10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. So you can imagine our disappointment when we crawled out of the car after our trip to find out that Mike was in fact relaxing in the warm kitchen and had no idea where the woodpecker was! Why is that awesome?

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New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 192

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Audubon Rebrand Don’t Be a Slob Birder First I and the Bird of 2010 is Coming… Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline “Science Versus Snake Oil&# About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

2011 145

2011 Deer New York Birds 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Get to it already! Wicked, right?

Brazil 140

Brazil Deer 2011 Peru 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Carnival of the Blue IV Muckrace Reminder Scienta Pro Publica 2 A Tally of the Fewest Window Strikes About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. If you are sensitive to mildly bad language don’t click the link. Wicked, right?

2011 153

2011 Deer New York Owls 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

Clare Can Be Beaten About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Wicked, right?

Sparrows 199

Sparrows 2011 Deer New York 199

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Circus of the Spineless #45 Shearwaters Galore… IATB #91 Deadline About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

DC 145

DC Washington Deer 2011 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Ease Into Some Oekologie Oekologie #10 Undercover Taxidermist Busts Illegal Hunters Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia Audubon Rebrand About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. The jury is still out but what a cool bird!

2011 145

2011 Deer Cuba Hunters 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

That is why it is such amazingly awesome news that the British Birdwatching Fair raised £242,000 to help conserve a species that could become the first recorded bird extinction in mainland Africa. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?

Ethiopia 145

Ethiopia 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

Though breeding grounds for neotropical migrants get the bulk of attention in North America wintering grounds are just as critical, and any news about land being preserved as wintering habitat for the Cerulean Warbler is wonderful. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

Colombia 145

Colombia 2011 Deer Brazil 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Or These Blasts From The Past The New ABA President is… IATB Deadline If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… Have You Seen Save the Reagan Owl About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right?

2011 150

2011 Deer New York Birds 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. If you didn’t win a free copy of The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds , better go buy a copy.

2011 147

2011 Deer New York Cats 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2011

The Sea is a Harsh Mistress He Makes It Sound So Easy Evil Dead: The Musical Pledge Your Love To Your Favorite Backyard Bird About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Share Your Thoughts « Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?

Honduras 145

Honduras 2011 Deer Denmark 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

Deer 124

Deer 2011 New York New York Times 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

Deer 124

Deer 2011 Oklahoma New York 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

2011 140

2011 Deer New York Texas 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

… Tags: brazil , giveaway • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Quincy, Massachusetts Man Deserves Kudos About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

Brazil 150

Brazil Wildlife 2011 Deer 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Audubon Photo Contest Ticks Survive Being Laundered About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?

Squirrels 145

Squirrels 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

However, NPR Marketplace reports that Audubon is trying to leverage social media and cutting edge gadgets to appeal to a new generation of bird watcher. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Welcome to the club! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

2011 133

2011 Deer New York Owls 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

They breed across Canada and Alaska’s boreal forest near ponds and lakes, using nest holes made by woodpeckers, almost exclusively flickers. Because of is huge range and large and growing population it is classified as a Species of Least Concern , great news for those who like to feel the gaze of the Bufflehead upon them.

2011 150

2011 Ducks Deer New York 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Red-winged Blackbird in Flight Flight Of The Ancient Mariner About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?

Denmark 163

Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Not-Quite-Diabolical Quiz How Birding Helps Everyone Slate Covers Birding Aaaaaw Moment for the Week Tangled Bank #114 About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. 4 Responses to “Nate Makes the News!&# Wicked, right?

2011 133

2011 Deer New York Obama 133

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Just For Fun Avian ID Quiz #9: A New Week, A New Quiz Waxwing Working a String Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere Black is Back In Praise of Bionic Condors About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Wicked, right?

Ducks 211

Ducks 2011 Deer Brazil 211

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

It is my belief that the birds were migrating, though one New York birder suggested that they might have been flying out for some crepuscular feeding. Either way, it was a heck of a sight and another example of why Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the best place in New York City to see amazing wildlife spectacles.

Ducks 170

Ducks 2011 Jamaica New York 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

2011 140

2011 Deer New York Owls 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! What is even more terrifying is that the link takes you to Cracked. Wicked, right?

2011 151

2011 Deer New York Owls 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

His nature essays are a joy to read, especially for those who, like me, grew up in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York which John Burroughs called home. He is happy the bluebird has returned and he hopes that it will nest by his house in “Downy’s cell,&# that is, the abandoned hole of a Downy Woodpecker.

2011 162

2011 Deer New York Peru 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

All images in this post were taken in the first week of March, 2011, in New York State. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. No gulls were harmed in the creation of these images, just people.

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Breeding 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

Owls 145

Owls 2011 Barn Owls Deer 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Lewis’s Woodpecker in New York State Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Orange-headed Thrush Forest Park Fall Migration Miniature Kind-of-Diabolical Quiz Answers Evil Avian ID Quiz Quick Three-Pic Quiz Bonaparte’s Gulls on the Niagara River About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

Nicaragua 185

Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

I finally got my first phoebe of the year yesterday, Saturday, 19 March, a mere eighteen days after the first phoebe of the season was reported in New York City. … Tags: migration , phoebes , spring • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

2011 181

2011 Deer New York Philadelphia 181

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

This cruel, cruel fate we endure in western New York torments man and beast alike. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

2011 154

2011 New York Deer Birds 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

The naming of the hornbill family is a bit farther fetched. Wikimedia Commons Bucerotidae is etymologically opaque to most birders, I’d venture, but when Rafinesque described the family almost two centuries ago, he had kine on his mind. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

I briefly entertained the idea that I had found a rare species never before seen in New York but quickly came to my senses and realized that I was dealing with a leucistic individual. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?

Ducks 151

Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of August 2010) Commence Project FeederWatch 2006 Best Bird of the Weekend (Halloween Edition) Discerning Distant Ducks About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. One Response to “What is the National Bird of Honduras?

Honduras 151

Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Filming the plovers of Estero Lagoon Plovers are a significant part of the shorebird family, comprising 66 species worldwide. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! These Blasts From The Past What is a Phoebe? Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

Florida 189

Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 189

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2011

Many thanks to Jason Kopp for the photos above taken during last year’s courses held at Explorer’s Inn Tags: banding , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

Peru 195

Peru 2011 Deer Birds 195