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 221

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 221

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2020

I am also very susceptible to that once-a-year thrill of a House Sparrow or a Eurasian Collared Dove actually meaning something. Our three summer Duck species, Mexican, Ruddy, and Fulvous Whistling-Duck , expand to as many as thirteen species. Shallow person that I am, I do care about that Top 100 button on the eBird menu.

Mexico 141

Mexico South America Ducks Groups 141

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca). Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina). Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia).

2020 153

2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 153

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 198

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 198

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 15 Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 16 Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. 33 Brewer’s Sparrow – Spizella breweri. 65 Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri.

Woodpeckers 202

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 202

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

12 Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 23 Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii. 61 Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. 130 American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea. 178 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 281 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca.

2020 173

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 173

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

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. 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 156

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 156

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis.

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

In an unhurried half-day of birding, we racked up over 90 species, including killers like Denham’s Bustard , Northern Carmine-throated Bee-eater , and Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow. Mind boggling, I answer! Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle … wow!! Whether exploring Uganda’s eastern or western attractions, always make time for Murchison Falls!

Uganda 185

Uganda Senegal Africa Game 185

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Very happy birders who traveled from all around the world for this very moment. Mike and Corey attended the 2019 African Birding Expo in the company of African birding legend Herbert Byaruhanga and a slew of international birding professionals.

Uganda 261

Uganda Africa Birds Penguins 261

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2015

The Feral Pigeon and the House Sparrow came the day after, when in the lush green oasis of the Sanitas nursery tea garden I noticed the announcement of the next meeting of the Botswana Bird Club. Under that impossibly blue sky of Africa. Waders were represented by Kittlitz’s Plover , Ruff , Wood Sandpiper , Avocet and Black-winged Stilt.

Africa 209

Africa Botswana Birds Europe 209

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I love sparrows, so seeing a feather-worn Vesper Sparrow this past July filled my heart with joy. We saw sparrows–a total of 14 species–and we saw many other great prairie birds, and we often saw them perched on posts. Baird’s Sparrow was one of those elusive creatures.

North Dakota 138

North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 138

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2018

Check out this image of a Great Egret ( Ardea alba ), Snowy Egret ( Egretta thula ) and Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) together. And, of course, the infamous Falcated Duck ( Mareca falcata ) viewed by thousands of birders from the Colusa NWR viewing platform.

Wildlife 101

Wildlife Sacramento Bald Eagle Falcons 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It is a good place to come down to from the city and look for Ostrich, Cape Gannets , Cape Cormorants , Cape Sparrows , Cape Buntings, Cape Sugarbirds, Cape Grassbirds and presumably lots of other birds with cape in the name. It’s the place to learn your African waterbirds, particularly ducks. Cattle Egret in spring flowers.

Penguins 171

Penguins Birds Mongoose Ostriches 171

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lakeside Catfish farms, 11-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Crypturellus cinnamomeus; La Garita, 8-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan.

Costa Rica 260

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 260

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 160

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

A Eurasian Wigeon and a male Wood Duck will make for the first day target list. 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18. 9 Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18. let’s go find some birds!

Ducks 115

Ducks Blackbirds Sparrows California 115

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2012

Wild birds other than the usual sparrows, starlings, and pigeons find better places to be far from the tourist traps of this well-traveled city. The Magic Kingdom featured Donald, Daisy, and a few Mallards … we all know how much Disney likes ducks! In this, I was absolutely wrong. Orlando, Florida is an ecological blight.

Florida 172

Florida Birds Alligators Turtles 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

It didn’t take much imagination to name Cowbirds or Cattle Egrets or Cattle Tyrants , but there’s more fantasy, even more wit, involved in the naming of other bovine birds. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. They’re all named for livestock.

Cows 142

Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 142

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

A cold, productive day spent birding with a friend from Buffalo was marked by two owls, lots of ducks, Tundra Swans , several gulls, and other targets not possible in tropical Costa Rica. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes; Niagara county, 2-Jan. Harlequin Duck – Histrionicus histrionicus; Niagara county, 2-Jan.

Costa Rica 101

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 101

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

In my homeland, some 800 km / 500 mi further north, these ducks are common on migration but very rare in the breeding season and I realized that these are my first young birds – ever. A few Lesser Kestrels by the dyke wall, then a Black-eared Wheatear at some cattle fencing. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca 2.

Greece 186

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2024

There was a large raft of hundreds of American Coot , an American White Pelican and lots of duck species. I will not name all ducks, but Bufflehead and Canvasback were lifers so they deserve a call-out. Sandpipers up in the air and a general panic among the coots and ducks. The birds warmed us too. We stopped.

Ducks 153

Ducks Emotional Cattle Owls 153

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ????–????????????? Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Cerro Lodge.

2019 118

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 118

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

It could mean venturing outdoors on January First accompanied by a storm of gulls picking through frozen garbage, or meditating on the calls of ducks, geese, and finches during a cold, misty dawn. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Carara, 3-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata; Turrucares, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 119

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 119

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata.

2019 166

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 166

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix leucotis. Southern Gray-headed Sparrow – Passer diffusus. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 24 Oct 2019.

2019 114

2019 China Battery Jamaica 114

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

Around the edges you may see White-breasted Waterhens , Yellow Bitterns and Lesser Whistling Ducks. My personal list for Paser Ris runs to 75 birds over 15 visits that average out at around 25 species per outing. Spotted Wood-owl. If you are not birdwatching, you may wish to join in with the musical Tai Chi sessions. Stork-billed Kingfisher.

Singapore 160

Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 160

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris; El Tapir, 1-Jan. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Here we go!

Costa Rica 155

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 9 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 20 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. 21 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2020 286

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 286

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 153

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 153

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2017

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris; Quebrada Gonzalez, 13-Jan. White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan.

Costa Rica 103

Costa Rica 2017 Woodpeckers Parrots 103

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

11 Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. 17 Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. 98 Golden-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia atricapilla. 117 Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. 118 Lark Sparrow – Chondestes grammacus. 129 Nelson’s Sparrow – Ammospiza nelsoni.

2020 128

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 128

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

White-eared Ground-Sparrow – Melozone leucotis. Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Seaside Sparrow – Ammospiza maritima.

2020 150

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 8 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 14 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 17 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 18 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. 20 Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 158

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 158

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

By the way, the Queens Zoo has a very nice collection of ducks that are certainly not countable for a birder’s life list but are useful in terns of studying and learning field marks. Mallard Complexity 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.

Bald Eagle 113

Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Parrots 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Song Sparrow is a genuine rarity in Miami-Dade. This Lincoln’s Sparrow is far more common. Muscovy Duck (Domestic type): 322. Mottled Duck: 19. Ring-necked Duck: 19. Cattle Egret: 133. Clay-colored Sparrow: 1. Savannah Sparrow: 56. Grasshopper Sparrow: 25. Lincoln’s Sparrow: 3.

Miami 166

Miami 2015 United States Birds 166