10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

They perched atop electric poles, on fences, and even on roofs of nearby farm buildings (Point Reyes allows cattle farming), and I soon lost count of how many large raptors we had seen. A lone Brown-Pelican was dive-bombing for fish, while a Red-throated Loon slipped beneath the waves and added another life bird to my list.

Seals 191

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm. I easily spotted the Whooping Cranes in the cattle field. They were large and rather gawky, with a lot of ‘jewelry’ on their legs, oblivious to the cattle and to me. An eBird mystery. I also noted that the U.S.

2018 163

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 163

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

But there is a net loss in all meat production, not just of farmed fish or feeding fish to land animals being raised for food. 11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factory farming. Paul Shapiro Senior Director Factory Farming Campaign Humane Society of the United States Washington, Nov.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2016

Then he pointed out a Least Tern that came in to hunt for fish on the pond as if I would be assuaged with another bird that has “Least” in its name! Sadly, he couldn’t (or wouldn’t) so I had to content myself with just Burrowing Owls , Monk Parakeets , Loggerhead Shrikes , and Cattle Egrets.

Florida 122

Florida Miami Birds Owls 122

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

But the method she advocates for reaching those goals—raising grass-eating, pasture-foraging farm animals—would appear to be notoriously difficult to reproduce on a scale large enough to harvest enough meat, at a reasonable cost, for all the people wanting to eat meat in this country, let alone the world. Contrary to Ms. Indeed, in Ms.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Lakeside School catfish farm. Lakeside School catfish farm. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Lakeside School catfish farm. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Nanhui Dongtan (????). 03 Jan 2020. Australasian Grebe – Tachybaptus novaehollandiae. 01 Jan 2020.

2020 161

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 161

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Cerro Lodge entrance road. 03 Jan 2019. Green Thorntail – Discosura conversii. 05 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. enta fish farm. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus. Spot-fronted Swift – Cypseloides cherriei. Villa San Ignacio, Alajuela. 23 Feb 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Spot-fronted Swift – Cypseloides cherriei. Villa San Ignacio, Alajuela. 23 Feb 2019. 20 Feb 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. 03 Jan 2019. 03 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Jodrey State Fish Pier. fishing beach. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. San Joaquin coffee. 12 Jan 2018. Common Ground-Dove – Columbina passerina.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Jodrey State Fish Pier. fishing beach. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. San Joaquin coffee. 12 Jan 2018. Common Ground-Dove – Columbina passerina.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake). enta fish farm. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Santa Barbara Pipasa coffee farms. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. fishing beach. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Farm Truck Trail. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e Western Australia. 22 Aug 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. fishing beach. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Farm Truck Trail. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e Western Australia. 22 Aug 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Jodrey State Fish Pier. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

fishing beach. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Farm Truck Trail. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. fishing beach. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Farm Truck Trail. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e Western Australia. 22 Aug 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Jodrey State Fish Pier. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). a fish farm. Baranda fish farm. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. a fish farm. a fish farm. Sod Farm Zacates Agricola Roca. Reeds Sod Farm. Reeds Sod Farm. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Pied Heron – Egretta picata. Western Australia.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Baranda fish farm. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Jodrey State Fish Pier. Baranda fish farm. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Jodrey State Fish Pier. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Baranda fish farm.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Route 254 farm fields (rd to Playa Panama). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. 15 Feb 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. 09 May 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Farm to Market 1017 (27.2142,-98.6229). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Embalse San Miguel, Turrúcares (acceso restringido). 01 Feb 2020. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. Embalse San Miguel, Turrúcares (acceso restringido). 01 Feb 2020. Taloje Creek. 01 Feb 2020. 02 Feb 2020.

2020 156

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 156

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Brown Fish-Owl – Ketupa zeylonensis. 18 Feb 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Brown Fish-Owl – Ketupa zeylonensis. 18 Feb 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Brown Fish-Owl – Ketupa zeylonensis. 18 Feb 2016.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Sod Farm Zacates Agricola Roca. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Robles riparian zone. 04 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Sod Farm Zacates Agricola Roca. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Route 254 farm fields (rd to Playa Panama). Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Airport Mangroves.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Sod Farm Zacates Agricola Roca. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Robles riparian zone. 04 Jan 2017.

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Sod Farm Zacates Agricola Roca. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Robles riparian zone. 04 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100