10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

The virus is mainly found in the upper plains and midwest, including both the US and Canada. China used H5N2 inactivated vaccine to prevent spread of H5N1 strain highly infectious bird flu virus and that has proved to be effective, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said on Tuesday. Will H5N2 Kill Wild Birds?

Mississippi 178

Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 178

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Domestic type) x Canada Goose (hybrid) (Anser sp. Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis). 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species.

2020 155

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November. 10 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

Sparrows 222

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 222

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

10,000 Birds has yet to take a stance on the developing situation between mainland China and Hong Kong. Until The Management decide whether or not to wield their significant political influence in this matter, China and Hong Kong will remain on the list of contributing states. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

2020 158

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 158

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). But the beats still managed to add lifers here and there and finished on 4048 after a late flourish from Kai in China and Paul in Mexico.

2020 241

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

Woodpeckers 196

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 196

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Marsh Grassbird and Rufous-faced Warbler come to you all the way from China and bring the life list to 4061. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 162

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

However, 10 beats from 7 countries were able to submit some 127 checklists containing 597 birds from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica). 501 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. With some of the beats locked down still, or again, the birding has been patchy. Nice distancing.

2020 186

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 186

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Wanting to celebrate the owl that has brought birders from many European countries, even from USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and China to their town, the authorities have erected the One Owl, a 9 ft terra-cotta statue of an owl by a local sculptor Jovan Blat.

Owls 230

Owls Protest Protesting Protesters 230

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

11 beats collaborated to enter 163 checklists from 8 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago). 5 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 669 Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. 5 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. They noted 719 species between them.

2020 296

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 296

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively. 9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 156

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 156

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

8 beats contributed 70 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, China, Serbia, Australia and Singapore). 4 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Between them, they account for 315 birds. The year list stands at 1514 with the life list standing still at 4009. 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.

2020 163

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Miniature Moderately Diabolical Waterfowl Quiz The Canada Goose Welcome Wednesday: A Bird in the Hand Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Birds at the Feeders in Saugerties About the Author Redgannet Redgannet has been working for over 25 years as a crew member/flight attendant. Have a nice day. Interesting bird!

2011 194

2011 Deer India New York 194

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. These are the numbers. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 05 Jul 2019.

2019 121

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 121

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

7 countries (Costa Rica, China, USA, UK, Mexico, New Zealand and Serbia) were birded by 11 beats during October. 554 Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. 627 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Included in the numbers are 2 new life-listers; a Long-tailed Koel from Duncan and a White-throated Rock-Thrush from Kai.

2020 131

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 131

Critter News

OCTOBER 19, 2008

At the International Egg Commission’s annual meeting, held last month in China, it was noted that animal welfare activists in the U.S. and Canada are actively opposing battery cages. Proposed amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code have egg companies there worried.

Egg Industry 100

Egg Industry Industry Eggs Battery Cages 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 123

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 123

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

December’s numbers looked like this; 10 beats visited 11 countries (Bahrain, New Zealand, USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Australia Nigeria, Uganda and Serbia) during December. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. 27 Dec 2019.

2019 183

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 183

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

They have a hard enough time with Canada Geese. Restoration of the Yi qi dinosaur from the late Jurassic era, China, by Emily Willoughby, used under Creative Commons license. Is this the type of bird behavior that makes sense in our world? Is this the type of avian experience we want? Third, that is just an awful lot of excrement.

Mauritius 103

Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 103

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

David Tomlinson If you are American then you will no doubt know Perdix perdix as the Gray Partridge , an introduced game bird now widespread on the prairies of Canada and the northern states of the USA. They are widespread throughout much of lowland India. No prizes for guessing where the latter is found.

Hungary 170

Hungary Eggs Fox India 170

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. This is where they come in January while there is still nothing to do on the naughty and nice list.

Sparrows 201

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 201

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. The life lists stands at 3964.

2020 163

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 163

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

12 beats visited 12 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Ghana, Nigeria, New Zealand, Serbia, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, China and Argentina), sharing 148 lists along the way and noting 844 species (old and new). Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Not to be out-done, the beats have been out doing their thing as well. Lago de Cuitzeo.

2019 119

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 119

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Their Ugandan contribution reached 258 before contact was lost. Ticks for November numbered 973 from 120 lists shared by 11 beats. Alphabetic Taxonomic. calle jocote. Cerro Lodge.

2019 144

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 144

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2020

That is where I chose the Avibase world checklist database (avibase.bsc-eoc.org), designed and maintained by Denis Lepage and hosted by Bird Studies Canada. China 1410 9. Hence I decided that quoting a single source makes more sense: one source should mean that the quality of data / level of bias remains uniform all along the list.

Uganda 259

Uganda Bolivia Ecuador Indonesia 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

9 beats visited 9 countries (China, Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, Jamaica , Serbia and Japan) and submitted 151 checklists when they got back. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. If you entered the sweepstake to predict when the 4000 barrier would be breached and suggested Corey at 13.38 Just me then? Western Australia.

2020 158

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 158