10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Common Goldeneye lives up to its name around here, but this weekend found its far less-common cousin, Barrow’s Goldeneye , hanging out with Redheads and scaup at Charlotte Pier. He and his family were delighted by displaying American Woodcocks once it got dark out. What was your best bird of the weekend?

New York City 239

New York City Charlotte New York Jamaica 239

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? by Marc Bekoff. Paul says, “He would lick my face, or cry gently, or bark even.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. The population is approximately 105,000 and the capital is Charlotte Amalie on St. All Americans Should be Full Members of the ABA Family. Thomas, and a number of smaller islands.

Puerto Rico 146

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 146

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2013

This scraggly collection of islands and deep long bays forms the tip of South Island closest to to North Island, but till this point my only experience of the area had been the long passage down Queen Charlotte Sound to reach the ferry terminal of Picton. Lochmara Bay with Queen Charlotte Sound in the background.

New Zealand 164

New Zealand Charlotte Hunting Family 164