10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2011

The Front Range of Colorado offers unique birding experiences from top to bottom. He moved from Delaware to Colorado and then like a week later this bird shows up in Denver. But it is not just gulls that show up in surprise, but all bird families are represented with rarities in this park.

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Denver Colorado Birds Delaware 163

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

After all, the three guides that have been published so far include New Jersey’s, written by Rick Wright ; Colorado’s, written by Ted Floyd ; and Florida’s, written by Bill Pranty. But to find a Cerulean Warbler a New York birder needs a bit more information, so I included a couple of parks where they can be found.

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New York New Jersey Colorado Pennsylvania 203

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 21, 2012

It honors dogs of all breeds — from working dogs to family pets — and encourage pet owners to do something special for their dog. Canine guests must be on leash and accompanied by a human companion. Founded in 2004, National Dog Day is observed annually on August 26.

Dogs 100

Dogs Oklahoma Maryland North Carolina 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

In the mean time, a family group of Black-throated Magpie-Jays were frolicking in the breeze high over the dry valley, showing off their exorbitantly long tail streamers. It did not take long before we had a family group of Tufted Jays right by the side of the road (KM 216) and an uncommon Gray-collared Becard at the same spot.

Mexico 196

Mexico Costa Rica Arizona Birds 196

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The interplay between birders and their non-birding loved ones ring true, especially between the Steve Martin character and his family. Owen Wilson could have really shone as a character that was a huge deal in the birding world but a real loser in his family life but his performance was flat. What didn’t I like?

Colorado 248

Colorado Geese Family Owls 248

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

And, of course, by blackbirds I mean true thrushes of the family Turdidae , of which the Common (Eurasian) Blackbird ( Turdus merula ) is the most famous in European culture and folklore. But the name of this beer had nothing to do with “Sixteen Tons” of coal, or “Okies” from Muskogee, but birds: merle is also the French word for “blackbird”.

Blackbirds 113

Blackbirds Belgium Colorado Wounded 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

The Checklist is more than a taxonomic listing of species and chapter number and title; it also contains useful notes on each bird family. Finches, for example, are “especially prone to nomadism,” and Falcons, as many experienced birders know, are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than to hawks and eagles. (In

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Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I have been a fan of the Kaufman Guides since I bought the Field Guide to Butterflies of North America , for a birds and butterflies trip to Colorado. It is the perfect reference source for the family on a trip or living in New England. It is the perfect field guide for the beginning naturalist.

Massachusetts 210

Massachusetts North America Rhode Island Ohio 210

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Said Blue-throated Barbet – maybe lacking an altimeter – indeed could be seen very close to its family member at Tongbiguan. Does that mean that families in Florida should on average be larger than in Colorado? Maybe a source more focused on birds than the HBW might have provided more accurate information.

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Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 181

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. When you look at Clements latest taxonomic spreadsheet, you get a sense of the depth of their relationships to each other and the world. This is a great summer read.

Owls 217

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 217

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2017

Species Accounts are arranged taxonomically, grouped by family. Family sections start with a brief description of the characteristics shared by the species in the family, followed by a description of the sounds made by those species and how they obtain their song/call knowledge.

North America 173

North America America Birds New York 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The end of July and beginning of August featured an amazing trip across the American west with my family. Black-billed Magpie , 31 July, Golden, Colorado. A couple of long range twitches to upstate New York netted me one great state bird and one dip.

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2016 Puerto Rico New York City New York 134

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The ABA series currently lists guides on New Jersey (Rick Wright), Florida (Bill Pranty), Arizona (Rick Wright), Colorado (Ted Floyd), and California (Alvaro Jamarillo). This is also a good time to catch up on supplementary titles, such as guides to bird families. So, Happy Holidays to all!

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Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Living in Colorado, I was practically next door neighbors to a Spix’s Macaw, “Presley,” who was discovered in an Evergreen living room—the only known Spix’s Macaw in the United States—and who was repatriated to Brazil before I even knew he existed. Ellen Kessler, like many birders the world over, would like to see a Spix’s Macaw.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 210

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

And then, a few years ago in Colorado, I looked at a Pale Snaketail through my binoculars and became hooked by the absolute alien quality of the creature’s face juxtaposed against the beauty of its flight. Within families, species are organized by genus. When I started birding, I ignored them.

United States 237

United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 237

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2016

It’s been nearly three weeks since the family and I left Breckenridge but I’m still thinking about all the birds that we enjoyed from my aunt and uncle’s backyard deck at 10,500 feet above sea level. We spent three days in Breckenridge and each morning I was the first in the family to awaken.

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Birds New York Fox New York City 100