10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2017

This large reserve has its namesake mountain range running right down the middle of it, and virtually no roads. The Picidae family was well represented, with both Gila and Ladder-back woodpeckers , as well a pair of Gilded Flickers all spending some time in this oak grove. Here is the Gila Woodpecker. The Ladder-back Woodpecker.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

I do not have a life list for those birds I saw in my youth, 45 years ago, in California. But the Kentish Plover was sheltering its young under its body, and the Little Ringed Plover was incubating an egg — right in the middle of downtown Madrid! Iberian Green Woodpecker, Madrid, Spain. But they were still Mandarin Ducks!

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Austria Spain 2019 Birds 144

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AUGUST 2, 2013

I wondered, last August, how animals endure it — the tiny ever-pumping lungs of hummingbirds, the lungs of bighorn sheep shouldering their way up mountains, they must get filled with smoke too, right? And I think this is a good move, the right move, even though part of me still welcomes the rain.

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Endangered Species South Dakota Woodpeckers Sheep 160

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MAY 21, 2019

I am originally from California, so it is easy for me to deal with a geography defined by a low coastal mountain range, a central valley, and a much higher inland range (in California, the Sierra Nevada). On my first trip there, I had the good luck to find the best sites right away. Or, as I like to call it… Beetlejuice!

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

However, he’s been known to share his perspicacious avian observations around the web, including right here! Today, he talks about a crazy woodpecker… A couple of years ago there was a big controversy on NPR about woodpeckers. Unlike other woodpeckers, you often see them foraging on the ground.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

Many gringos make their way to Baja California Sur every year, although the majority are probably heading to Cabo San Lucas to party and test the human limit of tequila endurance. Gray Thrashers are not as conspicuous as the hummingbirds, but should not be difficult to find in the right places. A male Belding’s Yellowthroat.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I was not surprised to see Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, Gila Woodpeckers, Cactus Wrens and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers , but there were a few species that certainly did surprise me. This female Black-and-white Warbler must have found a sweet spot, as it sat right there and nibbled on something.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Additional helpful design features include the names of family groups against a yellow-and-white striped background on every page corner and having every bird image facing right (except for that Common Loon chick!), I found the latter, printed on one page and easily accessed on the inside back cover, particularly useful.

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 188

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

If you choose to consider 1944 the year, most people were a little busy right then. Or the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. And oh crap, you guys, we really have to do something about the California Condor situation right now, but what? In 1952, at least in the US, no one wanted to be a Debbie Downer. Or Bachman’s Warbler.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2016

The topography looks like it is right out of an early John Wayne movie. In some short hikes around the area, Black-throated Sparrows, California Quail, Harris Hawks, Gila Woodpeckers , and Greater Roadrunners were quite abundant. After you pass the mine, things change quite a bit. There were several Phainopeplas as well.

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Zebras Birds Sparrows Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2017

It was a destination I had never experienced so I made a few phone calls and got some information from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife agent who actually runs both the Butte Valley and the Shasta Valley Wildlife Areas, which are about 25 miles apart. A few weeks ago I led a field trip to Butte Valley Wildlife Area.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2019

There are a couple of other areas that these birds can be found in, one of which in California Gulch, but that is a similar terrain, that must be walked into, in order to track down the birds, while here in Box Canyon, the birds are never far from the one lane dirt road that passes thru the canyon.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

I spotted a Eurasian Wigeon amongst the American Wigeon right out of the gate, but that wasn’t the best sighting of the day. • Explore These Related Posts Another California Bird? His recent focus is on bringing the Western Burrowing Owl back to life in California where he also monitors several bluebird trails.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The Red-breasted Sapsucker calls the West Coast home, ranging from southern Alaska south to Baja California. If you look closely, you will spot a sap well at the very top of the photo, right above the bird’s beak. Range map courtesy of NatureServe. I spotted this sapsucker at Lema Ranch last February.

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North America Alaska Woodpeckers 2010 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2017

California Quail are quite common here in the desert, but they are still absolutely beautiful, and fun to photograph. This male hoped right up on the side of my hide. This Gila Woodpecker was one of the star attractions of last weeks posting. It hurts for food right in the crashing surf, where no other birds really go.

