10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2023

This is Canada, so it goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway), that common names are given in English and French. A two-page spread is devoted to the Gyrfalcon, which Earley proudly tells us is “one of the most sought-after birds in Ontario, if not all of Canada” (p.

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North America Birds Owls Canada 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2016

Falcon Cam at Bowling Green State University in Ohio sheds light on the nesting habits of the school’s mascot, a Peregrine Falcon and her mate. OspreyCam … no offspring yet, but you can be the first to spot them, at this cam run by the Connecticut Audubon Society. Watch for chicks in the next few weeks!).

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Bald Eagle Puffins Connecticut Falcons 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2013

That is a lot of birds in what is essentially Alaska, Canada, and the lower 48 states in one year. With a Rustic Bunting in Homer, Alaska, Neil Hayward has tied Sandy Komito’s American Birding Assocation area big year record of 745 (+3) species. But whats with the (+3)? That’s where things get kind of fun.

Alaska 210

Alaska Falcons Canada Species 210

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2014

It was the height of baby season, I was insanely overworked and underslept, and I did not – I repeat, did not – do waterbirds, except for mallards and Canada geese and wood ducks and swans etc. I have received so many calls to come rescue a baby hawk or falcon or some kind of raptor,” wrote Jennifer Dudley, and attached this photo.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Falcons Pit Bulls 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2021

Many Red-eyed Vireos have seen Harpy Eagles , have kept still upon hearing the haunting calls of forest-falcons. The same can be said of Scarlet Tanagers, Canada Warblers and Eastern Wood-Pewees. The truth is, many of those familiar birds have traveled much further than us.

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Costa Rica Nicaragua Ohio Honduras 258

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2014

From Canada, this migration is more than 10,000 km each way, a distance second among raptors only to that of the Arctic Peregrine Falcon 1. During my recent trip I also had the pleasure of spotting Rough-legged Hawks, Prairie Falcons, Northern Harriers and several Ferruginous Hawks ( Buteo regalis ). But that is another story.

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Nevada North America Utah Oregon 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In other words, the caracara’s behavior is totally different from that of, say, the peregrine, though they’re both falcons, and diverged from each other on their evolutionary paths pretty recently. Knopf, New York, $30 (U.S.); $40 (Canada). As Meiburg puts it, Peregrines love solitude, crave routine, and avoid mistakes.

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Guyana South America Washington DC 232

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

.* Beautifully illustrated and well executed, Sibley’s Raptors of North America is a perfect decoration for nature centers, birders’ homes, and any other place where people are interested in identifying the hawks, falcons, eagles, and vultures that they are likely to see anywhere in the United States and Canada.

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North America America United States Eagles 222

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2012

I took a ride up to the Fall River Valley back in October and spotted both morphs in the large grasslands where we also usually see Rough-legged Hawks and Prairie Falcons. They are listed as vulnerable in Canada. This is the light morph. And this is what the dark morph looks like.

Squirrels 156

Squirrels Prairie Dogs North America Rabbits 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There are 35 raptor species that have a presence in the United States and Canada, 56 (more or less) if you count by subspecies, and they are all covered in admirable, exhausting, unbelievable detail in B irds of Prey of the East: A Field Guide and Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide by Brian K. Species Accounts.

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North America Birds Mississippi Bald Eagle 185

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Peter Thoem settled in Canada many years ago. Instead I found a direct flight from Canada to Malaga from where I could travel anywhere along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, east or west of the Rock of Gibraltar. He lives at the west end of Lake Ontario which, twelve months of the year, is a very rich and varied place for birds.

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Spain Ostriches Africa Canada 167

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Canada, and the British Isles, simple names predominate there, and you pretty much have to leave those regions to find a good hyphenated “second” name. Among our bird groups with many such species are the Wood-Partridges, Quail-Doves, Ant-Tanagers, Forest-Falcons, and Tody-Flycatchers.

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Sparrows Mexico United States Groups 131

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Sparrows 222

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 222

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

123 Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. 279 Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 483 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 557 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 558 Canada Jay – Perisoreus canadensis. 572 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

Woodpeckers 194

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 194

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

migration corridors from Argentina in the Southern tip of South America to Canada. Arctic Canada face ongoing and proposed development. During both the northbound (spring) and southbound (fall) migrations, knots can be found anywhere along the coastal and inland U.S.

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Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

If the home birding patch is in Canada or the United States of America, it’s not really that far. Lately, I have been waking up to the vocal antics of Laughing Falcon , the newly split Gray-cowled Wood-Rail , Grayish Saltator , Melodious Blackbird , and this beautiful male Blue Grosbeak that sings about a block away.

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Costa Rica Falcons Birds North Carolina 119

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2011

We also have a richness of falcons. Within 4 kilometres of where I live there are two active aeries, a Gyrfalcon’s and a Peregrine Falcon’s. However, in the context of this week, my point is that there is a lot of prime real estate up here for falcon aeries. The landscape is dramatic to say the least.

