10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

In 1938, they were reduced to only 18 birds in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo flock and only 11 remaining in the non-migratory Louisiana flock. By 1950, the Louisiana flock was gone. The Aransas-Wood Buffalo flock’s numbers hovered on the edge of collapse until the 1960s, never numbering more than 34 birds in total.

Florida 236

Florida Buffalo Louisiana 2004 236

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed relocating the 14 Whooping Cranes that live in Kissimmee Prairie, which includes the pair I saw, and relocating them to Louisiana. It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant.

2018 167

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 167

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver – Bubalornis niger. Louisiana Waterthrush – Parkesia motacilla. Prestoiuskop to Satara via Skukuza and Tshokwanse. 20 Oct 2019. Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Prestoiuskop to Satara via Skukuza and Tshokwanse. 20 Oct 2019. 20 Oct 2019. 20 Oct 2019. Virgen del Socorro.

2019 120

2019 China Battery Jamaica 120

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Louisiana Waterthrush – Parkesia motacilla. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver – Bubalornis niger. Ovenbird – Seiurus aurocapilla. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. 20 Apr 2016. Worm-eating Warbler – Helmitheros vermivorum. Sendero Bogarín. 05 Mar 2016. Brookville Park. 10 Apr 2016. Hotel Tierras Enamoradas. 10 Feb 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154