10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

Woodpeckers 255

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

7 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 8 Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus. 76 Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 92 Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. 111 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 115 Eurasian Green Woodpecker – Picus viridis.

Woodpeckers 218

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 218

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2018

European Collared and Pied Flycatchers , Eurasian Hoopoes , Common Cuckoos and Tree Pipits are back in late March, while Eurasian Scops Owls are back by late March – early April. In the last ten years, Cattle Egrets have bred again, on and off, but for the first time since 1870s. Common Quail , Grey Partridge , Turtle Dove , too.

Serbia 164

Serbia Geese Owls Macedonia 164

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2022

While it is laudable to point out the plight of homeless woodpeckers, this is hardly the right subject for an upbeat bird photo contest. There are much better metaphors for mind-body dualism than owls with fake eyes on the backside of their head. Cattle Egret (Nanhui, China). My wife tells me this all the time.

China 230

China India South Africa Homelessness 230

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 251 Oriental Scops-Owl – Otus sunia. 252 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 253 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 254 Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. 255 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 284 Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens.

2020 294

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 294

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 230

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 230

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 242 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 243 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. 244 Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. 245 Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. 246 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum.

Woodpeckers 193

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2013

Disinterested Gray Langurs await us in the next tree crown; one Black-rumped Flameback woodpecker is searching the branches, while one gorgeous Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher flies by. A low branch is decorated by a Green Bee-eater (above) and a tree top above it holds several Cattle Egrets. Manoj really knows his owls.

Lions 236

Lions India Mammals Boars 236

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Tawny Owl – Strix aluco. Barred Owl – Strix varia. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus.

2020 157

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 157

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

The late nights with the mosquito crowd are worth it when the owls finally reveal their lethal soft selfs by sound. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. Middle American Screech Owl– Megascops guatemalae; Raptor Ridge, 6-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Tambor, 4-Jan.

Costa Rica 263

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2019

We started our Singapore bird list at Pasir Ris and leaving the train station we were delighted to see several Cattle Egrets on the grass and several photographers. This area was good during our visits over the three weeks for Laced Woodpeckers and Common Flamebacks. Sunda Scops Owl. Monk Parakeet.

Singapore 115

Singapore Otters Owls Zebras 115

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Little Owl (Athene noctua). Hoffmann’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii). Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus).

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 154

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 237

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 237

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 213

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 213

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 156

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 156

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

20 Nuttall’s Woodpecker – Dryobates nuttallii. 30 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 72 Black Woodpecker – Dryocopus martius. 94 Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major. 103 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 123 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 183

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 183

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 122 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 129 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 130 Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. 131 Sunda Woodpecker – Yungipicus moluccensis. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 162

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 162

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 160

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Red-crowned Woodpecker – Melanerpes rubricapillus. Red-rumped Woodpecker – Dryobates kirkii. Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Barking Owl – Ninox connivens. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

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

Sparrows 197

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 197

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Cattle Egret: 133. Barn Owl: 3. Eastern Screech-Owl: 5. Great Horned Owl: 3. Burrowing Owl: 3. Barred Owl: 1. Red-headed Woodpecker: 1. Red-bellied Woodpecker: 160. Downy Woodpecker: 20. Downy Woodpecker: 20. Pileated Woodpecker: 6. American White Pelican: 19.

Miami 169

Miami 2015 United States Birds 169

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

20 Cinnamon Woodpecker – Celeus loricatus. 30 Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis. 72 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 100 Pileated Woodpecker – Dryocopus pileatus. 110 Golden-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysogenys. 363 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

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. They’re all named for livestock. The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. Wicked, right?

Cows 142

Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 142

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2014

One wonders how innocent the Spotted Owl finds the rampant range expansion of the Barred Owl. In the same vein, to expand means to increase in extent and scope or to spread out. Sounds so innocent, doesn’t it? Perhaps our outrage at invasive species can be a bit hypocritical at times.

Species 160

Species Feral Cats Feral Miami 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2014

The Pantanal hosts a mosaic of forest islands and riverside forest which is home to an interesting assemblage of regional endemics such as Mato Grosso Antbird , White-lored Spinetail , and Pale-crested Woodpecker. The handsome White-fronted Woodpecker is at the northern edge of its range in the Pantanal. Alas, it was over too soon.

Brazil 165

Brazil Birds Blackbirds Paraguay 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Striped Owl – Pseudoscops clamator; La Fortuna, 12-Jan. Black and White Owl – Ciccaba nigrolineata; Arenal, 12-Jan. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani; El Tapir, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 167

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

Coming from Niagara Falls, New York, it also means freezing, bitter cold, watching for imaginary Polar Bears while pretending to walk through an Arctic landscape, and looking for owls. This Long-eared Owl from Golden Hill was a bonus. So was this Snowy Owl. Cattle Egret – Bulbulcus ibis; House, 7-Jan.

Costa Rica 101

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 101

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata.

2020 162

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Lahad Datu, Borneo, 1 January. A mess of egrets in Kota Kinabalu (Great, Intermediate, Little and Cattle). STRIGIDAE (OWLS). Mantanani Scops Owl ( Otus mantananensis ); Heard Mantanani Island, Borneo, 3 January. PICIDAE (WOODPECKERS). ACCIPITRIDAE (HAWKS, EAGLES AND ALLIES).

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

And reports of birds nesting – not owls, of course, those weirdo snow fetishists, but other birds nesting – light up my life. We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets.

Montana 138

Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 138

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Turrucares, 1-Jan. Barn-Owl – Tyto alba; San Juan, 8-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; Carara, 3-Jan. Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata; San Juan, 8-Jan. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus; Poas, 9-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

Spotted Wood-owl. A few of the highlights include ; Black Baza, Crested Serpent-eagle, Blue-rumped Parrot, Greater Coucal, Spotted Wood-owl , Dollarbird, Oriental Pied-hornbill, Mangrove Pitta, Golden-bellied Gerygone, Pied Triller, Ashy Minivet, Olive-winged Bulbul, Arctic Warbler.

Singapore 161

Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 161

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Mountain Scops-Owl – Otus spilocephalus. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Sunda Scops-Owl – Otus lempiji. Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. Whiskered Screech-Owl – Megascops trichopsis.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Ladder-backed Woodpecker – Dryobates scalaris. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 122

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 122

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Snowy Owl – Bubo scandiacus. Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium costaricanum. 15 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2017

Nevertheless, I still have over 232 species including the latest addition- a Striped Owl heard from my bedroom window as it called into a moonlit night. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan.

Costa Rica 105

Costa Rica 2017 Woodpeckers Parrots 105

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Flammulated Owl – Psiloscops flammeolus. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Burrowing Owl – Athene cunicularia. Barred Owl – Strix varia. Lago de Cuitzeo. 01 Jul 2019.

2019 121

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 121