10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 203 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 204 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 205 Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. 206 Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons. 156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

Sparrows 212

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 212

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

8 Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus. 76 Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 115 Eurasian Green Woodpecker – Picus viridis. 206 Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Dryobates fumigatus. 207 Rufous-winged Woodpecker – Piculus simplex. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

Woodpeckers 212

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 212

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis; Curu, 4-Jan. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans; Raptor Ridge, 5-Jan.

Costa Rica 262

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 262

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

Sparrows 250

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2018

Red-footed Falcons , Whiskered and Black Terns by mid-April, White-winged Terns are passing about a week later. In the last ten years, Cattle Egrets have bred again, on and off, but for the first time since 1870s. Black Woodpeckers are still relatively easy to hear and see. Common Quail , Grey Partridge , Turtle Dove , too.

Serbia 160

Serbia Owls Geese Macedonia 160

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 231

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 231

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 273 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 274 Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus. 275 Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. 276 Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons. 4 Graylag Goose – Anser anser.

Woodpeckers 188

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 188

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus; Varablanca, 9-Jan. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan.

Costa Rica 163

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 163

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 207

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 207

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 159

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

TRIP LIST ( multiple lists ): White-faced Whistling-Duck, Egyptian Goose, Spur-winged Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl, Heuglin’s Francolin, Mourning Collared-Dove, Vinaceous Dove, Laughing Dove, Black-billed Wood-Dove, Denham’s Bustard, Eastern Plantain-eater, White-browed Coucal, Senegal Coucal, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Dideric Cuckoo, Alpine (..)

Uganda 195

Uganda Senegal Africa Game 195

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

7 Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 20 Nuttall’s Woodpecker – Dryobates nuttallii. 30 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 72 Black Woodpecker – Dryocopus martius. 94 Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 179

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 179

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2017

In Costa Rica, even the super shy Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon is seen more often than the island pigeon with the snow-white cap. The Bat Falcon that joined us for breakfast. . Despite part of it being chomped by cattle, we still managed a juvenile Rufescent Tiger-Heron , an excellent find for Costa Rica!

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Bats 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Hoffmann’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii). Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major). Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens). Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus). Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis).

2020 153

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysogenys. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus.

2020 156

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 156

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 3-Jan. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani; El Tapir, 1-Jan. Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Picoides fumigatus; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan.

Costa Rica 163

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 163

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Heading south on a good surfaced road, we made slow progress through the herds of cattle, donkeys and goats that thronged the highway, until we finally reached the land of the Konso. Quality time was spent with a friendly Hamar family at their homestead of grass huts surrounding their cattle corral.

Ethiopia 246

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Turrucares, 1-Jan. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus; Poas, 9-Jan. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani; Mi Cafecito, 10-Jan. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii; Santa Barbara, 1-Jan. Merlin – Falco columbarius; Poas, 9-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is one of those that has eluded me so far. 28 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18. 81 Gila Woodpecker – Melanerpes uropygialis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18.

Ducks 116

Ducks Blackbirds Sparrows California 116

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

This land has gone through extensive ecosystem destruction from farming cattle and soybeans. This is a very hot and dry region known as El Chaco where many interesting bird species can be found. The closer we got to J.V. Red-crested Cardinal. The back-road trip was good and much more peaceful.

Argentina 191

Argentina Farming Chile Birds 191

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Golden-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysogenys. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus.

2019 120

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 120

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

Cattle Egret – Bulbulcus ibis; House, 7-Jan. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus; Niagara county, 2-Jan. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmanni; El Rodeo, 9-Jan. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani; Cinchona-Virgen del Socorro, 12-Jan.

Costa Rica 101

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Ladder-backed Woodpecker – Dryobates scalaris. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 121

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 121

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. African Gray Woodpecker – Chloropicus goertae.

2019 174

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 2-Jan. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani; El Tapir, 13-Jan. Hairy Woodpecker – Picoides villosus; Poas, 15-Jan.

Costa Rica 104

Costa Rica 2017 Woodpeckers Parrots 104

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Bearded Woodpecker – Chloropicus namaquus. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker – Celeus castaneus. Golden-tailed Woodpecker – Campethera abingoni. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus.

2019 118

2019 China Battery Jamaica 118

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 279 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 280 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 281 Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. 282 Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 292

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 292

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 129 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 130 Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. 131 Sunda Woodpecker – Yungipicus moluccensis. 132 Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major. 133 Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens.

2020 160

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus. Red-rumped Woodpecker – Dryobates kirkii. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Golden-fronted Woodpecker – Melanerpes aurifrons.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

Here they are; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens 4 Graylag Goose – Anser anser 5 Brant – Branta bernicla 6 Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis 7 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis 8 Mute Swan – Cygnus olor 9 Black (..)

Woodpeckers 155

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

20 Cinnamon Woodpecker – Celeus loricatus. 30 Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis. 31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 72 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 100 Pileated Woodpecker – Dryocopus pileatus. 127 Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 224

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 224

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Cattle Egret: 133. Red-headed Woodpecker: 1. Red-bellied Woodpecker: 160. Downy Woodpecker: 20. Pileated Woodpecker: 6. Peregrine Falcon: 3. American White Pelican: 19. Brown Pelican: 53. American Bittern: 2. Great Blue Heron: 62. Great Egret: 75. Snowy Egret: 49. Little Blue Heron: 32. Tricolored Heron: 36.

Miami 167

Miami 2015 United States Birds 167

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The life list reached 4052 this month. The life list reached 4052 this month.

Sparrows 192

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 192

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Golden-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysogenys.

2020 160

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

African Gray Woodpecker – Chloropicus goertae. Red-necked Falcon – Falco chicquera. Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Dryobates fumigatus. Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus. Golden-crowned Woodpecker – Chloropicus xantholophus. Brown-eared Woodpecker – Campethera caroli.

2019 141

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 141

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Golden-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysogenys. Gila Woodpecker – Melanerpes uropygialis. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii.

2019 118

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 118