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. Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D. Hat-tip to Stella. They’re all named for livestock. Wicked, right?

Cows 141

Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 141

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. White-tipped Sicklebill – Eutoxeres aquila. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Las Vegas – Sunset Park.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. Breezy Point Tip. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Breezy Point Tip. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi. Breezy Point Tip. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100