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Falcons Hunting Breeding Birds 167

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2020

The Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition covers 807 species in the United States and Canada (like most field guides labelled ‘North America, it doesn’t include Mexico and Central America). Then again, try explaining to a new birder why falcons come after woodpeckers and before parrots!

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North America America Hawaii Birds 199

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Some birds are essentially just cooler than others and raptors are cool: an Osprey with a fish, a Northern Goshawk , Peregrine Falcons , Golden Eagles , feisty little Merlins , all these impressive birds make hawkwatching fun and exciting.

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Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 232

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2019

Get lucky, and you may see Canvasbacks , American and Least Bitterns, a Peregrine Falcon , a Northern Harrier or two, and Soras, as well as Chihuahuan Ravens and Cactus Wrens on the lake’s north shore. Perhaps you like them enough to have supported legislation protecting wetlands in the United States and Canada.

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Ducks Blackbirds United States Pelicans 115

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans). Other sightings have been included from legitimate outings for work and exercise (at all times maintaining a respectable distance). 7 beats contributed this month. Between them they shared 63 checklists, spanning 5 countries and noted 231 species of birds.

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2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 152

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Domestic type) x Canada Goose (hybrid) (Anser sp. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis). Graylag Goose (Anser anser). Brant (Branta bernicla). Domestic goose sp. Domestic type) x Branta canadensis). Cotton Pygmy-Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus).

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2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 151

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, Mallards, Pintails, Green-wing Teal, Northern Shovelers, Wigeon, Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers, and American Coots were all over the refuge. Northern Harriers, Peregrine Falcons, American Kestrels, and a fair number of Bald Eagles all can be found on the refuge year round.

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Fox Washington Geese Sparrows 121

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

10 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 218 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 222 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 223 Prairie Falcon – Falco mexicanus. 10 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 218 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans.

Sparrows 194

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 194

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

8 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 262 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 266 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 543 Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. 8 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 262 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans.

Woodpeckers 225

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 225

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Out on the flooded fields, there were large concentrations of Canada Geese, Northern Pintails, Shovelers, Mallards, Gadwalls, American Wigeon , and much to my surprise, a few Green-winged Teal were still around. Birds of prey took center stage out on the edge of the tidal flats.

Wildlife 104

Wildlife Seattle Bald Eagle Geese 104

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 212

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 212

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2016

Just look at this Peregrine Falcon soaring up and swooping down! This is a state that borders Lake Ontario and Canada on the north, Lake Erie on the west, and the Atlantic Ocean on the southeast. They are also often beautiful in their own right, particularly when a species gets a two-page spread.

New York 152

New York Birds New York City Campaign 152

10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2016

How can we say that magic is a farce when the May blossoms are backdropping bright, breeding plumaged Canadas , Magnolias , Chestnut-sideds , chocolate Bay-breasteds , and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks ? When a new morning greets us with a symphony of wood-warblers, thrushes, and other spring birds?

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Costa Rica 2016 2001 Battery 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. 289 Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. 292 Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. 296 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 297 Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

Woodpeckers 176

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 176

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Peregrine Falcon nests. So, the 49 subject species include birds with interesting family behaviors that we might not see every day (Cedar Waxwing, Great Blue Heron, Peregrine Falcon), migrant songbirds (Tree and Barn Swallows, House Wren), and common, everyday birds (Northern Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, and, yes, Rock Pigeon).

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Eggs Family 2006 New York 263

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2012

For sitting in the middle of a stream of the river was a Peregrine Falcon , eating the young Thayer’s Gull it had brought down. A Peregrine Falcon sits warily on its kill, a young Thayer’s Gull Finally it had enough and sprung into the air. And there was the next surprise. It, of course, knew I was there.

Falcons 167

Falcons Killing Fur Owls 167

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The Carolina grasshopper Dissosteira carolina ranges from sea to shining sea, into Canada and nearly to the tip of Texas. It wasn’t until I noticed the “locusts” here in Montana that I got curious about them. Surely they couldn’t be the same species, across a continent. But they are.

Montana 164

Montana Cooking Texas Cattle 164

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2015

The virus is mainly found in the upper plains and midwest, including both the US and Canada. Ostriches are infected as well as, in one known case, Falcons. Close to 5% of turkeys being farmed in Minnesota have been or shortly will be destroyed , and the virus is also affecting chickens.

Mississippi 173

Mississippi Fowl Turkey Minnesota 173

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 234

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 234

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

The diversity of migrants isn’t as high as in the eastern USA and Canada, but we do get nice numbers of Blackburnians, Black-and-whites, Wilson’s Warblers , and, believe it or not, Cerulean Warblers. I saw some of them this week and am finally hearing the buzzy call notes of Dickcissels as they migrate overhead during the night.

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Costa Rica Morals Birds Mississippi 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

A second pond held not only more of the same, but some American Coots and Canada Geese. I mostly just wanted to stare at them, but they shared a pond with numerous Pintails , Gadwalls , American Wigeons , more Hoodies, Common Goldeneye , and a handful of Lesser Scaup , as well as the obligatory Mallards. Most welcome.

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Wildlife Montana Geese Bald Eagle 165