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Seattle Mexico 2017 Falcons 106

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

But lets see … I’d say one of my most memorable releases is that of a Purple Martin , a species of special concern in California. Maggie Rufo, who works with Veronica at NSCC in Sebastopol, remembers a juvenile Pileated Woodpecker she agreed to release where it had been found in Mendocino. “I He pounded away on my hands.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 216

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

As we pulled down the lane to the marina parking lot, I was finally able to get that Ladder-backed Woodpecker that has been stumping me at every patch I was used to finding them. I had gotten a tip, that just below the observatory, above San Telmo De Abajo, is a feeding station, and protection area for the local California Condors.

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California Condor Mexico California Protection 100

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JUNE 1, 2021

The National Audubon Society Birds of North America covers all species seen in mainland United States, Canada and Baja California. A small range map is placed in the upper right/left hand corner showing summer, winter, resident, migration, and rare locations. GUIDE COVERAGE. PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS. There is nothing wrong with this.

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North America America Birds California Condor 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

A Fascinating Blog Post Three Brave Boys Save Secretary Bird Black-backed Woodpecker to Get Protection in California? Wicked, right? Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Deer New York Cats 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2013

One of the perks about living in Miami is that plane tickets to the bird-rich Caribbean, Central, and South America are often cheaper than going to places like Arizona, Colorado, or California. Like magic, a dark bird flew into a tall tree right beside the road. I stuck my head out the window and looked up — and there it was!

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Jamaica Puerto Rico 2013 Birds 177

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JUNE 7, 2019

This Loggerhead Shrike ( Lanius ludovicianus ) was a life bird for me at the Salton Sea in California in 2018. Woodpeckers are especially fond of wooden utility poles, both for nesting and feeding, and the damage they and other birds cause to utility infrastructure is a serious problem for telephone and electricity companies.

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JULY 7, 2020

Each spread consists of a full-page painting of a bird or group of birds on the left and a combination of text and illustrations on the right. There is also an effort to represent all geographic areas of North America, from Eastern Bluebird (below) to Greater Prairie-Chicken to California Scrub-Jay.

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2020 Birds Groups North America 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

This bird spent the 2011-2012 winter at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in northern California, migrated someplace exotic and distant in February, and returned to the same pond at the beginning of this month. I chose the Black-backed Woodpecker as my Best Bird of the Year for a couple of reasons. What better way to start a birding day?

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2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 144

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Because I have birded southern California in winter several times there weren’t any of the normally occurring birds that I could get within easy reach of my in-laws house in Orange County. There were, however, several rarities around that would get me to 500 birds. Binoculars up into the dark and wet and YES!

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San Marino Los Angeles Birds Laws 104

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MARCH 16, 2011

About the Author Larry Larry Jordan was introduced to birding after moving to northern California where he was overwhelmed by the local wildlife, forcing him to buy his first field guide just to be able to identify all the species visiting his yard. Wicked, right? Winter Hits New York City Desert Finch in Arkansas (!?!?!)

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2011 Jordan Deer New York 192

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

To be fair, I could and should have also grabbed The Shorebird Guide for the Greenshank and Collin’s Bird Guide, 2nd edition for both birds, but the Nat Geo was right there next to me, where your favorite field guides should be.). No other field guide to North American birds does rarities so comprehensively and so well. (To

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North America America 2017 Birds 179

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MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Boobies ( Sula leucogaster ), Islas Coronado, Baja California © David J. A pair of Brown Boobies ( Sula leucogaster ) tends a chick on Middle Rock, Islas Coronado, Baja California © David J. Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. And, the birds are awesome.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

In particular the South Island destination of Kaikoura is world-renowned for the flocks of albatrosses and giant petrels floating right off the pelagic boat, and the ease of the trip makes it a must-visit for any visiting birder. Wicked, right? He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

This year the big prize must go to Tom who has pushed himself, right to the wire to acheive a magnificent score for a self-funded, wife-organised, wife-sponsored Little Big Year , accounting for 57% of the total. California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. PN Volcán Irazú.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Blond-crested Woodpecker – Celeus flavescens. Black-backed Woodpecker – Picoides arcticus. Gray-and-buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus. Crimson-winged Woodpecker – Picus puniceus. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 29 Sep 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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MARCH 17, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Great Great Blue Heron Finding and Identifying a California Gnatcatcher Orange-headed Thrush Pectoral Sandpiper at Jones Beach Guan-emala About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Wicked, right? He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 148

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Each bird illustration consists of two parts–the image itself on the right-hand page full-page size with a wide white border, and the text on the left-hand page, a brief description of the bird in Harper’s distinctive voice. Charles Harper’s Birds & Word s is the signature book of this bird and nature artist’s career.

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MARCH 16, 2011

Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Wicked, right? He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 143