10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Henry Philemon Attwater was born in Brighton, England and spent his early adult years in Canada, but the state of Texas – which he first visited at 30 and made his permanent home at 35 – has embraced him. And then there’s Attwater’s Prairie Chicken.

Chickens 126

Chickens Texas Louisiana Wildlife 126

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Though I have been birding for a few years now, I had only birded west of the Mississippi once before my recent trip to Austin, Texas. I didn’t realize how many new species I would see within the city itself! These birds live in Texas and the southwest, and until that power line I had never seen one.

Austin 113

Austin Texas Birds Non Human 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Kodiak NWR is highly inaccessible (“The 1.9

United States 162

United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

It bears mentioning that the name of the series doesn’t refer to the physical dimensions of the featured species, but the size of the tiny black-and-white illustrations of each bird. It’s the least I can do for a species that’s caused me almost no identification angst over the years. Good birding and happy drinking!

Ducks 105

Ducks Houston Boston Fowl 105