10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Some things still seemed out of reach ( Texas , for instance, seemed about as likely a destination as the moon) but I began to do things with the purpose of “building my list” in earnest around this time, not so much for the sake of the list itself, but to see these birds that I’d always wondered about.

Pythons 204

Pythons Litter Montana 2006 204

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act. Michigan.

Fish 147

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The warm, sunny climate beckons a wide variety of passerines, raptors, and shorebirds to spend the winter, inflating the species diversity to the extent that Miami-Dade can go toe-to-toe with counties in Texas and Arizona during this season. Can we hit 200 ABA-countable species in four days next year?

Miami 173

Miami 2015 United States Birds 173