10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Sure, there were Summer and Scarlet Tanagers and a few “good” warblers, but most of the migrants were sailing on those south winds over our heads to other parts of Texas. Multitudes, hundreds of Brown Pelicans and Terns–Least, Common, Foster’s, Sandwich, Royal, and Caspian. You just need to know where to look.

Houston 201

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 201

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 179

Pythons Litter Montana 2006 179

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.”

Fish 142

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 142

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. American White Pelican: 19. Brown Pelican: 53. Red-breasted Merganser: 7. Anhinga: 95.

Miami 165

Miami 2015 United States Birds 165