10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale. I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals. a Cattle Egret in Brooklyn.

Cattle 171

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 171

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2020

but there are other birds, many stopping to stay, many others moving to South America. At the moment, night excursions to Poas are limited by pandemic driving restrictions but I can still surmise about the species flying overhead. Bay-breasted Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers, Canada Warblers, and Red-eyed Vireos.

Costa Rica 278

Costa Rica South America Colombia Paraguay 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Especially of all the species that had been introduced to the US. And after all, some birds have to expand their range sometimes.

Montana 145

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

146 shared checklists (an increase on last year’s 97, well done chaps) noted 664 species (ooooh, down on 826 from last February) and brought the yearly total to 1063 (1303 at this time in 2016, ouch!). Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Breezy Point Tip. 01 Jan 2017. Belmont Lake SP.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100