10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

Wildlife conservation is concerned with protecting wildlife at the level of species or perhaps population. With the exception of species that number in the hundreds, conservation biologists are not as concerned with the fates of individual animals, it is only when such fates of many individuals are added up do they begin to worry.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. California Quail – Callipepla californica. Xantus’s Hummingbird – Hylocharis xantusii. 09 Feb 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. California Quail – Callipepla californica. Xantus’s Hummingbird – Hylocharis xantusii. Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. California Gull – Larus californicus. PN Volcán Irazú. 09 Feb 2018. San Joaquin coffee.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113