10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Well, I’m sure there are birders out there who can walk past Halloween Pennants or Ostrich Ferns without pausing, and who doesn’t care if the bird is in the White Spruce or Eastern White Pine, but I’ve never met one. Text is necessarily brief, focusing in on what you need to know in order to separate out one species from another.

Massachusetts 214

Massachusetts North America Rhode Island Ohio 214

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. The equanimity occurred as the two totals passed 3560. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs. Kruger NP Central Park. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. The Year List has been boosted to 1999 and the Life List has passed another landmark to reach 3519. These are they… Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113