10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Poor researchers Nicola Coumi and Rob Slotow failed to find anything particularly interesting about vigilance in Bronze Mannikin groups. Mind you – it is indeed a description, not a video, as the research was done in 1952. Great White Pelican is not just the name of a non-existent glam-rock band but also of a bird species.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. I should have known that birding High Island meant I would be 20 minutes away from a place where hundreds of thousands of shorebirds and waterbirds rest, feed, breed, and generally have a good time.

Houston 217

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 217

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

.” So, the guide also covers more familiar birds that spend some of their lives on or close to land—seaducks, grebes, skimmers, gulls, terns, loons, cormorants and shags, and pelicans. The description then goes into detail about adult (breeding and nonbreeding), juvenile, and immature plumage.

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279