the only migratory warbler to live entirely within Mexico, breeding in the northeast and wintering in the southwest. My Mexican birder friends reported the same over most of the country.

Mexico 229

Mexico Birds Virginia Barn Owls 229

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

This past Saturday afternoon I was out on the beach in the Rockaways with my family. Royal Terns are interesting to me as a New York state birder as they are exclusively coastal and almost entirely a bird we see in fall after they disperse from their breeding grounds. The young bird, its parent, and a Herring Gull.

New York 141

New York Virginia Breeding Birds 141

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2014

When birders way out on the east end of Long Island reported breeding Least Bitterns at Arshamomaque Preserve in the town of Southold, my interest was momentarily piqued but I figured that I wouldn’t have time to go looking for them what with work and family obligations.

Virginia 182

Virginia Breeders New York Fish 182

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2019

That fallacious family name seems to have encouraged all manner of knaves, dunderheads, and miscreants when time came to label species. Virginia’s Warbler –which never turns up in Virginia–can be the Big-eyed Warbler. Naming a bird species for the part of the world in which it breeds or resides makes sense.

Rights 113

Rights Connecticut Tennessee Nashville 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

410)) to info on habitat and range (“In the Rockies and other arid mountains of the interior Southwest, Virginia’s Warbler prefers scrubby brush interspersed with pinyon-juniper and yellow pine” (p. In the back of the book, we find a lengthy section on “Bird Families,” a glossary, an index.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 21, 2012

It honors dogs of all breeds — from working dogs to family pets — and encourage pet owners to do something special for their dog. Canine guests must be on leash and accompanied by a human companion. Founded in 2004, National Dog Day is observed annually on August 26. For a complete list, visit www.bestfriendspetcare.com.

Dogs 100

Dogs Oklahoma Maryland North Carolina 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2018

This is the third year that my family and some our close friends did a vacation together. To get there we would need to get out of New York, through New Jersey into Delaware, and then on through Maryland and Virginia until finally reaching our destination. Two years ago it was Culebra, Puerto Rico.

North Carolina 100

North Carolina New York Delaware Puerto Rico 100